Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-30

eaormity of Savery-Propagandism 1t went in.
to the canvass repudiating the policy of the Will
mot proYiso and under the lead of man pledg-
ed against any efficient measure of Slavery-IGes-
friction. 1t vainly thought to carry the North
by the force of the northern position of its can
didate, and the South by the strength of his
pledges to saveholding interests Between two
stools it has fallen to the ground, rejected alike
by the North and the South The Slave Power,
after having degraded has betrayed it, and gives
1t support, as might have been expected, to al
Shareholder. 1t put more confidence in the OBJ
vlouS sefintCrest of General Taylor, than in the
paper pledges of General Cass The canvass
was generally conducted on its part, as if there
were but one side to the question of Savery-Ex
tension, and that the Southern side. The ma
tlonal organ OF the party appealed To the Slave
holders, as if there were no non.sayehodng adj
herents to be conciliated 1t sought after South
Carolina as if Pennsylvania were not worth an
effort, and by Proclaimlng the pro.slavery merits
OF its candidate, showed Its contempt of the anti
slavery spirit of the free States. We leave the
Democracy to mediate i'll adversely upon the
causes Of its disasters 1t may learn wisdom
1t may come to the conclusion that honesty is
the best pocy-that consistent, manly adj
helence to its fundamental principles, no matter
whittier it should lead them, is the path of honor
as we'll as of success-in word, that if Slavery
be the corner stone of South Carolina Republic
cansm. it is the rock upon which American
Democracy has been wrecked
A word now TO Free Soil men, or the Free
Democracy, as it has been styled. We have not
carried single electoral vote For one we did
NJ nj IL fTba oIl Loo 10. h.
ry over this fact, supposing that we must be
greatly mortified. Never were men more mis-
taken, Ours is the only party that can boast of
real success. The Democrats are PROSTATE
but the Wings cannot claim the glory of the vic
tory We have nogged both parties routing the
Wings in Ohio and Massachusetts, and the Dem.
ocrats in New York and Pennsylvania and this
too, though our organization is but four months
old. If the infant Hercules has done so much
while yet in the1grstle, what will he not do when
hO shall have hardened into manhoodl
what have done We have aroused such
a sentiment In the country n the subject of Sla-
very Extension, that no bill can pass, during
the new Administration, for the Government of
the Territories, which shall not make provisions
for the preservation of their free institutions.
We have elected enough Van Buren,, Free
Soil members to Congress to hold the balance of
THwer between the old parties.
We have aroused the free sentiment Of several
slayeholding States, and secured inclpient Or
CARNATIONS Of some of their citizens in favor of
Free Soil
We have caused such pressure of public opn-
ion in the non-sIaveholling States, that scarcely
a member has been returned to Congress, since
our organization, who is not pledged to support
the WiImot PIoyiso--be he Wing or Democrat
We have established a party in Massachusetts
strong enough to prevent the efficient organiza.
ton of any Wing Party there, except on through
Anti-Slayery principIes-.and the same may be
said of Ohio.
We have established a similar party in New
York, strong enough to prevent the organization
of any Democratic Party there, except upon
the same basis--and the same may be said of
Vermont.
Wo have thus laid the foundation for victory
at the Presidential election of 1852, when, either
we shall triumph as party, or compel the tri-
umphant recognition Of our Principles
The battle is now fairly begun. The ques-
tion whether our Government is TO be used to
perpctuate and support Slavery, will not be set
tied this coming winter it will be the question
for the next four years. The two or three hun
dred thousand men who have voted the Free
Soil ticket at the election just closed, are not the
only Free Soil men in the country. Hundreds
of thousands belonging to the two old parties
sympathizc with us cordially on this question,
and The only reason they did not act with US re-
Gently was, that they felt as if the struggle were
narrowed down to choice between Generals
Cass and Taylor They deemed both exception,
able, but acted on the alleged necessity of choos.
ing between evils. 1t is our business to prevent
the recurrence OF this apparent necessity. We
should so organize our forces and employ oul
energies as to unite all the friends of Free Sol
in the support OF common candidate for 1852
This can be done, but we must work, as mel
only work who would save the honor and lbertic
oftheir country, and secure the perpetuity Of it
free institutions, under the auspices of the all
| wise Ruler of Nations.