Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-03
NO. 3.

and would the nation elect such men for rulers,
we might hope for the Divine blessing: but at
present can see no good reason Tor pushing him
into the arena Of strife. And think the friends |
OF the slave, who can cooscientiously so do, had
better give their votes for Harrison, for the reasons
ollowing
l. If they don't vote for Harrison, the effect in
most cases, will be the same though they voted
for Van Buren,, and they may secure his election,
while they withhold from him their votes
Q. Harrison is not an Office holder, nor is he the
chosen candidate Of the Wing leaders; but he
has been selected by the common people from
their ranks, and they should sustain him.
3. He was the candidate of the antimasons, and
they should not forsake lin without strong rea.
sons.
a. He has been tried servant of the public
has showed himself capable and honest; has new
er flinched in the hour of danger, or embezzled
the property committed to his care; has suffered
much, done much, and received little pay ; SO that
he has strong claims upon his country;
| s. Rotation in Office is an important principle
| in republics, and no man should he elected presi-
dent twice.
6. There is little danger that the country will
be injured by change of the administration; it
may be benefited; in every respect Harrison is
the better man.
! T. The Wings have done much in the State
Legislatures for human rights, and we should be
ready TO join with them MS far as we can. Should
they fail in the present contest, they must come
into our camp and should be ready 10 receive
them as brethren.
8. Every honest Wing must approve of those
great self evident principles, which are set forth
in our Bill of Rights. And if these are fairly
carried out, slavery must die.
9. Harrison may from early associations have
Partially Tor slavery, see remarks and the Wing
leaders may take off their hats and bow to slave
holders for effect; but clear it is that if elected,
he must support Wing principles, and Northern
4
verse to that system of Southern servty by which
Van Buren, has vegetateh Even should major
ity of the slave states vote for Harrison, he must
come into Office in opposition to the slave power,
by which the present administration has been
governed; and he must pursue course of meas
ures which will bring on Il collision with the slave
ocracy, and weaken their power
10. If Harrison is elected the Wing party will
have an opportunity to try their principles, their
honesty and how much they regard their own
professions-in repeating the subtreasury, re-
trenching expenses and curtailing executive PIT
ronage; in regulating the currency, restoring cred
it, and reviying trade; in protecting our own in
dustry by reasonable tariff taking care of the
national domains, aud securing to the old States
their just por.ion; aud in preserving, and carry
ing out those principles of eternal rectude, which
were proclaimed before High Hearen by our rev
outonary fathers. Should they prove to he ca -
, pable aud honest, and be able to regain whit has
well deserve to he called the Washington OF the
West But If Harrison and his advisers should
sell themselves 10 work inquity, should look one
icay and ron he other should identify themselves
with slavery and make war on human rights, then
, Satan, smoking from the lower regions, might
with great propricty say, Give me thy hand my
BROTHER We hope that man who has so long
done well, will not stumble in his old age but the
friends of liberty should be on the look out and if
enemies enter the camp in the garb of friends,
they should be ready TO drive them out.
, AN OLD MAN.
Remarks By The Editor.
This is placing Harrison in II worse position
than lac occupies AT th0 early uge of 10 he be
came member OF n society in Virginia Tor the
5 amelioration of the condition of the slave, and
for their emancipation. Immediately OH becom-
ing of age, he left the soil of shareholders for the
II Northwestern territory was the first man 10 pro-
a pose THAT SLAVERY BE FORBIDDEN
in ALL THAT DISTRICT, embracing five
n states which was done by the celebrated ordi-
nance Of 1898. From that time TO this, he has
:. been, from choice, resident of one OF those
d states from winch, at his own suggestions the u
domination OF slavery had forever been preclud =
+ ed by law, with the assent of both the free and
the slave states. Ills paralilies,' then, are evil
IDENTITY against slavery. But TO the other side
Gen. Harrison voted agains, the proposed restric-
+ ton as to slavery in Missouri some twenty years
ago. lie did tins, IN common with nearly every
republican member of Congress- both from the
l. North and the South, lfor instance, VIM A. Palm.
n er of this state John Holmes of Maine, and 9th.
z ers,) on the sole ground, as he stated at the
IS time, that he conscentiousy believed he could
q not vote otherwise, without violating the oath he
J. mad taken TO support the Constitution. For this
l. aud this only, he lost his seat in Congress and it
d was in nlluson TO this, that tho remark was made,
10 so often quoted with design to injure Harrison
by those locofocos who find no difficulty at all in
e voting for "the Northern man with Southern
y Principleso) that he had done and suffered
more for Southern institutions than any other