Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-14
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
An Appeal to Honest Men,
Montpelier, Oct. IA.
BY A CLERGYMAN OF VT.
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GOVT OF NAZARETH"

"OU / OF NAZARETH"
Many are kept from uniting with the Liberty Party
although they are convinced that its principles are
right because if is so unpopular and has much said
against it. Others in many respects honest, hearing
their leaders saying much against it, and confident
y affirming that no good can ever come out of 1t, i'm
bibe preudlces against the party, and thus kept
from full and fair investigation Of its principles, and
OF course cannot join it. Now to those who are Is
raees indeed in whom is no guile" and really be-
ieve no good can come out of the Liberty Party,
would say come and see" You may be as truly
mistaken and as happily disappointed as was Nathan
ael Had you lived in the time of the despsed Naza-
rene you would have heard far more said by leading
too rulers lawyers and priests against HIM, than
you now hear against this so much despised party
And yet thlt same despised person brought salvation
to lost world, and delivered millions from the bon
dage Of sin; and so will ths same party yet deliver
the millions of our despised fellow men from their
chains and restore them to their heaven born rights.
All true reforms are unpopular aud are cried down
by the influential men of the world. All reormers
must expect to meet with opposition, lfyou cannot
face little opposition we don ask for your help. We
want no towards in our army. Like the Jews ofod, we
will send all the ainthearted to their homes lest they
make others to fear likewise. You must be willing too,
to enlist for life when you join in this noble enterpze
for there is no discharge in this war;" The prnci-
pies of this object the principles of righteousness
and can never be dispensed with. It is because they
righteous and across mems selishness and des-
troy their unnghteous gains that they so much OPP
posed by wicked designing detnagogues thorough
unbiased examination of the whole subject will con-
vince any one that this is the case Some men whose
antlsavery principles press hard on their conscences
and yet are not willing to identify themselves with a
party they have much hated and viIli6ed are now
trying to climb up into heaven some other way"
they now advocate the formation of
A NORTHERN PARTY.
But why form a northern party? Why? have,
honestly believe, already given the true reason Pride
will lead to any lengths to sustain their assumed
dignity and Importance. 1t looks to me however, mar
row minded, selfish and mean, to form such party. A
house divided against itself cannot stand. Its prnci-
Piles then destructive to our government. do not
"iou W ecS luo ANOItu dTIdyeu dSdlISI Ine south
They are twin sisters why should any one desire to
set them at variance and lead them to attempt to des
troy one another? We want no sectional party in
our nation. am just as willing to unite with my
Southern brother with my Northern brother in any
good enterprise. Must say to my brother because
he happens to live South of Mason's and Dixons line,
am opposed to you and will have no union with you
But this must say, on the principles of Northern
party! think might very safely say that is the
design of some of the leading advocates of such a
party, to get promoted by their efforts to seat in the
presidential chair, or get some good berth about it,
1t certainly cannot be its design to abolish slavery: for
we already have well organized party for thatPupose
and as some choose to say for other purpose, This
party is not sectional northern party but national one
Its object is not to array section against another
but unite all as band of brothers against all injustice
and oppression. Those who design then to unite
against slavery will join this party
But nearly akin to the principles Of northern
party, are those advocated to PROMOTE
A UNION OF PARTIES.
! Anti-savery men are opposed to no union that can