Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-09

ground upon which sucn organization can DC JUS
tilted. All associations that proceed upon differ
ent basis are formed and can exist only for the
purposes of mischief
And now, in its order, the question presents it.
self, BY what party in the country is. this ground
occupied The Nhig State Committee, in its Adj
dress to the electors, last February, wrote out an
elaborate statement the objects for which that
party is organized. One of the items in the spe-
ci6cation was as follows" To abolish the odious
institution of domestic slavery wherever it exists,
| by any and every constitutional means" But, be-
tween The publication of this Address and the
holding Of the Burlington Convention. change
would seem to have taken place in the councils off
that party; for the reported proceedings of that
Convention contain no ausion whatever to this
feature in the policy of the wings. But it has
been urged in favor Of the anti-savery procIivties
of that narty that the legislature of this State, in
which the wings are and have been majority,
had from time to time passed resolutions asserting
e the right of petition, and nstructing our represen-
tavcs in Congress to their influence to effect
n the abolition of slavery in the District OF Coum-
! bin and Territories True. And it is also true
that the whig candidate for the highest office in the
. rift of the people while in the Senate Of the U. 3
aided in the dsparasemcnt of the right Of petition
- with the whole Of his influence. And with regard
to the instructions to delegation III Congress,
n thew have not only not induced any methods or
- acts of aggression upon slavery, as it exists under
a the authority of the General Government, Oh the
to part of THAT delegation, but when, during the last
session of Congress the resolutions of Mr.. Holmes
were before that body, containing the sevcrest de-
~ nunciations Of &c all ncipicnt measures" that look
he ed to emancipation, no one OF our representatives
/ rave his vote or hazarded whisper of rcmon-
.n1 STRANGE against them, even though the action
X our legislature in giving these instructions, fel
,e- within the sweeping prohibitions Of those resoIu
in tons.
But the question is not, What is the position o
I'm the wings of Vermont with regard to slavery an
lis abolition? but What is The position Of the WIN
narty, extending as it does throughout the country
~ and having its supporters in every state. Tl
Baltimore Convention that nominated Mr. CIa!
met, dchbcrated, resolved, and separated, hut too
no action whatever on this IN omentouS SUBJECT
re- Mr.. Clay has recently stated c0tcgoricaly the o.
~ ects for which his party is orgnnizcd-emanclp
-, ton is not named in the list In his speech IN II
ust Senate in 1885, he insisted that slavery was san
ing toned and sanctificd by the legislation of no
me than two hundred years; and he yGoiced that
qcas mol TRUE, that either of the two great po
on. cal parties in the country had any design or al
oro at abolition He has since declared that he won
,to suffer the fortunes of the inqujsition, before
vouId sirn bin having for its object the aboIltl
.o Of slavery in tho District of Columbia, or in Il
nm manner give countenancc to the project. And
AMI a spcech delivered ut Raleigh, short time pr
ian to the Baltimore Convention, he reafirned all
! -, opinon5 contained in the speech OF 1882 a
ian vet, with a full knowledge of his position on
,l;,;- great question of emancipation, he received
mare unanimous nomination OF that conVeh'lon' Du'
and anti-sIaycrv character has been claimed Tor
or NYhig party, on the ground that it is opposed
,,o tho annexation of Texas. That vast maJorIt.
csnlt the Wings Of Vermont, and of the North, are
rn,i messed TO it. we do not doubt; but That that P0
tho is opposed to it, or that it ever VIII he' unuel
re- nrcscnt ORGANIZATIONS wants confirmation. III
r. i MS clear distinction between the objects
party and the private views OF Its MEMBERS
,,lo there is between the chartered ends OF corp
Has ton, and the opinions OF the 'haiFou"'9 '''''
,bo pose it. If the Wing party is opposed to ann
man ton, why did not the Baltimore Convention a
,b hostility to the project, and, as the Grand Coz
o,irv of the party, pledge the party to resistance!
~ ,bo the letter of Mr. Clay Ieveled only at ann
actor ton as presented in the Treaty then pendln
,o1;t the Senate. If the assent of Mexico can be e.
crooj ted, Mr.. Clay is no where committed agalnSt
lnexaton Moreover it is well known that II
Southern States the ameXatonists IN the
fiction ranks not only put the construction upon t"'
In tic ter which we have given, but argue that he
yen the ilrm anu le''"Ole ii'en' ~ t"' Ny.II11Io
bere 10 At the Wing convention held at MlldegeVllc
9 il ob- for the purpose of nominating Electors OF
in the ueht anu ICE rres'uen' my
toler- was adopted unanimously:
en- said Resolved, That we are ID favor Vi tuo al,
KING. ton of Texas to the United States at the et
: practicable period consistent with the mono
10 'o good faith of the nation
Mr.. Rves, Wing Senator from Virginia
. &c in speech made only week before last, ana re
o,;oo to in the Richmond Wing, said he himself WI
ono of opposed to the ultimate annexation OF Texas
H. g. declared his belief that "MR. CLAY WAS
49, % ULTIMATE ANNEXATION-th eDhole
49, ;,,.t of JMr. Clay Sho,Ued this, and he was VIII
leave it in the hands of Mr.. Clay" But W