Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-04-30

theatre of the first exper iment Of ant-slavery
az itation in the South. Accordingly, for sew
eral wears past an anti-slayew parry has ex
hibited itself in the political contests in MissOa-
ri. now in'one shape and row in another, FIRST
with this name and afterwards with come more
significant watcliwOrd.
Enbo dened BY an abolition demonstration on
the western flank Of the state and the CO.
operation of,ailies in the territory of Kansas,
the emsncpatiqpisis 10 Missouri, as they now
cal themselves, ihave thrown away the mask,
renounced their timid and inactive policy, add
defantly challenged. the shareholders to the d.
fence Of their pOpery. They began offensive
opperaions during the recent session of the leg
slatilre but the pSoplpt and bold resistance
offered by thesouthern. party at the suggestion
Of Mr.. Carr, a native .af Virginia, disconcer-
ted their plans and defeated, their movement.
From the adverse vote Of the eeslature the
anti'slayery party 10 Missouri have taken an
appeal iothe people. In the recent municipal
election inst Louis emancipation was the is
sue which determined the contest, and the re-
suit Is the success at the ant-slayery by Plu-
rality vote Of fifteen hundred
Now, some stupid individual will say, all
this means nothing. 1t is Jdke hoax"
| Aflo ouuiiIou us uIc CdtttaI Oh Af6 HBt-
class slave state. There may be certain people
IN the South 10 whom so significant an event is
, matter of no interest or concern--an amusing
little lncidenr over which they can enjoy qu-
ct ehqckle. 1t Is not 80 regarded among Tho ab.
Lplitipnists of The North.
Equal Importance will be attached 10 this
aIptlsayery triumph by all reAecing men in the
Sepsh. They see how it will strengthen tho
hands of the freesoil party in Kansas and
what prodigious impulse it ill impair 10 the
Eaggressive movements of the abotonsis in The
North II is ayictory without parallel for them
1t is a deporab;e defeat for US. H eYYggtdf s
abolitipnlsm has been CONTEXT to restrict ~
pansian ot slavery, and lhe South has mad Y
lament only some negative iepulse This Is
4 the first instance in which abolitioujsm ha.
achieved an incontestble triumph on distinct
issue IN the heart of a southern state. This ia
the flrst time slavery has been routed in one of
Its own stroneholds. Think You SO extraordi.
nary an event will be without consequence IA
At nothing for the abolitionists 10 discover that
they can invade The soil of the southern state
with IMMUNITY and may even reckon upon the
snecor OF southern people Is it nothing for
b'ack RePubIlcanism to plant it's banner on
one OF our own citidals is it moth ing for slave
y 10 'ose The spell OF inylncib utility, and the
South to be bearded and buiied on southern
soil@ Us there no significance in this indication
OF an ebbing tide-lhis first backward step in
the march of southern power! Will the exam
pie provoke no more audacious aggression, and
invite no imitation
Here and there one may find dull indiAer.
ent or interested observer, who will answer all
these inquiries in spirit of unruffled sa,isfac
, ton-who will affirm that the defeat of Fremont
settled the slavery controversy, quoted citation
and rescued The South from the danger of fu.
ture attack ]! Is that the reply of sensible and
honest men=-qnick to discern and prompt to re-
pei The approach of the enemy'