The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-07-29

general character of the article, the first paragraph,
and other portions of said article, arc copied.
By SrEADFAsr. Nothing could be
more fully justified by the events Of the future
than has been the step taken ten years ago by
the friends of Liberty in the organization OF
the liberty party. Slavery, though for the
most part, silently and unnoticed, had rap
idly extended its limits and strengthened its
power, and become deeply rooted in the civ
il, political and religious institutions OF the
land. Although this, as we have said, was
mainly done in silence, and without attract
ING public notice or alarm, yet, in the few
memorable instances in which the spirit OF
impartial liberty has ventured to raise her
voice against the aggressions of slavery, the
latter, by a unity of purpose and energy wer-
thv of a better cause has most signally pre-
vailed, These feeble and Intellectual efforts to
resist the growing power of slavery, and pre-
vent its deadly fangs from being fastened
dccp in the vitals of the nation, furnished
abundant evidence that nothing short OF the
combined political, moral and religious ener-
oies of all such as sought to establish the equal
iHtv of Mans rights beneath the wide spreading
wings of the American Eagle,-nothlng short
of a revolution equally glorious in its effects
to that of '76, infinitely superior in the mode
of its accomplishment, would meet the exlgen-
cies of the case and secure the desired object
Under such circumstances as these, the ap-
narently feeble and despiSed band OF Llber-
ty Apostles, esteeming the liberty of the ma
ton of greater worth than the success OF a
corrupt party, and the purity OF conscience
more to be desired than the unnatural peace
of q church slumbering over the oppression
and heathenism of Gods image, stood out be-
fore the world and pledged themselves to the
" one id.s,'' Of the full redemption OF cur land
from tie curse of slavery.
The power of slavery never had been
known until this effort for its abolitlon.-
Never had it bowed itself in the tullness OF
its strength until assured that the Phlllstlnes
were upon it. In its convulsive throes the
political organizations Of the land have
been dashed to foam, as the leviathan lashes
! the deep their foundations have been broken
up-their long cherished principles abandon
| ed. and their idolizcd leaders sacrificed"
t Atfrst the abolitionists we're denounced
as crazy fanatics, and were held to scorn IN
the off cial documents Of the Plcsidento OF the
United States and the public speeches OF the
greatest statesmen in tie land, and a price
was set upon their heads by the author
flies Of the South. Then a ban was set upon
the public mails to prevent the circulation Of
LIGHT and truth on the subject and the bon
FIRE ut the south, the gibbet, the whipping
most. the bowie knife and pistol, the bloody
riot and mob, and the gloomy penitentiary
have combined in the face OF heaven ana th(
civilized world, to proclaim the utter ant
reckless denominations of American Slavery
But in the midst of all these trials and OF
fences the friends Of freedom have pressed
onward-not without excuses and mistake
in MANY instances ,undoubtcdly,as no man O
spt of men NAV lay claim to intallIbllty,-
hut with a fxedness Of purpose and deIotoi
to nr;nciple that challenges the admiration 0
the world.
mAnd now what do we behold? lrstcado
tho feeble band of dcSpised " fanatics, con
~stantlv exposed to the fires Of prosecutor
orr nT~incinlcs are disseminated far and wide
and all such parties i'll the free States as see.
the~n opular fayor,vie with each other IN tnei
tnrofessiops of genuine antislayery principles
Indeed the foundation principles OF the loel
tv organization, viz that Congress had cor
stitutional power, and was bound to abolls
slayprv in the district Of Columbia, to pro
!, h;hit the slave trade between the States,an
prevent the admission of new slave states int
j. the Union have been adopted by a good Pf'
=. norton of the Free States. :,
"But what We more particularly desired
call attention to, was the fact that the unpa
allelcd and glorious success Of the friends
r liberty is attributable to a strict and uh
Y eomnromising adherence to the " one lde'
5 Of the abolition of slavery. Tins has beer tn
: secret of our success-the Sling and IL
t stoncs with which we have fought & conque
d ed" -
= WHY should we give up the ground "
. Loro ao;nod NV wears oftoil, contumely, II
nroacR and self denial, and fight it all owe
aaaain spon the comparatively ignobIe lssu'
c of banks and tariffs p
The reader will see, from the first extract, thotti
- editor of the Freeman would have people oehe'
!. that no such action was taken against slavery as
arouse the indignation of slave holders, untl u
Liberty party was formed, which, as he AYERS y"
k ton wears ago. Another idea advanced, is, that t
Liberty Party is what has caused the slave hoIdN
mower to unite its whole strength to enable it to
&c sist the formidable force of tho Apostolic L'Oer
O. Philistines! Another, and as ludicrous an ldea'
to that the persecuted, but faithful Liberty few, ha
IF. compellcd the other parties to abandon thelr 10
cherished principles, and to sacrifice heI' eaderS
as Let us sec about the first proposition
If Tie first demonstration noticeable was IN 10
Is, when 31o votes, OF Whereabouts, were cast IN '
tv mont for the Liberty candidate for President l
full year, Mr.. Poland the present editor OF the ffe''l
Die did what little he could, through a paper he Y
publishing in Lamoille County, for the election
wv HARR1soS and TYLER, and he did not spouse
an Liberty party, through the Freeman, until he '
in actually hired to do it, by contributions 10
is amount Of some scvcnty-fvc dollars in cash. {
rs pledges for several hundred subscribers; ana u
be prter he was elected by the Wings, in loi2' as .
if si.,o,t Clerk of the House of Representatives,
the r,,,ch for his ten years Liberty party services N
will a word or two about the power OF slavery Osn"s
the voloped before the organization Of this party
md tbo formation of the United States OonstltN'ioh'