Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-01

The lecture OF last evening, at fremont
Temple, was given by Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Esq, On commencing his address, Mr.. En-
erson said that one must write with red hot
iron to make an impression OH the subject of
slavery. He had hoped that some person
would be found from the South to come and
defend the system. But no one, though the
committee had invited many, was found to ac-
cept the invitation. Had they done SO, it
would surprise many to know how little could
be said in favor Of slavery. We are now here
the third generation since the evil of our ia
theirs, when they made the contract of govern
lnent And now, however, strong the tide
setting in favor OF freedom, the code of slav-
cry is more malignant than ever before. Re-
cent action has brought slavery home to New
England. We connot treat it as thing by
itself, but it stands in our system. The crying
facts are that in nation which PROCESSES TO
base its laws on the principle of securing the
greatest good to the greatest number, and in
conformity with the doctrines of Christianity
there is allowed in part of this country to
subsiSt, a system which makes the poor peo-
pie its victims, and when they dislike this peel
ing process, law has been passed to compel
us to seize these poor people and tell them they
have not been stripped and plundered enough
that they must 60 back and be plundered
again.
But slavery must be considered as an acct
dent Of u large calamity. 1t consists in u
scepticism which is not local but universal.
The tone Of our press on slavery is only an in
dication Of the moral pulses. The tolerance
Of slavery is worse in this.-thc stupidity it
betrays in the heart and head of society, u
society without faith.
The young need some idea before them
which is worthy OF their nature, some foe
man worthy of their Steel" something which
would make them greater than they arc.
Among intellectual men there is a looking
runnd Tor morc-satsfyng knowledge. Are
thele lntelectugI men Go into the festooued
and tempered brlIiancy of drawing rooms,
aud sse the fortunate youth OF both sexes the
very flower Of society for whom every accom-
plishment has been secured with genius and
courage answering to these fair forms, they
are only growing worldly wise.
/ The Democrats snd the Wings have neither
OF them addressed themselves TO the relief of
the country from slavery. They would nail
the stars to the sky. With their eyes over
their shoulders, fixed to the past, they COPY
their ancestors. Our politics have run so low
that gentlemen OF character will no ON rer. 70
into them. 1t has already become discrediita.
Bile work. Those who have gone to Congress
from US were honest, we'll meaning men. vet
they voted Tor this cYinlina measure with the
basest Of the populaee, and did not see the
grimaces Of the DULLES that stimulated them
to it.
. But what shall we think of Ais new mov..
ment with which all the world rings9 We
were c ear that the old parties could not lead
US. But shall we there ore abdicate our re,.
sou! l employed false guides aud they mis-
lead me shall | therefore put my head in a
bag! The late revolution in Massachusetts
no man will wonder at who sees how far our
politics had departed from the course of sim.
pie right Az the old parties inspired no re.