Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-02
VOLUME TX. NO. 36.
A7d shall we scotr at Eufops'I Kinga,
When freedoms fire ls dim with US;
And round our country's 1ltar clings
The damnlng shade of slavery. curse p

ICES, (and are loud and very clGinorons lust be-
fore an election), to bo opposed to slavery-but
my friends there is good and safe criterion
given by high authority, whereby we can try
these parties, as well as individuals. " By their
fruits ye shall know them" | often think Of the
anecdote of the slave. who had very pious
master, who lived by preaching. This miuiste<
during the revolutionary war, manifested his
zeal on ali occasions, in the cause of freedom,
and his country. but who, at the same time held
IN bondage, negro called Jack. To contend
for liberty, and hold The poor African in bond
age, was, according 10 Jacks Conception Of rig ht
AND wrong, rahni.est incohsztency. Under
his Impression, and anxious to obtain that libeE-
~ which the inherentuud natural right of man,
JACK went to his master one day, and addressed
h'n in tie following manner "Massa, OBJ
serve you Away keep preaching ebout liberty
and praying for liberty, and lub to hear you, sir
for liberty be good ting. You preach we'll,
and pray weII-but one ling, Massa, you re-
member, poor Jack, he no free yet"
So it is with those who profess to be opposed
to osIavery in the political world. They have the
power to extermnate this evil,-but the slaves
are not free yet Wings and democrats Of the
free states, had they the meditation, could have
abolished slavery in the District OF Columbia,
or removed the capitol to a free state--they have
talked long and loud about it, but have done
nothing.
Now, we want to take the candid, honest, and
true hearted from all the parties, and make them
one great, good party, that shall carry out the
principles Of a free government, and labor un-
ceaslngly for humanlty-lnd demollsh and cx-
terminate forever, NIL oppression and injustice
from.the earth. This should be the end and aim
Of all lovers of freedom, the world. What is a
Bank or a Tariff. when put IN CONTRAST with hui
man liberty, and human happiness? We can
attend to all those minor considerations when it
becomes necessary for US to act upon them
They are not now before the country for action !;
but slavery is, convuIsing our nation, and threat.
enng to ,overurn it forever. Great Heaven, can
we stand still, and see slavery destroy the best
heritage that God ever caused his sun to shine
upon?
&c Then by fathers ashes,
The spirit of New England has fed"
1t cannot be denied but that the Democratic
party had lost many OF the fundamental traits
that belonged TO it, previous to origin Of what ID
called the Free Soil Party" The leaders
were not governed by the true principles Of de-
mocmcY-lor as understand il. true dalaacraqtu
posed to all and every species of slavery and des
potism-seeks to break every yoke, that the op
pressed may go frc. Democracy, what is it ?
"Why, it is exalted in its attributes, for it SEEK
the good of all mankind. 1t is The foundation
of Justice, for it is respector Of persons, butt
protecting wing, like the dew Of heaven, fali
equally upon all. 1t distinguishes not between
the prince and the peasant, for it is no worship.
per Of titles 1t is as much the friend of the pool
man, as the rich, and is not less The protector o
oppressed. than the enemy Of the oppressor. II
acknowledges no tyrany over the mind or body
OF man. 1t is the foe OF despotism in every shape
and is the friend of freedom every wbere-it is
freedom itSelG It knows no bounds; for like
charity it is universal in its motives and seeks
to dispense its blessings in every cline. Ty.
rants quake at its APPROACH and quail before its
Irown. Thoncs trembe to its touch, as i
smote by the glance of destiny. Superstition
flies from it like the early dew from the morning
sun. The rubbish Of ages--al The refined sys.
TENS Of despotism, crumble to atoms at its pres
euce. 1t has no deceit. /. ASSUMES no artificial
or unreal character. 1t is always what 1t seems.
Fmnk, generous, good 10 all"
True democracy wars not against the rights
Of property it is oaIy when wealth assumes the
aspect Of dictator in matters IF opinion and eff.
'ecs to overa we and bring down the mind Of
man in subjeclion 10 its potent sway, that it be.
comes obnoxIou 10 the honest censures oil free
people. Its language to all acts of Legislation
that 60 to abridge the just and inherent rights Of
the great aborng population, Is, g Hands off :
we wish for none Of your extraneous aid leave
US TO our own eXertons--our own resources, and
we will take care of ourselves. Here then ia
practical democracy-ogainst the erslusive ,Uhitt
mans democracy, and tedeyd rchggey.
} Now it will be seen at glance, that both the
Z whig and democratic parties so called, here al
: the Moth, have been the partial tools of sqvery
SO that however loud they may be in thei
1 pretensions against slSvedom, they have uni
| fOrmly, until of late, acted with and for the
. slpveocrats.
f Van Buren, we all know, was sacrificed by tn,
q democratic party, at Baltimore, for going agains
Texas annexauon-and so have been many o
t the true friends of democracy, all over the land
D Wings of the North we're overawed BY the whig
| of the South, and Gen. Taylor with 500 ne
= groes, was nominated and elected to the Presi
dency-and strange to add-they laid aside thei
= Tree democratic principles, for be it known tina
| the wings profess democracy swallowed the ol,
] General slaves and all, and threw up their caps
4 shouting " Hurrah for freedom-we are the onl
= good and true anti slavery party-we are tn
t friends of the slave!"
t Now, my intellect is so obtuse, | cannot, fc
e my life, see how a man can be an anti SLAYER
: man, and vote for stakeholder Should ma
Y vote for horse thief, we should naturally cor
e cude that he was in favor of stealing horses
,, if man should vote for known accomplishe
: counterIeiter, we should naturally think he We
n in favor Of counterfeiting. So with voting fc
n savehoders If should vote for man wi
g holds slaves, and sells them for dollars al
e cents, the conclusion is fair that do not dslil
IL his slaveholding. There is no avoiding this su
N position Now the stealing OF horse, or pas
ing counterfeit money, are sins of small nagl
tude compared ts the stealing Of man--fobbi
fellow creature of his head, heat, hands, t