Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-12-27
Slavery Triumphant in The sel

Slavery Triumphant in the Sen
ate-Insult to Free Soil Sena-
tors.
In these latter days, when So much is said,
and so huch claimed for the National Demo
crdcy" in favor of human liberty it. is well for ev
cry une who regards the interest of Freedom, to
look at the facts and evidences as they exist -
One would suppose, who had heard and read the
oft repeated declaTailons that have been made,
that Doth parties at the North were opposed to
slavery" that there would be. at least, some evi
deuce of the fact, in the political acts of those
men composing thuse parties, and some respect
shown to those men who are known, and ac-
kuowledged to be true upon this subject. The
facts in the case give the lie to the claims set up
for the two great parties.
We take the liberty to call the attention o.
our readers To the significant manner in which
the present U. S. Senate has been organized -
Common courtesy would have dictated, that aH
canal number ea AsEiImIE
a leVs ds the South had. But what do we see
Every important committee has STAKEHOLDER al
its head? The committee on Foreign Rela.
tons, Finance, Commerce, Manufactures, Agri
culture, Military Affairs, Naval Affairs Public
Lands, Judiciary, District of Columbia and the
committee on the Territories, are all headed
with shareholders for their chairman! And al
this has been done by a Northern Democrat,
pdrtu But this is not all. New York is repre-
scented on bu one Committee, while the little
State If Arkansas is represented on SIX, Soutf
Carolina three Mississippi four, Virginia four
Louisiana four. Senators King of Alabama, ant
Atcnlson Of Mo- are each on two committees. -
The South have a majority IN fifteen of the CON
mittees, and the North ntwelve. THREE ofthes'
committees are entirely composed Of Southern
men, and two of Northern. Sixteen of TIN
Charmen are from the South and clever
from the North. There are two Free Soil Sen
a'ors it, the present Senate, who are justly en-
titled to respect, both fiom their talents an
he State which they represent. Both of thes
Senators originally belonged to the great Nation
al Democratic party, which is now seeking to EN-
brace all the anti slavery men in the free States
or rather embracing their creed, for the purpos
If restricting the institution Of slavery. Ho'
nave they been received? How have Hey bee
'reated? They have shared the same treatlner
Free Soil men have received in other Places
INSULT neglect contempt. John p. Hale and ST
mon p Chase. hive been DISTINGUISHED from no
ling any seat on the committees Of the Senate
md this has been done by the National Demo
ratio party which the Free Democracy of Vel
nont have been urged by the Burlington Sent
mel, to regard as the only party worthy Of cont
} lence or support The two great parties at tn
North have fallen under the complete control
the slave power in the Senate. A slaveholdin
E wing (Mr. Mangum) is appointed to present II
] nominations for the committees, concocted ar
3 arranged for the purpose If excluding Messr
) HALE and CHASE from any participation in Il
organization, and Of preventing any conflict {
$ the appointment Of The Territorial committee.
: this way that prince ofdough and Nonhe
= STAKEHOLDER Douglass has been made the orgs
e If that Committee We should like to be inform
II ed, what hope anti slavery men can have fro
+ the action Of such Senate? We should in
= rs soon expect that the prayers and invocation
: offered, and the burning of wax tapers, would c
: feet the escape of unfortunate spirits from pu
/, gaiory, as that the Wllmot proviso, o. any 9th
e kindred measure, could be passed through tn
: Senate.
q Ofcourse, we mean no dsrespect for the ed
n or Of The Free Press We mean to assert VIII
/. every honest man will admlt-that the wing al
J. democratic parties are under the control If Il
it slave power, We mean to record the fact, til
e in the Senate of the United States, man wi
a builds the sentiments Of the declaration Of ind
d peudeLce, Ond is honest enough to be govern
e by them, must be degraded before the Americj
t. people! And The Free Soil men are asked
If Join this great party! Heaven save the mar
le The only consolation which we have is, that
o, P. Hale and Salmon P. Chase, will light up |
torch of Freedom in that Senate, which will she
Of up those vie phants-those base pauderC
= from the free States, to the slave power, in tn
: own native deformity-baso hypocrisy-O
1t Ueacbery to Freedom