The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-03-18

oy every consideration we can give the sub
Ject. The war then, ceases to be Il war Of ron
q"eSI, and the Mexicans can no more he tolf
ny thelr leaders that it is war for cgistence
war OF races" nor can they excite the
sympathy OF the world as a people driven TO
desperation, and battling for their homes.
'heir altar, and their lives. 1t is due to our
own SAFETY, as the conquest and retention of
any part OF Mexico involves the question Of
what IS to be done with it. This raises the
question of slouery
The South should not say the North had
improperly started this question. 1t had sleDt
quietly until within three years past, and who
then aroused it? The South, in this man
ner: A few political aboitionists at the
North have insisted that the power of the GEN
eroI Government should be exercised to pro.
duce the abolition of slavery in the slavehod-
ing States, but the great body Of the people
there has ever holden that the subject must
remain with the States, and that the power of
the General Government should not and
Gould not be constitutionally exercised on the {
SUBJECT The issue was not wAich ayau the r
power should be used to strenqthcn or abolish !
~ but the issue was, shall Il be used at all on t
he subject In this condition of things the n
south invoked the exercise of the power of y
he General Government to enlarge and per- Il
'etuate slavery by the annexation of Texas CT
nd when the treaty was made the Secretary nj
state, as the organ of the Government, Of: lie
clally, IN his letters to Mr. King, our Minis N
er' to France, to Mr. Pakenham, the British he
llnlster, to our Minister to Mexico, fully Sc
vowed TO the world that Texas was to be eli
nneXed to preventive abolition Of siavery there lee
"a thereby to render 1t aore permanent here. err
nat treaty was rejected by the Senate but "
eSe purposes, thus fully and o6fcially avo,y- thi
) were accomplished by the joint resolutions oh
ia hence came this war. Now, the South oe
wing thus invoked the exercise of the pow.
OF the General Government on the subject wi
slavery, have gone over to the political Abb tjy
nonlSts, and taken part with them in the &C
ne and decided that such power should be val
'u' ana 1t remains now to the free States to left
which wayit shall be used Oh
Such Is the way in which the North will two
:" this subject ; and the only way in which Pol
ahity can be ayerted is by openly dcclar- Gro
we will take, by war nor by treaty to con- die
de war, no territory from Mexico. Should witt
h a provlso be adopted,then supplies might sir,
consistently voted; but unless it is, then omi
h must decide for himself whether he is gen
pared to sustain var for unlimited con- from
st; which, if unsuccessful, is disgrace, and in
'ccessiul' Is national dsmemberment and by c
/: There are, however, provisions in this Jam
1o' "nloh all WoAiu desire to vote; but it very
li' 70 NC The policy OF the majority in this this
.so 70 cohStruct all DIS IN such form as mocl
o91''o a uonoie aspect SO that no Wing in p,
we cl,iitr lol or against a bill, without ic co
? imputed on one horn OF the dilemma, York
III such case / consider him at liberty char,
IF to cast such vote as the exioencv, on nartI
Whole, will demand, or entirely to with III
his vo e, which, if given, can have no eff and j,
and leave to the Overwhelming minority the G
nc dominant party to take their own scnti,
'e These views, an others collateral morr
illustrator at length. rratif