Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-07-28
For the Vermont Phoenix.
THE LIBERTY PARTY.
TO he Editor ofthe Phcnir.

To The Editor Of The PhGnir:
Dear Sir--In perusing your last paper |
learned that you are still inclined to think that
the people OF this State, through their lcgisla-
tUre, can do nothing more for the liberation
of the slave and the abolition of slavery than
has already been done
The resolutions you copied, and on which
you rely to sustain your opinion, while they are
corroboratve evidence to the correctness Of the
liberty party principles, present a lucid com
mentary on the inconsistency of The Wing and
Democratic parties, and will produce an effect
which will plainly develop the folly of preach
ing one doctrine and practcing another which
is its opposite. IL is not so easy a matter al
ter all, To pull the wool over the eyes, of the
Green Mountain Boys, for they are prone 10
look AZ things ms they are and mt as they ap-
pear TO be, unless appearance and reality are
without discrepancy. Suppose company of
persons engaged in the slave trade, should pass
resolutions declaring the trade to be SINFUL and
yet continue the traffic in human flesh, what
kind Of an opinion would honest men entertain
ol their honesty, and how great would be their
direct influence in doing away with the evil
How much better opinion should be entertain
ed of the Wing and Democratic parties, while
they talk abolition, but aci for slaveryi Who
support shareholders aud pro slavery men for
the highest places in the power of the people
ocrats, and their parties who passed those res
olutions on which you place so much reliance?
Why, sir, while conversing with one of the
very men who voted for those resolutions, a
few days since, man too, who is one Of The
principal leaders of the Wing party in this
State, he frankly confessed that if the Wing
National Convention shall put STAKEHOLDER in
nomination for the Presidency, the Whip par
~ in Vermont viii! cordially and spiritedy sup
port him. Now what are abolionisis to think
ofsuch proceedingsi Why do the Wings have
the etfrnntery To ask The support of abotion-
isis under such circumstances, unless they con-
slider them to be either knaves or loos9 'Prin-
ciples uttered on paper will have but little ei-
feet unless consistently applied in practice and
it will be in due season for The Wings Of YER
mont to say there is no necessity for the liberty
party, and that action for the oppressed through
the legislature has been carried TO its extent,
when they, through their representatives 10 the
legislature, and in their County and State Con-
ventions, shall have declared their independence
as party of slavery and shareholders; that
they never will support STAKEHOLDER or an
apologisI for slavery, for any office or place of
trust whatever; that they will have no volun-
tary communion of a party political character,
with dealers in human chattrls, or with those
who are disposed 10 wink at the nefarous traf-
fc; that they believe and will act accordingly,
that TO remove slavery from our land is pre-
eminently the duty-ihe greatest duty ffeemcn
are called upon to perform, and that this shall
be their first object 10 accomplish, knowing
that under the best policy that can be devised,
our country will not prosper until it becomes
just and restores liberty TO the captive, who
suffers for no other crime than that God has
given him hlark skin. Then, and not ill
then, can the Wings of Vermont claim the sup
port Of aboiionists on any ground whatever.
When they shall have thus done, the liberty
party will be ready to aid them, but never,
neuer. NEVER, while the Wings are identified
with slavery or shareholders in any way, direct
" or indirectly, will true hearted aboiiionists
be so recreant to justice and righteousness as
to lend them their aid The liberty party
stands impregnabe on the rock of Freedom
Liberty is her watchword, her staff and her
defence, and on her foundation she is destined
10 bring peace and prosperity TO the people,
and TO rear structure OF humanity which God
will never cease 10 aid and to bless How diff
ferent the objects of the Wings and the Dem
ocrals! The Wings at their late State Con-
veniion unintentiOnaly but fully betrayed their
true sentiments in regard to the importance
they attach to anti slavery doctrnes-betrayed
how little they have the cause at heart They
flung their banner to the breeze, ''upon whose
folds is inscrbed' eight articles of faith as en-
bracing all the fundamental principles of the
Wings, and not one OF those articles has word
to encourage the slave! Can man in his
senses honestly say there is no need of liberty
party? II SO, abotionists will never believe
him. IT'S true the members of that Conven-
ton TO which we alluded, as usual, passed res
olutlons against slavery, &C., but then their
sentiments were not in their estimation worthy
to be inscribed on their banner, and of course
not worth contending for manlnlly. Shame!
Shame! Instead OF liberty being the great oh
ject of action, as with the liberty party, the
Convention passed few cold resolutions TO Sc
cure abolition vDtes, and separated to think no
more OF the unhappy millions who have no
privilege but to serve their ungodly masters
But il long since ceased to be wonder that
the Wings have no more spirit in the cause of
liberty, for they well know, as does every man
Of sense, that il is not among the possibilities
for them to carry out anti slavery resolutions,
were they ever so much disposed to do so.-l
TO do this the hearty cooperation Of major
lily in all the non saveholding States is re9ui-
red, which the Wing nor Democratic party
can never have, but which the Eberlv party
can and will have before they cease sheir ei-
forts or lessen their exeriions. God bless the
liberty party. s NITRAM.
BTatiIehOro Julv IL I843