Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-30
Action! Action !!

Louis Kossuth, after he had been in this coun-
try some weeks ard found that the arguments,
with which he had enforced tho cause of his
country, were not likely to be answered, except
by sneers and obloquy, on one occasion remark
ed, Is il not time for action now" Is not the
same question the most pertinent one that can
be put to the Free Democracy at the present
time Their champions, with an array of ar
guments and eloquence which has not been
Witnessed since the American Revolution, have
moi only established the righteousness of their
own cause on basis as sure as the foundations
of eternal truth, but exposed the weakness and
wlckedness of that of their opponents in man
ner that should make honest men blush to be
found occupying such position and yet no
one has attempted 10 answer those arguments,
except by soothing and Misrepresentation for the
good reason that it cannot be done and the en-
cmles OF freedom, like seifconvicted suilors to
an unjust cause in court who dare not go into a
showing, have been compelled to suffer Judge
ment to go against them by default With such
cause, then,-a carse worthy of their might.
lest energies and noblest powers-wilh such
silcncng Of their opponents who stand like
dumb dogs" convicted of the right, but nlul
shly bent on the wrong, have the friends of free.
dom any cause for encouragement ? On the
contrary what more could they have 10 ncite
them 10 exerlon Why then, as in Massachu-
sets and Ohio, are they not everywhere moving
in Vermont? Scarcely forty days-the period
allowed the old Ninevtes to turn from their
idolatry-now remain before tho election, in
which to Plead the cause of Liberty among the
r1lsled or benighted masses of the people and
yet probably not more than half of thu towns in
the State have any regular Free Democratic or.
CARNATIONS, Our first great duty is to secure
thorough and efcient organization Of the party
through the whole length and breadth of the
State. Men of the most influence and energy
in their different localities, should, in all cases,
be selected as committees to lead in the LABOR /;
and these should at once be supplied with the
means of prosecuting their work by the dislriou-
ton OF papes and documents best calculated to
ensure the object A self-imposed tax OF twenty
five cents on each Free Democratic voter in a
town, handed over to the committee would en-
sure from the Commonwealth or Era Office,
enough of the right kind of documents to supply
every family in the place and were this done
through the State we should be perfectly will
ing to trust to the result. The masses are honest
and mean to do right, but too many of them,
trusting to leading politicians who have personal
interests in supporting the nominees Of the old
parties are misled and not fully apprised of the
true position OF affairs, when, if rightly inform
ed, they would gladly go with u.s. This is true to
greater extent than ia generally supposed
we were laieg in n neghbothood Of original
Free SoilerS in one Of our back towns, none OF
whom had read or understood anything about the
Baltimore platforms, and were going for Pierce
and Scott as Free Soil candidates but when
told what those platforms were, promptly said
they should stand no such stuff as that."-
And so it is with hundreds OF neighborhoods in
this State. Here it is where exertions TO spread
the truth are needed. " The harvest is plente.
ous, bot the lsborers few"
Friends Of Freedom will you not do as much
for your principles as the leaders of the Com
promise parties will do for the few and pitifal
government offices which they are looking to as
IL
Inc reward of their exertions /? If So do it, and
we ieel assured your principles will triumph at
Tue coming election Do it and you will save
Tree vermont the eternal disgrace of becoming
party to the base, treacherous and craven sub.
mission OF the old parties 10 the Slave Power of
Inc South-do it and you will admipiste, IN
nor and to her trucking miuions a rebnlo which
VIII be ielt from Maine to Georgia. Neglect !,
and clouds and darkness, will shut down on vonr
now frightening path of Freedom more ,hioLIy
than ever. '''