Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-02
10 the Breach once more, Friends!

10 the Breach once more, Friends!
This is the last number of our paper which will be
published before the election, On the 9TH Of Novem-
Der inst the great battle will be fought battle the
results Of which, will tell for veal woe, through all
time, and upon millions of race. The greatque
ton which the freemen of this nation are to
by their ballots on that day, is: Shall the terrific
ries which we have acquired from Mexico be forever
consecrated to freedom and free institutions or be for
ever cursed with the blight and mildew and abomina
tons of slavery? Was such question presented
to nation before? Who will fail to answer the
side of freedom? Who will not say that his vote
shall tell against the extension and horrors of human
bondage? Reader, is it you? Ask yourself ere you
put vote into the ballot box, am not by my vote
bout to curse bless my brethren of the human race
and should not be sure to have it weigh the side
of humanity and freedom? Let every man pledge him
self to his conscience and his God, that he will have
his ballot speak against the extension and existence of
that "sum of all villaines," American slavery. And
how can this be done?
1t cannot be done by voting for Lewis Cass. If he
is elected any Legislative attempts, on the part of
Congress- to make the law of the Territories the
mnutabe law of freedom, must meet with his oppo-
sition and be arrested before it be successful by
the exercise of the Presidential veto. The power and
patronage of the government in MS hands, will be
welded against the power of Congress to int.rdct
the passage of slavery into those territories He will,
if true to his expressed sentiments, aid in the "df
sion" of that most excreable system, the almost
against such result, you must vote for some other
candidate than Lewis CasS. When you vote for him,
you vote in favor OF his recorded sentiments on this
great and absorbing question--sentiments abhorrent
to the feelings every democrat every lover of liberty
and every friend to humanity Reader, pause before
you perpetrate such outrage upon the institutions
of your country-upon the spirit of the age-upon
the convictions of your own conscience
1t cannot be done by voting for Zachary Taylor
Where has he declared that he was opposed to the
extension of slavery? Do you find evidence of it in
$ his studied silence, when the whole nation is rocked
with conflicting views 10 what his sentiments are
on this most vital issue? Do you find it in his deca
e ration to Col. Boone and others, committee of the
o Mississippi legislature that the "SOuh should neu,
# submit TO the WImot PrOuiSo?" Do you find it in the
II facts that he has two large plantations stocked witt
human cattle, of whom he makes merchandise anC
# from whose unpaid toll he fills his Golfers and rolls il
luxury and spendor? Doyou find it in the fact, tina
% he has recently purchased 100000 worth Of huInar
chattels and that while convention at Philadelphia
d was Nominating him as the representative of nation
boosting of their free nstituDns-sacred to the rights
of man--he was buying men and women in the human
+ SHAMELESS of New Orleans, and examining their mus
e cles and their limbs, to ascertain their soundness
er Jockey examines the limbs and muscles of horse !!
or Do you find it ia the fact that all his supporters
the Souh-both editors and orators put his supper
on the ground that he is sqe for the SO,dh"-that he
institution -Slduery--will come under the protection
of his eye and arm-that he is "pure gold" for south
: ern interests and that he is theirs by buh By edcd
tiOn by habit by interest, andby every move tohc gou
er1,s the human heart? Reader pause before you vot
for him, for il you do vote, you cast ballot, whic
ne will be recorded above. as which is cursed wit
the bitterness and woe of human bondage! If 20
If vote for him. you vote to sanction his views and opn
he ions proclaimed they are to the world by acts
I'd every day outrage upon the rights of humanity an
o the claims of freedom
Az If you wonld record your vote against human slave
ny and its extension, vote for VAN buren, and ADAM
ne the only candidates. who stand pledged before tn
ie world to use all the power and influence which the
~, have which may be conferred upon them, to resis
and overthrow that giant system of wrong and out
OF rage. No matter what have been their opinions
their actions heretofore they on the platform
id of freedom waving its banner and reckoning the free
ut men tn contest and to victory! If you, a whig
have heretofore opposed Mr., Van Buren,, by support
- ing him now, for the sakI of the great principles
- liberty now in conflict you bear moro decided an
stern testimony for those principles than you uherws
all possibly could You cast down prejudice that yo
er may set up rightyou bury old animostes that yo
-" may raise the buried form Of liberty from beneath tn
rubbish of party subservency ana party selfshnes:
of to the most holy shrine in the temple of freedom !
re- You show that you aret ruly freeman and that ibe
oe Wis the only cynosure in the political frmamen
NJ which your guide on the of political truth an
Of duty Are you democrat; vote for Adams not fc
SO what he Cds but for what he sthe champion Of ire
ny princples-the unAnchng foe of slavery and slave
on ry extension Vote for Van Buren, and Adams be
ng cause they are the opponents Of principles and of Ptr
'p cpes paramount 10 all party issues, and vital to
:" existence Of repubIicGnism and free Institutions!
all Friends, the votes you about to give, If you Civ