Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-26
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For the Green Mountain Freeman.
PrO"Slayery Objections TO Anti"SIayery
Action, answered,
(COpttnued.)
THEY CANNOr rAkE cARE or rnEMsELvEs.

Ut CVeulS IndJ might DC naIneu Dut we Will proceed
to examine the argument The reasons given to prove
the assertion that they ignorant and degraded
and that having been accustomed to depend on others
from childhood they are incapable of thinking and
acting for themselves. 1t may be true that there might
be isolated instances where would be necessary to
have guardians appointed to direct their abors and ex-
pendturcs land this is the case even in white comnu-
nites but cannot be supposed that the of slaves
are incapable of supporting themselves in condition
far preferable to their present state of servitude-
Even if the worst predictions of the foes of abolition
were verified, still the argument would be without
force for Their children born free, educated and enhgH
cned, from generation to generation would rejoice in
the privileges of American citizens Look at the re-
suit, and ask yourself if would not be better to per-
init one generation of freed bondmcn to suffer some in
convenences than to chain in unremttng scrvtude
and ignorance their offspring forever? 1t is believed
that the objection under consideration IS only of
the many resortod to for the inconsistent
course pursued by some who professcd friends Of
the slave, but who meanwhile show by their works
that their friendship is but cloak of hypocrisy while
in reality they perfectly indifferent as to their well
fare. Is it not wonderful that Americans who profess
to foster and love free Institutions plainly declare that
slavery is preferable to liberty Such men have wo-
fully degeneratod from the spirit of their fathers
PoILTIcAL AcTIoN
Another objection is raised by some who declare
that Slavery is subject that ought not to be con-
nected with politics, but should be opposed by moral
suason alone" Common sense should teach every
man that system of oppression established and per-
petuated by legislative authority cannot be removed
by moral suasion alone For many years past moral
suason has been used and every plan devised separate
from political action that human ingenuity could invent
and yet the anti slavery principles have lain as eff
fectualy inert and powerless though it never exist
ed so far as the southern mind is concerned. Anti
slavery societies organized out of sheer necessity for
political action, and more has been accomplished since
that organization in bringing the subject into consd
Grafton by the nation, than was effected in 20 years
preceding that event. and as the party grows in power
and influence it is destined to agitae the subject and
"kecp it before the people," until the institution shall
totter and fall. The presence of the Liberty party,
watching with close scrutiny the political movements
OF the dominant parties, is powerful check their
actions, and the time will soon come when its presence
will insure large amount of anti-slavery action from
perhaps both Of the larger parties which, but for
its existence, would never have been called forth
The time ,cW come when political demagogues will
see that they lose more votes at the north by trucking
to the slave power than they gain at the South, and
then they may throw off tho Southern yoke and adopt
our principles Whether this be the prospect or not
it was necessary that thorough ant-savery organi-
zotion should be established to oppose OPPRESSION and
it has been done by the Liberty party It, in this con-
necton may be worthy of remark, that great maori
ty of those who condemn political antslavery organ
izatons, and recommend moral suason alone ale men
who do nothing on the subject of slavery. This is ev-
dence that they Indifferent and obec! to our mea-
sures for not acting the subject at all.
Very many men of talents and influence, who profess
to be as much opposed to slavery any body" say
that our measures are not in accordance with their
views, and that instead of acting with they are in
duty bound to oppose US. When we look for their
measures find that they doing nothing If those
who profess to be opposed to slavery, would organize
and manifest their opposition by publishing anti-save
ry books and disseminating anti-savery principles,
and be active and vgant in the Of the oppress
ed we would give them full credit in their professions
even if they could not act politically; but long
their CorkS prove their words to be false we cannot
but have vague suspicion that it is possible that they
may be ina slight degree hypocritica in their profess
IONS There is another feature in the conduct of such
proessed aboitionsts, which deserves censure. Very
many of them not only denounce political action on the
subject of slavery, but claim to be politically organ
lied the true" antslavery Liberty party. They
declare that political action can never abolish slavery,
and yet claim that their ocn political measures tend to
its destruction An ancient writer has said that none
are so surely caught when they catched, as wit
turned fool" and it appears plain that those who claim
to be acting ca our principles politically, while they
denounce political anti-savery action, entitled to
the full benefit of the quotation. But there is still
worse feature in tho conduct of such men, and it is
this, They declare that they cannot act conscientious
ly with party that is in action purely anti-slavery
and vet they vote with parties which are known to be
pro-savery; and thus show by their works that they
consider it wrong to vote against and right to vote for
slavery. 1t is gross Inconsistency for men of such
professions, to support system of oppression, by vo
ting for the strongest of oppressors; whose energies
influence and talents are, strictly speaking in the ser
vice Of slavery; and when consider the extent off
Presidents influence with the appointing, and other
executive authorities vested in him. by the Constitu-
tom it is truly wonderful that men who profess 20 be
opposed to slavery should feel duty to vote with
parties who nominate such men for Office and at the
same time declare that they oppose the Liberty party
through conscientious scrupes 1t is not for us to
Judge another mans conscience, but II we were per-
mitted to Judge, probably should come to the con
clusion that the cousciences of some men were very
elastic The time has come when every man who votes
acts for or against slavery, and every man who isfuy
convinced that political action on the subject is wrong
is in duty bound not to vote at all for the most obuse
intellect can see that if it is wrong to vote against
slavery il is certainly more go 10 yote for r. Whet