Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-05-18
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN,

Well! There was an old saying among the Romans
that the soldier should be more afraid Of the face of
MS general than of the face of the enemy. Perhaps
you may gather some hint from this saying, and find
out the proprety of making your representatives a.
irald OF you Before Gen. Scott set out for Mexico
ne was good deal worried about certain "ire in
the rear 4aughter.) Now that is Just what you want
Tor your representatives. applause. You want true
men Tor your representatives at Washington; and If
they should happen to hesitate and break and fall
back-why then there is this fire in the to meet
Them This Is the place and this is the way to do it.
suppose though you do elect converted Congress-
what then? Why I'd rather hear of the conversion Of
one Baptist church in New Hampshire, than of
whole Congress-, for know that that is the right
places 1t is the masters who have need of conversion,
and not irresponsible servants. But fear Lam
rying you by my remarks this point Cries of"nol"
mo" go on.") 1t is a subject, | must add that
ought TO be plainly brought home to every one in the
community, for it is above all others individual
matter
do not wish to say anything to you about national
affairs, or about the have already spoken on
those subjects in full and elsewhere; and have only
to add here, that everything have said is but faint
and feeble compared to my own feelings in relation to
those subjects. believe that the page of history
on which they mentioned is burdened with infamy;
and no change whatever shall this my belief undergo
until that catastrophe overtakes me with which | am
threatened. And now, what is our and your ndivid-
ual duty? How do we now stand at this present day?
While the Spirit of Liberty is sounding her trumpet,
and the slaves of ages are bursting their chains and
shouts going up from the earth to the throne of
Etemity-our shouts go up mingled with the clang of
chains and the shrieks of the victims of war for the
extension of slavery Prolonged applause) That is
the position of our nation to-day. No man can gain
say it. know you have miserable politicians, here
at the North, but they dare not deny it. Go to Wash
ington, to your "seat Of government" and not one
person there will dare to deny it. Go to your Senate
and they will not deny it. No! their answers may be
obscure at first, but freed from all paraphrase and
stripped of all verbiage, they will still not deny it.
There is not one intelligent man, in fine, who does
not know to be true 1t is not too much to say tina
if the fingers from the hand of Eternity were sent to
write down for our eyes, the truth would not be any
palmer than now.
1t would seem, at this present time if the hosts
of freedom arming it seems as if the Angel O
Liberty marshallng her forces all over the uni
verse, but where will you be in this the greatest con
test by far that ever nations were invited to? Viii
you be where your fathers WERE battling for liberty
or will you hesitate and alter, for fear you should
split yom party? Laughter hope not trust no
my friends. appeal to every one among YOU man
woman and child, old and young-I charge you mos
earnestly and afectionatey particularly the dis
ciples of the Prince of Peace-rHE CHURCH-to wake
up, arouse and see to it that you purge away the
eaven of oppresslon-see to that your garments be
not stained with human slavery. When that is done
your work is DONE If the free church, in the free
states will take her stand the contest is half over.
But IS not for such politicians as am to speak O
this matter; but it is not now. In this city o
churches there is a weekly baptism of this sim While
So it is idle and useless, and hopeless, to drive GU
slavery from the state, merely to find sure haven
refuge in the sanctuary of the church.