The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-08-07
ABOLITION AND ANNEXATION.

ABOLII1ON AMI ANNEXATION.
The cause Of Abolition itself is a glorious
cause. 1t is the cause of humanity, the cause
of justice, of patriotism, of equal rights and
impartial freedom. Slavery is a moral stain
upon our republic, and a political evil so ex-
tensive and deadly in its consequences as
scarcely to be measured by human sagacity.
But how to rid our country from an institu-
ton which in two centuries has grown upand
entwined itself with the habits, pursuits and
affections of the South, is the vexed question.
Can this desirable objectb be accomplished by
refusing to vote for shareholders, by disregard
ing those great measures whose salutary op-
%erations alone can restore the prosperity o.
the country, by desecrating the Sabbath, by tri'
fling with the sacred obligations & guarantees
of the constitution, or submitting to its pro-
visions according to the dictates of a weak
and tickle conscience, and finally by a dissolu-
ton of the union, the certain result of those
harsh and unwarrantable measures which
are nov prosecuted with a great & highly ex-
cited yigorb by the wire workers of Third Par
tyism. We say 40, and emphatically no,
and however much integrity of purpose we
have ever been willing to concede to the
rank and file of the party, recent results have
completely ~extinguished our confidence in
those who are leading forward in a course
clearly calculated to defeat the object which
they pretend is so near their hearts. Nothing
could be more decicively fatal to the aboli-
ton of slavery by peacible means, than the
extension Of its political power by the annex
alton of Texas. And yet the proud and lofty
demonstration which were expected to be
made by the leaders Of a party whose zeal
would seem to urge them even to the death
in the cause of suffering humanity, is evil
IDENTIFY transformed into a base sympathy
for those who have formed the viIlainous is
sue of annexation for the American people.
Throughoutthe State their lecturers are cheek
by jowl with the locofocracy. By this party
they are cheered and caressed and their loud
and boisterous zeal we have no doubt is lew
ly inspired by the contributions they are daily
receiving at their hands. 1t was not unex-
pected that the Loco party disjointed and
discovered as they have been, and devoured
with apprehension of certain defeat while re-
lying upon their own proper strength, should
have courted the alliance of those at whom
they have hitherto pointed the finger of scom
and contempt, and even adopted their candi-
date for Senator in the comfy of Addison.
Nor were we disappointed that the Third
party should cooingly submit to the meritri-
ciOus embrace. This they have repeatedly
done in this State. This they have done in
Massachusetts. This they have done in Con-
n%ecticut, while in scarcely a single a instance
of a contested election have they given aid
to the Wing party. The Third party lead
ers do indeed profess to hold both parties in
equal adherence. But mark the difference.
A whole park of their artillery is discharged
against the Wings, where a single pop-gun
announces their feeble disrelish of Loco-Fo-
coism. Columns of the foulest calumny for
Mr.. Clay and not a word against. Polk. What
then we ask can be the depth of their sympa-
for the slave when they assail with the
animosity a party which stands as
the only bulwark against the perpetuation
and extenuation of slavery in this union
Well do they know that the election of Polk
rould be the annexation Of Texas. Well do