Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-13

For the Green Mountain Freeman.
Party MOyementS~GenD Taylor and the
Whigs and Democrats.


Mr.. EDITOR Il have no disposition to urge on the
strife connected with the Presidential canvass, but
would rather delay any movement on this question I'M
til later period. But the contest with all its dis
tracing and cofrupting influences, must come-and,
indeed has already begun The preiminarics are al
ready being brought forward Even the Liberty par
ty are discussing the time and place Of holding con-
venton and the person to be presented to the Amer
lean people for their Suffrages. Now think this all
premature, entirely 60 There are great many rea-
sons why the Liberty party should delay this subject,
1t is fact well known to every casual observer of the
signs of the times that southern shareholders and poll
ticans are now making strong effort to organize
great southern party for the avowed purpose as put
forth by Mr. Calhoun, the great leader and index of
the south, to sustain and defend southern institutions
or, in plain English, to support slavery
The influence attributed to the Liberty party, by
southern men, upon the representatives from the free
States, has led them to believe that the time not far
distant when they could look no longer to the north
for aid in supporting the vile system of slavery Nor
thern democrats, the "utaral allies of the south" have
hesitated to come boldly up to the work of forging
chains for millions of the human race, yet unborn at
the ipse diXt of the Shareholder, although they
may profess to be ''mercjid ones" And the wing
party "the only true anti slavery party" Heaven save
the mark bolted outright with holy horror, upon
this subject The next presidential election is fraught
with the deepest interest, connected as it is, and
as the south are determined to have it, with the
subject of savery,--an interest as deep and as val
liable the honor of the nationals sacred the God
given rights of life lbeya the pursuit of happiness
IT, then the next presidential election is to be put up
on this ground by the south, and have not the leas
doubt of it, is it wise prudent, rational consistent
is it justifable, for any man, especially in the FREE
States who makes the least pretensons of opposition
slavery to shut his eyes against the lightto stae hi
conscience, and with blind devotion to party 1usI
| into the conflict?
So far as the Liberty party is concerned, my humble
opinion is, we had better wait the developments Of an
other session of Congress, which will settle the opin
ions, and define the position of great many northern
men. We want to know and the honest and consci
entious of the whig party want to know, if the whis
leaders, with all their professions of hatred to slaver
with all their horror Of the annexation scheme 70
the avowed purpose, on the part of Shareholders t
strengthen savery-with all their holy indignation o
gainst the Mexican war, that wholesale butchery q
men, women and children, (which they have voted tn
men and the means of carrying on,) will swallow thei
own protests against slavery and ground arms an
shout hosanna at the feet of old Zachary Taylo
,o Jus re-
The owner of two hundred slaves nominated for pres
dent by Shareholders for the express purpose of sus
tanning and extending slavery-taken from the field c
blood caused by the unrighteous conduct Of our gov
eminent towards weak and mbecile republic
We want to know if the democratic party, after a
their sacred veneraon for, and high professions oil
love of equal rights after all their desire to extern
these blessings to the whole human famiy-and afte
all their sacred professions of being "as much oppose
to slavery as any body" will for the purpose of court
ing favor with the south, and saving their party fror
dsorgaaization and securing the "SpoiS Of Office" be
come traitors to humanity and consent that the awfu
scourge of slavery shall extend over free territory
or that northern rights and interests shall still b
given Up to the shareholders Of the south. In fac
we want to know whether they will sell themsslve
over to the south and be tainted again base COIN
as doughfaces, and become, in fact "white slaves
the north under the complete control of southern os
masers-truitors to humanty--to northern interests
to the rights of the free States, and the best interest
and the honor of our country However much tn
two great parties in the free States, may wish to put
quetus upon this state of things, it cannot be DONE
The issue is now being made-the line of battle
now being drawn by the SOUTH and they are ready 70
the conflict With them it is slavery. Hear wha
John c. Calhoun, the organ of southern institution;
says upon this subject "Let us profit by the exampt
of the abolition party, who have acquired so much in
auence by the course they have pursued, As the