Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-07-23

For our reply TO the Phen,a last week, and
out exhortaton to the people of the several
Counties to see that a more decided stand was
taken against the evil of Slavery, the Vermont
Waterman takes US to task, and explains, as
follows:
The Freeman appears to be rather dssais-
fed with the action Of the State Convention on
the Slavery question, and calls upon the County
Conventions, not only to express their determi
nation to resist the cTtens,on of Slavery, but 20
war against the e1istence OF the evil. We are
sorry to see the Freeman thus throwing itself
into the arms Of the Garrison school Of Aboli-
tionists. Nearly the entire people of the North
regret the existence OF Slavery in our country ;
yet they regard it as State institution, and as
such, is under the control of the several States,
and any resolutions which the non-sa eholding
States may pars against its existence in those
States where it is already Il legal institution
cannot in the least affect it in those States
The institution of Slavery lives only by
acquiring new fields over which to extend Itself,
and if we can but prevent its further extension
we have accomplished the utmost in our power
to hasten the day Of its final doom. We think
it was this view of the subject that actuated
those who drew up the resolutions passed by the
State Convention, and the only tenable ground
upon which the Free States can act
" Nearly the entire people of the North re-
greet the eaistence Of Slavery in our country"
say you. But why not say so in Convention /!
Why not the people of the Free States express
their dissatisfaction with not only the eatenSon
of the evil, but the eaistence Of it! Why not
say that we regret it, and will use all moral and
constitutional means to rid the county of it :
We think the Waterman little too fast in adj
hitting it to be = legal Institution any
where! The Watchman says, " if we can but
prevent its further ex extension, we have accom-
plishcd the utmost in our power to hasten the
day of its final loom" A responding hope in
deed Can not Congress abolish il in the Dis
trict of Columbia! Cannot Congress abolish
the traffic from one State to another Must VIC
see the gradual stealing Of the Slave Power
over the domain, not by a direct extending Of
the institution, but by fugitive slave laws,
by repeats of compromises by bred Scott de
cisions, and next by decision giving slave
holders right to Gland sojourn in any part
of the North with their slaves, and we utter not
a word! There has stakeholder resided fol
the past few weeks in Vermont, and unmoesied
held slave who has done its masters bidding
all the time Not word is said against such
a proceeding, and the master and slave were
within call of the State Convention NJ Barling
ton during the whole of its sas m, and thu
author of the resolutions knew 81 Now w
think this support of the doctrine put forth by
the PhGnir that the Republican party is on pre-
cisely the same ground as regards Slavery q,
that held by the Wing party during the last ter
or fifteen years, comes with bad grace from {
paper whose editor has just been elected to Con
gress by the votes of anti-slavery men, 10 oul
remarks, we suggested that the tone of the res
olutons were but little if any in advance of tn,
policy of the old parties previous to 1854. Tha
is the fault we found with the Convention
Whereupon the Phenir replies that the position
now held by the Republican party upon tn
Slavery question is the same as that of tn
Wing party for the past fifteen years. And ii
reply to our enquiry Of the Republican papers
the Waterman sustains such doctrine, tn
Free Press gives the same idea, the Windso
Journal says the Republican party has aban
doned none of the old Wing doctrines. Thel
E what is this asking of the Freeman to kee
quiet, and go along like other people," bu
asking it to dump the determined band of anti
slavery men into the Wing party! This we, a
editor Of an independent Journal, cannot do un
till we have given two weeks notice of our in
, tentions. We heartily and cordially supper
r the nominations, believing the candidates to b
among our tried friends Of freedom. But it