Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-09-20
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For The Herald.

pretence that 1t was was to be edtedand published
at Montpelier, Vt, and hasacquired some circula.
ton IN this county, under date of Sept I'd contains
an attack upon that portion of the aboltonists on
posed to third political party who attended the
convention at Clarendon Springs, and upon my
self in particular, which seems to REQUIRE some
notice
The New Hampshire missionary, on his doublo
mission for religious instruction to our churches
on Sundays, and for political preaching and prac.
noes on week days. seems wonderfully ruffled at
the reception his kind labors have met with in
Vermont This, indeed, ought to be expected.--
The wolfsnarls at the brave aud honest dog who
ssizss snn by The throat end defeats bis proposed
depredations in the told-the detected thief deals
out lnvectlve upon his successful pursuer. What
wonder then that the detected locofoco Missionary
should SPIT forth his venom upon those who dis
covered his plot, and baffled its execution And
in so doing, held up to public scorn the religious
hypocrlte and the political knave.
The assertion that am no aboltonist because
certain OF the louqkmouthed advocates of third
paryJus prevousyb our election did not know it,
TO candid man will appear as ridiculous as does
their whole conduct in regard to the ATTEMPT at a
formation of the third party and that am no alb
olitlonist, because am not in favor of third par
'y, Isl SANDER as applicable to the mass of uboli-
uonlsts IN Vermont, as to myself regard Slave
ry as moral evil, and for the present, at least,
see no way OF Kidding the country of it but by
moral means-the formation of a correct public
sentiment in regard to it Certainly not by the
formation OF third party which will DESTROY the
aqscendancy of the Wing party and give it to the
locofocos. In this believe | but express the
opinions and feelings ofthe large mass of Adolf
uonlsts throughout the state. If it be So then
where 'the meaness and dishonesty" attributed?
The plot which the Rev Emissary has seen, is
but the honest, open expression of the great mass
OF abolitionsts in this section. And qchy he did
not know it, (Jhe did nOt) may possibly be ex-
planned by the fact that he does not knOao the feel
lngs of the many-he knows but the opinion ofthe
demagogue whose tool he is The mares-nest
which he has discovered, in hearing second
hand conversation between "a certain Judge"
and myself when stripped of the mask his distort-
cd imagination has thrown over it, was but pub
nc conversation with one of the most prominent,
sincere aboIltionists in the county; and the asser-
tlon that there was plot to nominate the Wing
Senatorial ticket or to break up the Convention, is
as far from the truth, as the nomination made was
from the wishes Of the majority of the Abolition
lists
The only plot of which was cognizont, was
that ofthe Judases, who made the nomination and
put forth to beray the aboltonists of the county
10 sell them to the locos with how much success
the ballot will determine. Barring several mali
conus aIsehoods in regard TO the details of the bu-
slness before the nominating committee which
the Rererend has seen fit to publish, and which
appeal TO those present to correct what becomes
OF his charges of "meanness and dishonesty 2"-
Have they any foundation but in the natural de-
pravity ofthe man who made them.
Believing the design the leaders in starting
the third party ticket in this State, was to sell the
Wing abolitionsts to the locos, thought saw an
tt,r,, ~ to- A.,
nominating third party Senatorial ticket, and |
was determined to resist the unholy alliance, not
only by not conserving to make the nomination,
but by using what influence possess, to counter
act the efforts of the aoire putiers at Broolfed,
who nominated Mr. Barber after it was express
ly understood that he was to maintain nviolate his
locofocoism, despite his abolitionism-two parties
naturally as Numerically opposed as the north
and the south. In doing this, how far expressed
the views ofthe aboltonists of this county and the
state, It would be improper for me to say. The
result of the ballot will determine; Brandon, the
residence Of the President ofthe Convention, gave
Barber no more votes than Smile, while Judge
Williams had e.
1t is generally believed now, that had an unex-
ceptionabe Whig-aboitionist been nominated in
stead of Barber, for 1t. Governor, the abolition
lists would have poed much larger vote The
game was too deep. The men that played 1t were
too cunning. Had they been content to have NOM
mated Whig-abolition ticket, they might have
defeated the regular wing ticket But no,--they
were so GINNING they did not see but that one lib
erty ticket would draw as many wing votes as an
other; and it is perfectly evident nOto that the OBJ
ject Of placing Barber's name on the ticket was TO
secure his election of 1t Governor blythe people,
and when the election of Governor went to the
Legislature, to defeat both the wing and locofoco
candidates and thus nv their hvnocrcal friend
ship for abolition, to palm off upon the people of
Vermont f. d Barber for acting governor. Yes,
the Whig-abotoniss of Vermont were to be be-
traycd to the locoGocos, and Ed1oard d. Barber
was to be the price of the treason
Thanks to the honest intelligent, patriotic Wing
aboltonists, who saw through the veil they had
thrown around their arrant hypocrisy. They
have not succeeded. Vermont still maintains her
proud asccndancy maugre the calumnv of open
enemies and the treacherv of disguised frends-
From this exposition | trust the abolitionists of
Vermont will hereafter he slow m mt their conf.