The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-20

-, me decennial must elapse before the
.y could hope 10 wave lis triumphant
lar over the capitol, and in the mean
:. the reign of locofocoism will have con.
"a bo,h the white man and black 10 one
u,oo wreck and ruin. Nothing con-
sm. rs in this prophecy so fully as the ul-
-, views and proceedings of reform adopt
dbv s9me of those who are pioneering
IL ,.r,vism in lis course. No page in
=. history of modern extravaganza can ex~
..b;, more striking traits of mental and NOR
-, Iteration than that which records the
.,.oediugs of some Of those who are now
,,;or Distinguished part in raising up
Nc ( ind Of political aboliIionism. Ii is but
rv weeks since, that the people of this
,ciniiv were utterly astonished and DISCUS
81 al the bold and reckless manner in
slcb a slrolling band of these agitaiors of
,so Garrison and Abby Fulsome stamp.
.,,onrccd The determination Of their party
., rail the car of abolitioDism over every
rs,i,ulion civil or religious which stood in
,ro wny ofimmcdiaie determination ofslavc-
-. =, the South. After such an erraric ex-
.,,,.;ou into the land of dreams and de'u-
..,,s Of the most fatal and anarchial charac-
,or. !, could hardly create marvel. that
Gnrrl Smith, the MGgnuS apollo Of third
pariysm, as appears in this paper should
have ayoNCd his impious determination 10
Jcsecralc The holy Sabbath by preaching
poldical aboliiionism, and in his wrath
should have denounced every minister Of
The gospel who should shrink from Identify
irr himself with such auti-slavcrv move
menis as he prescribes. Next comes the
rr,al abolition convention al Buffalo, which
as will be seen, unheslaiingl " avows 10 the
nation and the world their settled deiermin-
s!ion 10 uulIify the laws and constitution so
far as they conflict with their peculiar views
Of conformity 10 the laws of God. Can
principles like these advocated with frey
zeal, ard operating 10 rcnourcc.all feally TO
the constitution, and so utterly subversive Of
al the Obligations of civil government find
response ia any considerable number Of
American freeman.
Great and odious as are The evils OF sla-
very, We cannot believe that our country
men are yet prepared TO break up all the
lgaments of our social existence, 10 sacr;-
fee all their political principles and favor
lie measures, TO endcavor TO excite a SER
vile war, 10 trample upon the constitution.
and 10 dissolve the union itself for the sake
Of The immediate determination of an evil,
which can much more certainly be reme-
died by gradual and peaceful REFORM
This is certainly now going on. We are
IN the midst of a revolution of opinio on.
which although the work of time. will fl.
nally Danish slavery from the land Scarce.
" is there an advocate or apologist of sla-
very in the whig ranks, on this side the
Potomac. The cause of impartial free
dom is part of the orthodoxy of the whil
party in the free States, and for two years
past, they have steadfastly arrayed them
selves in Congress against the encroach
mcnts of the slavcocracy, and the wither
ing curse of the peculiar institution. Coulc
the spirit which animates the whig party
pervade the government for years TO come
the evils of slavery will be mitigated, ev
cry measure consistent with the union an:
constitution, would he adopted, (which woul,
he calculated 10 result in its gradual COZ
rcction, and at last in complete and fina
emancipation.