Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-02-03

pctpetuny the political power Of the country
We do not, therefore, opprehcnd quite so much
difficulty the Patriot seems to rec, even with
respect to those of the opposition who ore strong
ani-slavery men. Every art will indeed be used
to separate them from The support Of Genefai
Harrison Mt the North, while Mt the South he is
opposed bitterly as an aboiiiioniStl Such aris
have been used before, md they ure insidiously
used now,-by those, too, who care not groat
for the cause of the slave, aud whose only pur-
pose is to use this inject rs a stepping stone, from
which that very man may walk into the Presi-
dental chair, who is the holdest TO defend the le-
gal and moral right Of slavery, and is the fierccst
dennciater ofthose whom he calls The fanatics"
aud "incendiaries OF the North" There has bccn
most barelnced bargain and coalition between
VAN buren,, who is pledged in advance to veto
amy act for the abolition of slavery in the district
and CALHOUN, the man who srangles petitions
in the Senate, gravey proposes law to exclude
anti slavery papers from the mails and snnds
ready at any moment TO uDsheath the traitors
word and apply the traitors torch 10 the Union.
The Patriot may hope TO wl,eedle honest anti
slavery men into the support Of such men,
We venture little in suggesting that the insertion
fthe article from the Emancipatori not so much
to Show disunion in the Wing ranks, us it is to
s 10 it there. Knowing that very large majority
of the anti slavery men Of Vermont are " hgs,
and that the Presidential electors 90 in by mere
plura ity, the editor Of that paper with the clique
who control it, can hardly lei slip so good an OPP
portunty, for Lifting, at one blow, both Whigism
I.Nf;,. =, Il
few thousand anti.slavery men, who arr Wing
in their politics, either TO vote for third candi-
date, or not 10 vote at all, these claimants of ex-
elusive democracy nay hope to achieve n triumph
in Vermont, by mere plurality vote, against the
will of the people, and fdr the high contracting
parties in the late coalhion--VAN buren, and CAL
noUN--the confederate lenders of the gdg-suppor-
ting locolocos of the North and the slave holding
locotocos of The South. But we have too much
confidence in the integrity and patriotism of aho-
itioniss 10 think thst such ope can he gratified
However strong may be the Efforts now to commit
them against General Harrison, few we believe,
bearing the name of abolitionists, will finally sus
tain the base coalition by directly voting for Van
Buren, men and we believe, too, that very few
Nhiuo 'ho o'''ip ''h'gj t'"HcCHy, Slt1cI NoliIS
for third candidate, or withholding their votes.
But to the Patriots second proof Of disunion in
the Wing ranks it is an alledged expression ofa
doubt, in the Boston Courier, whether the coun.
try would he much benefited by the election of
any body bu, Van Buren. Perhaps the Courier
has said something which could he twisted into
this but The Courier goes for HARRISON and thus
practically gives the lie to such suggestion.
Lastly the Patriot has discovered that Il meet
ing in Georgia has resolved Mat neither Harrison
nor Van Buren, sis entitled to the State Rights
votes oilGcorgia" Georgia was not represented
in the Harrisburgh Convention, and the Wings
have not counted, and do not count, upon it for
Harrison. Gov. Throop is the candidate of the
State Rights men and the purpose proposed by
tins movement is, 10 defeat Tan Buren, and For
sVh in that Stale. There is a strong probability
that they will succeed. We wish the Patriot all
the joy TO be derived from such consummaiiun
Thus have we gone through with the Patriots
empty show of division in the Wing ranks. If that
paper has succeeded in Tightening itself on our
befnlf, we beg leave to assure That we are calm
as summers morning" on this matter The on
y thing TIA dsturbs is the tone of confidence
and of JOY which comes up from the fourteen
Wing States. counted sure for $50 electoral votes
This will give Harrison 60 majority of the eecto-
raj votes and that does disturb us little. We
can hardly hold stiIl--FoR JOY.