Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-11-01

Ma. BEAMAN
Circumstances not within my knowledge at the
time of writing my last note must be my for
not sooner forwarding you the following, promis-
ed for your last number. That we may the better
understand each other, would remark, that
have never yet played any part in the &c Tom
foolery of third party abolitonsm," but have fire.
quently taken an active part in Wing abolitioniSm
but as you had, perhaps. no certain means Of
knowledge on this point, do not think there is a
ny thing specially calling for repentance on your
part or forgiven ess on mine.
1t certainly can never advance the cause of the
wings, or any other, to misrepresent the charac-
ters of the men, or the distinctive principles en-
braced by opposite political parties. Dear bought
experience ought long ago, to have taught US all
especially during the old anti-masonc excitement
of 1880, that abuse, ridicue, or even persecution
of new and growing party, or their leaders, is
one of the surest means by which such a party
succeeds and triumps, at the expense, if not by
the destruction of old existing organizations Be-
liveing your remarks of the 22d of August, espe-
ciay the epithe is you indulge, and your charge,
that the leaders of the Liberty party are devoid of
religious principle not only, but of all the elements
of common morality or decency had this tenden-
cy, was the occasion of my brief note already pub
Ilshed.
You inquire who are the men who have piled
the laboring oar in this cause and given TO the
spirit of abotionism its present tones character?'
Now the man who had no local aud personal feel
ngs, or party interests to subserve, would unhes-
itatngIy have given such names as Theodore d.
WeLd, VIM. e Claiming, Gerrit Smith, James
G. Birney, Henry B. Stanton, .Aiuan Ste,uart,
Thomas Morris, Leicester King, Judge Jag, j. G.
JVhiuier, Joshua LeaUit, Beriah Green, j. Pier
pont, j. G, JACKSON and others. You have given
none of these names except one, but in their pla-
ces substituted the names of Adams, Seward, Slade.
G. M. Clay, Everett and Giddings. Now, while
full credit should be given to these last named gen.
tlemen, for their efforts IN the cause of aboli-
ton yet it could only inure them, and the poIiti
cal party to which they belong, to place them in
a false position. The question which we must all
be prepared to meet and which will speedily, in
spite of your or my efforts be stripped of its soph
lstry is, can the people be made to believe that any
man is an emancipationist who votes for candid
ates who are opposed to any scheme of emancpa-
ton. gradual or imnediate' who votes for the
man who still says that sIaveay is Sancttfed by
legslation-who nolC says that neither of the two
great political parties have any design or aim al
aboltlon,' and who yet maintains that 'the white
race in America must govern the black, or the
black the white?'
Can the people be made to believe that any MAJ
favors abolitionism by voting the very man whC
is now, and always has heen opposed to abolish
ing slavery and the slave in the District o
Columbia and the Territories? who does now, ant
always has, denied the constitutional right of Con
gress to prohibit the Interstate slave trade-an,
who was the great champion for the admission o
Missouri into the Union, with the right to hole
slaves? Can the people much longer be made t.
believe that the sures way to prevent the adms
sion Of Texas is to vote for the man who ',couit
be glad 10 see IT,, although he does couple with
that willingness, certain conditions which, if elect
ed might easily be fulfilled during his administra
tion?
The truth is, sir, and the sooner we admit it TIT
better for the wing party-tor no party can lon!
sustain itself on false issue-that neither wing
or democrats can, as abolitonists, vote for the
Presidential candidates. Neither party has any
claims for the votes of the people who favors Lib
erty and the principles of the Declaration of Indie
pendence. This is substantially the ground taker
by the editor of the New York Tribune, and Shu',
be taken by every honest democratic and wing ed
tor throughout the country. lfany measures o
why policy are preferable to those of their oppo
nents and give better promise Of promoting the in
erests of finance or labor, then the success of thu
wing party should be placed entirely on the grount
of that preference, and the question of slavery un
der existing circumstances should be let entirely
alone The least said on this point the bett er
How then can such men as Seward, Gddngs, Slade
B rber or Dillingham;, give tone or character Il
the spirit of abolition by supporting the candid
ates of either party? Better, far better, drop tn
disguise they have assumed and in their thu
character, fight manfulIy, if they can, on tn
ground of preference to some pecunary measur
to which one party lays claim over the other.
Truth, and that only, will sustain the wing O
any other party, and resort to any other wea 20
will inevitably cause their downfall. One othe
error seems to be implied in your question of 'wh
} are the leading aboltionsts of this country1 If
am rightfuIly informed in relation to that part
they have M leaders. Inthe language of VIII 1.-THE
they strike dead level in their ranks'-that is
thav stand on the same nlaform of enual ri 1bts nj