Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-23

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| Mr.. EDITOR Il was a warm and jealous
supporter of John Quincy Adams and his Ad-
ministration, Twas a National Republican, and
a Wing, firm and devoted, from the first organi-
zation of the party under that name, mp to l848.
|, therefore claim as good a title to Legitimacy,
as any other man. In 1910 threw my hat "a
| high and huzzahed as loud as any for 6 Tippeca-
noe aud Tyler too" Yet, notwithstanding my
faithful adherence to the party that has, say for
twenty years, assumed the name of Wing,
have always felt some misgivngs aud mortilica-
ton at their subserviency to the Slave power
though they have made loud protestations to the
contrary. Bat when have compared their &C
ton with their profession, have often been re-
minded Of the man in the boat, who yowed one
way while oking the other.
When, in 1913, Gen. Taylor, who, whatever
may have been his virtues as a soldier or citi-
zen, had, from experience, no civil qualification
or fitness, for the Presidency, receiving the nom
inaton wholly on account of his availability; and
moreover being an extensive stakeholder, was
finally presented to the Freemen as a candidate
for the highest office in their gift, it became
more necessary than ever hut the Wings should
be loud in their professions of attachment to
the cause Of down trodden humanity. They were
Free Soil to the backbone, and, from the sole Of
their feet to the very crowns oil their heads, in
favor of applying the Wilmot proVso to all ter
ritory then free. But being somewhat cautious
| thought the most safe course ipr me was to
embark on board the Free Soil ship, and let my
old friends pass on, and in the mean time keep
wotchfu eye on their proceedings where
| looked for grapes" they brought forth wild
grapes"
From the high sounding phrases of the
Manifesto we had u right to expect glorious
achievements from the XXI Congress But
what was the event? While the Southern
members OF both the old parties were vehement
in urgng their claim to introduce their" pecu-
liar institution into all the vast newly acquired
territory, Northern Wings, at FIRST, made some
seeming show of fidelity to their ovowed pfinci
pies. But, alas when put to the test their viz
tue was Ike ancient Ephraim-" as the morning
cloud and the early dew that passelh away"
Mr.. Clay, in his lofty tumbIngs, turned Il sum
ersct. Mr., Webster, in his remarkable speech
nf the 7;h of March l950 rnnudioted tho Will
ma, p,o.;.o ;.l, oa.-od b, h., h, ..,b,,,,,or :,
aud secuted the necessity Of its application
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the Compromise measures were connected, and
as wing measure, consumnatod, including the
vile and uncIcan thing called the Fugitive
Slave Notwithstanding the sane into our
Sat"te Books, to the everlasting disgrace OF the
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