Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-17

those men is turned toward the Church and Union, I
will the wing press basely charge their heresies upon
the Liberty Party? SHINE! Honorable men will scornl
to do it; Or if done unwhngly will rotractit
The editor of the Voice of Freedom, who has left
no weapon unused against the Liberty Party since his
secession and union with the wings, administers the
following rebuke to his brethren who charge Anti
Union doctrines upon the Liberty Party
AN ERRoR-The assertion occasionally comes
through Wing plpers that the Liberty party supporters
are in favor Of dissolution Of the Union, Thls, we
Think has not yet been promulgated at their conven
tons or through their organs; and think it not ben
edcal to any party, permanently So TO state things
which are not ylrtullly true.
While upon this subject of the dissolution of the
UAon, we have "a nut for those whig editors to crack
who are Just now 50 deeply impressed with the sacred
ness Of the Union. Did not John Quincy Adams
WIN. Smde, Seth NJ. Gates, and some dozen other
whg members of Congress, two or three years SINCE
issue an address to the people Of the Free States, on
the subject of the annexation of Texas, in which they
openly declared that the consumnltlon of this foul
schom, would be virtual dissolution of the Union:
And was not this address extensively and approyngly
copied by the whig press Of the free States as sound
wing doctrine, and conclusive proof Of the genuine
an.-sAvery character of that party? Did not the whig
Governor Of Vermont two years since, assert in his
annual message to the legsaure,-anG did not the
legislature reeate the sentiment that in the event
of the annexation of Texts, the present Union would
be virtually destroyed, AMI new one lormel, which
it would be optional with the Free States to adopt or
A. e - N,, 4 o,UiIr
in ecstaces at this new proof of genuine "rue Lber
ty Party" doctrine Did not the Boston .4Les the
organ of Northern whggery, while the annexation
Question pen ling, proclaim to the world IN garng
capitals, with liberal accompaniment Of exclamation
points, that the North neUer 0oLd submit to this triumph
of slavery but Immediately socede from Union in
which the propagation Of slavery the NUN object
And did not the wing press of New England, almost
without exception faithfully echo these revolutionary
threats, and then, with increased assurance claim thai
They were the only reliable friends of the slave? Blu
now, when annexation has been accomplished afte
the most approved style Of sayehodng dctation, anC
when fountains of treasure and oceans of blood are
being poured out to fill up the cup Of its abomnltons
where are these valiant wings, whose threats of dsso
luton almost shook earth and heaven? Alas! alas
they are so in love with the dear Union that the ghos
of its dissolution hunts them day and night seeplr
and waking and 50 newously are they alive to its safe
ty that its beat friends are suspected and denounced
its worst enemies So far, indeed, are they from flu
filing their threats, that they have made the hero {
the NJ exicln war-the grand fnale to the anneXato
schemo-thar chosen leader and are resolved thu
the laures he has won in fighting for the extension
slavery shll entitle him to become the ruler of tn
milton Even the nu n5er of the G t:etie from whc
we copy above, hps proceeded as far as number fou
in publishing "R)ugh and Ready Songs" in whic
Gen. Taylor is exalted as much above Henry Clay
''the en5ol nont Of Wing prnopIes"--as the heaven
are above the earth Here is aspccimen:
1t is not party who claims thee its own,
i 1t the people at large whose love thou hast won;
!. ny nllne shall be echoed all over The land,
And placed as their Clptan ana head Of the band.
Kentucky my well bolst with pride of her son,
Eyultlngly point to the deeds he has done;
Bat the people noW claim theo--retlse not their call;
They choose thee their eadcr Il cir captain, their all
0 may the Almighty his arm round thee place,
Shed on thee His spirit aud grant thee his grace,
Aal wreath roanl thy brow, not the Jewels Of earth,
. But those that transcend them, Of glorious worth.
And when up i9's l2dler thou glinest the top
Without one dark shldow their name to blot,
. Remember that talents and honor are given,
Not to grovel on earth but to lead US to heaven.