Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-03-21
II Slavery Abolished9

There is no question but the attempt Of the
SlayePower to control the Government, and
give proponderanco to the interests of Slave
ry in the Nation, had more to do with the croa
ton and Success Of the Republican party than
any oIhor one thing The repeal Of the Mis-
souri, Compromise, and the attempt to force
Slavery into Kansas, aud prevent free emigra.
ton there, revealed the intentions of the South
and brought the people Of the Nation face to
face in contest for Freedom against Slavery.
This question has been an all absorbing one,
and nearly cclpsed all others and the results
before ua The victory has been won by the
friends of Freedom The Government il in
their hands Kansas is a free State. And
what follows
The people Of the South could rot brook de-
feat could not submit to the expressed will OF
the people Of Kansas, and Of the Union they
found the Froedom-Power growing powerful,
and too strong they saw no chance to regain
their control Of the Government; no chance
for the further extension of Slavery they saw
it made a local question, hemmed in and cut off
declared debasing and immoral, branded as in
famous, and they made bold push for power
or dsunion. They believed that tho North
would concede, compromise, and buy their
friendship; and the President and his Cabinet
looked on or aided and comtorted them, until
they have got possession of nearly all they de-
sired and now they have formed separate
Confederacy, inaugurated their Government,
and are proposing to go on in their inhuman,
unjust and barbarous practice, delying and re.
fusing to recognize the authority of the Ameri-
can Union
What their prospects are, and what their
condition is to be, We do not care to imagine
But what Of the people Of the North What
of the party so suddenly in power? One por-
ton Of them, finding the victory theirs, were
willing to accede to their Southern neighbors
all the rights and immunitios possible 10 guar
antee them, even to the protection Of Slavery
where it exists, and lew were willing to re-
store the Missouri Compromise line, and give
them the privilege Of extending Slavery into the
territory south Of it. Others were opposed to
any compromise or concessions, opposed to any
recognition Of the rights Of shareholders, de.
claring, with famous Judge in the bred Scott
decision, that they had no rights which we
were bound to respect. What the result is to
be, is question which concerns us, and which
we do well TO consider II the Union is dis
solved, Slavery Is abolished, so far as the North
is concerned. We have no further dealings
with it as a National evil. 1t exists in another
Nation, as an evil, protected by it, and against
which we may protest and preach whilcit holds
a small place in our Nation. but % s removed
from the all absorbing position in our politics.
1t is shorn of it, power, and 10 is only ques
ton Of time and cxpediency with the States re-
naming with us, when and how it shall be got
rid of entirely. 1t has no power, it has no as
pect to ncito our fears or claim attention -
We have slain the giant, and whatever other
things we have slain with it, il is dead, dead
dead. 1t is no longer the cancer it was, but Is
shorn of It's life, subduod, and confined to The
locality which breeds it.
Now what action will the people of the great
and growing North take in regard to National
affairs? Has Lincoln's Inaugural indicated
any plain path for The footsteps of the people?
No. On the contrary lie looks to the pcorl,
for his guidance and direction, and it deyolye,
upon them to point out the course of policy fol
the settlement Of our National difficulties, lol
the decent burial of the dead giant, and oul
future welfare and prosperity. What shall il
be?