Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-01

been elevated to be the chief seat of the nation
al councils, in all their departments executive,
Legislative, judicial, military and naval 1t is
known the world over as the fountain head oil
the great American Government, which claims
to be the model republic for all the nations OF
the earth--the altar 10 which the struggling
masses of Europe, in this day Of their deliver
pnce are invited to bring their gifts. and wor-
ship the goddess Of liberty. And yet there, in
this boosted center and focus Of freedom the
shareholder cracks his whip, not merely across
the backs of his slaves, but over the heads Of
ireemen, aye, and threatens to trample down
the freedom Of the press ITSELF and to hang the
peoples representatives ifthey Interfere There,
under the very shadow of The capitol, the slave
trader yokes, brands, chains and scourges his
human caItie--advertises his nesh-market in
the public papcrs-hangs out his sign to the sun
as boldly as if he were dealer in dry goods and
grocories-hoiss the flag of his country over
his den Of despair, and lets its stars and stripes
stream in .he breezcs Of heayen--t,kes his
customers through the cells, and with crack
of the whip shows off 'the points" of his hu-
man brutes-marches his collles through the
streets, and among the monuments Of the na-
TONS power, TO the bark 'rigged with curses
dark" which is to transport them to distant
plntations-laughs to scorn the humanity that
averts It's eve from his piIatcal traIlic-lhreat-
ems to lynch the man who dares to utter a word
Of disapproba;on against it-moves round among
his fellow citizens rs if he were not iend in
human shape-sits at his festive board, laden
with the rich fruits Of his bloody vocation, as if
he were not (elon before God--oin in mob
to break up free press, and rolls mp his sleeves
aud hurls brckbats with the mob and yet is not
hung Hung? Far irom it He is per-
chance Il common council man of the capital
city--cerainy has its license in his pocket TO
bug and sell men-puts money in its treasury
Observation-Disclosures to hang Hale, tar and leah-
er Palfrey, and stab Giddings, because they lit
their voices in favor Of freedom.
An uprising Of the people Of Europe over
throws the thrones of despots. Great rejocings
take place in Washington The halls of Con-
gress ring with peans to Liberty. Congratu-
latory meetings are held at street corners, and
excited orators decam against despotsm, eXalt
the rights Of man, AMI denounce the crimes of
opptessors Torch-light professions in honor
Of Instruction, shed blaze of glory over the
anmating scene, while the shouts of the masses
waken the dull ear of Night Taking them
at their word, eighty bondmen, guilty of no
crime but the hue Of their skins, peaceaby slip
on board vessel, and push out tolhe blue, free
sea. They are pursued, taken, and brought
back in chains, drlveu to the prison of this same
Washington, and closely locked up, while the
very men who had lust shouted themselves into
frenzy in favor Of Liberty, gnash their teeth
upon them, drown them in their curses, aut
threaten death to all who even inquire nto the
rightfulness Of these proceedings. Giddings
who visits the prison (oUR PRISON. to look a
these victims of republican tyranny, narrowly
escapes with his life.
The outrage does not stop here. fre'
press exists in the city True, no one connec
ted with it had anything to do with the escap,
of these slaves; but no matter it is free press
and instantly the shout is raised, Lets to ,h
Era Office, and tear it down !" The mad mob
with what strength its recent speeches, ant
shoutings and professions III favor Of Lbert
had left to it, obey the summons and aided b
the undeylings Of the various governmental de
partmcnts, hurl stones at the printers windows
and appoint committee to wait on the edlto
and warn him to flee from the city ON pain @
f,rcible expulsion, lie declines, like maj
and an American citizen. The a(Auent mo
then propose to move him and his press by force
and pay the damages, seeming to forget alho
one or two of them were lawyers, that comper
saion for such acts are generally made with
the walls Of penitenares
The matter is brought before Congress-ou
Congress, sitting in our halls--paid for the
services out Of Cur money. Hale proposes
the Senate to bring in bill to make the corp,
ration liable to pay for property destroyed b
mobs, as is the case in Maryland and most of tn
States of the Union. Slaveholding Senator
brow-beat him, ana one Of them invites him
Mississippi, politely informing him that he wouI
there hang him on an oak tree. Hale beal
himself brayely, and calls aloud to the people t
come to the rescue of Liberty Frustrated in the
own Capital. PalGrey submits resolutions
''priyilege," to the House-a storm bursts out
few freeman meet the ssue-the mass skull
aud COVER
And all this occurs in the district of Colun
bia, over which Congress exercises 'exclusiy
jurisdiction in all cases Whatsoever A major
ty Of the Senate, and nearly two thirds of til
House, which make up this Congress- are cleo
ed by the people of the Free States, and couI
bring these things to an end in an hour Wi
they do III NO. Why! Because the parti,
which compose this Congress are coated ser
of shareholders and slavetraders The viii!
must be dumb, because their idozed candida
for President is a man-monger We saw him
Washington last winter with his man at h
heels. The democrats must be silent becau:
their candidate is pledged in advance to the G,
tension OF slavery from the Rio Grande to I'll
Pacific. Hence it is that while the wing and d.
mocratic presses the country teen with laud
tons of revolutions aud Instructions in Europ
and the prostration Of thrones on the contnel
for acts almost identical with those perpetra.t
at Washington, it is only here and there that
neusnaner darpS to sneak ahOva its breath