Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-02-01

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ed, postpaid JACOB SCOTT,
Montpelier, vi.
In our secdndnumbcr we published the pro-
ceedings of the ouse of Representatives upon
Mr.. Colts resolution instructing the committee
of the District d Columbia to report bill pro-
hibiting the slae Trade in the District, taken
from the Natoii Era, with an analysis of the
vote given, a IT, Wentworth's motion to lay
The mptiou q Asansider on the table. The res
oluticn had Ddgsed. And if Mr.. Wentworlh's
motion had pegtiled, the committee would have
been Instructed. Among the Wings who voted
against the notion was the Hon. Mr.. Marsh,
and Mr. ColInhrrs name was put among the alb
sent. Having been assured that Mr. Marsh in
canvassirg his District previous to his last cleo
ton, took strong ground in favor of Free Soil,
and against khe slave trade in the District it !
was mattel d surprise to us 10 find his vote
in effect ag,ins the resolution. We hold that
the people kay5 the right on all occasions to
canvass the dcbof their agents. Our Repre-
sentatives N Congress are nothing more than
agents legally constituted to carry out the will
of their Constituents. And whenever they cease
to carry otd their views, they cease to be the
Representative of the people. And as agents,
they are eapasbe to that body that clothes
them with tien authority. These Representa-
tives may ID Gar above" the people in talent"
and yet this Dies not make them the less respon-
sible to their constituents. In publishing the
analysis Of the vote, taken from the Era, we felt
that we had The right to make the inquiry that
we did, and we stated further that these repre-
sentatives coud doubtless set this matter
right"
We should not have alluded to this subject
again had it not been for an article which ap-
pears in the Bellows Falls Gazette of Jan25,
Edited by JON W. Moore.
John w. Moore represents the Green Noun.
tain Freenlanas " the oracle of the sizzle party
in Vermont John w. Moore represents it as
truth DENYING sheet" John ". Moore rep
its foner Editor as "raitor Whig."-
John " .Mors, charges us with making a false
statement With regard to our representatives,
= And greaatany other allegations of like char
acter. JohaW. Moore says, "we have not the
record at and, but if we recolect right
Mr. Marsh L present and voted VOTED, and No cSas 's s
what we matthc inquiry about, The question
was, on ayr the motion to reconsider on the
table, and theeby put it beyond the power of
the slavelloldrs to thwart the object of the res
E olution Wstated that in the analysis of the
. vote given, i'd the absentees, we found the
names of MEMarsh and Mr.. Colamer Now
i John W. Mre ought to lave known, that a
man could nc be absent, and vote too, and yet
! the analysis as before his face.
h We leave he public to decide whether the
h Freeman IS atuth-denying sheet. If this is the
y opinion of tn community, they will probably
r take the Gazee where they can have misrep-
resentations-}ar- room blackguard-and lou
h lived biIingsgte by wholesale. Our exchange
!, papers from tb South have been toeming witt
+ cases of HyIsphobia, but we have seen NJ
r. symptoms of anime madness until we saw Johr
q w. Moore's azette
n We had nj known the fact that the Ere,
!. Soil party we generally considered an insig
# nifcant patpntl it came from John ". Moore
l. From the chaicter of the Legislature last fall w
! had supposedhat for talent and responsibility
II the Free Soillepresentative were equal to an
, other party inthe State according 10 their nun
D. ber John W.Moore will pardon us for the con
70 clusion. Common courtesy would dictate tina
= we should hae used in this editorial the tern
r Editor of the tazette, but the article before u
nj is specimen hich we are inclined to follow
v John w. More seems to think it will requir
s. some more wiling to sink the Free Soil part
J. into general insgnfcOnce." We think thu
the Gazette alI especially its Editor has alrcad
" attained an "nsignifcance beneath conteml
% or any further notice. For the future we sha
is take the liberty Of publishing the proceedings
e Congress as usual and in no instance intention
of ally misrepres9t the actions Of our Hon. Rel
j. resentatives