Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-10-12
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The Times,

The lul which now exists, Just before commencing
with vgor the approaching campaign, affords good
opportunity for general view OF the state Of politics.
The year l646 which will be so memorable in the his
tory of the world Tor the changes effected in the Gov
ernment5 of Europe, will also BE- memorable in his
tory for the remarkable and unexpected expression of
public opinion in favor of freedom. 1t is in the
Simultaneous uprising in every northern, and two Or
three oil the southern States in the vast a,senbage at
Bufiao-n its enthusiasm in the earnestness and sin
certy which 'made to be Of one nina III house" the
heterogeneous elements which there met for the first
time. 1t is rot for local revenge, rot for Temporal
ry motive that men OF every shade of OPTION ON other
Subjects and full OF former personal prejudces
together in crowds from great distance and are
| found speaking and acting with entire unanlmv, and
an absolute Orgefuness OF nersonal preferences. The
difficulty the Liberty party has abored under, hher
to, has not been the want Of an intellectual sense Of
the justice OF all our princ plies, but the want of su
Gent zeal for them, and feeling of their paramount im
portancU to induce the voters to foego party success
and purity objects The philosophy of the present
movement is that public opinion on the Jet of the
importance of our principles. has been year by year
advanced by the efforts of the Liberty party, and by
their constantly holding the mirror before the faces of
the freemcn of the north, while at this precise moment
the old party issues becoming either settled ohso-
lee, or of little consequence, and by the management
Of party leaders, party feeling had become shocked
WGdhGlCu nus IL L4CdNllt oueClNCtli
the providence ofGod and TIE misconduct o. man, that
it has been brought about that principles have be
come the avowed and paramount principles of party
which, without US, unquestionably comprises in It's
ranks more than twice our former numbers No one
can anticipate that, if we join them, they will throw
less than three hundred thousand votes. 1t would moi
surprise us il threw nearly million. We have new
er commanded over one hundred thousand We re-
member that about the time Mr.. Hale was nominated
some persons thought he could command about two
hundred thousand votes. Nor is this ALL Already the
Wmot proviso is law in Oregon, and it is clear a;
MONDAY that we owe this to The Buffalo Convention
There is ample cause therefore, for rejoicing. TC
quote from Mr.. Charles Summers Address, when TAX
ing the chair at the late ratification meeting In Fan
euil Hail. the only question is shall our triumph be
immediate or posponed?- for triumph we must The
Liberty party, the child of many prayers and tears i,
now in the full vigor and strength Of approaching man
hood, and beginning the important part for which the
justice of its principles fits it. 1t is the observed
of al observers. Those who tended and served il
when young and weak are now beginning to reap
their reward in the satisfaction Of seeing and helping
lis final triumph. EmdncipGLor