The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-10-10
THIRD PAR TYIS

The annexed article is from editor who has al
ways been fearless in his condemnation of slavery
and Of the encronchments OF the slave power at least
ever since the gallant stand taken by his father (Ru-
us Kng) against the annexation of slave states to the
Union.
From the New York American.
The spirit of violence and intolerance, which Po-
MicdL Abolition is assuming, must be injurious to
the success Of all lawful endeavors for the extinction
of slavery among us. Indeed, the very name Of po-
ical ABOLITION is sufficient excite disrust and par
alyze effort
Any party, like any individual, that has but one
idea, one principle motive of action, is party
or individual that of necessity disclams association
with this complex and mutiarious world-and must
be discaimed by it. 1t is n nonomania, which in
plain English means madness on particular topic
and such madness mono the less real because those
afflicted with it ere sane in other matters and upon
other subjects.
or this character appears to the disease of polt-
ical abolition, which, disregarding all other claims, all
other interests, all other dutes holds up as the one
all sufficient article of its creed the immediate extinc
ton o. slavery in the United States, and the support
only for any political trust of men who will at all
hazards even 10 the ertire disregard of the plain let
ter Of the Constitution, go for such extinction.
We noticed some weeks ago the extraordinary res
olution adopted by the Liberty Convention held at
Buffao-that those there assembled, men and wo-
men, white and bacli-poca abolitionists all-did
not consider themselves bound by any of the provs-
ions of the Constitution of the United States that
guarantee slavery; but that, on the contrary, they
pronounced such provisions contrary to the law of
Cad (which Of al
law, they would follow. Among the persons thus
assembled, and thus resolving, were men of property,
who know how to take care of their own; men of
business, acute at making bargains; lawyers eminent
in their profession, and skill(u to uphold the law;
men, in short who, in all other individual social, and
political relations, justly deemed safe and trust
worthy counseors. and all men. who, as much as
any other in tho community, profit by, and appreciate
the value Of settled law and well ordered Consti-
tuition.
Yet, under the influence of their monomania, Po-
liiical Abolition, they take upon themselves to pro-
nounce that the Fathers of the Revolution Establish
ed as the organic law-what than three genera.
lions of men since have received and obeyed as such
and what some fourteen millions of freemen look
upon the Palladium Of their rights, tho grace, or
nament, and defence, Of their personal and political
existenca-is nullity; ray, worse-as being in con-
tradicton with the will of God, is n crime
Can it be possible that the rejecting portion Of
those heretofore identified with abolition will sustain
such dangerous doctrines, to POLITICAL,
with the madmen whose first step is the charter
Of our common rights7 We ask this question will
| some authority-not cheaply enrned-for are, q.
| we have been, the warm, jealous, earnest fot
OF slavery; warm, earnest and jealous: not to inter
fere with il where by the constitution it il placed
and was meant TO be placed, in tho old States beyond
tho reach of other States Of all the States combn
ed; but TO circumscrbe its extention and discour
age it's growth Wchave endured oboquy, reproacl