Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-09-01

hearts. They all detesled oppression .
they all exulied at any manly exhibition
which was made in behalf Of the true, the
generous, and the manly. Why did they
not always let the rising impulses Of their
hearts and the quickening emotions which
warmed them to-day influence them every
day, and carry out into consistent action
the purposes they cherish in the depths of
their hearts? 1t was perfectly easy to un-
derstand why they did not do so. 1t was
because they forgot their manhood, and re-
membered only their politics They in
verted the natural order of Providence /;
they took that which was intended to be
the highest and placed it at the lowest
They took their manhood and sailed it down
at the very bottom Of the barrel, and piled
their politics Oh top Of that, aud never got
down to the manhood For that reason he
preferred to address men when he addressed
an audience, Ito address those who felt The
impulses, and would listen to the sugges-
lions of manhood and humanity.
Some might say what was the use of talk
ing on this subject in Woltboro; there had
been no fugi'ives arrested there, and would
not he. Perhaps not; but he had some.
times wished ut wright be wrong wish)
that some fugitive slave might be seized in
their midst, that they might see il the slave
power could cast chains around those noun.
tain tops as it had around Boston court.
house. 1t was possible that they might
nave fugitive case even there in Wolfbo-
70. and is was well that the patriot and
Christian should have in his mind weIl.set-
tied convictions Of duty that should guide
him in action when an emergency should
farise. 1t was we'll, then, that they should
have these sentiments and principles fixed
in their minds SO that if such an emergen.
cy does come, they might know how to act
in reference to the individual case, when it
was presented for their personal applica.
ton.
Mr.. Hale expressed the conviction that
the great question of the trial is covered
by the ground that is embraced in the fugl.
tive slave law He believed in the language
Of the ancient prophet to the children OF
Israel, that "God had controversy with
this people to-day" And that controversy
was, whether his law shall have The higi
pI4ce TO which he entitled it, or whether
the allegiance which they should render t,
the king of kings should be measured anc
dictated by the party leaders of the mlser
able faction to which they might belong, -
The question was whether man, made II
the image of God, vital with the breath o
his providence, and redeemed by the ever
lasting Son of his love,-wheIher maj
should be holden sacred above the beasts
that perish. or whether lie shonld be made
an article Of merchandise, and placed with
gu, the protection of law. believe, salt
Mr.. Hale, IN conclusion, that upon thu
subject it is the right and duty o. the peo
pie Of New Hampshire to entertain fixed
strong and settled convictions. | bellev
that when the Almighty made this beautiful
country where we are, he meant that
should be the abode of freedom, and no
the hunting. ground for slaves Lou
cheers believe that when the air wit
which He now waves the tops of the pin
trees over our heads, was sent from hi
breath, he intended it to pass through tn
lungs of freemen and not OF slaves. Ap
plause believe that when he place.
his smlle-the "smile of the Great Spirit
between these hills, He meant that on il
peaceful waters no human BLOODHOUND
should ever hunt his prey; but that ii SHOULD
be now, always and forever, the abode o
freedom, happiness, virtue, and independ
ence. r epeated cheers