Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-03-28
MONTPELIER, MARCH rs, 1912.

anxious to give up the ship" and "perish credit,
perish commerce." is heard from every tongue
Whilst on all occasions, we should be ever ready
to pursue q conciliatory and all impartial course,
we should learn TO respect our own rights, and 10
maintain thom. 1t is high time that the North
should learn to speak an Independent language,
and no longer hear orr institutions rallied at and
our patriotism decried by those whose democracy
consists in holding three millions OF their fellow
tnen in bondage. That son OF New England who
can quietly submit to hear whit is called the nris-
tocracy of the North conirased with the democ-
racy of Virginia or South Carolina, is, at once, n
"dsgrace to tho mother who bore him"
Z" If this be all true" answers one, "then let us
evrce our opposition 10 slavery AT the polls" And
how shall this he done? We uro all aholitlonists
here we are all opposed to slavery. II is unne-
cessary TO form distinct organization in order TO
accomplish our object. 1t is right, 1t is proper Tor
us to evince opposition 10 slavery at the polls.
No citizen of the North, who is recreant TO her
institutions, her interests and her rights, and who
is ready by "gag resolutions" or by threatehcd i've
toes" in advance to seek the appreciation OF slnve-
holders ever could or ever did knowingly, re-
ceive our votes. Al the last Presidential election
we differed in opinion from Harrison, from Van
Buren,, aud from Birney, on the subject OF slavery,
and of course were compelled to vote irrespective
of the question, not to vote at all; nor did we
then, nor do we now believe our candidate could
properly he denolninated a pro-sidUery man. Let
that, however, he as it may, we are ready TO mann
tain the principle that, as Northern freemen, it is
our duty, ut all times, and in oil places, whether
at the ballot box or elsewhere, TO contend for uni
versal liberty and equal rights.
The North should give the South distinctly TO
understand that they opposed to slavery, and
that they regard as criminal, the domestic slave
trade, and the disposition by them so frequently
manifested TO perpetuate its existence. We should
reprove them earnestly and faithfully for their SINS
Should lhey in turn, point It's to our errors, IN re-
lation to this other matters, should they refresh
our memories with the history Of le foreign slnve
trade, we should receive il in kindness and good
will. They have nn unqucstioned right so TO do.
New England is guilty of her thousand errors,
and whilst reproving the South, she should be
willing to receive reproof in return. Our whole
duty, this point, can be effecualy done, with
out the foundation of anti-slavery associations, ms
with them without employing young and indls-
Greet lecturers to traverse our hills and Valleys TO
arouse and excite our women and children about
the cruelty Of Southern TO their saves, or
without distributing picture books calculated to
produce uniavorable Impressions and perhaps IN
correct ones, in the minds of ignorant readers
Perhaps may he wholly wrong but for the life
Of me, | cannot avoid smile, when reading the
Annual Report of the Female Anti Slavery Soci-
ETY., situated in some obscure village among the
Green Mountains OF Vermont So long us we
have not single slave within our borders and as
many ninety .nine out OF every hundred in our
community are ready TO denounce slavery sin,
! can see no necessity for all this machinery.
REPUBLICANS.