Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-29


owner in fact and even while candidate for the
highest Office In our nation, by the party who aogate
to themselves all The decencb &c., the possessor of
some $50 or two hundred saves-and the other in my
estimation, far worse, for, being northern man, edu
Gated and nourished under the influence of our free
institutions, he fosters, by his powerful talents the per-
petuity ofthe dreadful curse of human slavery As the
resolution recltes when such men are to be supported
for such an Office, indeed have NO HOPE that those
parties which seek to promote their election will lend
us any aid in our efforts to rid our country of this helm
Gus evil In the nomination of Lewis Cass by the
democratic party we discern that deep intriguing
policy which has ever characterized the friends of the
peculiar institution They readily award to the north
en States the selection of candidate, but observe
it is upon this one condition. (which is to them, all in
ALL that he entertain SOUTHERN PRINCIPLES!
The nomination of Gen. Taylor by the Wings, is
virtual abandonment by that party, Of the doctrine of
the Wlmot Proviso and the sacrifice of the only re-
decmng feature in their political creed Now, when
VIC reflect that both the great parties which have hth
erto governed the political destiny of our beloved I'm
ion, can abandon the cause of the oppressed and
rompe under foot the sacred dogmas of the Declara
ration oflndependence, out of mere party policy then
indeed is it high time for all such free from par.
ty ammes, and have their countrys welfare in view,
to look for other aid in the noble efforts to promote
that object.
The Chairman in closing his remarks, gave a gen.
eral invitation to take part in the Reconsideration
the reading of the I'd resolution called for which
being read several voices were heard calling for Mr.
Scott when the Hon. Jacob Scott of Barre was intro
duced to the audience by the Chair, and took the
stand.
Mr., s. entertained the convention in a very spirited
speech occupying nearly one hour, in which he most
efectuaIy showed up the Inconsistencies of the wing
and democratic parties in general recapitulation Of
the intngueing they have always pursued but
most particularly did he scrutnze the last grand eli
max of their attempts to gull the American people, in
the nominations by their late conventions In closing
up his very entertaining speech which was listened to
by the whole audience with the most profound atten-
tion he remarked nearly as follows
at would seem that at this period Of tme no argu-
ment could be necessary to persuade the Freemen Of
Vermont that the two great leading parties of the ma
ton arc governed by other and with them more pow
erfuI motives, than the welfare of country. We find
on retrospective view of the various measures agat
ed by those parties that they have pretended at least
to have some regard and be in some degree governed
by the principles embodied in our manifesto of Ameri
can Freedom-they have at times appauded the Viii
mot Provso and considered with seeming candor va
rous other projects for the alienation of our fellow
men suffering in bondage. The Wings have been vo
ciferous in their denunciatons of the Mexican wal
and the acquisition of more slave territory. But the
recent nominations of the Wing and Democratic par
ties are facts in and of themselves, without any com
ment, sufficient proof to satisfy every intelligent man
that there great lack of candor in their pretensons
The democratic nominee, Mr.. Cass, looks for his mos
strenuous supporters at the South: why? because he
has ever proved faithful advocate for the institution
of slavery; and no man in the United States has prov
ed more effective in his opposition to the Wmot Pro
viso than this same Lewis Cass-he has contributed
his powerful influence in bringing it into ridicule ant
dsrepute-and these efforts not to pass unreward
ed by southern mentor these things he has entitled
himself to their support for the highest Office in thu
Unon--but let us, freemen of the north pause here
and reflect, if these are sufficient reasons to aware
him our support? is it for this, his powerful efforts
rivet the letters and perpeuate the bondage of tn
g poor African that to contribute our suffrage
to promote his election?
And as to the Wings what better claims lave the
upon northern in the election of their candidate
T. Will they have the efroney to farther pretend tina
:. they are disposed and DESTROYS to carry out the chez
shed one idea ofthe Liberty party? Win they ful
Their urge the inability of the existence of third pan
ty because they are the Simon Pure abolitionists?-
:, Their Presidential candidate, las your Chairman ha
remarkeds the possessor of some $50 or 200 slaves
- the prime mover of the unhappy that was wage
for the purpose of extending the area of slave terrific
ry, the very person whom they acknowledge to be ii
OF main stay and support of the for extending tt
u evils of that curse which blighs the fair escutchec
" of our otherwise free and happy Union and the vel
person without whose powerful talent and military il
~ huence this war could and would have never bee
ID waged-and who maintains that special Proyiso w
pc made in Constitution to guaranty the existence
fy an institution which all good men predict will pro-
% its overthrow if not speedily remeded All these a
facts, which none will be so hardy as to deny; al
now appeal to you, fellow citizens, and to the vote
ed of Vermont generally, if with these facts before yo
he you can render any support for men who are pedg
ny to promote and entail upon the United States, t
worst Of all curses? appeal to all sensible men,
after contemplating the corruption of parties, and t
no dishonest intrigue Of political factions, if there is
IN. something which commands our attachment in rect
ib ring to our God-given motto of Liberty Conscien
at will dictate to all such as are not bound in pa
trammels, as to have no conscience left, which of
'F. two to choose. The candidate for that high Off
~ which has been selected by the Liberty party is
the avowed champion for the of human rights,
at their largest and broadcast sense, who has distngu
y, ed himself even in short in the United Sta
nd Senate as the in every respect worthy of the 81
port of all who wish the welfare of nation at lar
mr. and in particular the emancipation of the three
lions of our fellow men who are struggling and toll
tbe in hopeless bondage, deprived of their God-gi,
tho rights, ensaved in body and mnd to the will and
tio price fpampered despots and tyrants.-Freemen
milo Vermont choose ye!"
The third resolution being called for was r