Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-12-18

other assistance was ever rendered tran, as
sworn by the officers except in chepenIng their
tickets in consequence Of the discount procured
OF the transportation in companies These Off
GERS also swore that no emigrant was asked his
opinion respecting Slavery before he started,
and that no aholitionist, to their knowledge
was member Of the society Fhe President
was retired citizen The Society expected to
make their profit in land purchasers no doubt
and in raising up population to consume their
manufactures Those who represented me
design Or the acts oil the society Us any way con-
trary to this statement were base and malicious
slanderers and this has at length been fixed up
on them by public opinion. Senator Douglas
was the first to aid the Missouri ruffans in the
circulation Of the caumny from his place at
Washington which he has more than once
prostituted to ignonlini0us uses. How little
reason was given for Missouri violence by any
thing the Massachusetts emigrant Aid Sorlety
had done, is conclusVely shown by the oBcidt
census of the terri TORY taken Il month previous
to the invasion. whereby ii appears, that ofail
the adult freemen then in the territory, amount
ing to near 5000 only 100 were from the New
Eng land States
From this truthful and plain statement, the
answer can he readily given TO the question,
''who Logan the aggressons III Kansas =
Atchinsun and the Misso arians began 1t for
the Shareholders in the field Dixon OF Kentucky,
and others, made use OF Douglass, to begin
it previously in the Senate Councils. With
these conspirators, Pierce was an accessory be-
fore The fact. and Buchanan is an accessory af-
Ter HE fact
MI President need not dwell longer upcn
the History of the origin Of the troubles in Kan
sas; and have only alluded to them now to show
that our New England sons were not the ag-
eressors Peacefully, the pioneers of freedom
went to Kansas--brutally have they been over
borne hunted mobbed and robbed of their world
ly possessions, and smitten down while exerci.
sing the rights Of freeman, in their elective
franchise. They look to New England for help
they call upon us in Gods name to save them
| from starvation during the coming winter
they ask us for bread shall we mock their mis-
cries by offering them a stone They ask for
clothing to save themselves and their little ones
from the cold blasts that sweep over their pral-
ries. Can we refuse Shall we turn cold
shoulder to their wants BY the love we beal
our common country, and our brethren who are
suffering in that distant land, let US extend tc
them helping hand, and we shall build us d
name that will BE- imperishable.
Fondly did they dream OF Liberty, Of Right
and Justice when the noble Pathfinder of the
Rocky Mountains should take the helm Of gov
eminent, and rule as the Chief Magistrate o.
this great nation. Alas for them, their hopes
have been cut off; their dreams of restoration
have vanished and they find themselves be
trayed, forsaken, and almost destroyed. The
Slave power, by the help of Northern treachey
have again triumphed Again are freedom I
sons cast down Their days are OF unrcquited
Toll "W earisome nights are appointed unto
| them"
ooh who can tell what days, what nights they spend
OF tdeess, wayeless, uoiseless, shoreless woe -
| Theirs are the
"aroans that end not the signs that always sigh,
The tears that ever weep and ever fall
But not i'll mercy's sight"
Fillibusterism is to prevail for four years tt
cnMe The author OF the "Ostend manifesto
1 will rule the people, as the Southern Denocra
ey desire. Neither the mi lions of suffering
bundmaD, nor the starved and prosecuted set
tiers in Kansas who are suspected Of being il
favor OF free lon, can expect any mercy tat hi
hands--only, s4ch mercy, as "vultorcs give to
lambs. covering and devouring them - Ant
while thinking Of toe probable fate of Kansas
and listening to the shouts Of the tatterdems
lions, who made themselves hoarsc last evening
in their street, torch light royels, that sound
ed lee the drges Of the damned above the har
monies OF creatiun.--the words Of tho reform
| Poet, sung when franklin Pierce was elected
came to my mind with force and with grea
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