Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-08-06
Communication

Mr.. Editor. AS the time is drawing near,
when the people of Vermont will be called
upon once more to exercise the high privi-
lege of republican freemen, in casting their
ballots for those whom they would entrust
with the Government of the State, wish
to offer few words through the columns of
your paper respecting the endeavors of a
factious few among us to get up third party
in this State, enlisted under the distinguishing
banner of Aboltionism. 1t is much to be
regretted that there should be found at this
period when single regard to the great OBJ
ject of sustaining the general Administration
in its endeavors to free the government and
country from the disastrous effects ofthc i'll
advised policy Of our late rulers should unite
the Wings in one solid phalanx, those who
seem TO forget this one important considera-
ton in their zeal for one of secondary mo-
ment. Whatever anxiety the heart of the
phianthropist may entertain for the emanc-
patton of those who suffer the evils of slave
ny in another quarter of the union, should
have supposed that the circumstance that
there is no negro slavery in Vermont, pre-
cluded the necessity, and of course the pro-
prlety, of any contest on this subject, in an
election having for its object the appointment
Of state officers only. Altho' the Abolition
lists may with some per,nency and reason,
make the question of slavery and anti-savc-
ry the ground whereon TO support this or that
candidate for Member of Congress in view
ofthc success of their petitions for the abol-
ishng slavery inDistrict of CoIumba.l canno,
sec for my part what necessity there is of push
ingthc issue Oh thisground into our state cleo
ton confident as am that there is not a
man Of either party who is named as a cam
ddate for state officers who is disposed eithe,
to introduce slavery here or to defend its jus.
tice any where. Why then make the sub.
jeCt of abolition, test one in the state cleo
ton 7 1t is as foolish and needless, in m,
opinion at least, as it would be to set up the
question of The Northeastern Boundary be.
tween this country and the British Provinces
on which to turn the votes of the freemen
But this is not all that proves the want OF
wisdom on the part ofthosc who would make
Abolition political hobby horse those who
bear in mind the fact that the Constitution
OF this State requires majority of all thu
votes ofthe freemen to constitute an election
and who have not forgotten the tedious con
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consequence of the triangular state ofpartie
when Anti-masonry was rife, when the PEG
pie failing to elect Governor, the Legisla
ture, las badly split up as their constituents,
had to take the matter in hand, and 20 thro
several ballotings before choice could b
effected. Those who remember this, say
cannot be slow IN percieving the inconve n
fence and vexa,ious delay that must atten
another such triangular array ofparties, an
if they value the time that must be wasted
through this means, they must deprecate an
movement that leads to such an undesrabI
result. For my part most solemnly pro
test against dragging in Abolilionsm, how
ever good 1t might be in its place, into OIL
state election to build up third party. TIL
candidates nominated by the Wing Stat
Convention l consider to be good enoug
for any reasonable man, and though
might have made Judge Williams my choic
under different circumstances, shall adhcl
to the selection made by the convention, an
give nv vote. if the Lord be willing, f
Charles Paine, Waitstl r. Ranney, an
John Spaulding, as candidates for state of
GERS. hoping every Wing will go and do like
wise. A VOTER.
Huntington, August, lS4l.