Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-03-03
ABOLITION, LIBERTY PARTY, &c.

NUMBER A
To The Editor of the Pheni1.

To The Editor Of the Phenir
Dear Sir AS there is no political affinity be-
tween the wing, democratic, and liberty parties,
each having its own peculiar sphere of action, and
as you admit that the supporters of the latter party
act from honest motives, it seems 10 me that no
more evidence need be adduced to prove your as
sertion that the liberty party "movement goes d.
yecty to aid the locofocos," to he entirely false
There are, however, many other reasons which
might be brought forward to prove that the liberty
party movement does not go directly to aid the To-
cofocos and as any one of them sufficient for that
purpose, but few will be adduced on this occasion
As one of those reasons will mention the fact that
the liberty party "movement' is morally and polit
icaIly right as may be seen by referring to letter
No ., and consequently is incapable Of directly
aiding any thing so morally and politically wrong
locofocoism. In the next place, if results polt-
ically evil ensue from diversity of political action
or in other words, if the locofocos are successful
because of the multiplicity ofparties, then all those
parties acting morally and politically wrong are
equally culpable for the result. If such reasoning
be correct-and what candid man will say it is
not-then the wing party, notwithstanding IFS vio-
lent opposition to them, stands Justly charged with
hiding the locofocos for what party is better entitled
10 the claim Of acting morally and politically wrong
than this same party bearing the name of wing I?
$50 they hanged Haman the gallows that he
had prepared for Mordecai!" Yes, in truth it does
appear that instead Of fastening the crime on the
liberty party, the wings have suffered themselves
to become the instruments to aid those whose
course they so heartily despise This can be shown
by the thousand ways in which they have acted
Inconsistency with the great American doctrines
of Human Rights-the rights Of all men. Thus
hare they dripen many Of their influential men from
their ranks. Have they not also encouraged men,
and promoted them to the most honorable offices,
who are tyrannical in character holding their fell
low men in bondage, and also others who arc sub
servent TO the will and spirit of slavery IIho can
reckon their loss on this dccnunt ? And yet, after
thus driving thousands on thousands Of men from
among them, and thus giDing aid to The toecfoeoSi
they are so blind to their moral and political terpi-
tude that they would have the sin laid at the door
of their neighbors But how is it with the liberty
party which they thus would gladly stgmutize
Does il deserve eternal detestation, like its prede
cessors for their covering servility and mean sub
serviency TO Southern despois II so, then it may
be Justly charged with aiding the ocofocos, but if
they who support this party stand pledged for lib
crty and rgh,-f they seek the freedom of all men,
and they do, then they brook no such charge, but
they repe il with inexpressble scorn for the slave
ry ridden party, be il wing or loco, that would thus
unburthen itself of the accused incubus its own
folly has fastened on its vtals.
If you will have the patience to bear with me,
will endeavor to present few reasons next week,
for believing that much more "coud be gained by
the Abotionists than has been accomplished
were their ticket for State officers to be elected"
Yours, most respectfully,
o. J. NJ
Bratleboro. Feb. 81. 1913