Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-15

Seeing then the utter uselessness of attempt
ing to hold further argument with those men
seeing them repuoiating the cardinal doctrines
of our Declaration of Independence, and setting
at naught the spirit and intent of the Consttu-
ton, as plainly indicated and virtually constru-
ed by the almost cotemporaneous adoption OF
the Ordinance of 1857, and seeing them, finally,
continually advancing doctrines SO repugnant to
our free institutions that with their present pro-
gress in political heresy, we cannot much long
err fellowship them or live with them as repub-
licans under the same government--seenga all
this, it becomes grave question what course
now remains for the North to pursue? For our
selves, we have been among those, who. if the
South would quietly yield the question OF slav-
ery in the territories, were willing to let them
hug their wretched institution in the States
where it already existed, and enjoy its pretend
ed blessings among themselves, without Other
molestaton than what the preaching of truth
and the force of moral suason, might cause
them.
But in view of the facts we have enumerated
we confess we begin to feel an estrangemen
we had hoped never to feel towards any portion
of people with whom we are bound in the ties
of political Inflammation. We begin to thinl
| it will soon be our turn to raise the cry of dis
union from those who thus deport themselves
We begin to feel ourselves prepared-nay We
are prepared, already, to say to the treason
Matching portion of the South, at least, "go i
yon please, without let or hindralce Now
as Henry Clay said, in his funeral grafton owe
the slain Omnibus, now is a good time to ties
the strength of our government. Co. and SCI
whether you can succeed in your short sighte
schemes of sowing the seed of your moral pes
thence broad cast over our boundess free terri
tories of the West Go, and see. when yo
have once bndy sundered the golden cbai
that has bound US together, what will then re
strain the people of the free North, alread
conscience smittcn and restless at being compel
ed to lend an indirect sanction to your wicke
institution, from turning what you absurdly ca
our aggressions into a war, war in which eve
ry banner which once only waved over its hur
dleds, will wave over its thousands, and war to
which will not stop till it is "carried into Afr
ca y Go, and see, in fine, whether the sam
blow which breaks the bands of this union, doe
not also, within five years, loosen the shackle
of every slave in America We have no moi
concessions to make, no more coaXing to do, an
no more lavors 10 ask Proceed with your e2
pertinent, and the quicker the better! Whe
you claimed Of us the right to ertend the "lr
durable evil" you asked too much; and
pressing it thus, you have forfeited all claims
our further forbearance. Effect then your pul
poses if you can, and we, freed from our old re
stIants, will begin to act in earnest Aye,
"While justice, honor, mercy, love,
Are aught but empty sounds,
Wen strive foul slaverys curse to drive
Beyond our nations bounds
fortnight we'll fight, with all our might,
While truth sheds down her full clear ligh
Let all be free, cry shall be
BE free be free be free!"