The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-08-27
Notwithstanding Election, &c.

Since goodly number Of copies of this paper cir
culate in the Second and Third Congressional Dis
trics of this State, have judged proper to present
portions of the speeches of Messrs Collamer and
| Diarsh on the tariff question The Congressional
electors of those Districts need not fear to trust their
Interests with these men, since both are able and
ready to defend what's essential to the interests of
tho people of this section of country. Two menwho
would have done more for the people of their Dis
trcs, and for the people of the north generally could
not have been selected and chosen. And the free
men have acted wisely in giving them q renomina-
ton 1t now remains with the voters of these Dis
trcts to say whether these candidates shall be re-
elected. You sec by the article copied from the
Mercury what stratagem was resorted to- to defeat
the election Of the regularly nominated Wing can
dldates for the State Senate, & aohngmore strange
would appear, should some of the Democrats & Lib
erty men amalgamate for the purpose of defcatinga
Congressional election. The poisoned arrow thrown
at NIessrs Collamer and Marsh, from the last Free
man, indicates as much folly and dishonesty as
would the amalgamation named, and since the Lib
crty party men and Democrats know that neithero of
those parties elect their man. in either of these
Districts, it would be perfectly consistent with their
PRINCIPLES should they adoptnny course to defeat the
election of a Wing who would do honor to the State;
ably defend her interests, and do all that am man
could DO for the overthrow of Slavery. | am not
personally acquainted with William Henry the Con-
gressional candidate for this District, but from the
knowledge have obtained of him from sources Wor
thy of credence, judge him to be one of the most
sound, business men in the State and possessed of
such principles and political knowledge as will rem |
der him safe servant to send to Congress. 1t is idle
for Liberty men to think they are bencfiting the !
slave by indirectly throwing the political power in
to the hands of those who his worst enemies and
who are laborng with their might to crush the grow
ing interests of the free too and it to be hop
cd that portion of them will open their eyes so as
to the result of their course while there is chance
for saving the country from impending ruin. A re-
port from the State Department to Congress gives !
debts to the amount of $l4O934 SIS which we're con-
tracted during the glorious low tariff times, on which
Sl3697 1907 was surrendered to the creditors leaving
balance of 1897 237, 30S from which debtors claimed
exemption under the Bankrupt Law, which was en-
acted for the benefit of all parties. This sketch of
the editor of that paper think return of such times
would be of any avail to the Sl1res of this country?
And does any intelligent Liberty man believe it ? |
If he docs, then let him take such course as to en-
the election of such men as favor the acts of the
present Administration, and if enough of that kind
are elected, the anticipation will soon become re-
atty. But if he does not wish the return of such
times then let him he wise, and so cast his
votes and his influence as will tell against slavery
and bankruptcy too.
The name standing first on the Wing ticket for
state officers was among the ayes the resolutions
copied to-day, and the man bearing that name has
done as much since in behalf of the slave as many
of his opposers. The men named for Lieut.. Cover
nor and Treasurer can boast as much on the anti
slavery score q large majority of Liberty party
men, provided they can show nothing in that line.
will engage for them that in their official capacity,
should they be elected they will do all the strongest
liberty men could do.
In regard to the several candidates for State Sem
ators, it is not necessary to pass high cncomium
Oh their qualifications for the Office for which they
lre nominated, for they known in their vcinites
to be men every way qualified to discharge their du-
ties with honor to Themselves to their constituents,
and to the state. Suffice it to say, Rutland Addi-
.on, and Windsor counties may well feel proud OF
heir Wing nominee for the Senate and It'll the du- 1
-, Of the Wigs of these counties to sec that these