Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-04-27
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THE THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT

among the mass of the abolitiouiss. That por-
lion Of the movers of this scheme were conscien-
ous in the course they have pursued, and actua-
ted by good motives, is doubtless true; but the
readiness with which certain politicians pretend.
cd to second their views, has served, we 0pprc-
bend, To open the eyes of all who are willing TO
see and to satisfy ihem witha TINT the plan Of
u third party, nj this crisis, would really work only
as an accoinplics in another scheme-to achieve
tie triumph Of the coalition of Van Brren aud
Calhoun. Here, we believe the anti slavery men
generally condemn it at any rate our nciglhor
of the Voice Of Freedom (who we presume,
has not mistaken the sentiments Of The mass Of
the abolilioniSts in Vermoni,) has taken strong
ground against this scheme. In another quarter,
we have an indication no; less decisive. The
Boston Lihorator, edited by WnL L. Garrison,
who is emphatcaIIy The big gun in tile anti slave
ny battery, speaks thus orlhc late Albany Conven.
ton:
GAS we prophesied in point of numbers, it was
really contemplate. OF l2l persons who enroll
led their names the occasion As belonged to
| Albany! and l0l to the State of New York. 49,
There was ! from Maine, from New lIaup-
shire 2 from Vermont J from Massachusetts!
0 from Rhode Island ! | from Connecticut . from
" quo,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan y! national Con-
vention, forsooth! Nhv it was not as large
common village meeting! viii it he credited by
the aholitionists Of the Uuited Sates-that the
handful of hholitiousts thus brought together had
the folly, the presumption. the almost nnequalIed
inintuatiOn, 10 put candidates in nomination III
in their hchnf for the Presidency and Vice Pres
i&ency of the United States 49, namely, james G.
Brncy, of Kentucky, aud Thomas Earle of Penn
sylvana. This nomination was sustained - Yeas
a.! Nays 80! Majority j But we are com
PEELED 10 omit all comments upon this political
farce in our present number. We can only say
that the reasons which induced Mr.. Brney to de-
cline similar nomination. made short time
: since, still exist in full force We have too high
an opinion of the good sense and sound discretion
Of himself and Mr.. Earle to believe they will cor
sent to stnnd-nomlnated they have been in
E fact, by majority Of only eleren persons :"
= Finally, w add the following resolutions, al :
opted at quarterly meeting of the Massachusetts
g u-Slaycry Society, holden AT Boston on tie olh
iustant. These resolutions speak for themselves
: Resolved, That the object of AboiitionisIs is to
conueu political parties, not to fight them; that the
; forming OF such party of our own would convcrr
them, not into aboIilionists but into enen les, rcl
der subject tc the haraSsing and everls vlcis
d STUDIES oil party strife. change our great moral
u strength into an ins gntcant numerical force, and
y reduce us TO II condition in which the world would
u unavodahly suspect orr motives, and we should
" suspect the motives OF one another.
Is Resolved That We have learned, with regret
re- that nomination Of candidates fr President aud
Vice President OF the United States was couclud-
l. ed upon at the late Albany Convention.
l. And nasnuch rs said Convention was compo-
d sed Of only III members, coming from only q on
of Is Stntes and Territories having anti slavery
C organizations, l04 OK which members were from
! the Sine in Which suid Convention WAS assem-
u hCd, 4S from the town in which it was assembled
u and IS from ueighhoring town and, iuasmuclI
d also, ms but II members voted Oh the question Of
II the exrcdiency aud proWiety of said nomination
y and 80 of those were against il, making large
II majority of This Convention who either did not
- vote, or voted in the negative therefore,
II Resolved, That However we may personally
is esteem the gentlemen on whom the nomination
u has fallen, are constrained to believe that this
Is new position, it accepted by them will lie greatly
y prejudicia to the anti slavery cause and TO hope
: that it will receive no countenance renl any OF
= those, who would preserve the purity, integrity
y, and efficiency of our anti slavery association.
d Resolved, That we deprecate giving them any
} support now that they are nominated, MS much MS
y we did the convention that nominated them.
IL Resolved, That the perseverance of Our anti
J. slavery brethren in making this nomination Il
y gainst the manifest opinion of their own meet
@ ngs and against the Of the great body of the
y a5oltionsis OF the T. s., fully and emphatically
expressed has surprised MS more than anything tia
has TRANSFERRED in relation TO this suhect and woul,
: confirm, if confirmation were wantnd, our origi
le nal, constant and decided disapprolnlion Of any
IL and every political party movement in our anti
- slavery ranks.
"A The late Rcv. Chester fright. IN our last w
IN barely recorded the decease of this for many years
~ faithful and wcll-beloved pastor. Ia 1909 Tn
70 first church ever established here was organized
or under the charge Of Mr.. Wright. For more thar
ne twenty years it WAS under his pastoral care; AM