Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-08-18
THIRD PARTY-LETTER FROM GEN
MAI"TOCKS

Gen. mattocks having been Intercepted by III.
voice OF Freedom on sundry topics, has given The
annexed frank, explicit and honest answer II 10
IN Keeping with his character as fearless deiend.
er OF what he believes to be right; and however
'i'e" nay o'ner win him on some points, we are
sure there can he none who will not respect him
Tor his nanliness. His views concur yerv nearlv
with our own. We hold, as we have before saiJ
That The Wigs Of Vermont should preler above
all others The candidate for the Presidency who
comes nearest TO their political standard and in
de'au't OF getting the very best, if it comes to
'ha', they ought surely to take the next best Anv
other course is utterly suicidal TO any pnrtv. NM,
as Gen. NJ. suggests, the freeman who pursues n
ny other course fails 10 act up TO The spirit of his
oalh. Instead OF doing the best he can for the in
teresis OF The country aud the state he practically
does the worst. To illustrate this: let Mr.. Vnn
bnren or Mr. Calhoun aud Mr. Clay be The cand
dates for the next Presidency, between whom the
election will lie Let US suppose that neither is
'he preference OF the freemen of this state above
all Others yet the election of MIR. Clay is far to be
preferred 10 that of Mr.. Van Buren, or Mr.. CAL
houn, as Mr. Clay goes for the policy of the Free
States-ior Protection, sound Currency and Dis
rbuton, aud both OF the others against all these.
In this slate OF things, there are four or five thou
sand Wings who do not like Mr.. Clay, either be-
cause he is slave holder or for any other reason
and they vote for a third candidate. The result
is, that Calhoun or Van Buren,, with his pro sIaye
ny policy, and his utter hostility to all measures
which the Wings deem good, gets the vote of
Vermont by plurality; and gets it absolutely by
means cfhird party votes. For ALPHABETICAL purp.
oses, might not that party as well vote directly for
Van Buren, or Calhoun? Indeed, knoteing that
his would be the result in the case supposed, nre
they not just us regardless of their protested prin
cpes and the obligation imposed by Their oath. as
they would be il they voted directly 10 do the very
thing which they indirectly do !? 1t seems TO US
too plain TO be questioned. We have supposed
This case because if there be any plausible neces-
sity for any division among the Wings of YER
mont, II will come in this shape. Sill we again
say, That the crisis has not come yet, ami may not
come In no sort Of shape can the Presidential
question be justly mingled with the present cleo
ton. Such is The ina ority in the Congress al
ready elected that our own members cannot affect
the election of President one way or another. if
Congress is required TO elect-while our state Off
GERS can have nothing TO do with The question in
any shape save as they deposite their votes for
President next year, in common with their con-
siuenis Why divide then?
1t Is worthy Of remark that Gen. Kellogg and
Judge Williams have not been questioned. Why
not 3? We sh ould like 10 know whether the for
mer will go the whole hog for Calhoun, slavery,
Free Trade, and the robbery of the Slates-and
whether the latter will DO THE SAME THING.
10y going for third candidate?