Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-08-30

'WHIG ABOLITIONISTS,' READ!
Letter Of George Bradburn,

We cheerfuy devote several of our columns
this week TO the following noble letter of our eo-
oucnt friend, GEORGE BRADBURN, Esq, of Nan
tncket long known as an advocate of Emancipa-
ton. 1t is noble testimony to the truth-an hon-
orable and manly avowalofthe determination OF an
honest man, to give no countenance to slavery ny
the support of Stakeholder. Let 1t be read byl
all who are situated in respect to the wing party as
our friend Bradburn has been. 1t cannot, we
think, fail of convincing them that he has taken
the only course for consistent and decided abo-
litionist. With eur whole heart we welcome him
to the Liberty cause.-.Middleser Standard.
My DEAR FRIEND:-In yours of the 22nd ut,
Won request me to "defne'' my anti slavery 'pos-
lion. % that nv ssfriends" may know where stand.
At first, supposed compliance with this request
would be a work Of supererogatlon. But | am
now quite disposed TO comply with it. For ind,
that while some imagine am about to vote for
Henry Clay, others, declaring that | have aban-
doned the American Anti-Savery Society, repre-
sent me 10 have "ioined the Liberty party" while
others, again, insist that am opposed to that par
AS to nv being about to vote for Mr.. Clay, APP
nrehend the 1viSh of some of my old Wing friends
must have been the father of that thought am
unconscious of having said or done any thing
since nv conversion to antislavery, to authorize
such an impressions; unless it may have been au-
thorized by tie error committed, four years ago
in voting for s'Tippecanoe and Tyler too"
A word in passing, about that error. 1t was a
great one. soon perceived it to be such; though
none of those who so kindly endeavored to expose
the error, were fortunate enough to show distinct
" and fuIly in what it consisted. 1t consisted
nartlv, in Understanding the Importance OF {
reforner's seeming to be consistent, as we'll as DE-
;nO 90 If there ever were, Or may be, clrcum
stances in which an abolltonlst might consistent.
vote for STAKEHOLDER, it would still be quite I'm
possble to make most person see how he could u
90. felt the full force of this difficulty in 1910
and have long been convinced, that voting as
then did, very seriously diminished my Influence
as an abotiorst, by exciting in thousands OF hon
est minds suspicion, will not say OF my dlshon
esty but of my consistency, almost as requisite
condition of the confidence of such minds, as In
tegrity itself. Say what you will, reason the mai
ter so ngenlously, and you snail fail OF COZ
yincing the great mass Of men and women thf
the Individual who breaches abolitionsm, an
votes for STAKEHOLDER, is at all more consister
than the one who breaches temperance, and sur
ports tipping shop; and failing of this, such a
Individual might, with little additional INJURY
the cause of reform, cease his labors as retormf
altogether. But my error consisted mainly, in e.
aggerating the relative merits of the Wing an
Democratic parties, without reference to ant
slavery considerations; for was never so prod
gal of charity, as to give either Of those parties,
party, the credit Of possessing particle
of friendship for abolition; thOugn, WIN all elIon
ery approaching the sublime, both honor and gra
itTde have been claimed for the wing party, mer
" because all its representatives in Congress ma,
not periured themselves, by refusing to sustain IL
right of petition, in the sustentatlon of which, al
oitionists have only the interest as other CT
liens. Years ago, became satisfied, that, regar'
ing either Piles or measures, no substantl
difference existed between the two great parte
Notwithstanding the noisy efforts OF demagogu.
to make the fact appear otherwise. And since u
wing project of a u. S. Bank has become, IN tt
words of Mr. Webster, San obsolete ldea," To
difference, as | shall presently have occasion mo
particularly to remark, is far from having BET
increased. Now, as ever, all the questions whit
divide those parties, will be found at bottom, to
questions Of mere dollars and cents. The an
slavery question, viewed in its pecuniary bearln
alone, is incomparably more important than Il
whole of them; while it has benevolent, INC
al, and religious importance infinitely outwelg
ing all pecuniary considerations. How, the
could /, who still glory in the name of an abo
tionist-how could you, my friend, for you to
me YOU had not fully decided how you should 9
in the prenises-or how could any other ma
claiming to he an abotionist, consent to vote
Henry Clay? He is the author that most me
strous of all dog mas ever uttered on this side
perdition "That Is property which the law.
cIares to be property. Two hundred years OF
pislation have sanctioned and sancufed neg
Slaves as property" He has told US, that were
90 citizen of the planting States-the southern
southwestern states, "-he 'shouId have oppos
and would continue to oppose, any scheme VIII