Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-05-02

ian religion had been long time IN existence
and had not yet subjected all the world
"Tmpatience," if the South was III good laiIh
making efforts and sacrifices to extinguish Slat-
cry, would be worthy of denunciatlon' put u'
wnen they are doing the very opposite such ~
timed sympathy will hardly be set down. py iln
partial men, as the fruit Of an eniargeu cna'ity
And moral insenslbillty is worse than ianatlcisii';
1t may be true that society, left to itself, IN ol
cases, may right itself at last. SOL, ny ueu
culture, may in single year waste the accuinu-
lations of centuries True, centuries VIII re-
store it But it is the part OF WISDOM 10 laho
the remedy instead of the prevention oo, s"'
it is with regard to governments ana moras'-
Your idea, that moral truth is not capable OF
demonstration as the mathematics, is now ao
mitcd by the best thinkers to be founded IN
errsr. The method is different, but The result
ceriainty-is equally attainabe, though the pro
cess be more difficult and the data more comp'l-
Gated But what il true ? The standard OF
every mans action must be at last what ne De-
leves right. You seem, however, to follow
learned magistrate, such as the great west
sometime boasts: ale was satisfied, FROM all
the evidence, that the complainant ought 10
gain his suit but, out of abundance Of caution,
charity towards Southern Christians is in part
well based. There arc many, very many, con
scientious shareholders but they are the "weak-
er brethren" The leading minds among them
arc as finished Jesuits and swinding hypocrltes
as ever wore black gown! The regular Save
traders are infinitely better men!
The opinions of the fathers OF the Govern
meht were, as you say. 1t Mas eAPeCltu 'hot
slavery would run out"
Sherman and Madison and others were not
WILING to allow that man could have property in
man. Those who had Just made solemn avow'
als to the world of the right Of all men to lite,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness, were a.
shamed to put the word slavery in the Consttu
ton. Washington and others looked forward
to an early extinction Of slavery as fixed fact.
All, all united N denouncing it as an evil
Some, as q curse, wrong, and & sll
Will any man deny, from all the evidence in
the premises, mt it was part Of compromise
that slavery was allowed time merely to die
with decency The Ordinance of 1887, pro.
, hbitng slavery north of the Ohio, was cneval
with the Constitution. The time OF saye,im-
nortation was limited and the institution itself
was denounced.
Now. sir, when so much is said about "good
comprchrnded the great mission" OF our ma
ton such Is the cant phrase!) hive sad % the
slave propagandIsts, YOU are at war with nature
at war with the advance of Chrlstlanty-a'
war with the progress Of clvzaton-at wal
with our ayoNed sentiments and the organic
law of eur Goyernmcnt--nt war with the spirit
Of the national partnership at war witt
the compromises Of the Constitutional wal
with every pure conscieGce--and ought to be
and viii be, resisted at all hazards, and to tht
last extremity
Pardon me, think such declaration was tt
have been expected from you. Allow me tc
say it would have done more even to "preservt
the Uuion" than all your "moderaiion" ana al
your charity" refer you to Governor Ham
mond as my authority for saying that 'modera
ton," "charity," and "morO suaslon,' are, witt
slaycho, ers, synonymes with cowardlce, lmper
thence, and "nonsense"
The mann cause Of the abandonment OF III
South OF the faith Of our flthers is, us you stat
it, the increase OF the cotton crop. But TN
cause has passed north Of Mason and Dixon
line, produced change Of tone IN both tree an
slave States.
The cause is one thing--the justification
another. Your defence Of the South is charac
terislc of the legal profession What are trut
and right in the face of one hundred millions c
dollars
That which was a curse, rong, and sin, l
1857, by one hunered millions Of dollars, IN Ic
so, is converted IN to "A blessing, right, and
religious charity. =,
Is much as abhor slavery, abhor the de
fence more. One strikes down the liberty
the Automatic other, mine. One ensaveS
people-the other, the human race. The on
avowedy prostntes only political rlghts---th
other saps the foundations of morals and civ
safety, also. This political necessity" IS til
father OF murder, or robbery. and all rehglou
s and governmental tyranny. This III Tie damn
e able doctrine upon which was built the lnquis
ton. The star chamber, and lie gulIlotinc.
= No. sir; that which is fault IN individuals,
= crime in governments. We can guard
It panst the dangers Of single assassin but
: government is irresistible and Immortal III /
Q criminal infections.
e The doctrine that individual honesty is coa
8 patible with political proAgacy, or that lndlvI'
nal and governmental responsibility are dl
tnct, is one Of the bodest sophlsus that wi
ever allowed to liuger among the shalIw falS
hoods of the past
Retributing follows swift in the footsteps
q crime whether perpetratcd by one Or tnon
s. and. Though hand join 10 hand" the wlck'
y shall not stand. Poisoned chalice of slageho
5 ing propagandsm is already commented
:, their own lips. Their spirit of aggression hi
'" awakened like spirit of resistance The
n would have Texas we will have CaIltorn
Il Yes sir; though COTTON and COTTON MILL
~ AERIsu FOREVER! The unconstitutional pr
Is iccdent of simple major'v of both Hous
a. taking in slave STATES, will in turn crush Il
y political power of the South to atoms. Th
a. how long will her God defyg tyranny stand b
10 fore the hot indignation of world in alms!
4. Respectfully, your obedicnt servant,
- .Mlrch %, 1850. u M. CLAY'