Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-14

Mn. EDIToR: Ia ilts my cl"siug number it is my
mieutIOu Ia answer sume objections that have been
~ grd against II union Of the friends vi Northern
rights. the fr> and most important. objection
urged Ivy the Liberty menus till Henry clay
is the Wing candidate for President, aud hey can.
not vote Tor him, berniI>e he il II slavrl"ler" -
My first answer to tins Objection Is. thar Mr.. Clay
is not the candidate of the " hig party, present;
and whether he " III hr, is qul'e uncrrinln Nor
eau ntluil il 10 he good nr sound pulley tor me To
wliraw from The support "i good men at hs
time, for The REASON lhut ! think 1t Ind uIam may
he II candidate years hence Tor unOther Office.
A gain should Alr Clay die hefnre the next Pres.
dcnlnl election, ~ should lie moi he n candnlale,
how can they justify their withdrawal al the late
election from HE support ol men who openly IL
vow aud Support every principle which they do
themselves. My next answer is, that MIR. Clay,
under The laws OF Kentucky, Is permitted 10 hoid
slaves. BY the Constitution of the United States
that is nude 10 disqualification {rom office. 1t Is
an objection uukuown To the Constitution, aud
we ought 10 he careful hOw we attempt lnn"va-
lions upon that Instrument, unless they lac made
N The mode pointed ont Tor is amendment.
Tie first President. under the Constitution, was
>la, eholder and he Shareholders Of those States
hnve an equal right TO bold office hat gentlemen
~ ho reside in The tree Suites lave For US AZ this
day, To establish such rule test ior office,
would liz violation Ut the rights vi the people
of the slave STATES. This is, III my "pinion high
unie ihrir rights, while profess 10 maintain
our own THIS would lie inconsl.t' nj. Our n-
qury should he. lCW he maintain the Constitution.
and Wu he support he c1nsiiilHi0nOt rights n uA
puts Of The Union! II we are satisfied that lie
wall do ilns, we ought not TO throw away our 20
ncal influence aud suffer oui interests, our hon
or, and our constitutional rights 10 he Irampied
under foot Ivy party who appear anxin"s to bring
us under the sahieclion OF The south. | won d, ~
all candor, ask our Liberty men, whether they
would not prefer the support IT our rights by
sluveholding President, rather than llen deslruc
ton by "nurlern man with southern principles"
| Ger andy prefer that our candidates should not
he shareholders for hrlleva slavehOldng, even
in Il slave State to be immoral aud wrong, and
must delracI from the moral oh ,racter Oi those
who practice II. Like all other vices It should
have lis due weight IN our estimate VI character;
hat II is entitled to nothing more. Should Mr..
Clay. or his friends, satisfy me that, il elected
President, he viii in good aitn, support nil these
rights to which have alluded, and which have
ueen 30 often and 81 long irampled upnil aud he
be HE only candidate, who, III my opinlon, viii
sustain those rights, aud who, M the same time,
has a reasonable chance for election, ] could not
Justify myself Ia my cun>clelice were 10 with
hod my support from hin. Were 10 do So aud
thereby elrrl II man who would Violate nur Com
SiiIuunn, and disregard our rights, should there
10y becnnle accessory 10 his acts
ln order To satisfy myself IN regard TO Mr.. Clays
views IN this subject, as one 9" HE sovereign
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