The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-02-22
COM M U nj T ION s.
For the Voice of Freedom.
"22d February"
Address of the Wing State Committee.

! calling upon the party 10 meet in their pri-
mary assemblies upon "the birth day Ct
Washington" TO organize for the purpose of
carrying out the "principles " of the party.
That there may be no mistake with the
people of Vermont as to what may be those
principles, the writer of the Address with
kindly zeal has put them down upon card,
which any plain man can "con and learn
by note" in fifteen minutes, and so be free
from all embarrassment or mistake as TO
what may be his "prnciples as Wing,
until such time as some future committee
may dictate new set of principles, or re-
wise, amend and correct the old ones. These
principles are, Isl: A Tariff for revenue
and protection. I'd: A National Currency,
&c. 81: The public land distribution. 4th:
Curaiments Of executive power, &c. 5'h:
One presidential term. 9Th: An econom-
cal administration of the government &c.
"And, finally" says the Address, "he
abolition Of The odious institution Of do
nestle slavery, by any and every consti-
tutiondl MEANS"
congratulate you, Messrs. Editors, and
more particularly the Liberty Party OF the
Country, that the principles, the policy and
the measures of the Liberty Party have
received an endorsement 50 respectable
Slavery is, then, an ." odious institution"
for the Wing State Committee declare it
such. Il is, then, proper to carry this abo>
I'ion question into politics, for the Wings
have made it a party question; and, ii IS
proper to pote against this "odious nstitu-
ton" for the Committee declare that it
should be opposed "by any and every con
sliutional MEANS" And here the Com
mittee may quote for authority the veneraed
Washington, who declared that bis inilu,
ence and has role should, on all proper
occasions, be cast for the extinguishment of
slavery, though, by the way, "the noblest
statesman of the age, Henry Clay" ia his
anti abolition speech in the Senate consid-
cred this political movement of the aboli-
tonists as quite alarming"
say again, that congratulate the friends
of human freedom upon so respectable
sanction of the views and policy of the
Liberty Party. And yet, Cbough ] can
scarce bring my heart to find fault with our
new friends, fear very much, that sumo few
things in the Address may subject the
Committee 10 criticism from those not as
friendly as myself, or who may not be quite
able to see through the matter. And first,
notice that this principle is placed last in
The list "And ,fnaliy," says the Address.
Now it might be inferred by the simple ones,
"the men of one idea," that, by thus p &C
ing the great interests Of human liberty at
the foot of the card, the Wing party does
really hold those interests as Of less conse-
quence than tariff, bank and distribution
that these form only the tail TO the kite of
Whigism. But am sure it was not in
tended by the Committee that any such
inference should be drawn; for, after all,
what matters ii, whether you commence
ycur creed with 81 believe in the holy
Catholic Church." or with the declaration
of your belief in God, the Father, so you
get it all in
Again, the Address says, that "these
principles are maintained with extraordinary
unanimty by the great Wing party of the
Union" Now am not so sure of this, but
had supposed that the Wings south Of
Mason's and Dxon's were rather, on the
whole, opposed to abolition, particularly
political abolition, which is alarming" as
has been well said. No, think rather that
The home market is the best market alto
gether for such wares, and this take TO be
good Wing doctrine.
Again, the Address says, "For these OBJ
jects, Wings of Vermont, you contended in
1940." Such piece of news in these dull
times is refreshing, and thank the Com
mittee for it; and yet some over-cauious
person might here inquire whether the anti
cipated Wing success of 1914 was to be as
barren of abolition fruits as that of 1910.
Stay, my friend, strive not too keenly to
pierce with thy dim vision the shades which
enshroud the future. Trust in Heaven,
and remember that there is all the difference
in the world between slaveholding Presi-
dent with Roman nose, certainly gerry
aquiine nose, and slaveholding President
with nose pure Grecian, and Of classic
model.
Again, the Address goes on, "Let US
attain these objects, and, in the words of
the noblest statesman Of the age, Henry