The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-05

that your associate either understood his real po-
sition, or intended to become an accessory IN the
ctimesiof slavery. Yet such is the real character
which he has taken upon himself. If stand BY
and see a nan deliberately murder another, or
consent, or advise him to do SO, whea have the
power to safely prevent it, the Law and all good
men will deem me guilty, and l will Justly be
hanged with him who strikes the blow. Thus is
Christianity as well as law and your associate by
consenting and advising to preserve an institution
which b~rutalizes men and shuts out the light of
truth from the human soul, has morally Identified
himself with those crimes, and with the rebels who
are seeking the overthrow Of our government, IN
order to continue and perpetuata slavery. | had
hoped that these suggestions in nay last commu-
@nication would have induced him 70 admit or deny
the premises which I had laid DOM, and to vindi.
cate his proposition in some way.
Blu. IN his last article he r~citcrates his evasion,
saying Eve decLlne, entirely to enter into any
general discussion OF the tenets Of the aati-slavery
party, of which he (myselD has been so lsag q
leader" ... uF...
This secotd evasion satiies nae that he cannot
DO brought to any vindication Of Slavery, or of his
proposition to preserve it that he prefers to rest
undsr the imputation 10 which he has rendered
himself obnoxious, rather than attempt any vim
dicstion of his iniquilous proposal. Here the
subject Of bis proposition and the legitimate in
ference drawn from, and the moral guilt attached
TO II, must rest.
l regret that your Editor should have represent
I'd he doctrines which constitute the basis o cur
Government, as " the tsnets of the anti-slayery
party " of which be says l have long been leader.
They were the tenets of Jefferson, of Hancock, of
Adams, OF Franklin, and their associates, who first
distinctly enunciated them SIS the,foundatisn Of hui.
man governments ; and the Christian world APP
proved them, before your Eaitor or any member
Of the " anti-tlavery party . had existence nor
did the " anti-savery party " at any time adopt
them as their tensts, nor did the writer ever be-
long to that party, or vote with it, or act as q
leader in it and your Editor did wrong to i'm
pose upon me this second use OF the a" bodkin."
These random falsehoods are rot legic, nor are
they respectable evasions. = .ar
lie also labors to make yeur readers understand
that the Official communication OF Mr.. Adams,
while Sscretrry of State and Foreign Minister
contained the expression Of bis personal opinions
although prOfesssdly speaking the sentiments 0
the executive. | admit that my historical inf
nation is as defective as he represents it ; but |
understand that Mr.. Adams, and every other Sec
rotary Of State under our Government, when com
municating with our Foreign Ministers, or those
of other nations, writes under insiructions of the
President, that when his communication has been
it is aloays submitted to the President
for his approval, who suggests such alterations as
he thinks proper, and il the communication be
as very important it is also submitted to
the consideration of the cabinet; that Mr.. Ad-
and all other Foreign Ministers, in urging
upon other governments, act under specific
Instructions. | will add that while living, Mr.. Ad-
ANS was assailed by Shareholders and doughfaces'
BY the most bitter political and personal enemies
ouC l tuIuh ho ohc over hsa nc Harolnoou TO
him with speaking his own opinions in his
official communication as Secretary OF State, or
"a Foreign Minister. But the blundsrs of your
Editor are too numerous for me to cor
rect. He shoald have known that While Minister
1t Client, Mr.. Adams acted uxder the most mi.
mute instructions, considered and approved by Mr..
and his whole cabinet. He should have
Known that no allusion to slaves released by proc
anation or otherwise, during the Revolution, was
made in that treaty. Yet he says " the first arti-
provided for indemnity for slaves freed by