Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1842-09-02

nd to other interests of the country which
are sought to be secured and maintained by
hose who are denominated Wings. The
effect, therefore, of third party organization
is 10 give immediate advantage to the oppo-
nents of those interests, which its members
generally would, but for their independent
aid to promote. 1t seems to
nesmuch better, in the present state of
hings, that they should select from the exist
ng parties men who are, in the main, sound
n thier views on the subject Of slavery, aud
ayHt o those partes-we will support these
men; and we submit it to you to say wheth-
r, TO secure our support, you will present
ITEM as candidates, and thus enable us to
dvancc the cause which we hold especially
ear, while at the same time we sustain those
cher interests which you as all parties, are
odeayorng to promote. May not abolition
It's better subserve the cause of abolition by
tus aiding to secure the election of men
Who are willing to take moderate ground
oanst slavery, then to lose their influence,
a to present practical purposes, by shutting
Themselves up within the straitened enclosure
o third political party!
This has been, substantially, the course
pursued by British aboltionists and we
hTe seen the mighty results in abolition,
blythe British Government, of the slave trade
AMI of slavery. And no triflng results have
ben effected by this policy in our own coun-
tr.M | refer to the action, in various ways,
iaorable to the abolition, of the Legislature
es of New York, Massachusetts, Connccti-
Gu land Vermont, which, it is notorious,
haze aided the onward movement Of the anti
saery cause.
tseems to me that we should not dcspse
the day of these small things-if indeed,
the! are small things but that the policy by
which they were accomplished should be
still pursued, rather than entirely to change
posllon and throw of, as unworthy of conf
dence, men who aided in accomplishing so
much good, aud who may be yet willing, as
the reasoning of abolitionstS the course of
events, and gradually corrected state of
public; opinion shall give them light, to aid
in accomplishing still further and greater
good to the cause.
You thus have glance at some of the
reasons why am still inclined to adhere to
my former opinions relative TO the expedicn-
Y ola third party organization. Upon the
vide field of argument pertaining to this sub
ret, however | cannot now enter. may or
lmay not do it at some future time in fur
tier reply to your enquiry. AT present |
have neither time nor strength TO 90 into a
more extended examination of the subject.
believe the time is rapidly approach hing
WHOM the free States of this Union win
come to see the immense evil of slavery, not
only in political and financial point of
view; and when they will come up, not
through the present third party organization
but by other ways and through other means,
to The point of standing upon Hoir rights,
ant maintaining the tue interest of fhcir
freedom. And for such result. whenever
1t shall be accomplished, the country will in
my opinion, be indebted to the perscyerinc
efforts of abolltionists, to an extent that will
entlle them TO It's lasting gratitude.
Let aboIiuonlsts, then, not relax their cf-
forts to produce correct public opin;on ON
this great subject-to wake up thoroucblv
the free States to conviction that they have
something to do with slavery, hostile as il
clearly is, not only to human rights but 10
Their Interests, TO the peace of the country
and to the pe'manency of the Union.
am, sir, very respectfully your OBJ serv't
WILLIAM SLADE