Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-03

FOR lhc Green Mountain FREEMAN
FRIEND PoLAND:--Is it not time that measures
should be taken to assemble our State Liberty Con
venton? | know the snow has but Just left us, and
the farmers greatly hurried. But they will by and
by get their seed INTO the ground, and then our con-
venton should by all convene. For, after that
season the whole farming corps will be hard pushed
until after election And that is the corps which we
wish to see in the field doing battle with slave ry-
Will not committee, then, attend to their duty at
once, and appoint the time and place of meeting, If
they are sleeping, please give them jog 1t is no
time for sleeping when garments rolled in blood,
and our national debt is rolling up by millions, and the
saveocracy Wanting what they will do, and even
shake their chains at freemen, and threaten to asen
them on our arms and necks. Slaves may truckle and
bow and crawl, but spurn their whips and their chans
and | hope that every Screen Mountain Boy" who
loves slavery, who has not gone to Texas, will Shout
der his pack and be off at once Such men should
Uin and tOcm their laurels in our glorious Mexican
war; butchering innocent children and defenceless
women.
Some things have been said, pro and con- respecting
the time when the friends of Liberty should hold the
national Convention; and confess am not satisfied
with any reasons which have seen for dee:ring the
meeting until next spring. What have we to do witt
Shareholders or their allies? They may rally their ole
forces, break into fragments or form into parties
but the slave power will WELD them, unless they be
come new men, open their eyes to see the abomina
tons of slavery, and willing to break away frou
southern dictaton. When this is the fact shall
ioce to meet them as brothers Until them SHOULD
stand aoof and have entanglng alliances with any
They will do their own business, and we should
ours. 1t is not wise to spend our time in watching thu
wind. Our work is before us, let us do it in season
While we linger, the enemy will try to seduce ou
troops and engage them to join their leaders. VIVA
time for action after next May; Even then some states
will have held their State elections. am wholly op
posed to all attempts to raise the wind to get up al
excitement. All such movements do good cause
more hurt than good in the end. Give us the hes
men that can be selected. Let the people have time
to look at hem to think and to act deliberately. See
that our friends are united and prepared to act OF
principle Watch the crooked policy of the old par
ties that have long bowed their necks to the slave
power, Cordaiy receive all VINO are wiling 10 act VIII
us; but don't trust any until they have been well tried
Be COOL patient persevering We have gained mucl
and shall gain more if we do not drive too fast Glea
wheels move slowly. We don't need majority o
voters. Increase our vote to 100000 and then We
shall outnumber the saveocmcy; and Office seekers
will then see that they must do homage to Liberty
rather than to slavery.
hope the. State convention will take up the ques
ton and fully express their minds upon it. And
think it would be proper for the Liberty Convention
in the several states to take action this subject ST
that the general wish of the people may be fairly ex
pressed When this is done, let there be no division
among us. Union IN good cause is strength.
KlAH BAILEY.
Hard,oick, May %.