Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-02-28
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"Pliant as reeds where Freedoms waters glide
Firm as the hills to stem Oppressons tideP'
MONTPELIER, VERMONT, FRIDAY, FEB. 28, 1915.


umn in saying 1t shall not reply,-charges US with
manfesting "bad topper, bad manners and bad
logic"-is convinced that, should it be clearly dem
onstraed that third partyism' ever mnst be, as it
was at the last election, the haudmaid of the slave
ocrocy and locofocoism,* the Freeman, and the
leaders Of our party, would in no respect change
their course,declares that slavery is not the OBJ
ject at which we aim our blows, but that we strike
at every party, in church and state, which oppos-
es our new organizations and reterates the stale
charge of our responsibility in the triumph of the
slaveocracy, and our unconstitutional designs as
evinced by the resolutions of our last national con-
vention.
Respecting our temper manners and logic we
have little to say. They were mainly mbibed in
the Wing school, and may be none of the best;
but we think the editor of the Watchman is the
last man that ought TO complain.
But why does the Watchman editor declare that
he is convinced we should not change our coulse,
were it demonstrated that we were aiding the slave
ocracy2 Has he not had in our case at least, pos
tive proof that the demonstration of that fact was
enough to sunder long-eXisting party ties and as
socations and incur all the reproaches and asper-
sions that the inevitable lot of such a course
no mean specimens Of which have been furnish
ed by himself? He has; and this base imputation
which he throws out before the public, would not
find cledence in his own heart for moment! But
something must be,said to save a sinking cause
and as he is all advocate of the doctrine of choo-
sing the least Of evils" we don't know that we
ought to complain, for he might have said even
worse thing of US than that!
That ''slauery is not the object at which we aim
our blows" is charge that takes us by surprze.
We have been tainted as the one idca party-blind
i fanocs seeking only the good ofthe black, to the
neglect of the matchmaking slavery the single
end and aim of all our Jealous efforts aud neglect
ing the other great interest of the country; I'M
til we supposed no one would dispute our claim
to the title of anti-slarery But to he cru
ely deprived of even that idea, and placed in the
same category with the other parties-none at all
r The remaining allegations ofthe Waterman have
been repeated for the thousandth time and as of
ten refuted; and tn only lugged in to supply
s the lack of better ones.
After thus dsgorging some of the bitter things
on the surface, the w atchmon graveIy proceeds
e We think it more profitable to consider slave
G ry, aud the means of removing it, than to handy
y words with the Freeman"
. Excellent concluson:-go on:
? &C. M. Clay is claimed as third party man by
the Freeman tce claim hun fearless wing
u battling for true wing principles in slave state
It We claim that his war upon slavery is based pre-
@ cisely on the grounds that the whg party of Yer
Il mont and Massachusetts, have long based then
Il war;"
We have mol claimed Mr.. Clay as third party
man, but that his views in the main much better
harmouized with ours than with any other party;
and that he will identity himself with our party
p. we elieve to be as sure as that he is an homes
man. Let US look moment at some OF his anti
9 slavery principles, and compare them with thos,
y of the Waterman and the wbig party Mr.. Clay
G declares that Congress has no power under thu
constitution to establish slavery, and that it shouIC
II be Immediately abolished in the District Terrific
d ries, and (if we mistake no) even in the new
l. States where it has been established-he latter,
l. thing that the Liberty party never claimed ant
IS which the wing party would be Mortified at the
s. bare mention Of Mr.. Clay declares that the nortI
$, should send man to congress but such as shall
II labor to dIsconnect slavery from the general gov
l. ernment-while the wings have never attempte,
II any such thing. Mr.. Clay declares that. ever af
, ter the election Of IA, it will be wicked for thu
. north to support Shareholder for the presdenc.
while the wings are raising monument to a de
70 feated stakeholder, and proclaim that I" ostra
" cism of southern statesmen" will induce them t.
Join with Calhoun and Mc'Dufie, rather than will
r. us Mr.. Clay procIaims that the time has arriv
~ ed when the north should throw aside her tempo
- rizing policy and be as unanimous against slave
IN ny as the south are in support of it-while tn
to wings avow that it is idle to make opposition tt
At slavery the nucleus of political organization, II
v the neglect OF "other great interests" Mr.. Cla
J. declares that the Liberty party embrace larg
portion of the virtue, intelligence, Christianity an
10 patriotism of the north-the wings declare that
S, is made up of demagogues and disappointed ofic
re seekers. Mr.. Clay declares that the ground tax
en- by the Liberty party is the ground first occupie
6, by Washington hmsell-while the wings declar
n that our platform is revolutionary, disorganizing
le dangerous. Mr.. Clay declares that the Libert
+ party, having doubled their numbers every yea
since their organization, will soon absorb the Who'll
? political power OF the north-the wings declar
u that our increase is but about the annual inter
5 $40 show that the abolitionSts were the ''hand
maid of the slaveocracy" in the last election, tn
n Waterman quotes a paragraph of what purpor
h. to be a letter from the Hon. John Jay, saying thu
l. "IF as asserted, the course of the Nbolonsts wa
!" the means of defeating the Wings, and giving tn
election to the democrats, they have incurred
lg heavy responsibility" Whether the extract is Ell
k trey RoerbGck, or so garbled as to wrest h
10 meaning, we do not know but that one or tn
=, other is true, we have no doubt--for this reason
~ eur eye falls upon letter from Mr.. Jay to Ii
IL WiIliamburgh a., ~ Liberty Association, No
l. 1884, in which he says;
CHI Admitting that there will be less probability
r, annexation under Mr. Clay than under Mr. Pol
:: that the former is less bitter enemy to freedo
u than the latter can you on that account be ju
IN tilted in supporting a man whose principles al
Ii practice you must from the depths of your sou
nd condemn ? If KNEW THAT MY SINGLE vo1
- WOULD PLACE MR.. CLAY IN THE PRES
p INENVIAT CHAIR cnud not conscientious