The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-09-23
THE sol Distant LIBERTY PAR
TY OF THE UNITED STATES.

The AbOltionists in this country are div
ded into two parties. One OF these is usually
known as the Biraey party, and the other as
the Carbon party. The Birney party, or
as they usually call themselves, "lhe Liberty
men," are in favor Of political measures for
the purpose Establishing sluvery inthe Uni
ted States; while the Garrison party RELY al
together on moral means for the arc1mllish-
mcnt of that object Originally, they both
concurred in the views OF the Garrison party.
and declared that they were opposed 10 any
political organization. The Birncy faction,
however, conceived the idea of getting honor
and Office by means Of the agitation Of this
question, and organized party, which has
now been in existence four or five years
Their great objecthas been to get thebaI0nce
of power, and so force one of the two great
parties 10 ad opt them rs oficeholders with
out regard 10 slavery-making all things sub
servient 10 this end. Iftheir leaders, in whom
they put confidence, are TO be believed, they
hold the language of Gerritl Smith, as fol
lows:
awe Che Abolitionists) care not how bad
the parties are that nominate our men; the
worse the parties that do so, the greater the
hope of the salvation of the country"
Another OF the doctrines OF the Birney par.
ty, in perfect keeping with the abominable
sentiments above quoted, H. that ii is lawful
for them to take the oath Of Office, which re-
quires that they will support the Constitution
Of the United STATES with a mental reserva-
ton, that they will not support that part oft
which requires them to supper: slavery; and
that il is lawful and right TO swear in this
manner when, at the same time, they intend
TO break the oath, or, in other words, 10 com
nit moral perjury. We believe that since
Mr.. Birney originally, under his own hand,
pnt forth this detcsiably wicked avowa in our
columns, il has been justified and defended
by fie whole party ranging under his portion |
Of the f;lction. To the honor OF the Garrison |
party. il is TO be said, however. that they re-
gard with horror this Machiavellian senti- |
ment, as repurnant alike TO every principle |
Of honesty, honor and 10 the law Of God-as
degrading and disgraceiul TO the men who
hold it, and surpassed by nothing in the al
legged creed Of Jesuiiism, ancient or modern.
The object OF the Brney party was, and is,
Office ana nothing but Office. as we can prove |
out Of their own mouths. For this they sac
rifced their own creed relative 10 political
parly,-for this they brought about the an
nexatiOn ofTexns; for this they have defeat
ed the election Of a sufficient number Of Anti
Texas members of Congress 10 prevent the
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they are now labeing to keep the Texas par
ty in the ascendancy in the Councils of the
nation. For this object, too, they have an
nounced their readiness to commit wholesale
perjury, rs TO taking the oath To support the
Constitution, whenever their fellow citizens
will give them an opportunity.
To exhibit the proof OF the baseness Of the
party and in order TO let the world see that
our CHARGES against these men are not made
without The proof at hand, we quote from The
"Emancipator" the official organ ofrhe Glib
erty" party, before they unprecedented that
their vote would be necessary 10 prevent the
ofTexas. That paper said:
"Texas must be kept out Of the Union
lrh0terer be the consequences. II is an issue
which is 10 fix the destiny Of liberty and the
Texas must not come INTO the I'm
ion with IFS slaves. The Domain of Slavery
must not be enlarged. If slavery cannot Sc
cure the anI exation of Texas, it viii give up
and die. II cannot live. 1t is madness to
suppose the danger IS over.'
The Wing press and the Wing party be-
coming also deeply alarmed for fear Texas
would be annexed, spoke out from one end
of the land TO the other. Afr. Clay came out
and denounced the measafs in bis Raleigh
letter. and Mr. Vapf Buren, followed in the n
same strain. But the very moment the Glib
erty mem discovered that annexation was
likely 10 be defeated, and that il they were
consistent it certainly would be, the "Eman-
cipator" fearing that this would merge them
with the Wings and put an end to their hope
of Office. changed its ground and declared
that Enumeration was a bubble bIolen up By
The JThigs 10 make political cdpitdgp II thus
spoke Of in case it should happen:
Suppose Texas be annexed Suppose
the mail which will reach Boston about the
time this sheet reachs our city readers, should
bring the account that the treaty was submit
ted 10 the Senate on Monday, and ratified by
two-thirds Of the Senators present, and that
TEXAS Is AT THIS MOMENT A Part o. THIS
NATION? What then
s'IVhy, what is done, cannot be undone.-
That's the first thought. But what shall we
do? Many ofthe Wing papers. and their al
lies, the Garrisonians, say abolish the Union.
And we ask any sober man if he thinks there
is such feeling among the people at large,
as would make them willing. on this account
to dissolve the Union. Is there one town in
Massachusetts, who could be brought to vote
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