Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-08-18
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and that the sentence may bc passed upon me IN
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Being an aboionst, and also Wing, shond
greatly prefer n candidate for Preanenl WHO Is
orthodox upon both these cardinal poIhts; anu u
such All one can he agreed upon WIN any nope
OF success my life being spafeu, VIII Host Cet-
tally vote for him.
But if none such can be agreed upon, aul Mr..
Clay should be nominated by Wing National
Convention with a fair prospect OF bis election {
if he has the united support OF the Wings, aud Il
moral certniniy that some Democrat Il prefer
calling gentlemen by the name that is most agree
BILE to then,,l would be elected if Mr. Clay was
not; then Indeed, | would vote for MI. Clay
for every vote given in that emergency Tor the
third party candidate, would lessen The chance OF
the Wing candidate, mud increase the chance OF
his opponent; and if all the Wing abolitioniss in
the free states should do so, then would be seen
the nnomoy OF large aud respectable number Of
conscientious Wings throwing away their voies
for tirt candidate, kno,oing that thereby they oere
aiding to elect Locofoco President. But you may
say that the anli-savery cause is paramount 10 al
other public questions, and that all MINOR consd-
eralions should yield TO that question. Granted !
then ia the name of humanity, do no act that VIII
tend to throw the government OF the United
States into the hands OF the Loco party, who you
know, by their votes given ia Congress upon the
Gug Rule and other kindred quesllons,-and all
the leading men, believe, who have been talked
of for President by that party, are against any
interference Ivy Congress, relative TO slavery IN the
District of Columbia, or in the territories. do
not say il is so with the leaders OF The party in this
stale but of the other ire9 States think il ie.
How than can AN entire ubolitiOnist do any act
that will tend 10 elect OF that party President,
even those whU agree with Them III their gen.
erul pulItics? Is not the head OF purity OF
which all, or nearly all, 60 in body against the
abolition measures, more dangerous to the grent
Il. had ~ l,,t
himself against anti slavery, but his whole party,
or nearly ALL in the free STATES, for il! The
Wings can head and check their Chief but the
Locus will back and support theirs; therefore,
without impuling any bad motives to the party or
tleir leaders, yet us their views ol theConslltnuon
and the public policy are against relief to The slaves
any where, ought they not TO he considered The
pro-slavery purity, and therefore ought not 10
expect the support OF anti slavery men? Can the
slaves back be- safely trusted 10 their opinions and
policy?
believe, therefore, in giving my vote Tor Mr..
Clay, in the emergency supposed, should act IN
the spirit Of the ireeman's oath, which says, "ihat
when you give your vote or suffrage, touching
the State OF Vermont you will do it 30 as in your
conscience you shall Judge will most conduce to
The best good OF the same, winch suppose
means measures not men, aud that ii is better TO
vote for a candidate Tor President who is parity
right, than, by throwing away my vote, 10 a'd III
eec(lng candidate who is tchoty '0rongj agree
able to the common, but true maxim, that "half a
n loaf is better than no bread" aud that "of Two
evils, choose The least" Aud do solemnly be-
lieve that by SO doing shall contribute my mhe
10 further the cause OF human liberty.
Although II is proper, yet it is awkward, for a
candidate to lie catechsed just before election,
tor most men, when called upon TO speak Of them
selves, are apt to say too little or TOO much
These ha>ty remarks are respectfully submitted
al. ,tIp,
close by sa, Ing to you and other Wing Abolition.
ists, in the language of quotation, "Pro me; 81
mercer, in me-" For me; ii deserve it, against
me- JOHN MATTOCKS.