Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-28

the war of the revolution. Hence the declara-
tion of independence of whose anniversary we
are now speaking. of the justice of that war
say nothing, nor Of the declaration of indepen-
dence. Admit the justice of the war, and the
suitahlcness of celebrating this day. still ask,
is there no principle involved in Slavery mo
rights infringed in bnying and selling fellow
creatures in using their labor without wages
in word, in trampling on the image OF God
stamped on all men! Surely Slavery violates
the most sacred of all principles. Compared
with this, the principle violated by the English
government in the insisting upon taxation with
out representation, is too insignificant to be
mentioned, or thought of for a moment. No
thing will be more proper, in case the Nebraska
bill has been defeated, than the spending of this
day as day of thanksgiving and praise to the
Author Of all good for the deliverance vonch-
sa:ed to the country Yes, friends of humanity,
like the Jews when saved from the Vaccinations
of Iaman and his accompces, have joy and
gladness,a feast and good day-a very Jubilee
of thankss living. long to hear that you have
had cause for all this, and that you have cele-
bratcd this day with more joyful emotions than
on any previous day of your country's history,
The Lord grant it, I pray.
If, on the other hand, the abolninAtion has
been consummatcd, and the whole country
thrown open to the invasion Of Slavery, I hope
to hear that this day, this 4th of July, 1854,
has been day Of fasting, humiliation and
prayer. While the authors of the outrage, in
fla ed with wine and success, may be making
merry, and insolently exulting over the friends
of the slave, be it yours, dear friends, to lie
low in the dust at the footstool of holy God,
seeking the pardon of this great national sin,
and earnestly beseechng Him who can make the
wrath Of man to praise Him, to ovcrrule the
whole of this Nebraska iniquity to the good of
the country. do earnestly hope to hear that
the day has thus been spent, provided the bill
has passed the House. For in that case, let me
ask, at what time has there been SO pressing
call for fasting humiliation and prayer to Al
mighty God, as now At what time has SO
towering an iniquity, 80 black Il crime against
God and man, been perpetrated as is included in
this Nebraska business Sins enough methinks
had our country to answer for before, sins huge
enough, and black enough, in all conscience.
Breach of treaties with the aborignccs; wars Of
conquest and annexation making haste to be
rich; pride and fulncss of bread intenl per-
ance, profanity and Sabbath-broakng polit-
cal dcmagogueism, and system Of oppression
which has no parallel in history--which leaves
far in the shade Egyptian and Algerine bondage.
Then, us if to consuminate this lAooay s.stenis
the fugitive slave bill Of 1850 was passed, car
rying terror and despair through the land of
the free Surely no good man, no patriot can
think Of the God provoking sins, Of which the
above are part, without shame and alarm. But
in the passage Of the Nebraska bill, if consum-
mated, we may seem to hear one say as in Eze-
kiel vision of the image of jealousy, 1" Turn
again, and thou shalt sec greater denominations
than these" Yes, we may see iniqnity being
acted on scale nmeasuraby large-troachery,
oppression, last and blood do not believe
that even the bittcrest enemy of the bill has be-
gun to denounce the extent Of the evils which
it aims oinaict upon our country. IT'S as ii
Pandora tabled box were realized, from " hich
on being opened, issued, not only every evil to
curse our country, but from which hops its If
took its fight. God grant that may hear That
by the defeat of the bill, | may hear Of your es-
cape from calamity so terrible.
July q.
While waiting for another mail, will tell
you so something of the Islands, as think some
of your readers will like to hear from Us.
STATE OF AGRICULTURE.
Tho Royal Hawaiian Agricultural Society
held their anniversary in June. did not attend,
but find, from the address of the President,
that there has been considerable gain, in his
opinion, to the cause of agriculture during the
past year. will mention three products at the
islands which are of great value, and which you
will be glad to hear are increasing at the is
lands. | think more OF these than of all other
products now seen here, not only because they
remind me OF our goodly Green Mountain
State, but because they excel all other produc-
tions of mother Earth; the Irish potatoo, In
dian corn, and wheat
The Irish potatoc, in small quantities, and Of
a very inferior quality, we found at Honolulu on
our arrival in 1913. Soon after they were in
troduced into Maui, near Lahaiua, and thence
into the mountain region of Makawao and Kula.
In this region, some 1000 feet above the level Of
the sea, the potatoe houriShes greatly. Fo,
many years the whaling feet, both at Lahaua
and Honolulu, found an abundant supply of thi'
vegetable from Kula. Soon after the gold dis
covery at California, there began to bea demand
from that conntry. This SO increased during
1850 and 1851, that Irish potatoes sold on the
ground, six or eight miles from the sea, for 81
and SIS a bushcl. knew a single acre of pota.
toes in my neighborhood which sold for $780,
yes, Gce hundred dollars, This speculation ii
potatoes was short. The Californians raise a
plenty OF them at present, and OF II better quail
ity than those obtained here. The President o.
tho Hawaiian Agricultural Society, in his lat,
annual address, says; Two or three years age
the largest export from these islands was that
the Irish potatoe to California To-day we art
eating California potatoes Of better quality
and at a less price, than those Of our own rails
ing. How shameful There is no soil in tht
world better adapted to the raising of this val
liable vegetable, than the rich mellow loan O
Kula, East Maiu ; and am happy to hear tha
the people of that region are beginning to wax,
up to the Importance of raising n sunnlv