Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-03-09
From the Cincinnati Weekly Herald,
Mr., Hale's Acceptance Of the Liberty
Nomination.


Nomination,
The following article from the Cincinnati Weekly
Press introducing Mr.. ..Hales letter of acceptance is so
full of truth and soul that we could not forbear giving
it a place in our columns.-Ed.
We take great pleasure in presenting to our
readers the subioined correspondence, being the
note Of Mr.. Lewis, as President of the Buffalo
Convention, to Mr.. Hale, notifying him of his
nomination by that body, and the reply of that
gentlemen, accepting it, Our qualification at the
style of Mr.. Hale's letter and the position he has
assumed is beyond expression. They are what
might have been expected from his previous in
dependent and conscientious course. We feel
assured that the moral force Of his position will
be felt by that large and intelligent body of An
ii. Slavery voters, who have reposed III him so
much confidence, and that its appeal will meet
with no reluctant response from thousands of
other patriotic hearts, who see that the time has
at length come, when they must sacrifice their
parties for the good Of their country. Mr.. Hae's
strength as a public man lies in the possession
of quality not common with statesmen, rare to
a melancholy degree with American politicians.
1t is his conscientiousness-his steady adher-
ance to the dictates of the monitor within him
combined with an ever trusting faith in the ON
Impotence of Truth and Right, and the intelli-
gence and virtue of the People. He has not we
suppose, the massive strength Of logic, which
distinguishes Webster-the persuasive and insin-
uating grace of rhetoric, which glides so smooth
ly - from the lips of Clay-nor the mingled and
ever triumphing pathos and humor of Corwin.
But he has that which must ever command the
affectionate respect Of a free people-faith in
them and himself and God. We wish to make
no invidious comparisons. We wish rather to
heal divisions and promote union. But we must
do Mr.. Hale the justice to state the fact that he
is the only living statesman now in political life,
who has surrendered all his immediate hopes of
political preferment and cut himself off from his
party, rather than surrender his honest %convic-
tons of right. or be silent on great questions of
human liberty, when duty babe him speak. lie
suffered neither the vindictive tyranny of party
managers at home, nor the cold and naughty
contempt of Slaveholding Senate, to Brighten
him from the glorious but thankless duty of vim
dicating the principles of constitutional liberty,
redeeming the suffering honor ofhis country and
pleading in behalf of outraged humanity. We
are not losing our ploprlety in a sally OF puerlle
enthusiasm. We are using measured phrases.
MIR, Corwin tho speaking nobly, did not speak
it at al.-He did not make the speach in the
Senate, that he could make at home. He did
not touch the heart Of the thing at all. He
marched boldly through intervening difficulties,
till he came to Slavery-he looked it in the face
and turned away without a word. The con-
science of the nation, filled with Indignation and
alarm at the confined outrages upon human
r rights, perpetrated in the name Of rcpublicanism
has been seeking for a voice. We know nc
e where it can find it, unless J. p. Hale.
This much we feel bound to say-but we dc
v it with especial regard to the contingency named
\ by Mr.. Hale himself, of a strenuous and ener
i getic effort on the part of the good and true o.
every party, to redeem the Government of the
United States from the rcproech to which it is
= Justly subject, for its support Of human slavery
: We trust there will be such an effort and such
= union. The friends of liberty and peace by con
It certed action, might rescue the constitution, re
S deem, the national honor and emancipate thu
r Slave. The time is suspicious and we trust thu
e opportunity will not be lost. And if anothe
h statesman, by superior virtues shall bid highei
e for the post of honor, Mr.. Hale we have nj
doubt, with the consent of those who have pu
him forward as the champion of freedom will re
deem his patriotic pledge and enrol himself as
" private in the hosts of liberty. Let then thos'
e that seek with US common object unite upol
common means, If they can give us a bette
man, with more intelligent convictions of con
stitutional right, with more courage, more firm
ness, more independence, more holiness Of pur
pose, 4 truer patriot or a more honest man-le
IS him be producedl. If they cannot, let them rail-
under the banner which We have raised-the es
Enlistment of universal freedom, through tn
divorce of the federal government from all sup
i port of Slavery and the overthrow of the Slav
"a power-and make a struggle worthy of the cause
in behalf Of Liberty and peace.