Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-19
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The Ysyrs0ns Journal makes just and timely com.
men,s upon an article in the Green Mountain Freeman
ffOm which make an extract;
10 speaking Of the Wings, the Fresmsn says, Ode
nouncng the from It's inception as unconsttuion-
nj uniust and nbominnble designed and adapted to the
building up and perpetuating Of American slavery
branding Mr. Polk its guilty author and the peIpe-
traitor Of q glazing official falsehood when he declared
that war existed with Mexico, by The act Of MEXICO
They nevertheless adopted Mr. Folks official lie,
voted men and means for the promotion Of the war,
rejoice in its Victories crown its heroes with aurels
and denounce The Administration for its inactivity in
seonquerng an honorable peace >"
fAey nsperiheiess adopted Mr. Folks otseiai lie p
The flh Is probably known TO oil intelligent men, and
will be readily acknowledged by all, who ara honest
saough TO do go, that the Wings in Congress, while
,Ae war bill was before them, denounced in bold and
unnsla kahle language the official lie contained in
tAe Preamble. In the Senate, several did not vote at
81 few voted against the whole bin, and all who did
ye for IL, voted under solemn protest against the
Pleamble. And Mr. CfitiendeD, OF Kentucky, did ell
hseoud 10 get the Preamble struck out; and, failing
tod this, he exelied himself 10 get the lying Pream.
biz and the body OF the bill separated, that be and
hfiends co1h vote against the former and also vote
sulpes 10 relieve the Army from the danger into which
Nj Folks hasiy and unconstitutional movement had
plugged IT, Failing in this also, Mr. criltenden and
ihose other Wings In the Senate, who voted the sup
p, voted with an express exception and under SOL
ems protest as TO the Preamble which declared that the
wal bad been commenced by the act Of Mexico. The
wigs IN and out oil Congress, throughout the length
aud breadth Of the land, have denounced the "oical
le and in the State LegislstuTes and on every other
proper OCCASION voted against il. In the Legislature
Of North Carolina even, the Wings who were in the
mafiy, not only spoke boldly and fearlessly against
il, bteven passed resolutions declaring that President
Polkhimseli by his unauthorized and unconsti,u-
,ionshc caused the war.
The Riand Herald notices the speech Of the Hon John
P1liaf at that place on the Bis, July Mr. Hale in.
udneid by the Hon. Solomon Foot, and made thorough
Ahtishvery Wing speech but refused lend himself 10
SPARTAN attack upon the Wing party The Herald thus
Peaks Of it, and cordially respond the concluding
HrAgnPh
WeIt we 10 attempt TO make any thing like mi
cute niee OF The speech Of Mr. Hale, should most
fsuTedy fail TO do him that justice which il would be
our wish 10 do; and therefore content ourselves By
spying hat il was just such speech we think, in
he present state Of The public mind, is required,
We were highly pleased with Il, and believe most
sincerely that sepsH-ienths of the Wing party Of Yer
mont would respond most heartily 10 every sentiment
and eveIy sentence he uttered. Free from the party
Gang common in many Of the addresses of our abo-
lon irierds; noble and manly in his treatment of his
subject hs appeal must go Directly 10 The hearts and
pdgmenispf tie people of the North in view Of the
encToachnenls Of The slave power.
That The slight and trivial lines that now divide the
people Of lfrmont on IBIS question may be broken up,
and that TIC Tine may soon come when we shall pre-
sent an untoken font in opposition to the slave party,
p Congres and out it's our most sincere wish.