Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
For Paine, Nv hig) Il7
g Smile, (V,B) 95
Hutchinson, (Abolition) 9
Scattering and blanks 4


The point 10 which we would direct The utten.
non OF abolilionists is the number Of votes for
Hutchinson in the Legislature nine. We
do not know the number Of abolilloniss in the
Legislature of Vermont in years past, but Judging
from their acts we should conclude there iuusI
have been ma oriiy in the last Assembly. None
but alIoonUls could pass such law as that
body did to prevent blacks from being taken into
bondage under the claim of owing service. The
resolutions oil former years. too, show, that for all
pigctICal purposes the Legislature ui IlIat State
was sui GENTLY abotionZed, This is what the
society has been aiming at for years They tell
us, abollionize the Legislatures Of the free states
und Congress, and slavery must soon die. In
Vermont ana Massachusetts this had been pretty
etltcually done, without tie organization of
distinct political party. But this did not satisfy
some of our leading aboitonisis, because it was
not done in The name Of abolition. They must
have n new party, tina, whatever is done ud.
vance the principles of liberty might 70 to the Gre
dit of abolition. They got up their party n ! now
where they? From II tcorkiEg majority in
body, of 255, they reduced TO nine members.
Here are the first fruits Of third parysm. When
the result of the election in our own State shall
he fully known, we bel eve it will he found
that there is some less of abolition strength in our
Legislature in consequence of the same policy.
In the face of all that has been done for the
cause of liberty by New York and nearly all the
ty men that nothing has been done can he
DONE unless it he done exclusively IN the name
and the credit of the abolition movement, and to
this doctrine, virtually, they require Their randi
dates to subscribe No matter how thoroughly II
man may he imbued with the love of liberty no
matter though he agree with them in every quts
ton that may require his official ac'ion--unlcss he
will accept their nomination, on the single queS
ton of slavery. he cannot receive their snt1ragrS
On this principle they now propose 10 nominate II
candidate for Governor OF Ohio. In their haste
to gain glory for their party, they sacrfce the
terest Of their cause. There is an odum ut ach-
ed TO the name of abolition which it does not
deserve, which does not attach to their princi pies,
apart from the name. Hence persons who ARE not
identified with them in name, may and do often,
in their official capacity, do much for HE cause.
They are actuatcd by love OF liberty and Justice.
And is it not more to the credit of liberty and
Justice that men observe their pfrcrlhs wlInut
the influence of party machinery, than TO no 50
because their parry requires it? The first do vii
ling homage 10 truth-lhey render a fee will
offering. The last may act from the same motive,
but their party obligations detract from the merit
of the act and from the credit it wond Otherwise
confer upon the cause, because is expected as
the service to he performed in consideration OF
the honor conferred by the party.