The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-07-26

. Ol Tue party, HSdu Tue uidJOiit) VI INC Pui-
ty,) voted in support of these rights for the
last Two yearsl Have they not voted a
gainst the odious gag. and in favor of the
right Of petition, when these questions came
before iheml Did they not sustain Mr..
Adams, when an attempt was made 10 GEN.
sure hint Did they not sustain MIR. Gid
dings when cersured? Did not the Wing
party in his district sustain him, | ask. IN
what instance, for the last two years, have
the Wings in the House Of Representatives
| failed to sustain these rights, when agitated
upon the floor Of Congress will not say,
that they have al all times maintained our
rights but do no. hesitate in saying, that
know of 10 instance when The question of
norlhern rights has been brought distinctly
before them for the last two years. ia which
a majority of the members Of the Wing par
tv present have not sustained those rights.
Yet it is asserted BY some, that ''ihe two
great political parties have been equally oP-
posed 10 the rights Of mankind and TO the
interests of the people of The free States"
| can hardly believe that any Intelligent man
would make such statement while under the
exercise of suitable regard &c candor. Ii
is well known that, for The last two years, IN
every instance ia which those rights so dear
10 our fr ends have come before Cong reSs,
every Democratic member from this State
has opposed them. and that every Wing
member from this State has sustained them;
and such, TOO. has been Substantially true OF
the two parties generally, though not 10 the
same extent. A Wing member from this
Stale introduced resolutions declaring The
rights of the free States rs set forth IN my
second number, and was sustained by eve>
ry Wing colleague while one of his DEM
ocraiic colleagues moved a resolution 10
censure him for thus presuining 10 assert
our rights. and every Democratic member
voted for the resolution of censure. And
is il possible thai any man can now be SIN
cere in saying that The Two parties are ALIKE
subservienl TO the will Of the south =
But it is said that the Wings haze been
sub,ervieni 10 southern diciation and their
acIs, in former years. are quoted 10 prove
the fact. THIS charge is too true. Up To
a certain time both parties appear TO have
been Submissive to the demands of The slave
States. Such, too, was The case generally
with the men who now make This charge
Their attention had not been aroused 10 the
subject. They, with The Wings and the
! Democrats, were equally unconscious Of the
encroachmenis upon our rights; and the
| Wings, or The Democrats, mag now make
this charge against the ''Liber'y party" with
j the same propriety that the latter can urge
il againsi the others. The truth is, the a.
buse Of northen rights has but just begun 20
attract attention. But whatever has been
done 10 Cong ress, has been done by Wigs.
| Up 10 this time there has been no Liberty
men in that body, or in our State L"gisla-
ture. But such has been the revolution in
public opinion that, If it continues 10 pro-
gross as il has for The last year, II VIII be-
completed our rights secured and III"
/ Constitution will be vindicaied before thai
party will get many members elected TO ell
| Their body W ouli il not BE- far better for
the cause Of northern rights il our Liberty
men were TO deal justly and candidly with
both of the great political parties, md to ap
prove as frankly that whichSs praiseworihy,
as they condemn thai which is wrong.
| But it is said that the present political
parties have become corrupt, and it is there
| fore necessary to form n new party, that
shall be free from such political corrupiions.
But ask, from whence nre we 10 find the
men for This new par:yl Must they not
coEe from the present pariiesl Aud will
they be more pure. more honest, and more
patriotic when transferred 10 new party
than they now are? Is there any regener-
a,ing influences 10 act upon such as TO join
the new party? Are their political trans
pressions to be washed ocll Will the Wing
who has always acted honestly. and been
guided by sincere desire for his cOuntry's
good, be more likely to lenve his party,
than The demagogue and office seekerl
would not BY any means be understood as
impugning The motives of those who now
constitute the Liberty party; on the contra.
nv, believe them as honest and patriotic as
anv other class Of men. But ask them. il
the formation of a new party will not be
likely 10 draw 10 them the profiigaie and the
unprincipIed from both Of The other parties
Again il is said 10 have become necessa-
rs 10 form a new party whose principal OBJ.
iect shall be the maintenance of those rights
which our Anii-slavery men deem impor.
tanf. 1t by this form Of expression it be
understood that those who unite with that
party are. in any degree, 10 neglect the pro-
lection of free labor BY proper tariff Of du-
ties or if they intend 20 abandon the i'm
provemeni of our lake harb0rs, and our riv-
er navigation, and other northern interests
which The Wings deem important, then ], for
ooe. cannot unite with them, nor can | be-
lieve their prospect ofsuccess faitering.-
Our people may easily be persuaded to
maintain our rights when their attention is
called 10 them; but il will be difficult to con-
vince them that it has become their duty to
neglect either their rights or their interests.
But if a portion Of our friends form dis
,inci party for the support Of the right of
petition, and to maintain the freedom of de-
bate, and for that purpose they should op-
pose those who are engaged for the protec-
lion of the free labor of Inc north. while a
noiher portion turn their attention 10 this
laner object, and oppose their influence TO
the former, is it not perfectly clear that both