Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-05-12

cislvely as In Massachusetts. What Is the re-
sut9 You go into State where there is no
Free Soil party, where it does not make itself
felt at the ballot.box, and you will find the most
infamous endorsement of the most monstrous
doctrine that Slavery can boast Let the Sa-
chemS Of party at least, of the Democratic par
~; in OHIO assemble In Convention, do they en-
dorse the Baltimore PLATFORM? Do they make
the Fugitive Slave Law one of the elements OF
their political creed, one of the articles of their
faithf Mo- at all. 1t Is laid upon the table
WhyF Because the Free Soil party in Ohio
hold the balance of power, and it is not found
profitable or convenient TO outrage their moral
convictions.
We'll, my friends, have alluded TO these two
States; but there are many other States where II
only one man Ia three knows the truth and ms
duty, would bSsue to his convictions Of truth
and ''uty, tho alton of our party would De as
commanding is in Massachusetts and OHIO
Let one in Thu. Ain the great State of New York
come up TO biz 7sn convictions of duty, and fol-
low the plaines Headings OF truth, and the Free
Soil party Wilt 1ontro the balance power, IN
that State, justHs much as they do IN MaSsachu
sets and Ohio That is what we want. we
want 10 let our friends over the country know
that those who have taken the vows OF this creed
upon themselves, and announced this sentiment
as the guiding Bentlnent of their lives, have en-
listed for the Var [cheers that they are not
In for single capalgn they are not SIX months
men, who have enlisted only for one campaign,
and when that is over 60 quietly TO their homes,
and leave the cause to take care Of itself. 1t
needs to be known aud felt and realized that
there is an energetic, life-giving and efficient
principle OF ktion in men who have taken upon
themselves we responsibilities of the position we
occupy3 and when we have done that, we shall
have done our duty.
You may be assured the hearts of these peo
pie are with us. the convictions OF the great mass
are with US and, my friends, there is something
else There are not only the hearts Of the people
and the CONVICTIONS OF the men, but there are
the sentiments eff the women-they are with us
also. Great applause.
had striking illustration Of the trick Of this
the Other day. As was coming to Massachu
sets, there was an old bunker politician came
and sat by me III the cars, with sInlng, pleas
aud face, and he began TO speak OF the time
(Suve The mark J when should be President
Laughter. | smiled in his face with ncredu-
my. "Wny," said he, you need not be so in
credulous; the thing is making way where did
not expect it, expected to hear Of some ne y
movement IN some county Of the West. Why
said he, 8 the women have got hold OF it. Loud
laughter and applanse.] When 90 home and
talk to my family, have to confess five times us
much anti-slavery as it is prudent for me to talk
out on Change" Renewed cheers.
Now friends, if we will just stand and place
ourselves where we were in lo4S, we shall have
the people with us as they were with us then,
and would have been with us now, if those who
had been trusted but not tried had not failed III
that hour And we have many encouraging CIR,
cuulsances about us. We have many mob IL
men among us. We have, in the person OF my
! friend who sits near me, enlisted IN our cause
the eloquence of CLAY, Immense applause, the
clarion notes Of whose eoquence were never
prostitued 10 a Compromise. Cheers. Aud
on my right we nave IA representatives. noble
scion Of noble s,ock--that tells us shat the
patriotism, the judicial learning, aud the inlegfl'
ty which adorned Jay yet lives in his descend
unit. Loud applause.
That is not all. We have great many noble
tuen among us; and we have a MANN about
whose manhood there Gun be no question. En-
thusmstlc applause. More than uIl that, W.
have IN our own hearts (what ain afraid all o.
our opponents have no,) the appreciation OF ou
own consciences, (cheers,) we have 10 labor for d
cause that we can take, not only 10 The ballot
box. but to the Throne OF Grace, and commeno
10 The blessing If Almighty God
| Then my friends. with such n cause with
such aovocaies and with such Indications around
us, lei us beup aud doing our duty. We gave
| free soil and tree government to Oregon, not be-
cause 1t lay nuTth or south Of any particular line
of latitude bur we said that when lis vast terri
tory should be peopled, when the hun OF indus.
tiy should be heard over lts hills and valleys
and The leeinlng millions of unborn generations
should Use up and fill those places, mat they
should not have the curse OF human Savev there
We determined that when we stood before the
| bar OF final account, we would not nave resting
upon our heads the irowns aud curses aud I'M.
precautions Of those hat had dragged ont lite
OF slavery through our want OF fidelity TO the trust
Committed to us
| Now, my friends, one word more, and viii
not trespas, longer upon your patience. PolltI-
cans continually tell us, " You can do nothing
al all. Everything i, settled. The annexation
OF Texas is settled the compromise is settled
and 1t Is all selll &, aud you can do nothing ,
Let me suppose, tor the sake Of argument, that
1t is all settled-wla is our duty? Why our
duiy is to have settlement with the settlers
Loud cheers aud Iaugh'er.] fit is true that
our rights have been battered away, that the in.
teress OF liberty have been sod and those that
have betrayed ther trust are in the enjoyment of
the price Of their treachery, shall our mouths b..
shut, when we would call them t. an account.
because they tell us the things are settled?
Some of my professional brethren are around
me- Lei me suppose some client goes TO one Of
them, and entrusts great matter to him, relying
upon his integrity, his fidelity, his perseverance,
and devotion to his client, to prosecute it to
successful Issue. Instead OF that, he sells his
clients right, betrays his trust, puts the reward
OF treachery IN his own pocket, aud then, when
the client comes and asks about il, he says,
" The thing cannot be disturbed any longer-it
IS settled {" Very well, my friends, what would
you do? Would you not have settlement with
The attorney next? That is what we want We
want to see what is the price at which they sold
1t. We want to see what is the consideration
that they have got. And by these means, we
can he enabled to judge of the merits of the set
Tiers. and the integrity of the settlement land
until we have done that, we have but poorly dis
charged our duty.
My friends, owe you an apology for claiming
youc niten''a's 40 long. Cries OF ''go on -" 90
on! Nanny friends, will not go On bu,
will go off. Laughter.] | find some around
me that came to hear and will not longer
lrespass on your time. | will end as began,
and that is, bylendering to you the grateful hoIn-
age OF my heart. There is no other offering that
can bring ydu there is nothing else WORTHY of
the generous manner in which you have received
me, and in which You have been pleased TO ov r
estimate my polr efforts 1t is because circum
stances and accidents beyond my contro; have
brought my name into conspicuous connection
with sen'l'nens dear to your own hearts, ina,
you have spoAl n so kindly towards me, and
thank yon fo1, and if in anything have been
enab ed 10 st up where some men tal!ered a
little HI been able, in any good degree.
to maintain Integrity and consistency of my
hearts OF SYM S,hzing friends there we're feel
lngs that should wound infinitely more than