Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-10-21
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For the Freeman.
An Appeal to Honest Men,
BY A CLERGYMAN OF VI.
TConclude d 1
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NO RIGHT PRINCIPLES LOST.

NO klJIjI PRlNCIPLIS LOST.
The fear of yielding up important measures of ma
tional policy, keeps many honest individuals especial
ly of the Wing plry from at once joining the Liber
ty party. They think should this party prevail, all
their measures will, and must from the principles Of
the party, be given up But why should they thu6 so?
Would they not have right should they join this
party and by this bring into power to propose
any measures they thought wise? And would not
the party, being made up principally of men Of like
sentiment, adopt them and carry them out:
We are not hostile to the i0Se measures of either
party. We shall be ready at the proper time, to in
corporate with our principles and measures all that is
wise and good in both parties. Unwise measures no
one who IS honest wishes to have adopted. Instead Of
giving up and loosing any right principles by joining
the Liberty party this is the only possible way 10
them. AT least the wing party can in no other way
carry out their measures that are wise. As they never
can into power again. tell only wise course IS to
join party that will soon be in the ascendency and
will then adopt and carry out whatever shall be deem
ed by the majority, wise for the nation. So long as
slavery is gnawing at our vitas it matters very little
what measures ore adopted, whether wise OF unwiae
This is why enlightened and we-normed anti-slave.
ry men care SO little which party Is in power Why
should we be alarmed about little pain in finger or
toe, while vulture is eating at our lives2 Let us
drive off the vuure first and have our vital parts safe
and then will attend to the wants of less important
parts of the body. We do not think of negectng any
part of our system.
VOTES CAST AWAY.
We can see plainly now who will cast away the
votes at the next Presidential election. Anti SLAYER,
men have heretofore been accused of doing this; bu
every vote cast in favor of Liberty has been treasured
up by Hun who has said, "Cast thy bread upon the
waters, for thou Shalt find it after many days" Liber
y votes, like the seed that fell upon good ground shall
soon 'spring up and bring forth fruit hundred fold'
To those professedly anti slavery men who intent
yet to vote with the democratic party, would say
Your votes will be worse than lost They will help tC
elect man who either STAKEHOLDER or one who vii
use all his influence to sustain the inhuman system
and thus you will help bind the chains tighter on thu
three millions of our already crushed fellow-beings
you would be consistent with your professions leave
your party at once and cast your suffrage in favor
Liberty. | however do not expect that many of tn
dominant party whatever their professions may be j
favor of freedom will leave their party at present.
They have become so Infatuated to yield to the infu
ence of demagogues and be whipped into the traces
that they have not sufficient power of wilnot enoug
independence of mind and freedom of action 10 enab
them to break the yoke and take firm stand in favo
Of the right. But do hope to persuade some of gu
brethren of the other partythe antl-slaVery wings
to no more throw away their votes, but cast ther
where they will do good You cannot, my homes
friends expect again to get any sympathy IN your ia
vor or gain anything at all by the old cries. "a gret
Crisis" and "Ths once" Your party cannot succeo,
| whatever course you may take. Why then, will 20
continue to remain in building whose walls will 500
crumble down upon you? AS you cannot possib
gain anything by again voting you have done, VII
will you be unwise as to throw away your nhuenc
or rather, as have been accused of doing, YOU
! influence to elect another slaveholding democaR
you will join with us, as body we can elect our car
V ddate; but if not, the democratic candidate will
4 placed in Office and another four years we must D
ruled by the saveholding power Do not reason, lu
tice and humanity call upon you to come out, cast
your party shaekles and enlist under the banner
Is Freedom? Will you obey their voice, or will 70
o rush mady on only to meet with defeat and disgac
and leave the groans and tears and sweat and blood
70 three millions of human souls to witness against yc
D at the righteous bar of heaven9 These questions
" wish you to seriously ponder, and then a't in acco