Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-06-24
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Slavery as it's
EDITOR FREEMAN The existence and unwar
anted efforts to extend Slavery and its infuenc,
NOT the agitation of it, is the cause of tn,
conflict between the North and the South, there
is nothing in the natural divisions, in the pro
auctions of our country or its financial oper
ations that have u tendency to bring us in
collision, it is not North or South the con
flict is between Freedom and Slavery-betweel
the principles of liberty and those of despotsm
The free States have their advocates of Slavery
their demogogues that will sacrifice the vita
principle of freedom upon the alter of party
the slave States have many hearts that are loya
to Freedom, many that ardently desire to wipt
away that stain that Slavery has made upol
our national character, that would lain g lie
the oppressed go free that do g remcmbe
those in bonds as bound with them
We do not intend to make an assault upol
the rights of the South it is the wrongs ant
aggressions of Slavery with which we have tt
contend. We feel its effects even among tn
green hills of Vermont the idea that there il
an effort making to nationalize Slavery ant
fasten its fangs upon us, creates feeling sen
sation. The citizens of the South, have all thu
rights, privileges, and immunities in common
with other citizens, they should be protected
should be protected every where under all cir
cumstances, the rights of all equally respected
equally sacred. But Slavery has no constitu
tutional sanction beyond the reach of the del
egated powers of the Federal Government ; an(
where that Government has exclusive jurisdic
ton it has no right; it has no moral right any
where
A modern doctrine unknown to the founder
of the Republic is being extensively propagated
that human beings are property, and that tn
holding of this property is guaranteed by tn
Consttution-and " that the system of Ameri
can Slavery is right, having the sanction OF nat
ural and Of of revealed religion"
Till within few years, Slavery was &C
knowledged by all classes both North and Sout
to be social, moral, and political evil wron
to the Slave and blight to the soil " its YER
existence deplored, and its ultimate cxtermina
ton looked forward to with earnest and ofte
impatient hope" 1t was regarded as barbar
Gus, immoral, and contrary to the benign spiri
of the Christian religion. No one pretende
that it had any right beyong the limits of tn
local laws which protected it.
But great change has come over porto
of the people, Slavery has been brought fort
from its locality and timely existence, and ha
grown bold and defiant, lifted its shameless
front towards the heavens, and claims the sant
ton of holy and just God as well as the cor
stitutional sanction. 1t claims the right
plant itself in the very home of Freedom in tn
free States born there by Executive authorit
and protected by the Judicial, there to stiff
free thought and free speech
By new system of constitution Slavery
nationalized under the fostering care of tn
present Administration and made the domino
power of the land upon. the implous avermer
that human beings are property
From the standard of mans immortality a
distinctions fade away, and every human b.
ing stands on the broad level eff equality. l
chatteize a rational creature, endowed with
spiritual nature, created in the image of h
God, is to insult and incense the author of h
being.
Take but single feature of slavery it al
initiates the family circle, /" the relation
husband and wife, of parent and child and tt
endearments of the home circle, are not al
cannot be legally known among the victims
Slavery" Establish the principle that Oh
hnman being can be enslaved, and you ha
broken down the barriers that protect eve
other human being.
Slavery is unknown to our Constitution.
none of its parts is the idea of property in ms
expressed or implied.
Madison, has said that the idea that the
could be property in man was carefully ke
out of the Constitution 80 that when Slave
should cease to exist in the States, there won
be no evidence that it had ever existed at a.
The Constitution in all of it's parts holds t
abolition Of slavery in prospect, that the obje
would ultimately be accomplished. How dc
that view of the Constitution compare with t
views and management of the political par
now in power, while attempting to force Slave
either &c by book or by crook upon the II
ritory of Kansas?
The rufians from Missouri are still suffered
make their depredations upon the free settles
Kansas, they are shot down and murdert
while making no resistance, for the reason tn
will not submit to the dictation of the Sla
power, and no protection is offered them, I
thought is too revolving to dwell upon. l ha
said in previous communication, that the fir
men of Kansas would yet make such der onst
tions on the side of freedom, that the Preside
and his party would desire to hide themsel
from the gaze of that wronged and outrag
people. now hear the cry when freedom a
justice require my help, am ready-even
DEATH For that manner will Kansas tell
story of her wrong in that believe we sh
not be mistaken. 1t is not at all surprising
me that the " dry bones of Ethan Allen HI
moved-become eanimated-make their appe
ance among the spirits that are to aver
wrongs of the oppressed, and protect the fr
mans right. A. p
June, 1858.
ADDISON CoUNTx.-The Republican Cou1
Convention of this County, was held, in NJ