The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-21
VAN buren, AND ABOLITION.

There are u respectable number of freemen who
profess to be abollonists belonging 10 The Van Blu
rem party who placed in very awkward posi-
lion by The President, and are in doubt what COURSE
to pntsue IN order 10 act III character, and be con
sstent with the principles they profess L would
call their attention 10 few considerations in order
TO help them out of their difficulty. In the first
place would say, examine your principles and see
If the object the aboltionlsis have in view is one Of
sufficient importance to merit your support, see Il:
the liberty of nearly three millions of our Geeborn
American citizens (tor God never made slave) and
their poserity does not call upon every phallthro
pls aud patriot, To compare the magnitude OF the
objects, with the Sub-Deasury scheme aud other
experiments OF Van Buren,, and then AS patriot,
phianihropis, and christian, say which you Will
abandon. Ii you examine the position IN which
you are placed, you must readily perceive that the
principles of The aboltonists can never be carried
out as long the president, and all ms adherunts
are deadly opposed TO them. The President
prcssly says III his inaugural address, ihat ho is
The uncom promising opponent OF every attempt on
The part OF Congress to abolish slavery In tho DIS
trct of Columbia, against the wishes of the slave
holding stues aud that no bill conflicting with these
views receive Lis constitutional sanction. Pat
ans resolution, aud other acts oi The administration
,rly shows that they willing to follow the dlc-
tatiun OF The President. Now hat can the conscl-
entIous abolitionlsts do? II he sustains the Van
Buren, party, he acts against his own views and
wishes upon the most Important question ever be-
fore The American people In order to carry out
The principles OF the aholitonlss we must have
President who is willing The people shall rule, aud
aud do ihiS all the friends OF abolition must unite
against the Administrations Ii is that the party
IN this section IN their public conventions pass
olutiuus iav urable TO the abotunislS but what do
they do in thelr private capacity? think it may
safely be said that from member 10 Congress
The fourth corporal, they en5eavor to maintain the
principles of The President | do say it without
fear OF contradiction, that those resolutions of the
" Is. party ut their conventions, arc made for po-
ltica effect order deceive and not out Of any
desire to carry forward the principles of the uboll
Observation-Disclosures why not these men with the
ahoiiuouists? And by their personal influence and
donations, helping the good work; as tor as the
writer of this article is personally acquai nted no
class in the country have attempted 10 brnWbeat
and abuse the abolItioniss but the leading Van Bu
men. l wish the uboiitionists not to be decel-
we'd but to act consistent with these principles, and
be united in giving to them their true Importance.
The perpetulty !eyery blessing which as free re-
public we enjoy depends in carrying out the prlncl-
pies of human treedom us God W IL not wink
at slavery much longer. Well might the immortal
Jefferson say when lie thought OF slavery and con
sldered there God III Heaven, he uembled for
his country. The evil is to be done away by hu.
man agency, by tho friends of freedom uniting and
opposing every obstacle, and no way can we act
more consistent with our principles than by pla-
cling men in Congress who will carry forward our
wishes and oppose President who will sell the
whole free states that he may secure his reelection
by perpetuang slavery; let us 90 our duty and we
shall ultimately triumph. shall vote Tor WIN.
Upham who is firm abolitionlst and true oemo-
GRAFT
Once Van Buren, man but now
AN ABOLiTlONlST.