Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-07-27

cult even then when the witnesses are either biassed
or bribed.
No. tellow-cltizens, you do not even differ from each
other at all as your deceivers would have yeu imagine
AS said that same Jefferson, by many of you styled
the Apostle of Democracy,"-the same who trem-
bed for his country in view of her slavery when he
remembered that God is just" affirming that no atri-
butte Of Deity could take sides with us in our oppres-
SION" as he said in his first inaugural message and
said truly fellow citizens, are all agreed-we are
all tederallss-we are all republicans" So say we to
oyou, now, we are all agreed-we are all Whigs-.we
are all Democrats-we are all Liberty men. And why
not shoulder to shoulder acting to the same end? Let
the sorceres and backart of partizan corrupters
swer Yes, that French philosopher was right, when
contrasting his country with ours, in the affirmation,
that while IN France the people are divided, in this
country they are agreed" unanimous in their poll
teal opinions" NJ, Cheyaer continues, " | do not
speak Of the programmes of parties which are superficial
and ephemeral" Superficial and empheral indeed
And, say let such programmes" with the antiquat
ed advertisements of Tom Thumb, be given to the
winds. The truth is fellow-ctzens, with few and
proper exceptions, you are agreed on the great funda
mental principles of government and our national
policy. Who of you can be accused rghtfully, of
being friend to aristocracy or monarchy? Who de-
MES the right Of the people TO rule through their
personalities and laws? Who denies that government
should exist and be administered for the good of the
nature of the it is impossible that farmers, mocha
MICS, day aborers, neighbos living side by side work.
ing for and trading with each other-should as reat
ed to the government of their common country, have
different and conflicting interests. What helps one,
as he helps another must help all and hence their
interests must be substantially one and the same The
truth is, Shareholders and demagogues have kept
divided into parties, that they might ride into power
through the working of those parties. But the slave
ocrat has had some thing deeper than this in view He
has well known that, while could be diverted and
excited with other matters the question Of personal
liberty would be overlooked, and he could proceed Sc
curely in his work of darkness and of DEATH What
confirms and renders triumphant the position
smed is the fact, that, and batting the question of Ii
borty slavery and its concomitants, which pre-
sent, there are no issues distinctly rendered to the
people to be decided at the coming presidential cleo
ton. Such state Of things reveals in strong light
the deception heretofore played off upon us. Let
take warning then and attend to our freedom and free
institutions, leaving partzans to themselves and their
obstinate dupes
We know, that you are in favor Of restricting and
aboishlng slavery, as the only means of defending
and perpetuating liberty The main question is hot0
can this best be done? And we can say to you, in
all good conscience, if you do not think wise
in our mode and policy to effect so good an end, come
and give us the benefit of your counsels. Show us
better way (f indeed, you CAM and we will 90 with
you heart and hand
To prove that the triumph of liberty never can be
achieved with the old parties but, on the contrary,
the triumph Of slavery upon the ruins Of liberty will
be the result of their policy, acting they do iii
junction with and subservency to the slave power,
we need only to point to very few recent facts We
pass the annexation of Texas, with its war, involving
the country in millions of debt, and filling it with la
mentation and widowhood Ut is notorious that that
dark scheme Of slavery extension, before the South
had drilled the party fugers into it, was denounced
with unanimty and emphasis almost unparalleled
by both parties at the North The result of party drill
you know Our main reference is to the manner in
which the sentiment of the North touching the Will
mot Provso has been outraged by the old parties
rather their leaders, dctators, and deceivers. Was
ever any thing more prompt, decided, and universal
than the expressed voice of both parties at the North
especially in this State-on that measure, when the
prospect arose, that territory would be added tC
the U. S. by the Mexican war; Well, where now
through The action OF their leaders dictated by the SOUTH
do those parties stand in relation to this matter? One
in the support Of the most open and active enemy tC
that measure in the whole North-a man, chosen O.
Shareholders, well for his hostility to that measure
as his efforts against the monarches of Europe to pre-
vent the abolition Of the foreign slave trade, and his
general servty the petty tyrants Of the South. The
other party laboring to elevate man TO the height
honor and power who is not only an extensive slave
of the saveocras, who put him in nomination. Coul(
there have been perpetuated upon the North a more
nsuiierable outrage than the seng-up of such mel
as candidates for the Presidency? If you are Demo
Gratis, do you not feel insmted, that you should b.
called upon not only to forsake the Constitution ant
the Missouri Compromise, but even the Ieran plat
FORM in the support of man who discards the ordi
nance of 49, and nvokos the power of the prospecty
veto in aid of Slavery that the friends of freedom
shall be rendered helpless in their efforts not only
abolish but even to check the tide of despoism an
death-the man, too, who Joined the South in thei
crusade of black lngrattude and baseness to njurt
defeat and defame Ex-Prest v Buren, and the beloy
ed WRIGHT, by whose kind, concilating dispos
on courteous treatment and personal Sacrifices the
were permitted to realize the consummaton OF the
wishes, on conditions which they had treacherousl
, trampled in the DUST! If you are Wigs, how
you look upon the tame surrender Of all those gret
principes so much Wanted in 1874, by the nomina
ton Of man who has not avowed the first item of
S political creed who, at most, may have sail
d " am Whg but not an una-Whig," declaring
the same breath, will not be the candidate of an
party" yet at the same time accepting the nominato
d of a party !! But this is not the worst. We as
you candidy do you believe fellow citizens, that
: Northern politicians would have set aside doze
statesmen, whose qualifications for the Presidency
as much above those of Gen. Taylor as the light
the sun is above that of CANDLE except on the so
is ground of AVAILABILITY? No-NEvER The Sou
ID would gue" them other candidate; and, therefor
er he was the only man whom they could elect This
ID the whole of it. If his military renown be referred
as the ground on which his CLAIMS to the Presidenc
are preferred connected with the expectation that Il
is people will worship and support such claim, we W
o. quote your own Henry Clays appeal to the Almgh
to on this point would PROSTATE myself before Hi
in and implore Him in his mercy to visit our favor
of land with WAR, with PEsTILENcE, with FAMINE, wi
no ANY sCoURGE other than MILITARY RULE, or a H
er and needless ENTHUSIASM for MERE MILITARY R
y, NowN."
IN Besides, do you think it is any credit to Tayo
moral honesty that his friends assert whether ru
ne or not zoe do not decde) he has conducted war
rec which he opposed? His claims and hopes bias
&C. UPON DOING iohat HE CONSIDERED wRoNG!l! Coz
We he and oOuld he not have resigned his commission
le he had been conscientious in that matter? But III
1u, the time to reap military renolon! You will n
lily of COURSE be caught with the shallow plea that G.
ge Taylor is not in favor of Slavery Hear the voice
gty the South, who have made him their candidate on
icy point paper well versed in Southern tactics, So
to of Gen. Taylor if elected SLAVERY will fall under
IN PROTECTION of his eagle eye and gicnt a1
on Away, them with the silly assertion of Northern dou!
in faces upon this point! How sad and glarng
the contrast between such men, whose influence. by D
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