Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-16


We cast no blame upon Col Paine either for
his opinions or his position nor have we any per-
sona pquc to be gratified hut when his friends
and upporlers-opponeDls of our cause-ure
cerating that he stands, and hns for years stood
upon the same ground with the mass of the nho-
lilionists of Vermont we feel kindling of ndig-
nation at SO bare-iuced an imposure.
VOice Of Freedom.
We have suspected for some weeks, and not
without reasons, that the editor of the Voice. and
his senior in military rank and fame, as well as in
the thlrd party movement, cared not a whit what
Col. Pane's views were now, or have been, in the
matter of slavery; rather, that their chief
and fear has been, that his views would be salts.
factory to reasonable and candid anti-slavery men,
and thus be an obstacle in the way of their own
schemes. Hence we are not disappointed that the
frank public avowal oihs sentirnents-of the same
sentiments, mark you. which he has freely avow..
ed to his friends herelofore-is Indignantly recei-
we'd by the Voice of Freedom and stigmatzed rs
Sc bare-iaced imposture." The more satisfactory
the opinions were just so much the more indig-
nation aud chagrin we should expect them TO eli
cit from these men, who had before hand bound
themselves to oppose him, in any emergency. Pol.
icy-we say not good and just policy-dictatcs
this course. If they wish to get up new poliii-
cal PARTY, they must have excuse for it ; and
lacking ground on principle las in this instance,
where Col. Paine and the Wing party, as a party,
have adopted all the principles really involved in
the case,) they must affect 10 doubt the sincerity
of all anti-slavery men who do not come up TO
their standard, addressing them IN true Pharisai.
cal style =" zoe are hoier than thou" Such has
been the course of like men in like cases, and we
do not at all doubt il will be the same now and
here. The time is mt hand, yea now is, when all,
who do not adapt themselves 10 their Procrustean
standard will ncar the hot wrath Of these gentle
men, and be stigunatzed by them as abeltors of
slavery and worse than inti'lels. Col. Paine
in, 81, audi 81, ,air
TIRE only because his position is little in advance
of others. The Whlgs,-yca, the people OF Ver-
moni-wllose anti-savery principles are recorded
upon the journals Of her legislature and have
been proclaimed in the Legislative halls of the ma
ton aud 10 all the states of the Union-will next
he modesly told that they nre hypocrites, and pro-
slavery men. There is but one resort 10 save
them-il is an unconditional surrender to Col.
Miller and Maor-we beg pardon, Secretary
Knapp As TO the justice of this denial of Col.
Paine's sincerity, we have this 10 say he never
has yet sought Office by pledges which he would
not redeem-he never has yet, in private life, made
professions which his subsequent conducI has fall
sfed he never has yet, ms II politician, earned
the rcpulatian OF being twadler, nor yet OF an
unstable and vaponry man, whose ms !orthne 1t Is
Ia he blown about by every wind oil poilllcal doc
trlne-nn object for the pity oil lrlends ana the
contempt of enemies. This is VIVA, Col. Paine
has not vet shown himself TO be and il certainly
that lie would not now descend TO conduct which
we are sure he as all right minded men do, utter
ly despses.
In part Of his article, which we have not quo
ted the editor of tho Voice complains that Col.
Paine only considers slavery as "moral eui,"
This is the fault of the letter to him, not of his
letter. To this the Voice adds the objection that
Col. p. is not political abolitionist He is NOT,
If TO be such il is necessary 10 make slavery an
exclusive political questions he is, and so are nine
teen twenlieths OF the people of Vermont, 10 be-
such means that one considers slavery loii'ical
evil which, in common with oil political evils,
is to be remidied by legislative action. Vermont
has already used political and legislative action !;
Col Paine's letter, avowing the right and duty OF
Congress to act, involves all the legislative action
. which the National Government can perform ;
and we maintain that if Vermont persists in her
? posi,ion as no doubt she will, she will ever be as
: ready to act as she can be under the control of
marry which makes slavery the sole and exclusive
object of its aim. Let the other States come to
the same ground, and slavery would at that instant
< cease. What more, then reasonably he ask :
: ed-what more Of practical good can be effected