Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-08-24

which sppssr 10 have - seriously disturbed The
oqesniity OF THIS Goliah OF the party, we ihink IN
wee Of the a5o,e. no one will doubi--,r. That no
Condemnation is too strong applied TO such as
happen TO differ with them IN their peculiar seni-
menis--no nbloquy. no reproaoh too severe 10 be
hospod upon such as dare TO question the siaceriy
Of the suogsp, l,sdets Of tho faction II We romcm
Der rightly, in that article, made no allusion to
the principles Of aboi,hos-much less did
any thing to justly 'Pho' in making the above H.
naiured remarks applied to us, or leading him 10
any conclusion whatever TO our feelings or sym
pathies upon the question.
II is true iha, we veniurcd TO aude TO the sngu-
lar and deaih-lke sleep, which following each cleo
tion--so mys,erously and suddenly steals away the
senses and sleeps 10 foree,iulness the zeal and
dor Of these valiant Wlberorces and that their ten
der conscicnces can only be aroused by the reap
pesrance Of the party drill masters announcing The
approach Of another political contest. Now IL Phi
10 prefers tina, philanthropy which goes or like
bottle Of ginger pop that frcs and losms Tor an
instant and forthwith becomes as cold and torpid
a wosdciuck in winter, TO that which never (osns
nor yet grows cool, 1t is certainly his privilege. and
we have reason to find fault with his preference ;
and we only claim the privilege of saying that zoe
do not. In regard to this genleman's opinion OF
our peculiar QUALIFICATIONS for the capacity Of q
slave diver ben pd&sessed of such feelings as
would enable us TO shine in that capacity, going
about 'laceraling defenceless women's backs &C.,
we have but little TO say. II is certain that in the
ranks of the liberty party of Vermont we could not
shine, although we profess ourselves fully and une
quivocally abolitionists and aden,ly Interested in
the of the cause, and 10 this feeling more
than any other, may Pho' attribute our hostility to
set of political moun,ebanks who would sacrifice
the true interests of the cause, at tie shrine of their
own unhallowed ambition But le, the gen,lem an
speak further:
'"But the grand difficulty with this 'aboonism
is, that it condemns the course of such men as Ad-
ans, Slade, Seward Everett and Ma,tocles, who
have done all that has been done for the cause Of
emancipation We plead guilty to this charge
Their course rs condemned because they haze for
years occupied the rry positions IN ohich the mon
SER Slavery might hdue been bearded in has uerv dem
and yet, 'dbolitonism has slept The sleep Of death
Three of these Herald aboltionists were members
of the last Congress from this state when the unan
imous resolves Of her legislature were trampled un-
der foot by the myr midons of savery-and yet they
were as whist as dumb dogs. Done all that has
been DONE boasts the Herald and still how often
does the same paper and its pro-slavery cotempora-
res sneeringly nquire-what has been effected for
the abolition Of slavery, Nothing, acknowledge,
has been done directly for the abolition of this
strous evil, comparatively speaking, and nothing
will be until those very named BY the Herald
and others Ike situated, come TO learn and practice
independently the first principles Of human rights
or until their constituency become much chang
ed that it will be safe to carry out those principles
provided they have already taken root"
Can any thing appear more ridiculous than the
assertion. that while the men named above have
occupied the very positions ia which the monster
slavery, could have been bearded in its den,' they
have not done their duty, but have suffered their
principles to sleep we charged upon the pretend
ed aoolI'ionis's of tho ,iIiru party. II appears
US tina. such an assertion comes with an i'll grace
from one who PROCESSES so deep sympathy for the
rights Of the slave and much regard for the free
dom of northern sentiment upon the subject. i,
John Quincy Adams, whose hunder,ngs have shook
the whole South upon this subject, whose voice has
banched tho cheeks and caused the hearts of south
ern slaveocrats to quail within ,hem to be denounc-
ed as a dumb dog or as one who has failed to act
in accordance with the first principles of human
rightsr Has VIM II. Sewaid suffered his abolition
ism to sleep in death from one election to ano.h-
err Was it asleep while he occupied position
in which the monster might have been bearded il
its denr Look at the records Of the New York
Legislature. Look a, his correspondence with the
Governor Of Virginia. and look too, at the action of
Virginians in consequence Of the course pursued
by him, and answer for yourself. Again then we
repeat that all that has been done in this glorious
canse, has been done by just such men, aided by
those who like Slade, Ma,tocks, Everett, Giddings
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tanned them. And yet, these are the men whom the
pulling Wiberforces of Vermont denounce as
dumb dogs and who have not yet learned the first
principles Of human rights Out then say we, up
on the hypocrilical canling Of these hnerant abo-
florists, who carry their phzanthropy as pedars do
their merchandise. in packs to be unstrapped and
displayed only when their interests dictate, and
who erect and exhibit their cross bones and bloody
head upon all occasions for their oon especial 5ene-
fl, another cllss Of iiineranis flare up before
each house, with Home sweet home make the
monkey dance and show the white injector pay
We do not, as 'Philo' asserts, snceringly ask
what has been effected for the abolition of slavery
neither do we agrees with him in tho assertion that
nothing has comparatively been done 10 the matter
On the contrary We think that much already has
been done and we firmly believe tina, the time is no,
far distant, when the voice Of every right minded
man and true friend TO the country will be raised
against the institution Of slavery which Is a curse