Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-03-21

this reasonable proposition, you try to parry its
force by saying that claim to have 'annihiated
and used up all who have come before me in the
discussion of this question: graceful apology
this, for declining the discussion, or, in other words
backing Out
But the most singular part ofy your performance
remains yetto be noticed, is the concluding posi-
len of your reply. Last summer you laid down
the position that the whig party, or their leaders,
had given tone aud spirit to the subject of aboli-
tionsn The only evidence you have ever furn-
ished US to sustain this position was an extract
from the Savannah Georgian, democratic paper,
published in the Herald of the 2lst Nov You
inform US that you publish that extract to show
tnho the people of Georgia are afraid of Now
instead of proving who the south are afraid of, it
only proves that certain democrats of the South
were fearful that the wings would succeed at the
polls and, in order to prevent it, raised against
them the odious cry ofabotionism. But here is
the point at issue. lift be pertinent for you to
quote from Southern democratic paper to prove
who the democrats, or even 'the Slaveocrats of
the South as you call them, 'are afraid Of then
it is equally pertinent to quote from leading
Southern wing paper to prove who they are not
afraid Of fyoW argument drawn from the Sa-
vannah Georgian, was worth anything, than my
arguments, drawn from the Charleston S. c. COu
rier leading wing paper, was equally valuable
and applicable to the question at issue. Your pit
fu evasion and quibbling, therefore, to avoid the
publication of that article, is totally unbecoming
your character and peensons for fair and honor
ILL.,. I...l. H..
at all, have the right to present the achole of It
and your readers, not yourselves, should he the
judges of the pertinenry Of the article from the
Courier. The suppression of that article exposes
you 10 the imputation that You cannot trust it to
the intelligence ofyour readers, or your conscious
that if published, it would fully expose the
weakness of your position.
To show that do not speak unadvsedly in re-
laton to the bearing which this article, from. IL
leading Southern wing paper, the Charleston S.
G. Courier, may have on the question, ! will here
present TIE following extracts from that paper Of
the 30jh October:
owe canddly believe thai there are more and
tporse enemies Of Southern institutions among the
Northern Democrats than the Northern Wings,
although we Indignantly rcpel any nputaiion on
the patriotism and constitutional 6elly oflhe for
mer to Southern rights"
owe, however cheprlully and gladly acouit
both Wings and Democrats Of ana pnrticipation
in the Vaccinations or purposes of abolidonisn
They are both coastufonaIIy and politically sound
on this great question. Both
parties, wing and demdcratc will plav,- and do
play for the abolition vote. as IA mere make-weight
in the game. They use The GbohtSoniss for party
purposes, THAT'S ALL"
owe ut pDst find m fnnrs f,r tba &
the South in the success of a party who have nom
mated a large Stakeholder of Kentucky for their
President, and that Stakeholder culogzed by Mr.
Calhoun in the American Senate for having given
the finishing stroke to abolitionsn Whether
Mr. Clay or Mr. Polk be our next President
whether whggery or democracy achieve the victo-
ry and obon the ascendency--we have entire con-
filence that the rights and interests of the South
will he in safe hands"
Az the above extracts form only small part of
the article, hope you will do me and your read
ers the justice to publish the whole. 1t will show
whether you have admitted the force of my ar
gument upon the point to which it tends
In conclusion, trust your kindness ofdsposi.
ton will forgive me for passing auson to diff
ferent and, perhaps delicate topic. For de-
opement Of the innate purity Of your thoughts ant
feelings one cannot help referring to the modes
female engraving you describe with such an ap
parent gusto Of animation and delight. A fit EN-
blem to adorn the Office ERALS of the exemplary
Governors Secretary. The elegance of your style
and language is, also, admirably adapted to your
refined taste and manners, all of which you will
find most faithfully delineated in the nmitahlt
letter of Junius to Sir Edward Weston. Will
peculiar fitness you might repeat the familiar verse
Of the School STRIPPING,
"And if chance to fall below
Demoshenes or Cicero,
DON'T view me with Il critics eye,
But pass my impeJections b."
Being thus disposed to make all proper allow
ances for those slight, and nearly imperceptibe
faings and fraiIities to which human nature, evel
in the greatest men, is subject, remain, as ever
very respectfully yours,
r. V. MARSH.