Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-02-07

Third pnriy moremtNis. In New York. the
third pa.iy men have had State Convention,
aud nominated Avian Scwurl for Governor, and
Charles o. Shepard for Lieut.. Governor. Ga The
18Th ult. n convention for the counties OF Wind
sor and Wndham was holden at Chester,-Gen.
K; land Fletcher, President; Timothy Goodae,
VIM. X. Shafter, Benz Morse, James Lowell, VIM.
w. Warner, Joshua Dale, and Fnbius Bancroft,
Vice Presidents; Orame Hutchinson and james
Brown, SECRETARIES; Ii. w. W. Miller, chairman
OF business eonnttee. IL resolved, !. to
render tEnnks TO God Tor bis blessing the abo-
lition cause; 2, that slavery violates every com.
mand of the decalogue, is at war with both the
letter and spirit Of the whole bible, and of all in
iques the most rcpletc with outrage 10 God and
cruelty TO man; 3, TO persevere against it with
undated faith and zeal; 4, that the immediate
overthrow of slavery is demanded by duty safety,
honor and interest; 5, that the free states have AS
little TO fear from dissolution of The Union
they have from The loss of criminals parish poor
and hypocrltes id the church 4; 6, that the union
of true chrotians at The North admitting the pu-
rity of their designs with southern Shareholders
[Ihe latter being governed Ivy bal motives in
sustaining The Colonization scheme, is such an in
cougruotis coalition of Christ aud Beliul ought
TO lie at once and forever dissolved 7, TO sustain
abolition papers to the exclusion of others 8, for
publication of the church from proslavery
ministry aud aity, North and South; g. the pres
ent is II ume when ignorance on this sub ect is in
| excusabie 10, "Amen' to The Southern claim
| that Northern ministers, who are silent the sub
| jet, are prO-s'nvcry ministers; II shat although
we claim 10 he radical dbplitioniSts yet we rever-
cnce the bible" the Sabbath and The institutions
! of the gospel, sc. (lcaving an inference not very
! favorable tn oiher radical alioonsls = uninlen-
tionay, we presume j r. that the praise of eve
! ry alriot il due TO 1.-The immortal nineteen" he
rocs of the Creole ID, abolition is immeasura-
bly, important in moral, physical or political bal.
auce, aud should he sustained by the press, the
| forum, the pulpit and the ballot box; a. similar
| TO the 9th Is, that the strike OH board the Gre
ole is warning TO the South that armies Of liber-
ty will not want leaders, and should induce early
emancipation 10, The l2ih substantially II, that
abolition is good thing, and the bull0t-box a.
mong the righteous means TO carry il on, and the
fight-h which is not felt in that box, "forgeis
its cunning" lS, that political action is the privi-
| lege and ia of every citizen and ID, thanks 10
! Col. II. ". w. Miller, and elders Shaw, Burrows
and }rierly, and other speakers, Tor their spescll-
es. A commice Of sewn WINS appointed to call
II state convention al Randolph centre on the 10th
and l7Ih inst. TO nominate tickle, Tor state 9th
GERS. The call, after recilng HE lime, place md
object US above, concludes MS follows:
"All ctizens Who love liberty itself, ms well rs
the nanc--who have Witnessed enough Of the &c
cursed influence of our "PEcULIAR INSTITUTIONS
upon the down crushed sLAvE-euougii Of Their
polluiing effect upon the Church. and The morals
ton upon the administration al our General ant
State Cove rnnenis, and enough Of their parallz
ing, whitening influence nron all the resources
aud energies, national and individual, Of our snct
prosperous counIy--are respectfully invited Il
attend The Conyention ard I'arsicipnto in It's de
alterations"
Under the above call we see nothing to proven
us from attending the convention, and there pro
I, sting against the folly of multiplying party di
visions in the free states. We presume howev
en- that it might he considered All abuse OF The
courtesey oil The convention, and shnll therefore
do no such thing Let our readers consider them
selves the convention for the Time helng and &c
them we will address Two thoughts, suggested
by the "sgns of the tines'-sce recent con
gressional scenes. They these first that lC
preserve The pence and The integrity of the I'm
ion. a Conservative Sprit--Or rather, CoEsttu
fional Spirit mus he cherished, North and South
East and West; spirit which shall impel ih'
South TO yield TO us OF the North all our constl
lulonal rights and prevent us from stepping one
ioia beyond these rights. The second 10, that III,
free states should he united among themselves
as far MS possible not in sectional spirit, To de
prive the South Of u single constitutional right
but to maintain our own rights TO preserve lh
Constitution aud the Union aud, il disruption
OF The Union should ever be forced upon u.s. 4
lay broad and firm foundations for fair and nigh
" Empire of freemen. We object, then, tia
the temper, The spirit and the measures of thr
parlyism are hostile, il not fatal TO both OF 'bes
things.