Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-18

Ma. EDlTon ~ lille northern politicians
pogs kfaoss,ilnplieit the demands of the South
eyiaEing spirit Of devotion that well accords
witf the cause to which they devote themselves,
aiding most effect mlly in the designs of the
|slamholding Oligarchy upon the sacred iiber'
ticsof the people it is truly gratifying to behold
sin of the South imbued with the spirit o.
" IS standing up boldly in the defence of righ
and pleading with truly Il " Henric' spirit fol
thecause of down-rillen liberty. Although
itltll low, very low from the position which Sh'
sustained in the days of '' Washington and JET
clson, yet we will accord to Virginia credit 70
one son worthy Of her ancestors. | ailodc to MIR
UHserwood, whose short and n-ht-to-the
punt speech, at the Philadelphia convention
awakened such enthusiism--l man, who To
true greatness and patriotism will offset ag'lrls
all the slayc-advocating statesman and Union
abiding men Of the " Cd Dominion
In nv cstim .tion. Mr.. Editor, Senator Brooks
could hardly have committed worse mistake
or .aetvmore injurious to the interests OF hi
party. or one that will stamp his name with i'm
fanny, than be did in his assault upon Mr. Sam
ner
That act has awakened such torrent Of jus
Indignation against the overhcarlng and nsol
ent Conduct of the South. as he or his gallant
compcers, will he hardly able to stem. Will
the Pro.slavery party mostly applaud this pro
ceeding. as la,idable and patriotic, there is nov
and then one that beholds the action in its tru
| light and is candid enough to avow it. BIZ
thisis only part Of that system OF ma-adnlln
istration which, if allowed to bear sway, vii
all too soon, involve nation in scenes to-
liSgracrful for tongue to utter or pen to record
Fhre is no barrier too sacred for the minion
Of tte Shave power to oycrlcap, no compact to-
b,ud',g fer them to violate neither is there re
sonrac too unhaliowcd or despicable to whicl
they will not resort, in their blind inIatuati OF
to sosse the interests of the South. Every item
of Humanity and reason must bow beneath thu
Jgsgf sRsntof neral asd political scrvitude
SUCH il the array of men, creeds and princi
J Piles, with which the votares of freedom mus
wage warfare,-and it is contest, which 70
point OF sublimity and the deep interests u
stake will rival the fierce encounters of con
tending nations. For why' 1t is a contest be
tween liberty on one hand and oppression OF
the Other men rising up in the defence Of thu
unalterablo principle Of freedom, against the
continued aggrcssions aud usarpations Of Il de-
spoism. which would seek to involve free
people in bondage more tyrannous and humili
ating than .hat to which our forcfuthers were
subjected But this contest is not to be decided
by the sword and blyonet unless our nation is
so far sunk in dcgrcd :tiun that the instruments
Of death must be had in requisition, to guard
the saRctity of the ballot box. Upon the people
themselves, it devolycs whether they will choose
liberty and its consequent blessings. Or acquiescc
in the triumph Of the foes OF freedom and tho
reign of oppression. But this Last, mcthinks
they Il NEVER do They Lave too high regard
for The Blessing entrusted TO their care, TO tame
! ly see them wrcsted from their keeping by the
lawless band of the slavocrat
| The dependents Of those brave revolutionary
patriots, who preferred death. rather than the
CALLING chains of insorions bondage, are moi
deyoi of the spirit hat aetuated them. From
the bills and valleys of the East to the widc
prairies of the West their banners are floating
in the breeze of Heaven, and Freedom now anC
forever passes from son to son, from sire tc
grand sire, as their watchword, while hop,
beams in iboorionI and success the right awaits
EDWIN RuTHyEN.