Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-07-12

operation who needs protection at the hands Of
the General Government? The laborer who
cultivates the earth and produces sustenance for
the world, who produces the raw mateIial-who
furnishes the stock out of which the manufacture
err realizes his thOusands-the laborer whose pro-
ducts are the basis Of all our commercial opera
tons, is he to be left out of the question, and
classed with the COX or the horse"? And are
we to stop on the doctrine of stake care of the
rich and the rich will take care of the poor?
Must the details of Tariff be settled, and the
duty fixed upon the cloth from which mans
coat is made, before we settle the question of
human Freedom-before we repeal those laws
in the District of Columbia which authorizes
lawless set of kidnappers to pounce upon free
citizen, charged with no crime, and without
due process of law" load him with irons and
hurdle him off to the damnable slave prisons,
built with the money of the FREQ States-de-
prive him of his liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness- shut him up from his friends until some
DEMON in human shape, places him on the auc.
ton block and sells him into perpetual bondage,
to pay his Jail fees? And the value of his soul
and body all go into the Golfers Of the General
Government What magnificent example of
protection does this afford
The third resolution embraces the subject of
internal Improvements, more Eamdli@ly known
as the great american system.
The fourth resolution embodies the ordinance
of 1887, its violation by the admission of slave
States, &c. "And that the annexation Of Texas
by the democratic party Of the north, in spite of
the universal voice, both popular and legislative
of the wings of the whole union, was an outrage
upon the fundamental principles of our govern
ment"
The resolutions Of annexation were introduce
ed into Congress by NJ. Brown,oI Tennessee wing.
Henry Clay declared by his unire' sal vOice that
personally he had no objections to the men-
sure"
The fifth resolution declares, " that the Fed
eral Government ought TO provide the people
with safe and convenient mode of deposit
exchange-and circulation! Mark the Ian.
guage! We had supposed that the idea Of a
National Bank, in the language of Daniel Web
ster, had become obsolete. But no, Daniel Web
ster was mistaken. That relic of the British
government, Is venerated and Ieverenced by the
wings with peculiar devotion. And although
they declare that national bank is unnecessa-
ry, yet the language of the resolution most clear
ly demands the creation of an institution which
shall have all the powers to carry on banking
operations, with the exception of discounting.
We shall take occasion TO refer to these reso-
utions hereafter.
We were informed by one who was present,
that there were very few delegates from the
west side of the mountain. The great burden of
the speakers was to convince the wings of the
Importance of ralying to the support Of the State
ticket, and thereby show their attachment to
Gen. Taylor, who had done SO much for YER
mont. One of the speakers, we are told, who
happened to be little more in the "Spiri" Of
Taylorism than the others, declared that he had
rather all the Mhg !XiGtpEias iwhis1rhOdtb sa0u7c
be blotted out than to lose the State of Vermont
How they do take it to heart"! This jealous
Taylorite made some statements about private
: conversations with Gen. Taylor, which the mort
e prudent thought we're unwarrantablc. We SHOULD
If like to see them published in the southern pa
J pers, so that the south might know that Taylo
!, y was Wilmot Proviso man! The parties ar
J. now organized. The Taylor party for the sup
l. port of slaveholder-the Free Democracy 70
le human rights, and opposition to slavery. 1t
- for the people of Vermont to decide at the bal
h lot-box, whether Freedom or Slavery shall tri
a. umph.