The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-25

who fancy they can barter Of the Fressoil vots
Of Massachusetts tor mess Of pottsae, they are
mistaken. We are not to be sold. We are not
chattes personal. We are free men. We have
honest and deep conviction, and to those con-
victions mercenary politicians may rest assured
we shall be faithful.
"AlI constitutional opposition to slavery"
was the brief but comprehensive and patriotic
principle announced in the Buffalo platform, and
to that we are unglterably committed, not only
BY oft repeated declarations, bat by the warm
est attachments of our hearts. We cannot,
therefore, vote for man who will sustain the
| fugitive slave law. We cannot vote for man
WHO, we have no reason TO doubt, would give
his influence in favor OF dividing California, and
making one-half of it slave State, and would
Do anything and everything else the slave power
might desire.
That we must do this, if we vote with either
of the great parties is certain enough. Our
course is therefore clear We have no time to
lose. Let us at once hold our State convention,
and after having solemnly announced our reso
luton to maintain an unsecuring warfare with
slavery, and to oppose any and every party in
alliance with it, let US at once proceed to elect
ore hundred delegates to the Cleveland con-
veution, including those already chosen. Let
us show Enthusiastically our determination to
Place the Freesoil party of Massachusetts where
AL may see that whatever traitors to humanity
and freedom there may be elsewhere, we are
steadfast and immovable.
The coming contest will "try mems souls" as
they have never been tried since the days Of the
revolution. The revenue of our government
amount now to over fifty millions per annum, or
two hundred millions in four years. All that
vast amount is the political capital with which
the successful party will maintain the interests
ofslavery, and reward its INSCRIPTIONS partizans.
All the great issues which used to divide the
two great parties having become obsolete, there
is nothing now to contend for between them but
the spoils The public revenue forms a cor
ruptive fund with which to purchase politicians
and editors Our government has become a
government of corr option. Having no honest
use for all its vast revenue, and no grand princ-
pie being at stake between them, and slavery
being resolved that the whole power of the ma
ton shall be prostituted to it's support, the cow
ardly sensibty of the leaders of both parties |
is easily accounted for. They want offices, they
want patronage, therefore they must do the dirty
work of slavery. Now against all these cor
rupting influences the Freesoil party have got
to stand, and thank God, we believe, will stand |
If we have any unprincipled men in our ranks. |
they will desert us. Let them go to /" their own"
we can do without them. We must and will |
maintain our opposition to slavery. We cannot
and will MT lay down our arms. Nor do we
feel any encouragement in view of the signs of |
the times.
Never did we feel greater necessity for
faithful adhesion to our principles and party or
CARNATIONS; never did we feel more sure of |
ultimate success. We can hold the balance of |
power, as we have done. We can be terror
to evil doors. We can keep alive and active
the moral sentiment of the people against
slavery, and we shall form that nucleus around |
which the true Democracy of freedom shall yet
rally for the final victory. We all know that we
have the moral conviction of the people on our
side, and truly believe that when our candidates
are presented to the people. they will receive
vote that shall surprise our opponents. The
next electoral vote of this State will be given
as no previous one ever was-it will be a true
exponent of the sentiments of the people, for it |
will be given under the secret ballot. We be-
lieve the vote for freedoms candidates will be
a large one. We know many persons connected
with the Wing and Democratic parties who are /
utterly Disguised with the course their parties
have taken, and who, though not ready tolbreak
off their political alliances, will cheerfully vote
for freedom and free SOIL
Let us, then, like the old liberty party, re-
main infexible. Let us have noble State con-
vention, and let US be fully represented at Cleve-
land on the 4th Of August next. Let us show
the people of the United States that the Free
soil men of the old Bay State are worthy |
descendants of those who crossed the ocean in
the MayAower for the rights of conscience, and
fought for freedom at Bunker Hill
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