The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-29
PEOPLES PRESS.
Middlebury, March 90, 1913
LIBERTY PARTY.

The abolilionisis in Vermont. although
united upon a single end, are still divided
in The choice ofihe means by which i, is to
be accomplished. Much the largest and
most moderate portion are disposed TO Cd.
pose slavery BY appear, 10 Inc Puua,. .....,s
against this abominaiion. and 90 far resort.
ing to political action as 10 refuse to vote
for any candidate for Office proposed by si
Their Of the political parties who will not aid
their fayorite purpose, and uniformly voting
for those who will, if such are placed in the
field.
The other section Of the aboi,ionis,s have
organized themselves into political party,
established at Norwich a paper called the
Vermont Freeman as their organ, which,
under the guidance Of a Rev. editor impor.
ted from New Hampshire, is weekly defn.
ing their position hitherto not little equiv.
Deal. 1t now clearly appears that The sin.
gle ground upon which this organization 10
based is the abolition of slavery. They
contemplate all the political issues Of the
day as paltry and the mere play things of
party, and their trial as unworthy their eff.
fort, Until. the great work Of negro emanc.
patton at the south is effected. To use the
language Of their most distinguished cham.
Pion, Bank or no Bank, protective tariff,
or tariff icithoat protection inrolvc no prfn.
eiple." All those important measures of
policy which the whig party have deemed
Indispensable TO the salvation of the country
from its presen, painful condition, and The
safety Of popular rights from the sncroach-
men's Of executive power, are TO be defer
red and mado secondary to the abolition Of
slavery at the South. Under the bann,r
upon which the lone star Of Abolition i, az
fixed, regardless of the heart rending on.
treaties Of tho millions Of froemsn conpo-
sing this great nation, who are now exerting
themselves in the political field in the hope
of the restoration Of better times by the a.
doption Of selutary public measures, ,ha
third party are determined to march for
ward, and after shifting 10 the earth tho
mighty hosts of wings and locofocos they
are to take possession Of the seats Of power
at Washington. Then tho slavocrsis are to
be made to bite the dust, slavery is TO be a
polished 10 tho district Of Columbia and in
the territories, and eventually banished from
the Union. How ardrn'ly We wish ant
pray these generous enterprises Of philan-
thropy might fairly be realized. How hear
lily should we rejoice to have the plague
spot Of slavery wiped out OF the land, and
the escuicheon ofour country. But We ask
when are these grateful events to be con-
summsted7 When il the enthusiastic ar
my of the abolitionis,s 10 be so led with
recruits from the two grea, political parties
Of the day as to Dp, hOrs de combat all those
who oppose their favorite PFojec'7 We
ask these questions not through any
spirit of hostility to the cause OF inPWtai
freedom in which the abolilionists are en-
gagged, but because we believe that one
generation at least must vanish from The
earth, and ourselves be gathered to our falh'
ers, before this grand saturnalia of the black
man will arrive. Indeed we know full well
that the U MON itsslf will sooner be dissolved
than tha, this scheme of abolition will take
effect if pursued by the policy and temper
manifested by the few who head 1t IN inc
State Of Vermont. and who breath ou'
thrsatnings and slaughter against all those
who will not pronounce ihs shibiloth OF their
party in The Same accents as themselves
In the mean time. what becomes Of Tho
prea, and diversified interests oflths coun-
try, embracing that Of every grade, class,
occupation, and pursuit in community, no"
bligh,sd by the deadly midew of locofoco'
isn't
What becomes Of protection and all those
great whig measures for relief Of the FREQ
labor of the country. for the success Of whIch
we have 40 long been struggling, fthe liO'
erty party, which must draw all its Access
sions from the wing ranks, shall cleavs them
asunder. and suffer Tylerism and locofoco'
ism to enter tho breach and scatter bolh
sections in shining fragments on The ground
This strange attempt to raise up third par
,y, is a stroke at the tariff, at the dislribu-
lion, at the duo regulation of the currency
II is a stroke at a party, the northern Sec
ion of which 10 a man has sustained inc
principles of impartial freedom and northern
rights in our State legislatures, and IN eve