Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-01
SPIRIT OF THIRD PARTY ADO
IlTIONlSM

I all Of the same dav brought the COPY WIN
,be frank, J. q. Adams, written 10 the usua'
.,emulous strokes, on the envelope ~ %oo'
| 81 o,,, fhof he takes an Hfc'fH "a hc CUES
,,og, ,stsed by T0rgcy's capuuf5, and maj
,o,,r,y much his bodtiy frame may Jt6 nc
pe,rey Of hms, las AFFECTIONS AND his
! ruoreitTs .Rr ks QuiCg IS FrEH bob
ui FSS THE OLD MAN Emancipaior.
We cn, tie above from the 'Emancipa'or
and Chronicle Of the 2iih inst, and which
90 oresent as an evidence that The leading
,s.rl PARTY FORMAL ofthe country can, 'rhen
.,f,,sR prompts. do Justice to the time hon
ored odd man Eloquent
Ifthere is any one thing which more Than
,,o,hrr shows conclusively the hollow-heari-
edness and hypocrisy of the LEADERS oil
me Liberty party Of the present day, 1t is TO
No seen IN the manner in which they almost
Invariably attack the character and lmpugn
,Le natives of those. who, while they are ar
IDENTIFY devoted to the cause OF Emancipation,
canno, oonscieniously follow the track which
Msv point out. In the estimation OF these
selfcons,ltuied and self-appoin,ed guardians
|
no profession honest, unless it can be made
,ubseryient to their plans-and no man
course is considered worthy Of THEFT appro-
val unless he can be made to yield reaiy
obedience TO their dictation. In consequence
Of this ilberali,y and ulraism, we find the
men who have welded the laboring oar
| who were the pioneers in the cause, and have
ACCOMPLISHED most for il, cast of as unwor-
inv members-denounce as dumb dogs, by
the pure and spotlcss mushroom Phlanthro-
pists that have so suddenly sprung up among
US; and we now behold a nei0 party, led on
by newborn zealots in the cause Of Adolf
tionism, and who, by all the means within
their power, are aiding in the destruction OF
the only party that can keep alive for the
next four years the principle for which they
profess SO much love and zeal.
But how does il happen thai the above warm
and glowing uibute to the honesty, the moral
worth, the noble mind and intellect of John
Quincy Adams should now appear il the
leading third party Journals He, together
with Seward, Slade, G. M. Clay. Giddings,
and host of such men, have long since by
the entire Press of this party been denounc
ed as unworthy servants and 'dumbsdogs,'
in reference TO this subject; and it is only
now, when they want "spare copy Of Mr..
Adams Amistad Speech before the Supreme
Court ofMe United States ITO be used in the
case of Torrey, that any justice whatever can
be rendered him. What reJuke does this
tribute Uhough unwitlingly' given) offer to
the judgment not long since pronounced upon
Mr. Adams, By Mr. Birney himself, the candi-
date of the Enancipator Tor the Presidency.
Mr. Brney, in letter to 1--WE now forget who,)
in speaking of Mr. Adams, uses the following
language:
Ellis course, in my judgment, has been &C.
centric, whimsical, inconsis.ent-dele ended,
in part, by weak and inconcusve, not to say
frivolous arguments; and taken as a whole,
thus far, is unworthy OF a statesman of large
views and right temper, in great national
conjecture. Mr. Adams owes much Of his
present popularity-may not say nearly all
TO his connection Nth the anh-Siauery dgi-
/
than any other class of persons to swell the
tide Of his influence. That influence is now
active in Certifying against them every prac-
ticable point at which they have attacked
slavery in this country; and his quasi sympa-
thy with them, gires to it an independent and
unusual force. THERE is NO ONE WHO 10 no.
ING so MUCH TO nEADEN THE AWAKENING SEN
! sIBIL!TIEs OF Our COUNTRYMEN against the
pirate miquity and public disgrace Of Slave
ry, as Mr.. Adams"
There is exhibited in the above degree OF
self sutficiency and arrogance seldom met
with-and in the deliberate manner in which
he passes condemnation upon the time-hon-
ored and tmeworn sage, patriot, and philan-
,hropis,, we see the peculiar fitness OF Mr..
Birney TO lead the leaders of erciuslue Abo-
litionism. But who is it, we would ask, that
thus presumes TO sit in judgment upon the
course pursued by the venerable Ex-Presi-
dent,and pronounces the arguments Of one oil
the first minds Of the age, ''ireak and incOn-
o!usice, not 10 say friUOlous"' Is MIR Birney
the man to pass Judgment thus summarily
upon John Quincy Adams' When he shall
have arrived to the possession Of 1.-THE OF
the talents, or have had the official expert
fence OF Mr. Adams, then. and not till then, lei
him issue his fulmina,ions against him, and
condemn as whimsical the efforts of his
, great genius. That Nj Adams owes his
greatness to Aboli,ionism, is discovery, o
which Mr. Birney has the exclusive honor
but that his assersion is true tina, Mr. Adams
! is doing more Than any other man to deader
The feeling in regard to the niquity of Slave
ny, will not be believed by any man possess
of common sense and common observation
No man in the United States has done NOR