Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-08

Futhe Greeh MOUNTAIN Freeman
feel disposed to present to the freemen Of Vermont
an extract from an Alabama paper copied into the
Era of May 27th in which have substituted, in
instances, "north" for "south" and made some other
slight alterations to suit our latitude.
"I'hc 4auger winch threatens the north from the
combination Of oil parties in the south is clearly por
trayed, and the remedy, union OF the free States in
defence Of freedom, pointed out.
The position and objects of parties in the southern
States are correctly stated by Mr.. Calhoun. There,
there is union-an identity of action among the
wings and democrats-a thorough determination to ex
tend slavery into all the new territories to be acquired
by the United States. Opposition to the restriction of
slavery in the Oregon Territory, and to the Wilmot
provso reveals the sentiment of the south upon this
subject and shows that she will insist upon the extern
sion Of slavery with the extension Of territory
But let the north be true to herself act with firm
ness and above all, unitedly and she has nothing to
ear but if her action is weakened by the comparative
unimportant considerations of whggery and democra-
cy, all may be lost This, however, may not be, when
the issue is fairly made. II will be one Of life and
death--of political Acknowledgement and constitutional
equality, and cannot fail to heal all divisions among
u.s. and make the whole north act as one man.
Why do not northern editors drop mere party issues,
and direct themselves earnestly to the effort of uniting
the north to look to her interest and prepare herSelor
the storms that await her? At the SOUTH the old party
distinctions being rapidly merged in a common IN
erest for her peculiar institutions In Gods name let
us cease the miserable squabbe5 about men that at
best, disunte u.s. and thus rob US of the means of
guarding our common rights
AS far as the north is concerned have long since
ceased to have any confidence in southern men, wings
or democrats Any alliance with either, on issues in
voving questions of peculiar moment to the morrill, will
be false and hollow, and must prove short lived.
The last session of Congress was pregnant with
warning to us, and the northern press will prove
recreant to its high duties unless they sound alarm
and rouse the people to a sense of their DANGER
What are mere party designations party trumphs to
the preservation of our constitutional rights and dig
nifty? Think of this; dsembarrass yourself from the
letters of party waste not your powers any longer to
effect such ends as party discipline aims at but ad-
dress YOURSELF with the might and energy OF an ear
nest resolved purpose, to the great work of awaken
ing the northern mind to Just perception OF Its rights
aud to a sense of its duties"
have turned this about to show how peculiarly ap-
proprate such language is for those to at the north
who believe that slavery is the of curses or,
Father Hall expresses it, "the mother Of denominations
the very emenations of the bottomess pit" Indeed
when southern conventions led Oh by such spirits as
Calhoun Rhett, Bolts, Smith, Brown and the like
are denying the right of Congress to refuse to vote
three millions of money to buy slave territory, and re-
solving to put no man in nomination who is affected
with the "Wilmot eprosy" but to stand shoulder to
shoulder ready to repe the advances of these demons
Cabolitionlss,j "yh ink or blood as the occasion may
require" 1t is time for all lovers of liberty to act up to
the spirit of the resolution Of the General Convention
at Mddlebury last June, and thus do what eve right
fully can to bring TO final and speedy termination
system which is before heaven and earth abomnable'
and no longer remain more dumb than Balaam's ass
or like H. f. Loayitt, bray the other way. O.