Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-12-20

Of the fanatics.
We would recommend to the attention of the
reader the subjoined article from the Columbia
Telescope; and let him whether Wing or Dem.
ocrat) who, like the Mercury, is disposed to
wink at abolition influence when excrtcd in ia
vor of his own party, reflect, that when his
country is rainod his party will be undone.
From the Columbia IS. c. Telescope.
Abolition-the Crisis.
We have perceived with less surprise
than regret, that the Mercury has at
length determined to consider the great
question Of Abolition exclusively on the
ground of party politics We are aware
that this most serious topic has never been
treated by the incendiary paper at Wash
ington (whose lead We fear is about to
work the most disastrous effects upon the
South in any other way than as one Of
party Misunderstanding in spite OF the
truth up TO the moment Of its tergiversa-
ton that abolition was confined to the Adj
miniStration party Of the North, and now
with equally shameless vehemcnce, that
it is confined to the Wing party OF the
North. We fear that this example, and
the zeal ofrecent prosolytism in favor Of
Mr.. Van Buren,, is seduclng the Mercury
into this course. An elaborate article in
that paper Of the nth, treats abolition ex-
cIusiveIy and entirely as a matter of par
ty politics, and plainly intimates that gen
tIemen Of the South who oppose the admin
lstratlon, arc leagued with the aboltionists.
Now, in spirit of candour apd earnest
ness we ask the Mercury whether, as a
Southern man and slave holder, he
thinks itrjgM or SJe-we do not for the
present ask whether he thinks it true--to
say that the whole Wing party is identi-
cal with the abolitionlstS2 The question
as to the truth of the charge we shall put
to him presently; but we earnestly ask him
now, is it sye--is it safe for us TO to sink
this momentous question into a party
squabble! Is it safe to drive by denuncia-
ton every man who does not JON YOU in
your new devotion 10 Van Bureu, Iu(o a
party division upon abolition2 Is it safe
Tor South Carolina to present to this Union
the alternative Of Abolition or Van Buren,
ISM Is it safe to put the awful issue
which is Fastening towards US, upon the
miserable footing ofthc success or failure
OF such a paItry individual as Mr.. Van
Buren,? Is it safe to accus,om the public
mind to forego the deep and grave con-
slderatlon of the crisis which is now in
sight, and to regard it as all humbug to
Brighten the weak into the support of "ike
Northern man with Southern principies?"
For ourselves, we regard this course of
the Van Buren, party and the Mrcury as
traught with the greatest danger; and we
cannot hold him guiItless who duplicates
the vital interests of the South with the bit |
terness and blindness party spirit;or who
plays game of Presdont-maIling, ut the
hazard Ola serviIe war. We deprecated
The course of the present Van Buren, men
when they denounced him as an abolition.
st and rejected with scorn the declaration
IN his inaugural address. We deprecated
he course of the Washington Chronicle
when 1t attempted to delude the South by
from day TO day that the
whole Van Buren, party were obolitonists,
md that abolition in the North was conf
led to that party. We equally deprecated,
Is wild and dangerous, the present at
empt of the same persons to tasty every
hing they then said, and to make Dun.
yet of this awful reality, to frlghten the
PEOPLE in any directions that their diurnal
politics may seem to require.
But is this charge upon the Wings true?
S abolition confined to any party? Let
Is look at some facts notorious as the dnv,
'ut sedulously suppressed by the Mercu- ,
y. The question is raised between the
Wigs and the Tories.
Mr.. Calhoun stated and proved on the !,
oor, OF the Senate, that every leading Van !
'uren paper in New York was for aboli :
that every leading abolition pa y
er was for Van Buren,.
The Loco Foco's proper-the Fanny
wright People--lhe Loafers--are without :
RECEPTION and avowedIy ofthe abolition and !,
Buren party, and opposed tothe Wings. "
The Wing candidate for Go,ernor in :
lew York boldly answered the INTERIOR. {
tories OF the Anti-Slavery Society in =,
ay to provoke their denunciatons. The 1t
an buren, candidate cautiously kept 81 I
nee; and shrunk from the issue. u
Have these facts been laid before tho
'untry by the Mercury, whose bounden
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