The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-06
Ballot Boxes q! -!
Abolitionism,- Henry
Clay.

The letter Of Hon. Horace Eaton, in re-
ply to the interrogation of the Editor Of the
Voice, whether he was friend 10 Henry
Clay is found 10 this paper, and should he
read and re-read by every abolilonist in the
land. Our abolition friends, we believe,
will find ut least thal their true policy is 10
go heart and hand with the whig party
This party is their natural ally. In princi-
pie and interest they are indenliied.-
Throughout the whole non-slaveholding
states, the wing party in congress and out,
in public discussion and private intercourse,
treat slavery as an evil, and denounce it as
an abominaiion. For few years past they
have evinced willingness TO aid the views
ofihe abolitonists so far as is consistent
with the peace, union, and constitution of
The country. All their acts in the state leg
islature show this. All their votes in the
nationa! councils show this. For two years
past in congress they have breasted them.
selves against the insolence and assaults of
tho slaveocracy with daun,less intrepidity.
With JOHN @. ADAMS at their head they
have stood like mighty Atlas, beating
back the black and raging surges raised
against the rights of the north, and of i'm
partial freedom, and dashing the insoltnt
and audacious WISE and his dough faced
northern locofoco allies TO the ground. In
the mean time the repugnance oflhe wing
party TO slavery is daily increasing, and
gradually leading on to state of public sen.
timent which, with various other causes
now In active operation will drive slavery to
the very extremity of tho union if not out of
it, long before the unii.slavery perry as
party can erect its triumphant standard at
the Capitol.
There is nothing to prevent this desira-
bic result but the power of the locofoco
party Oft the north. which has hitherto stood /
incased in steel against the progress of alb
olitionism, and pursued it with the spears
OF relentless persecution.
To those unreasonable abolitionists who
so outrage truth and justice as to denounce
the wing party as corrupt as their oppo-
nents, who with the lone star of abolition
enstamped upon their banner repudiate
tariff and anti-tarif, bank and mti-5ank,
and all those principles and measures which
the wing party deem vital to the peace,
and freedom ofthe nation wheth-
white or black, as unworthy the aspirations
of their lofty patriotism, which, like the
soaring eagle, rises so high that its exult-
ing scream is no longer to be heard amidst
the busy hum of human existence, we have
nothing to say. But the largest and most
rational portion of the abolitionists have
no other objection to the wing party than
proneness to support Henry Clay. They
acknowledge him a statesman, patriot, a
under whose administration .
all the interests of the country would pros |
per, and for whose elevation to the presi- !
dency the hearts of millions of enthusiastic
admirers are throbbing with intense ankle c
". Well then with the sincere abolition a
SITS, who include in their numbers nearly C
every wing voter the question is choice :
If evils. No purely abolition candidate 5
IAN be elected. The choice must then be v
made between Mr.. Clay who is connected e
With party who act and sympathize with =
lbolitionism, and Messrs. Calhoun and :
an Buren,. the former not only a slave Il
loider, but who holds to slavery itself as a \
Conservative principle in our government, e
nd the latter who is northern man with l.
outhern principles, and SO abject in his "a
righteousness to the south as to veto abo- a
tIonlsm in advance in the District of Co NJ
Imbia. Both of these men are sustained of
y party who uniformly place abolition oi
I'M among the worst denominations of the to
mes, and couple this with deadly oppo- to
tlon to protection, the only ark which "A a
an buoy us up to prosperity. Choose ye ~
len aboitionists You claim that aboIit- he
nlsm is paramount to every other con- dr
deration. Then do not we beseech you Up
nrsue course which will tend to give a - -
'mPlete ascendency to the .laveoeratic 90
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