The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-06
To TIE EprroR OF TIE VolcE OF FREEDOM;


Your paper Of The 9Th inst. contains ~
article from the Emancipaior on the subject
Of the Vermont election, in which tho Z l.
itor, in undertaking TO account for tIe d.
m.nished liberty vote, compared with that
of the last wear, is pleased to consider my
influence as having been very efficient III
producing the result. He refers To my
'sConnecticut letter" as showing show zcai-
ouslv | am willing 10 work 10 turn the whoIs
curren, of abolition influence 10 the support
Of the Wing party" and copies an articlG
from the Liberty Standard, gravely Sc ting
forth "the danger of allowing political paril-
Zans 10 become counseHors IN regard 10 the
cause of liberty" and holding up my course
as "a t0arning to abolItionists,' aud 80
forth.
The Editors Of the Emancipatn- ami
Standard give me TO much credit fo' the res
u, which they so much deplprc. was n,
Washington from the Isl of December las,
until within less than week previous to-
our election. during the whole Of VIII ch
time, do not recollect that 1ponded
with single ab0liiionists 10 this Sla,e on
the subject of the election; nor am ] able ~
learn that my 'Connecticut letter" has ever
boon published by more thsn one newspa-
per in the State-and that, not al "uboli-
ton" paper.
The Editors of whom speak should
give the credit of this result to the good sense
of the abolilionisis Of Vermont, and not 10
me. The great MACS Of our abolirionis:s
think that every just purpose # abolition
may be better accomplished without. than
with, a distinct political organization.
They think. indeed, that so far rs political
action is concerned. that action may be ren-
dered more safe and efiec!ual, by incorpor-
ating abolition, as far as practicable. into
all the parties, and infIsing lis spirit as &C.
cation may require, into their movements
and measures. than by an separate organi-
cation, which shall make the abolition of sla-
very exclusively the object. and leave unre-
Corded, and undecided at the Ballot Box,
many great and important questions which
must be acted on long before slavery can
be abolished.
The abolitionists of this State are mostly
"whigs" in principle, and do not see no"
they can discharge their duty as freemen.
without voting to sustain Wing principles
in opposition to the INDUSTRIOUS combinations
of Tyleris NJ and LocofoisTn which IS slfug-
Cling 10 rule and ruin the country. They
have moreover. watched the course OF tho
two great parties, and found that the Wbig
party has manifested disposition decidedly
more favorable 10 .he great object of abolI-
ton. than the opposite party. They have
seen evidence of this in oil the votes on tine
several gag resolutions in Congress. They
have seen it in the votes Oh the questions
q growing out of the attacks Of slavery Ihero
upon its distinguished opponents. Mr. Ad'
ans and Giddings. They have seen it to
a considerable extent. in all the movements
in the Legislatures Of the free states, touch
ing the subject Of slavery.
|. is true, thew have not seen, nor do they
vet see, in the Wings all they desire TO scr.
in this respect; but they have seen. and -
see much 10 TO commend. and much 20 in-
spire the hope that the spirit Of abolition
will be more and yet more, ditfdsed among
them, and that it vii! come, gradually. 10 ~
ert more efficient influence upon their p'-
6tical notion. And they hope ilai Tive ct