Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-03-24


Government would do Justice to the lahorcrs Of
eur free States, while ils whole patronage and
influence were exerted in iayer Of the most ar
rant despotism towards the laborers of the
South, Some Southern members were more
consistent : they boldly asserted that labor
must everywhere be compulsory that poth
North and South the capitalists owned the Ia
borers; that the influence and powers OF tho
Government should therefore be exerted tor the
protection,of capitalists, and leave them to take
care Of the laborers and they welded its pow
-ers for that object. was then, as now, incapa-
bic Of comprehenlling how an issue, in regard
to tariff, or upen any other collateral question,
could effect rsaicai reform in our Government.
The necessity for basing our political efforts up
on the essential truths avowed by our Republic
can fathers, was to me most obvious.
had assisted in trying the experiment of
anting men Of conflicting principles for the
purpose of carrying the election in 1910, and
driving the Democratic party from power. !
labored earnestly for the election of Harrison
and Tyler, believing that if we succeeded, VIC
should, among other reforms, regain the free
dom of debate in this body, After the result
was known, and while the President-elect was
on his way to this city, made an effort to-
speak on the subject Of Slavery, was met at
every step by Stockholders and by GAG rules
6utI succeeded. Nv friends regarded my eff.
forts as successful -as an achievement. But
the President, whom had assisted to elect, ex-
pressed his adherence of all attempts to agi-
tate the question Of human rights and when,
after his arrival, called at his quarters to pay
him the CUSTOMARY respect. he gave me such
nnequivocal evidence Of bis indignation, that
was constrained to surrender my own self
respect, or to withhold all further manifesto
tions Of respect from him. While lie lived, his
influence mas excrted in favor Of the gag rules
in favor Of Slavery; and the next year was
publicly censured and driven from my seat III
this body, forag0Mlng doctrines N7iaicn no slave
holder dared deny but they united with North
ern services to censure me ior attering truths
on which no man q reputation presumed ~
take ISSUE This occurred under nig AT
mlnlstratlon, for whose eiectlon haa AporeuE
most earnestly ana ~ House iarge ma
Johty Oh whose members peiongeu Y one party
with whom had always acted lheso iacts
n.ants n,erelv 70 carrS tba alactlon ThacsvstoS
thot rha 10 Evont;va thns elafed Hi, !, u
"nr d % no;cv the nartv Il oncs ;ssaSes
;nt, ;ts or;r;pai eiemants and tbe vnr;ous M
t;nns turn ths;r ,yaooona aga;bst each otber
I'ba1 d;sha rdmont of H. Wh;g marty in i8II
iaft NJ rama;n;nr donht 81 thee minds If tb;nt-
;,a ,mo, that snal;t;esl rartv, to hecomo nnr-
.s 49, 'st h. !" H. 49, t;on ,rn i'm.
r,',toh,a t,',tb ond ~ e, ;l,ra of Pres;dont
49, az oanrr ~ III r;s,rs Of to nartv WIN
aitaI " b, "A al ;n,nortorf stsn +o
rouJs .ho douoio,a,ost af o,r 1raannt ;ss~l r
M I W. .. WIZ; "a; -; 1911 ,
"r' gay, avg my o'noiu".0 III iof7' was
cohiini'Vco 10 our uoc.lines' ouV ny s"crei'ucr-
ing his oPposi'ioh 70 ene an!ieAation oi IeAas'
ne lost the support Oh y portioh ol 'he NofV!i-
erh vote, anu was 'herelore aeleateu' Ills laii-
ure cohstltu'eu announcer lesson 10 pontlclafs'
against tne poicy OF uniting pol!tical oPpo-
menus ior 'he mere purpose OIL carrying an elec-
'iom'
no "' nf "rtona =, ioA' m,' JIG Ssomoo
pptv +os ~ am +nu oyoan el"'oy'
u0aS ~ or0" "i '''l .'u . 1'aP.ei u, 'no plo
srap u u'on atoa onom Ina. VIZ neooi".i1
sradod " "Sn ' t ouVll0H nu" 'omuu
III. 0'oy 0noi' " 0oip'' 'n'ni W Blu"
1--WE o.p'
j.. in 1913, the two great parties, IN their Ma
tlonal Conventions and In their platforms,
carefully avoided any issue upon the subject OF
slavery But such was the popular feeling, that
a new party was formed and although 1t did
not adopt the rights OF mankind, Enumerated IN
inc Declaration OF Independence, as the basis
OF its organization, it founded it's claims to sup
port upon Its devotion to Freedom, Its num-
bers We're respectable, and SO many votes were
drawn from the Democratic party, that the
wings elected their candidate But the new
Administration, upon Its entrance into Office,
was beset with the same a'ihcnlties which sur
rounded that OF General Harrisos, an iS4l.a
'eenerai layior couid lnu no aenni'e doctrine
luz Poloy on WITCH ~ llau peeh oiec'co, OF 70
MhiSh lie ii''u peeh conlihi1Veu; vi course, Tie
'connlctn1s elemen's were unaole 70 unite they
cessitv for selecting mmutable truth as tbe b,ss
S,r naI;t;coi bocams s.1 Loss
norent -'''''
49, ,,
az Sno "s:onipiiie vi 'he AhIty-nrSC Oon-
slsss' sumo elen' members sepora'ea from the
Gu parsles' aVowlng lnelr aeIefmhatl1h TO vote
.od Nv Iah ~ :lle T,noe VI speaker VINO heSta
w. W plouso nal.Sell 81 10 arrange the commit
'ooes as ~ neoar0 iespe1uut Reports upon North
1 1 pe1i'iono AZ iee'ru W slavery, both OF the
ieaus VI san az saw ''laI TINS would at
md thew re;ected }be nronos;t;nn T fo ,oaLoa
circumstances, no candidate conld command ,nI'o
majority of the votes. and ofter onntaat g
three weeIs thew nnited in reSout;ou O &C., VI
ING that the member receiving the b;obsst nnn
her of votes should he elected Tbe homn mu"
ic candidate was thus elected and tho WIZ
party actually died bv it's effarts tn nrovont my ny
deyelonment Of that ;nanenca WIKI a"e ,i.J
all it's sure. 80, III a "n'0: uoea1eu
onlv in history Rnt 4 Sa 49, uay ~ appears
raDs 10 ra"or nus u msrs y van ior hlsto-
politicians, and people. Close tbeir ewes to tbs
Obvious teachings Of these EXAMPLES md Str %o
to maintain political party comnosed o f' d;s
cordant elements, with no common nrncinla u nn
which all can unite. '' p''''''p'' 0i
Tho oduoooto. &c I;,o.4., ,.ss
n iSso 'V Th";. NJ 10y au greatly increased
aotar,ad r I ;ts d;a a';ai .onsenson was char
and oo1;t;oa, '' oho wv 'ne h,gn moral
niattdrm Of rr;nn; r ~ = - mehoers. LIS
pia .a y: pfiuoiPies was moro eiesated and