The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-08-09
JUDGE WILLIAMS, AND THE
THIRD PARTY.

A very large portion Of the more consi
crate ofthe abolition party have Hitherto en-
tertained the belief that abolitionisn shcub
not be commingled with the politics of III,
day. They have felt that such partnershp
would debase and retard the progress of
cause which appeals to the highest mora
and religious sentiments ofcommunity, CON.
posed of all parties and denominations.
They had found that even religionists ha
attempted to abuse abolitionism for bnildin,
up their respective denominations, and as
pecially had politicians converted it into an
engine for promoting their mercinary purpO.
ses. The abolition party being chiefly CON.
posed of individuals whose predllectioa,
were with the wing party, they had often
witnessed the stratagems of their LEGO asso
ciates TO get up third party ticket, for which
they were to vote, while these wire puller,
almost uniformly adhered to their own part,
nominations.
Another very considerable portion of tie
moderate abOlitionists have come to the Goa.
cluslon, that political action in some shape
would be ultimately necessary, but have e.
dopted the policy for the present, of holding
the balances between the parties, ant four
cling them to present candidates who were
favorable to their cause, rather than having
a distinct ticket of their own. Such was the
course Of the highly respectable abolition
convention assembled last year at Waterbu-
ny, composed oftwo hundred, chiefly wings,
who concluded that the circumstances of th4
times forbid their adopting third part,
ticket, and contented themselves, in the ab
sence from the field of an acceptable candl-
date of either party, to recommend Judge
WILLIAMS for the gubernitoriai vote. S CT
we had fondly hoped was the convictions IT
Judge Williams last year, when he declined
the nomination. and said '.that he would moi
be held up as a candidate for any office a.
geinst the wishes of both political parties De.
clarcd IN iheII conventions" TINS yctr url.
ther. party saw fiji to present him as a caa.
didate. Judge Williams has. however, been
nominated by very insignificant convrn.
ton al Brookfeld of about 60 or 70 all told,
chiefly locos, as we are credibly informed
from the towns in the immediate vicinity
except IL from beyond the Limits of the
county. and as might have been expected
coupled with the candidate of the loco party
for Lieut.. Governor. After long demur
be accepts the nominal ion in The following
language. "BW as portion Of my fel'oD
citizens hare again thought proper to present
my name 10 the public, I do not feel at H5sr-
ty 10 decline The nomination." The people
must be struck with amazemen, at his sin
gular exhibition of such SC rupuIous modes
ty last year, not To intrude himself into the
political field, although asked by highly
respectable assemblage of Wing abolition
lists, and such unhesitating boldness in en-
ter;ng it now, upon the slender invitation OF
a title knot of loco train band ofpoIiticians.
Ii as he asserts this year, it was not for him
10 say, whether she shaH6e candidate for
my office in the gift of the people," what
light had he to do so last year, when the in
locations Of public sentiment were much
stronger in favor Of his acceptance, than
It present. Still more are they amazed
ince his Rutland friends at The State Con.
en,ion unhesitatingly declared, that he was
s good Clay whig as they wanted, that
e should pr noance this year more than
,st favorable time to arouse the slumber.
lg energies Of the abolitionists to indepen.
ent political action, well knowing that
ast majority oflhe votes cast for himself
'ould be whig, and subtract so much from
he whIg strength. Can he zee any thing
the agonized condition OF the country, in
he mad and reckless course of John Tyler,
nd the whitening policy of locofocoism'
to set at defiance The effects Of
rejection, and hurry our country onward
the career of ruin, to induce him at this
me to countenance a scism in the wing
INKS? Can he see any thing in the NUT
rings of the comeing tempest of locoioco-
IN, reinforced BY the blackness ofTylef
eachery, and threatening to PROSTATE all
'pular rights, and to bury the Liberties OF
9TH The white man and the slave under the
ins of the constitution, to hasten him 10