Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-08-15
F5r the Freeman.
SLAVERY AND THE TERRI
TORIES.

1t is probab that the voting population in the
United States those who, by their agents, man
age our naionil affairs, have got their grass and
grain so sccurdi their barns and granaries, as
TO have leisureIto think little about the affairs
of the nation. lThey have not been negligent to
discover whether their employers upon their
farms have uS Ced or played, or quarrclIed,in
passing awayhime and emitting themselves to
their wages: khcther they have faithfully secur-
ed the CROPS Of wantonly destroyed them or
suffered them 10 90 to ruin for want ofther faith
full labor and dare. If any individuals OF those
employers have wifully, or wantonly hlndered
those who were disposed to be faithful, they have
been doomed 10 10 further employment. Now,
should we not exercise the same scrutiny with
regard to those we employ 10 manage the affairs
of government. speak by way of caution to
the voters in what we term the free States. The
voters IN the savehoIdlng States need no such
caution. They are true to their task They
vote for no man in whose care their slave inter.
est would be unsafe.
Congress are now Juggling along. or IDLY vast
pg the ninth month of their session, and what
have they done2 They have done one very
important thing. They have furnished and pla-
ced before the public the most undGnlabG evl
dcnce of the truth of what the Free Soil mem
bers of community have expressed for nearly two
wears, land the Liberty Party asserted the same,
many yearsteforc,) that the contest between
Freedom adj Slavery, was the great bone OF
contention, drl the fruitful source of the other,
and minor. Gviding questions. This contest
has furnishelmatter for the expenditure OF eight
months time If Congress, and Proportlonate
amount ofmoney. The expedicnts of the South
erners, to cojoe and ntimidate the Northerners'
and their success with many, who should not be
there, uness they can show some hlmness II
support of freedom, arc truly surprising, and re-
fleet no greet honor upon our country. They
have abored in the Senate to effect compro
mise between the principles Of Freedom, profess
ed in the North, and those of Slavery in the
South Thu, of course, means, to induce the
North to yield all to slavery, for there IS no yiel
ding even proposed on the part of the South
none Of slavery to freedom.
Mr.. Clay,in his speech in favor of his com
promise project, after expressing his belief tina
slavery could not get a foothold in the Nationa
Territories, spoke in strong lannuage. that h
never would vote to carry it there-and thus ld
good Population for natural, compromising
inference, Which, by the way, he wholly avoid
ed. He might well have said, " But other per
sons in thd slave interest contend that | al
wrong: thai slavery can, and shall, be carrie
into those territories und the people in tn
North are afraid of the result, and 1t Is pest
heal the breach before ii becomes any wlde
and CRAFTY the North by a legislative barrie
like the Ordinance of 1857. 1t can do no init
ry to the South, for us to say, thai slavery snAI
not 90 where it CANNOT go. This will not on
CRAFTY the North, but put the present controve
sy at rest, and we need spend no more time
legisating about it."
Now what is Mr., Clny's inference from
said premises? Look at it. GAS slavery Cal
NOT 90 into these Territories, the anxiety Al
determination of the North to keep it out is
mere sentiment, which they can quiet for u
sake of peace, and putting the subject at rest
This is the sense of what he said. The anxle
and determination of the North to put up u
bars, so that slavery cannot get into the Teri
, tories now free, is a mere sentiment, when Tie
can yield consistently for the sake OF peace D.
the anxiety and determination of the slaVeho
]. ers, to keep the road open for them to try the
e skill and ingenuity in carrying and establlshIE
: slavery in those territories, "wh@re It cam
= go is great fundamental principle never to
f yielded by the shareholders Now, comics
: the character of Mr. Clay for great, and DIST
s gushing mental powers, renders it difficult
h reconcile this position of his, with the principI
: of integrity.
II Why talk of compromising two things opp
is site in theirnatnre People may talk of compr
k missing light with darkness, bringing together t
d morning and evening twilight, but away wi
If the project of compromising the despotic pow
a of slavery with the freedom contemplated IN
Bill of Rights and Constitution of GovernmeI
Such despite power is the destruction of Lib'
ty. Slavery, as among individuals, is despo
h power in ,be master over the slave. AS s.
q. TEN in our national government, it is despo
r power in few over the rest OF the nation,
t. it has Proved practically, in years past, 81
or is destined to continue M papetudm. The Lt
" seems to have granted some relief, temporary
e. least. in ne defeat ofthe Omnibus BILL that CT
gomeratiOn of absurdites. But we claim to
be freed from the domination of the slave power
IT. This will never be, till the people of the MOI
J. who profess opposition to slavery, become ca
IT, full to anpoint no agents to manage the affairs
ed Washington, but such as are in favor OF freed'
not in profession merely, but also IN action.
victory at the ballot box is the only barrie
gainst fine future aggressons of slavery. WI
it is n mailer of sincere regret that so nj
in Northern Senators and Representatives., in
las ing uponquestions connected with slavery h
an shown themselves traitors to the views and
Is terests Of their constituents, it isa source
nd proud satisfaction to us in Vermont, that
of votes of our agents there tell so well for freed
upon the slave questions during the present
sion of Congress.
But this can afford no full assurance of h
for their future course, while they remain IN
An bers of parties, the ruling portion of which
ny slavery wopagandists. We have too great
all son to believe that, with the members gener'
VI u of the the two great political parties in y
AS AS past the paramount object of interest and
ny | oJ 10 oun nanny All