Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-16
The Free Democracy.

What is to become of this movement when the
present election is past? Some Of its short-sghted
oppouenls suppose it will have exhausted ITSELF and
disappear; but they must take very limited views
The materials Of its life limtsss us human pro-
gress, as energetic as the American character, and
as imperative us the most absolute wants of human
nature 1t is the American mind struggling for its
own emancipation; repubicanism leaping for the full
filnent Of It's mlsslon morality asserting its suprem-
acy; liberty and despotSm in photographic. 1t is
mind first extensively discovering its own woful mis-
direction, and returning to high realities and substan
tIaL good. Can such movement stop?
There is no danger that free-a christian democ-
racy will not meet with issues enough in such a coun-
try as ors and the unparalleled growth of this
within Il few months and against such powerful OBJ
stacle3 shows that the time for it has come. Bottom
work has been done which is not yet understood.
THIS territorial question is not to be put to rest with
in the next four years 1t will end either in erritor
al freedom or revolution. This nation is not to
Law down its territorial sovereignty at the feet of des
posn--lt is " too L1te" Let compromise, another
term for surrender, be adopted by Congress, and a
million voices silent would shout REPEAL from
threeourths Of the States nearly every question of
territorial government would open the whole subject
anew; new questions are at the door slave
rvs attempts at occupancy would meet local resist.
ance and fun the public fame which would be mpart,
ed to the old domains of Tyranny. And this will 90
on TILL as Mr.. Calhoun admits, it rumphs in the pres.
identlll contest of 1852
But the Buffalo Platform is not exhausted yet The
old usurpatons of slavery also to be routed. 1t
to be abolished in the District OF Columbia expelled
from the National Statutes prohibited upon the high
seas; driven from the Federal Courts, and they be
opened to Liberty. And while the real compromises
of the Constitution, whatever they be- are 10 be re-.
galed the compromises Of succeeding generations q
doughidces so far rs may be, are to be reversed.
And where slavery cannot be reached by National
Legislation, it is to be discouraged" by libaratino
the Executive, Legislative, Diplomatic, and Judicial
Departments of the Government from its controlling
dictltion, and employing all their legitimate powers
Tor human Liberty and happiness.
The cheap postage system is TO be given to the peO
nile instead of the Office holders; free soil is TO be OF.
ferod to every lndess brother of the race where he
may plant his ''vine and fig tree" and with his low
ed ones repose securely under their branches; the
plague Of unnecessary Executive patronage is to be
stayed Rivers and larbors be made to give security
to National Commerce, and whatever else free PEG
pie liberated from chatte and party slavery may prop.
erly do to promote the general welfare and secure
the full blessings Of Liberty" the Free Democracy is
todo. And as neither of the old parties toucl
most Of these sub ecs which must be contested, many
of them m DETAIL at the ballot box, there IS little dan
ger Of soon eXhaustIng the materials OF its strength
Everything beyond the present election will contrib
ute to its growth and to the subverslOn Of the oil
systems Oar course then is Onward, upward, glori
GUS. Heaven approves it, and every American hear
bids it God speed. Who would not share in it ?-Ffe
Soil GyIe.) Republican,