Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-02-19
THE FIR E Il NJ AN.
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
PrO"Savery Objections to Anti"SIavery
Action, answered.


Action, answered.
(COntinued)
"THE North SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH
SLAVERY"
Permit me to say that all who make this plea for
their cold-hearted indifference on the subject of hui
man liberty, fit instruments to be used by the Ne
ros and Cagulas of the age, to perer our national
laws by tamely and bndly submitting to the dictate
rial spirit of the savocacy, and if it were not for the
charitable belief that they act without reflection, we
could not believe them to be worthy of the name of
Americans; for there can be no Other proper excuse
for such state of feelings Even want of reflection
on a subject Of such magnitude involving the liberty
of three millions of human beings with their posterity
in own boosted land of liberty, only proves want
Of benevoence and is striking proof of the degen-
eracy of man. What! three millions of human be-
ings in Christian America, bought, sold, and crushed
by the most wceu system of oppression that ever hf
flcted man, and you not in duty bound to sympa-
thse with them and seek their emancipation? When
the territory in which our national representatives
meet is polluted by the footsteps of resident oppress
ors, and men, women and children are sold under the
very walls of the capitol you say with stoical inder-
ence-We at the North have no business to NEEDLE
with slavery. That territory should be consecrated
ground, from which halo of light should emanate to
shed benign influence CT America and the world, in
favor of liberty Instead of being consecraed to lib
erty it is consecraed to slavery, with code Of laws
that would make heather despot blush to own You
inhabitants of the free States permtt so to be, while
you have much voice in the government of that ter
ritory any of the slave States according to your
representation. Why is it so? Why do not our rep
resentatves demand in the name of Freedom, the alb
clifton of slavery in that district and thorough revs-
ion of the infamous laws which pollute its records
Were they true republicans they would show an ener-
gy and efficiency flavor of liberty, at least equal to
the zeal of the supporters of slavery. They would
constantly "agitate" the subject, and never yield the
palm to the willing servants of Apoyon while they
looked to their constituents for sympathy and support
Why do they not 10 III it is the fear that their party
would lose southern votes, coupled with degenerate
and cowardly subseryiency to the slave power, that
prevents it, 1t is their apathy the great subject of
human liberty that has infected many minds of the
the day star" is arising in the hearts of the people,
and they see and feel that they hare something to do
with the subject of slavery, and they fully convn-
ced that they have been led by the "leaders" long
enough, and for the future are calculating to hinI
for Themselves and they will seek representatives who
not only pass resolutions against slavery in our State
=: Legislatures, but who will carry their abolition tc
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= The people of the free States have constitutional
right likewise, to abolish Slavery in the territories un
der the United States Government, They have
right in many ways to show themselves haters of op
preston and lovers of berty-to sympathse with the
oppressed-b the universal dissemination of anti-sla
very principles to control public opinion-to expose
the duplicy of political demagogues who barter lib
ery for "mess of pottage"-to refuse to uphold op
pressors and become parakers of their snsto defenC
themselves against the aggressons of the slave power
and without hesitation it is said that all those right
arc duties imposed by the laws of justice, equity ant
selfdefence and beseech you to refuse to cheris
the sentiment that you have no duties to perform in TIN
cause of suffering humanity, and in support of human
liberty, politically and morally. In this connection
may be proper to notice the concessions of the domi
nant parties that in danger of the slave power
1t is proper likewise, that we scrutinze their action il
the premises They are the persons who have cothe
l. them with the influence which they profess to fear
o They are still clothing them with power, and seek t
create confidence in the minds of northern men-in me
d who are deadly enemies to free institutions! Hav
ID we no interest in opposing such state of things?
is the fountain is impure will not the streams also b
impure? Then it becomes u.s. for our own sakes-th
Il interests of children and the oppressed to seek
strip the slavocracy of their power not by falsehoo
u and caumny of the base but BY withdraw
% ing and forever Withholding our politcasupport and
ct exposing the corrupt party movements of those wit
at while they confess the dangerous designs of the say
u power and acknowledge their injustice as oppressor
still foster the ypers in their bosoms and directly ali
n in their growth Arouse people of the free State
ID and lett be fully known that henceforh Shareholder
and their abettors never gain your support and thu
g you are not men who will cry with alarm that we al
r. in danger from the aggressions of the South and sti
We uphold and clohe with power Shareholders. Say NJ
a. zoe have nothing to do with slavery but strike home an
ne be free yourselves and carry JOY to thehears of email
N. cpated millions
w.
Whitingham Vt.
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