The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1841-05-18
From the Emancipaior.
LETTER OF HON. WIN. SLADE.
To the Editor of the Emancipator

~ &c GuHOT " AIc EHldHclpdt0r.
DIR: | am constant reader Of your paper
and admire the talent and industry displayed
IN the management of it. | wish could say
as much OF the spirit in which il is conducted
reier particularly 10 the manner in which YOU
are IN The habit of treating those who differed
from you in the late Presidential election, and
committed what seems TO you and some others
VINO are ehdeavoring to give direction to abo..
litlon sentiment the objectionable sin of recus-
ing 10 vote for Birney and Earle, and voting
Tor Harrison and Tyler. This spirit seems 10
have gained strength since the lamenled death
OF General Harrison, and the CONSEQUENT &C.
cession TO the Presidency of Mr.. Tyler. There
is scarce an article in your paper in which tho
late election is referred TO, that does not present
some new variety of attack upon the Wing alb.
olIlonts who thought there was something else
IN the world worth considering besides tho
question OF slavery, and who gave effect to their
convictions by voting for men who though, so
too.
do not address you for the purpose of dis
cusSInS the question, whether those whom YOU
are assaIllng, Judged right or wrong in voting
as they did. have no time to DO that now.
though fear no discussion with any body on
the SUBJECT. | will only take this occasion to
remind you, that the alternative of the triurnph
which you say the Wing abotionists effected.
would have been the election of Van Buren, and
johnson, and TO ask you what great advantage
abolition would have gained by such result,
that you should so pertinaciously continue To-
assall your brethren 70. contributing TO prevent
il.
My object in addressing you is. to ask tina,
you Will consider the Proprieiy of discontinu-
ing this course OF bitter censure of your friends.
do moi ask this that my feelings may be SPAR
ed, but for other and higher reasons. Nor do
ask 1t from any desire to prevent your advo-
cacy, if you think proper, Of third party Or
ganlzalion. lie, that and every other project
connected with the prosecution Of the cause o E
abolition be discussed. The right Of free dis
cussion maintain 10 the fullest extent. Let
truth and error grapple. Bring forth your ar
gumen;s. But why taunt and reproach your
brethren for the pasil What good do you ex.
pect 10 accomplish by itl Woul1 You drive
them from you. irrecoverably? Or, do YOU ex.
pect to ,rhip them into the third party rracesi
For one, should be glad to know what YOU and
those who act with you are aiming ut, BY this
course Of treatment.
l do not now say that you are right or wrong
IN the positions you take with regard to what
should be the future course of aboIitionists. I
rePeat,--le the matter be discussed, fully dis.
cussed. But in freedoms name, ask that i,
may be discussed te,lperately, discussed with
some respect to the feelings of others who have
differed or who may differ from you,-discuss.
ed IN such manner as not necessarily to pro.
duce deep, and perhaps incurabe alterations of
feeling among brethren Of the same general
faith.
My eye has this moment fallen upon an nd
dress 'to the abolitionists of the United States
who are determined 10 vote for the friends Of
immediate emancipation, ard not for the enc.
mics thereof" signed by Alvan Stuart, chair.
man OF the United States Convention at Alba.
n.y. IN which find striking illustration Of
the spirit 10 which have referred. had hon.
ed that time would, ere this, have soltened the
asperities and diminished the bitterness which
have, regret 10 say, been too prominently OK.
hlblted IN the prosecution of the anti. slavery
enterprise. But hope flies before this address
and leaves me TO the most painful forebodnes
as TO the spirit in which the third party move.
ment is henceforth 10 be conducted. Read the
following extract from it, and tell me il there i,
no ground for these anticipations:
1.-The Providence of God, in one little month
from the Inauguration Of General Harrison, by
the irresistible arm of death, has most iearfully
verified the predictions Of many of our best
men, who foretold The fact, accomplished al.
ready, that the pretended friends of The slave
might create President Of the United States
BY their votes, who owned and domIneered over
human flesh, and made merchandise of eternity
bound souls. Is it possible, that those abolI.
nh L., LII Il
cruel and the heartless, can feel ought but the
most bitter sorrowl Only think of the mighty
bower attached 10 the Presidential life, which
~ the recent demise, has covered the navy, the
army. the halls of Legislation end justice, pla-,
;cs of learning and devotion in mourning: and
5 drawing forth thousands of professions, flu.
neral oraiions and eulogies, and has stamped
he daily literature of a great people with the
olemn attestation ofwo.
This sublime and mighty power enshrined
n the office of President of the United States,
IS is now demonstrated. for the first time, in
he life of the Republic, is deyolved on
yorker, an owner grower, buyer and seller Of
men, women and children! Alas, that such a
obber of human rights, so iricked, and so un.
uSt, should by aboitionisis, as in solemn
nockery of all our hopes, have been placed by
heir votes in tie highest place of human honor
over and glory! Let those who have voted
or this miserable human fesh.moneer, for
resident, go 10 our capitol, and behold in The
alace, John Tyler's crouchipg bopd men and
Eomen fitting and moving with noiseless step
nd downcast eyel
SOUR State prisons open their gates for tho
the Presidential palace is opened
o be enjoyed by the being who robs man Of
us mind, his property, labor. wife ana ch.idres