Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-08-02

% vote for the man set up by the majority the
lbolitionists who did not belong to the Order,
soting, of course, on the ground of his Anti
Slavery principles and the Wings because they
wanted to put down e Administration. John
P. Hale, then, so far as the Order is concerned,
was elected because he was Know Nothing, not
because he was an Anti Slavery man and the
same principle which induced members OF the
Order who dsliked his principles, (and there
must have been many such,) to vote for him,
would. under other circumstances, induce Anti
Slavery men to supports Pro7Slavery candidate
namely, the obligation to be governed by the
majority. His election, therefore, if it prove
anything for the Order. proves too much. 1t
proves i, a dangerous instrument in the hands OF
designing mn
must and will rejoice in the election of John
P. Hale, usalr almost any circumstances. Had
Mr.. Hale Sod erect in his shoes, and said,
=" Gentlemoh i am an indomitable, uneomprom-
Using AboliSnist, and as such. and such only,
will | be els.pl, if elected at ALL will make
no side issues and had gained the election, it
would have len a victory indeed But it de-
tracts very Il ch to think that Mr. Hale--the
Noble. fearl@ John r. Hale--should deem it
consistent VI his dignity, 10 90 in at the hack
|door into Fret Lodge and take upon him
sacred oath A4r the purpose, las his friends
Eopenly ayoWsof making him more available
I wish 10 \ understood us impugning no
man 3 motiyes but reloriners mast be allowed
to criticise edo other 1t is the life Of all re-
forms. "Faiiful are the wounds of a friend,
fbut the kisses ban enemy are decetful'"
Il hid intende, to say something in regard to
T the secstSs.of th. Order, but the Freeman has
juss rsaeiu ,e...xtiniugstAs -preecedingsat
BdflingtoslinMhich asresolution is passed ta-
king off tit secrecy, to some extent, ut least;
90 much sd that the members are graciously
granted thepgivilege of " owning up" with
regard to thexistence of the Order and their
connection Yth it,. OF coarse they were bound
to denytheseiacts before: for it would never
do. when qlietOned on the subject, to be entire
y mum, for hey would then DO in the same
Econdition astas the under-wittod boy A GER
tain man, asshe story goes, had foolish son
Iand withal sohewhat laxative Of course, when
company can he would always betray hi,
weakness Tefather told him he must no,
not talk whenEompany came, and then they
would not fndhim out. The next time they
had company he boy sat mute. Some Of tn,
company begal to ask him questions, but h,
gaveno reply. Why" said they, "Wha
ails the boy '-re's fool, is he mott" " There
father excluded the, boy, Z" they have foun,
me out already, So ii would be in this case
The most honoNble way, and just as innocent
4 would be to faethe music, and deny it plump
ly. Seriously-r I cannot tell how it looks t.
you, but to me J looks like anything but tn
course high mined and honorable men ough
Yours f r All Den field and fair fight wit
Catholicism and very other system that oppret
SEES humanity. 70 SINS.
P. s: 1t was ay good fortune to attend til
conventional Concord, N. H., Il just and mag
unanimous notice pf which find in your nobl
editorial Of July 18TH 1t was indeed rio
treat, well wortha journey of hundred miles
| A CIV c.Il
true to principle ne the needle to the pole VI
swervng in their purpose determined to kno
nothing among ms save the slave in his chan
Like the builder of the wall in olten time, the
are doing great, work; why should they con
down to hold u g.orlsF upon any Of these ial
Eisspes, uS,itlal fneyers They Ian. y
simply to prSse,if 'sne extension Of Slavery, b'
to kill it, They deny it rightful existence an
where in the Universe Of God ); and wherever
is found, they claim the right to asaail it, NJ
whoever, or whatever, come between them al
Slavery to defend it, whether President Pier
with his Constitution, or President Lord wi
his Bible, finds no quarters. Their motto
Humanity and its rights, abore~in, book al
' Constitution. Wendell Phillips is indeed a IA
Specimen of humanity. To hear him in t
Representatives Hail. crowded to a jam with
men and women Of the Granite State, mot
mention leglslators) was indeed soul strring
u lover of humanity. Suffice it to say, he char
\ with his eloqnence, mcslnerizes with A!s,g
lures. ins'ructs will, Ills 4aets, yehai1S With
| logic, and con'nccs with BIS arguments.
gave me some encouragement that he won
come to Montpelier during tlle session of. o
Legislature next fall. think if the friends
Freedom will make an effort, he can be c
tained ~ SINS
Wiliamsto,cn, July, 1855.