Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-31
For The Green MouutGn Freeman.
To the Freemen Of Vermont,

You will soon act upon great question; one
in comparison of which, all others of political
nature, are of little Importance. One in fact, in
which the Importance of all other political ques-
tions centers The slave power have assaled
your rights and liberties You are thrown upon
your defence. They aim at the immediate oc-
cupaton and control of all the free territory of
the United States. Their approach to take and
secure possession is very near. Their army is
organized. Their Generals are appointed
Their recruiting officers are scattered over the
whole country. They are plenty among you.-
Though the individuals of the slave power are,
comparatively, few in number, they are sagacious
to devise, organize, and use means, to control
masses. They understand, that men in power
are usually jealous to increase and proong that
power. They well know, that government car
res in it a sort of warfare between the rulers
and the ruled. Hence they cOntrve means to
nerve the Rulers to excuse warfare upon the
people, to aggrandize themselves and their asso-
ciates in power. They have forced upon the
north two slave-supporting candidates for the
Presidency. Your servants sent to Washington
to guard and support your rights, have become
fat at Uncle Sans crib, and come home and
actively, and zealously, espouse the election of
one or the other of these two candidates. Nay,
they could not wait to come home, but sent let
tiers, tending to argue, if not caole, the masses
into the support of one or the other of those
didates
1t is time for you, freemen to take this SUBJ
ject into your own hands You have the power,
if you will ouly exercise it boldly in behalf of
Freedom. Pray do this now, and not let the
slave power advance another step towards abso-
| l,,to Il
to exercise your constitutional power in behalf
of Freedom
You have abundant reason to be alarmed at
the aggressions of the slave power, and at the
persevering exertions of those among you, who
are laboring to hull you to sleep, till your power
to defend your rights is crushed beneath the car
of slavery, which they are rolling over you.-
You have abundant reason to be courageous and
persevering. The first battle must be fought up.
on free soil, and in defence of free soil. The
day of your standing alone, or as feeble band
in this defence, have gone BY The strides of
the slave power, and their success in gaining
strength and support in the free States, have
aroused multtudes Of all former parties in the
free States, through their whole length and
breadth, to stand together as one party and be-
come one army, not gerry feeble aOD, but ncreas-
ing every day, to defend our party our free soil,
and all our political rights, and check all further
progress of the slave power.
You may expect very soon to see a letter from
the Hon. John P Hale, which will leave Martin
Van Buren, the nominee of the Free Soil army,
And you may expect soon to see letter from
Mr.. Van Buren,, signifying his acceptance. If
he accepts of the Buffalo Platform, you may safe
ly trust him as your leader. That platform con-
tains in principle, and almost in expressions al
that the most ardent friends of Liberty have con-
tended for. He has always stood firm against
the extension of slavery upon free soil. Our de-
fence of free territory from the introduction of
slavery composes the first battle. 1t may be the
only one for the next four years. Any law FOR
the abolition ofSavery now existing any where,
can never pass in the Senate ofthe United States,
till such changes occur, as furnish efficient aid
to the Hon. Mr. Hale in his exertions in behalf
Of Freedom If Mr. Van Buren, stands correct