Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-23
The Whigs and Abolition.

Our Wing friends tell us with good degree of
assurance, that theirs is the only genuine abolition
party, and that abotionsts should give it their
support in order to be consistent. Abolition was
formally adopted into the creed of that party, in an
address Of their State Committee last winter; al
though that item was overlooked in making up a
creed for the 'great" whg party in the late Bal
timore convention. Perhaps some of them believe
this, for we learn that individuals are sometimes
left to believe lie; but to the view of all those
whose minds are open to conviction, we wish to
hold up the following mirror, that they may see
the real tendencies of the wing party upon the
subject of slavery; see how the matter is viewed
by the shareholders of the south, where party
must be knoocn 10 be favorable TO slavery, before il
can receive supports see with what joy the sue
cess of the whg party is hailed as evidence thai
the "GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS ARE NOT
ABOLITIONISTS"
Shareholders are honest upon this subject, and
speak out their real sentiments, and we admire
their frankness but we most heartily abominate
the cold-blooded, inhuman hypocrisy of multtudes
among us, who for the sake Of gratifying their
personal or partisan ambition, viii make loud pro-
fessons of phanthrophy and regard for the OPP
pressed, and use all the sophstry they are masters
of, to sponge up and destroy the only consistent
anti-savery party in the naton-and thus not only
bring eternity of thr0ldom to the slave, but per
petuate this curse of all curses to the country.
The subjoined letter we find in late number Of
the "Planters Banner" published at Franklin
Louisiana, which has been sent US by some UNI
known hand. The writer, it will be seen. date,
at "Vermont."-Wc are glad for the to,cn's sake
that he halls from no one in particular: and fo
his posterity's sake, that he leaves no trace by
which the author can be identified
By the wayne think our DEMoCRATIc(D fellow
citizen, Co. Bayies, must feel fattered by this no
tice of himself Shamel burning shame, upon
the recreant son ofthe Green Mountains, who viii
exchange the freedom of his native hills for the
pollutons of slavery's Baste, and engage in the
traffic in human flesh
....... VERMONT, 1st July, 1914.
Mr.. WILsoN-I have been THINKING Of writing
you from the Green Hills of Vermont, for more
than year-that is ever since left the beautiful
ATTAKAPAs-but this thinking did not accomplish
the work, and now sit down, to put some of m!
thoughts in writing.
| have Just returned from the wing State Con
vention, which assembled at Burlington, the 26t
of June. 1t was a rouser! With this letter, yo
will receive "BurHngton Free Press" whic
will afford you but slight idea of the doings, &c
of the vast assembage. as Vermoner by birth
and a Louslanan by adoption, am proud of thi
occasion. The enthusiasm, the ardent devotion
with which the wings of 1910 NOW rush to tn
conflict, under the banner of HENRY CLAY, mus
convince the generous people of the South, that Il
the Green Mountain Boys are NOT ABoLITIoNIsTs
This fanatlca, misguided party, has its candid
ates, its banners, &c. But while majority c
our freemen will vote for Kentuckys proud SON
the Democratic party are united to man, underth
banner of "Polk & TeXas,'' and will quadrupl
the number of the aboltonists that will rally III
der BIRNEY. The People ofVermont, in colnmo
with the great mass of our Northern population
are opposed to slavery, opposed to having
among ourselves here and would wish to see
extinguished in the United States, could it be dor
compatible with the interests and rights Of II
South. But knowing The sncOmpatbihty
abolition, and The base motiUeS that actuate h
principal actors IN The abolition farce, they sHRIN
from ALL contact with them, and REFUSE TO hay
ANY sympathy for the ostensible object of their a
itation. am now giving what | understand
be the real opinions and feelings of the mass oft
people of Vermont. | find here quite "A numb
of both sexes, who have resided in the Sout
They, with myself, are ALL united in ONE SEN
ment-and that is, IF THERE BE EVIL resultil
from the system of slavery in the United States
ALONE affects the withstand that so FAR as Il
BLACKS are concerned, it is an ABSOLUTE BnEssIN
to them. have never known Vermonter, wi
has resided in a slaveholding community for al
considerable length of time, who did not fully CO
cur in this sentiment!
And here, speaking of the Vermonters resdI
in the SOUTH permit TO congratulate you al
the good people of the Attakapas on the acqui:
ton you have made in the person and family
Col. Horatio N. Bayles, for many years leadil
and most respectable citizen of Montpelier, Il
capital of this State. He is gentleman of co
siderable wealth, of amiabe social qualities, pc
sessing business talents of the highest order; at
connected as he is, with many of the most respeC
able families in New England, his loss here ca
not but be as sensibIy felt, as will be his gain
the south, and especially to the already large nun
Der of respectable families Of ST. Mary's
Col. has frequently represented Montpelier
the State Legislature, and has held other impo
tant Offices Of honor and profit, among us. T
Colonel returns to Louisiana next October, ia
ing most ofhs family with him-and bespeak f
him warm, hearty reception.
% Several ofour wing editors and orators a