Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-02-11
From the .Yso York Erening Post, democratic }
The EXTENSION Of Slavery.

The resolutions which have lately passed the Leg
islatye bodies Of New York and Pennsylvania, pro-
testing against the further extension Of slavery, and
the great moorities BY which they were adopted are
facts Of too serious import in the present state of things
to be passed careessly by.
These resolutions have been adopted, it is true par
TALLY by Wing votes but they have received an equal
support from staunch and tried Democrats, men known
to be utterly hostile to abolition in every shape, and by
no means Indifferent insenslbe to the importance Of
a good understanding with our southern brethren.
Adopted TREY have been in this way, sinuane-
ously with and evidently in support of Mr. Preston
Kings movement in Congress- they indicate an amount
Of public feeling at the North, on the subject Of slave
ry pregnant with very serious consequences to the
government and the country The truth is that slave
ry its existence and its extension is every day becom
ing more and more political question, entering into
the election Of Presidents the formation of cabinets,
and appointment to Office. At this moment it has
identified itself with the conduct Of foreign ela
tons, and even with the vote for supplies.
1t this very identification Of slavery with the great
political topics of the day. which renders the matter in
regard to the federal government so very serious. As
long as with any decent FEASIBILITY, it could be looked
at domestic institution the soundness OF the free
States revolted against any interference with the at
fairs Of the slaveh0Idng communities. But the mo-
ment that this interest claims the aid and protection of
the general government, cries out for inauguration and
protection from the federal arneven goes so lar as to
insist on wagng war for its own benefit and raises sup
plies and makes levies with this declared result if not
for this deliberate purpose-hat moment the entire ID
stution its morality its expediency, its extension, its
DURATION are all at once sucked into the vortex OF
national politics. No mortal skill! can avert it.
In this state of things, it cannot be doubtful what
part the free states are to take. The wealth and pow
er Of the states not affected by the orpor Of slavery
are fast becoming unrivalled the world. These are
blg-soundng words but too great orthe SUBJECT
The manufacturing companies Of the North are rapidly
coming into competitor with those of Europe; while re-
cent events declare that country is soon to be the
granary of either hemisphere In the face of these
facts, all argument is silenced and the man would be
pronounced knaye dolt who born north of the po
itical EQUATOR should endeayor TO pusuade us that
slavery was not an enormous evil.
What, then, is there to restrain the people of the
North from expressing their deliberate opinion on the
subject of slavery Political combinations can do
wonders but they cannot stde universal popular SEN
tment God and nature alike unite to prohibit the fur
Their extension of slavery and the eemcn Of the North
ern states cannot be made TO lend themselves to any
such policy.
On politicians as such, it is true, little reliance cen
be placed But it is because they politicians that
leading Northern men will conform to the prevailing
public opinion of thelr states. Federal patronage
is sweet, office diplomatic, naval and military by no