Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-17
AnoLlrloN. lIprnrY pAnrY, SC.


hUMHEN "
10 he Elitor Of Ike Pheair.
The duty to be performed in this letter Is TO
show that much is 10 be gained by the liberty
party or abolhionists "more than has been ac-
compshed, were their ticket for State officers
to be elected" All that you pretend has been
accomplished is the passage of certain resolu-
lions by our State Legislature, though be-
lieve YOU refer To what our Representatives, IN
Congress have done, but this is so little il can
scarcely be believed that you would mention il
rs worthy Of any serious notice when compared
with what they had the poirer and ability TO
do If they had occupied The ground OF freemen
10 which they were entitled. Those rcsolu-
tons 10 which you refer were good in them
selves considered, but the motire which gov
crncd the wings and locos in passing them tcas
bad. That motive Stare holders fully under
stand, and therefore the good effects which
might have followed their passage under cir
cumstances congenial with the spirit Of liberty,
were wholly paralized. So much Ior what
"has been Accomplished" now let us see what
more is TO be gained il the liberty party is sue
cesslul. If The State Government falls into the
possession of this party, it will have, of course,
at lis command all The influence attached there
10, which, with all other resources Of the gov
eminent morally and politically adapted 10 IL,
can be faithfully and honestly applied 10 the es-
Enlistment of those rights with which all men
arc "by nature endowed" viii not this be
much more than "has been accomplished" Is
there not potency in the influence and rcsour.
ccs Of State governments, which other means
used to accomplish an important object do not
afford, and which, to say the least is sufficient
TO effect all good political endsi If not, why
do the wings strive SO hard to retain themi
The fact is, when the day shall have arrived,
and it is not now far distant, that the govern
ment of the nnn-sayeholding States shall be in
the hands OF the liberty party, then slavery
soon must fall. This slave holders know and
itar-aye, and acknowledge too. The wings
know it also, and would own il, bnt alas, Ills
hard 10 dlci Yes, let The people Of the North
bear the standard of Liberty, and in the name
Of liberty come to the rescue of their oppressed
brethren, and then will tyTants surrender the !
power Of despotsm cease, and slavery vanish. I
There is, then, much 10 be gained by abui- 7
touists, 'were their ticket for State officers 10
he elected, - more than has been accomplished |
or can be- By all the wings and lncos, Us such :
in ChristendOm. Many other reasons might
be given 10 show this, hut the space YOU can
allot me lorbids An abundance
Of evidence might also be brought forward TO
show that neither the whig or democratic par
~ can ever effect the objects Of the liberty par
y, but for the present it must be omitted
10 my next letter, il being the last of the
NUMBER i fldd intended 10 write, VIII be given
reasons in justification Of the liberty parry or
ganization. In closing this. permit me to OBJ
serve that in due time it will he understood in
whose hand the progress of equal rights and
human liberty will be upward and onward. and
Il IN the mean time some of the Iaurcs being
won, should fall within the selfish grasp Of The
uncouth hands of sordid policy, there will be
eli The joy Of anticipation that final success
will be The ultimate and ample reward of the
true iiends of Humanity.
Yours respectfully,
+, o. }. NJ.
BFa,tleboro, March 10, ls49.