Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-10

tions. by every President. from Westinghouse
Fllmore-the present incumbent being the sole
and sad exception to the universal rule We
do therefore adopt this great principle Of the
Constitution and of our patriotic fathers, us Il
cardinal point: FREEDOM THE NATIONAL RUIZ
SLAVERY TIE SECTIONAL EXCEPTION and we
oonlirm our earnest faith and ardent hope by
these memorable words, uttered by GEO. WASH
,xcroN in his first and most solemn act as Pres-
dent of the United States.
:. 1t would he peculiarly improper to omit, in
this first official act, my fervent applications to
that Almighty Being who rules over the Uni.
verse-who presides in the Councils of nations
and whose providential aids can supply every
defect, that His benediction may consecrate to
the liberties and happiness of the People Of the
limited States, government instituted by
themselves, for these essential purposes and
NAV enable every instrument employed in its
administration to execute with success the func-
ton allotted to his charge.
But the Government of the United States has
abandoned these " essential purposes " for
which it was designed. We ure witnesses to a
Reyolution-from Freedom to Slavery-from
Repubcanism to Tyranny from responsible
Government to an Oigarcby
The Unioa is endangered: it is endange cred by
the Slavery Poverty the extension of
slavery, by the ageressions upon slavery, by vio-
blon Conpacls, and by violations of the Con-
stulion itself. We cannot tolerate them.
The Government is perverted Slavery de.
mands all and controls all 1t controls the Ex-
eculve, the Diplomatic, the Judicial, the Leg
isla,ive and the Military powers of the Govern
ment 1t dictates our domestic pollcy-our bust
ness, our expenses and our income. In spite OF
extravaeant expenses, already treble the avowed
dem0crac rule proclaimed BY President Polk
raining up from twenty-five millions to seventy
five millions per annum-the treasury is still full;
vet when the great agricultural, manufacturing
and commercial interests of the country demands
necessary appreciation, they are iepulsed with
constitutional scruple and veto; and the la
Dor OF the free, sturdy and intelligent American
citizens is left alone to combat with the baggard
hords of Europe aud The unpaid labor of slaves.
Slavery dictates our foreign policy, our wars and
our treaties of peace Canada, longing for the
Union has been repulsed by concession of re
ciprocity at the expense of our own interests,
and an empire of tree territory in Oregon has
been surrendered but the slavocratic valley of
the Mississippi was bought at the expense of a
common treasury, and slavocroc Texas seized
by Gllibuslerlng and war-CalllorHia, Utah and
New Mexico were won by the common blood
and treasure, cearly for the extension slavery
but thanks to the patriotic eounses of a TAYLOR
and the fidelity of FREMONT, Calf rna crowns
the column of Freedom. and New Mexico and
Utah are still within the bounds of hope. While
the slave power-wi,h the completely of its
Northern allles-a Gushing, Pierce, Douglas
and Buchanan-off'r millions of the common
treasure for slaveholding CUBA, and terrible
war with the great powers of Europe as the ul-
innate alternative; and while war is threatened
even against the weak sister Repub les of South
America, tor the further extension of slavery IL
the boundary of Slavocratic Braz-FDEEDoM
is rulhessiy crushed in Kansas, by the Govern
meni and Army which were bound to defnd it
We denonnce this sectonalism of Slavery.
The Constitution itself has been stricken
through and hrorgh-a sacrifice to the Ogar
chy by open violation of the privileges of tn,
Senate and the freedom of debate by violations
of the right 10 the writ of habeas corJus ant
trial by jury by tests of office, and arrests for
constructive treason, unknown to the Constitu
ton and laws ; by suppressng freedom OF speech
and of the press ; by dcnials of the common ant
constitutional rights of citizenship by searches
and seizures without warrant ; by infringement up
on the right to keep and bear arms; by deprivals
of lif', Liberty and property without dine process
of law ; and Gnallyb denying the power of self
government to the people of Kansas, aud sup
pressing the sacred right of suffrage at the puin
of the bowie-knife and bayonet. We denounce
these great ontrages upon the Constitution, ant
will rally for lis defence.
The President Of the Uuited States has bee
recreant to his constitutional obligation Sc to tax
care that the laws be faithfully executed i
that he has suffered the Kansas Nebraska act
be violated with mpunity and he has been re
creant to his oath of office, in that he neilhc
prevented these great outrages upon the Const
tuition, nor promptly brought the perpetrators
them to condgn punishment. We will seek
purge the Presidential Chair from all Traitors
the Constitution.
FmaHy-a Spurious Democracy, -forsakiu
the old apostles, Jefferson, Madison, Munio
Jackson, to follow after false teachers ar
sacrificing Freedom for pelf their birth RICH
their very manhood, for mess of potlage-
deaf to the cries of freemen robbed OF all the
rghts-dumb at the grossest outrag's ever pc
pe,rated upon any people, and base'y succum
to an olIgarchy more despotic than the autocr
of Russia. Denying the power alike OF Co
gress to prohibit it in the Territories until tn
form a state-it follows inevitably that, short
miraculous interference by slavocratic FEEDER
court, or sllvocratlc State, SLAVERY cANN
BE PROHIBITED AT ALL and thus IN their ia
form of principles, to which they arc public
pledged. towering far above the Gillette polite
issues of past generation, the EXTENSION A
PRECIPITATION OF SLAVERY AND THE STA
Power, stand boldly out as the distinctive sig
and seals of selfstyed Democracy. We Loaf
and reject ii as libel on the name.
t., III e tha u,na inu rlsiS
the fate of our beloved counlry-of the gre
and it may be final, trial of the virtue, indept
dence, Justice, sagacity and patriotism OF
people, upon which their rights and liberties
pend-and the transcendent magnitude Of the
terests at stake it is
Resolued That we hereby pledge our sci
to unite, irrespective of all previous party dist
I. IONS, and by VOID and work and vote, to de
c.re our best services TO THE CONSTITUTION
tie sacred charter of the Liberties and tiappin
of the people, the Rights of the States, and
perpetuity Of Union !; tn rescue the Governm
from the control of corrupt and tyranical
nasty and to restore it to its Original glory
pure, bene6cent and free
Resolped, That we hereby invite the COOP
sfation of every patriotic freeman OF Vermo
of every party name--lnvokng him to rent
Der that he is the trustest Wing, the tru
Democrat, the most faithful Freesoiler, and
noblest American, who sacrifices his prejudi
on the holy alter of Freedom, and consecra
himself to the salvation of the country.
Resolved, That we hereby apprnve the pi
ciples proclaimed by the Philadelphia Convent
of the 18th of June and most heartily ratify
nominations of JOHN G. FREMON + and W
/. DAYTON to the highest Offices in the gif
the people, and pledge them united and zeal
support--confding in The fiithfilness of Il
past services to Freedom, in their marked abb
ard unshrinking 6rmness in every trial, an
the spoess purity Of their lives, that they
prove worthy standard bearers of The CIR
Army of Freenlen..
Resolved, That we recommend 10 the favu
the freemen of Vermont The State ticket this