The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-23
Whigs--An ti-slavery.

While the locofrcos as a party tbroug houi
the Union scout aboliiionism, the wings oil
Vermont are profess eddy an,i.slaveiy men,
and differ from abolitionis,s only IN the
means of effecting a common Object bu'
actions speak louder than words, aud 10
those who have not been inatten'ivc o5Fcrv-
ers of public affairs for ten years past we
oold vi few iniercga!ories. Has not
whig Vermont placed herself in the from
rank o. friends Of lie slave curing that pc
rod, and been 80 regarded in congress anr
Throughout, the U. ion? Has not tho Wig
,,z-isla.ure fiowpcd upon slavery with re
Dukes as indlcnuu: as # coG'oosed OF pro
f ssed ubuli,;onis's, III response 10 nc -
rcss wishes OF the people has IL TO- year
after " ar addressed peiitiors and memoir
as to congress, praying for the abolition Of
slavery in The districts and territories over
which the coust tuition allows the N, control
on this subjectl In conformity to tie ex-
press will of the legislature, have not our
repre- seniarives in congress done all thai The
mos, ardent zeal could do for the cause OF
African freedom, sustaining the right OF
petition, opposing gag laws, and upon al
occasions breustiug themselves against the
aggressive and ,nsoient spirit of the slave
ocracy OF the SOUTH And Who DO they mee'
in congress 10 hostile array, but loco
focos from the north, south, cast and west,
combined in ore solid phalanx. threatening
notification, disunion assassination, breath
ing vengeance and exercising the most ur :
paraleled acts Of TYRANNY against :hose
who in the most remote particular dare open
their mouths in favor of abolition, with Cal
houn their most prominent candidate for
the presidency at their head1 In some re-
spects the wings of Vermont might raise
the standard of an,islavery still higher, and
march TO thc'very verge of the constitution.
But there they will stop. To violate this
sacred iigamer. Of the Union for the hope
less purpose of thus emancipating the me-
groes Of the south,
"ls an offence so rank il smells to heaven.
Il hath the primal eldest curse upon it,
A brothers blood
Let every sober rejecting abolilionist con-
slider whether he would wish to go beyond
this fatal point to OBTAIN his ends; and il he
would not, have notthe wings accomplished
all that could be effected were every Office
in The state in the hands ofthe abolitionists.
What possible necessity therefore for third
party2 On the contrary, what a flood Of
mischief does it LET in upon usl The hopes
of aboltionists will be Frustrated forever by
the stroke which fells the whig party 10 the
earth. All their sacriices and soliciiudes
will then be fruiiless. Their natural aly
vanquished, and their natural foes triumph
ant, dead ruin to their fortunes and their
country, and utter annihilaiion to heir party
would be their certain destiny. Al the best
the abo,iIionists as a political party viii
never attain TO any great available strength.
And should they, after years of conflict. 4
perl afs this generation are crumbllng in
their graves, be able 10 carry the whole
north and west. they could aever abolish
slavery at lie south. The Union woultl
doubtless be dissolved, but even then, sla