Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-24
ABOLITION. LIBERTY PARTY A.
NUMBER VI.
ia be Editor of The PLmnir.

NUMBER VI.
i To Tho Editor Of The PLeair;
Dear Sr:-Thc organization of the .b0.,..
party is necessary, because the wIig and day.
ocratic parties are pledged 10 the sunno,, "c
slavery. That they are thus pledged i Eno, VI
by the unyiclding support they give 10 ,Iora
holders, and 10 those who are indiAercn, !.
their views on the subject of slavery. Hem"
Clay, the head OF The wing party, and who viii
/ he the candidate OF the wings at the next Pro-
ideniia election, IS not only a STAKEHOLDER ana
m, as he publicly declared in aspeech deliyo'oeI
bv him in the u. S. Senate. As TO Iobn ~
Calhoun, the most prominent man in the d.,
ocratic ranks, nothing better can be said or h."
How, then, can those parties be otherwise ,b",'
pledged to The support of slavery, win s"oh
men for guides--wth such men To direct ,bo; H."
nhucncel 9. The organization Of tho HI
party is necessary, because The wbo onJ 10y
ocraiic parties being, to great extent cona
posed ofslavehOlders, and those Interested !,
the continuance Of slavery, ale in consequence
involved in The necessity of supporting SLAYER,
10 greater or less extent and must contnn.
10 be as long as they iondly embrace such in
dividuals or court their favor 8. The oros"
ization of the liberty party is necessary becsua.
those parties are incapable of extending tbe IN,
alienabe tights OF man TO those Of our fellow
citizens who are denied them, as il is the nil,
of great portion of either of those partips ,o
perprtuate slavery 4. The Organization or
the liberty party is necessary 10 make each non
slaveh0lding State safe asylum for the Groi.
tive slave, a boon of which he is now depriyrl
by ungody policy and serviliiy 5. The or
ganization Of the liberty party is necessary be-
cause a conscientious abutirnist cannot con-
scieniiously vote with the wing or democratic
party, rs &c he does he must necessarily vote
directly for slavery aud shareholders, or indi-
recily Tor them. BY voting for those who will
thus directly vote. 6 The organization of ,be
liberty party is necessary because il is the dutv
OF every man in fear of God and in love TO man.
TO use his influence in every possible wav that
IS lawful in sight Of Cod to benefit the on
pressed, voting of course included. 7. TIE
organization Of the liberty party is necessary
because abolitionisls being unable to vote con-
sclcnliously with the wings or democrats.
would in effect dislranchise themselves bv not
forming themselves into party, as only in
union and IN action is there strength. This is
the only way they can gain the influence and
power OF the non-savcholding States, but in
this they can and tcW do il, and thus bv
proper application of that influence and power.
10 the accomplishment Of their objects, will
they abolish slavery, and that too on Const-
inlional ground, and not BY unlawful inerfer-
'nce with the Constitutional rights OF the
ilavchoding states.
In closing, tender you my sincere thanks
or INDUCING me TO state my opinions in my
'wn way, through The columns Of your paper.
Yours most respectfully,
o. J. NJ.
Brattleboro, March 90.