Litchfield enquirer., 1845-12-11
THE LIBERTY PARTY" AGAIN.

THE LIBERTY PARTY" AGAIN.
The Christian Freeman Of the goth ult,, lin an
article replying to one of our of the preceding
weekly contains some assertions and sentiments
which it may perhaps be well enough for us t"
Misunderstanding them to be false in fact and con-
seauenily mischievous in their tendencies. AS we
have stated on former occasions, we have no pre-
JUDGES against the party of WI ch the Freeman is
the organ in this State, and we had far rather cast
mantle of charity owe: its errors than to do it or
its advocate a tlthe OF injustice. 1t is with no
pleasure that we enter the field Of controversy al
all; and especially would we shun an encounter
with one with whom we have long been on terms
of friendship and intimacy But-shall we turn
aside out of our path because. perchance, there
may b, lions in the way? Ivy, u.s.. ~
The Freeman, thouglE conducted with acknow.
lodged ability, not unrequently gives in.lubitabIe
cause Like the man in the tread mill, it finds it
an "up-hill business to give plausibility and
force to al! the dogmas Of the Liberty Party: and
hence, to make a show Of consistency, it is some
times necessitated to resort 10 misrepresentation
and modes OF reasoning that are unworthy Of
party which prides itself on is superior purify
and righteousness In commenting upon one Of
the Enquirers paragraphs, that pape. says:
"Aboltion was mever ga purely mordI ques-
ton" From the outset o. the slavery agita-
ton the question was regarded as having political
ASPECT, involving on the part of the aholitonIs's,
political duties" ...+. ..........
~ Abolition societies were formed, and the anti
slavery agitation was commenced and carried on at
the north for years, before the Liberty Party was
thought of. Scarcely five years have elapsed since
james G. Barney, Garret Smfth, Lescis I'appnn,
and indeed the great mass Of those who now COM
pose that party, were as loud and bitter in their
denuncatons against the proposition of forming
third party. they have since been against all VIII"
decline joining with them. Mr. Birney declared
that none but enemies and traitors to the abolition
cause, would have any thing to do in forming it
into political organization. Indeed, we scarcely
know where to look, among political phenomena.
for parallel to this somerset Of the aholtionsts,
unless it be in the case Of the democrats on the
annexation question. True. the early abnlitionists
acknowledged that they had :" political duties" de.
ence was producing sautary effects upon the minds
OF the masses in bnth Of the great parties in our
country. But they at length became too pure to
associate politically with their neighhors. whom
they began to denounce as men stealers and ty-
rants, because they would not join them in fruit
less attempt to drive from public Office and from
the church all whose ideas on the slavery question
81 a.. n 49, u.
of distinguished divine. "the leaven overeapt
the dough-trough, where il has since been foaming
and fernenting, growing sourer and sourer every
hour.'' O., ...,.... .-. a.'t...3.} .... ..
But we will he brief; for, 'proiound" as the
reasoning ofthe Freeman may be. it will require
no great length Of line TO sound its depths. Here
are few specimens: f.y-l r3 .3
elf" continues the Freeman. "ihere are anvpo-
liticiaaS the face Of the ear against whom the
charge Of self.seeking cannot justly he made, they
are the men composing the Liberty party"
And again:
"The men who organized the Liberty party. and
the m asses who have since joined it. any thing
but ambitious seekers "fnr place and power."-
They are seli-denyng, sef.sacrIficing men, who.
for the sake Of principle, have broken the strong
ties Of old party associations" sc.
And yet again: -,..
"The Enquirer regards the Liberty party "as
standing upon the same general footing with all
other parties" Very likely In no other way can
we account for its injustice towards us. Knowing
the other parties to he corrupt, and assuming that
the Liberty party stands upon the same general
footing. il liners its corruption ALSO But the Lib.
erty does not ''stand upon the same general footing
with all other parties" Far from it Both in its
moral and its political principles it is widely dill
felent from other parties" ...t
Here we have but continued echo of that other
mighty argument" upon which the Liberty Par
ty is based-viz., its superior purify, and the
spirit runs through the art icle Indeed. have not
the leaders of that party from it's commencement
been characterized by sell-lauding and at the
same time an all -denouncing spirit' Rather than
occupy our columns by replying TO this kind Of
argument. we leave our readers to judge how much
our modern race OF Pharsees differs from that Of
scripture times. While we most cheerfuliy admit
that there are many intelligent and worthy men
who have united themselves with this party. with
the sincere and honest hope OF thereby aiding in
the removal OF what we all acknowledge to be an
Dnmitiigaed evil. we still protest agans, its a, ro
giant assumptions to extraordinary virtue. In spit,
of all the Freemans cant about the
there is in uating with :" feeble, maligned an,
asspisst miaOritYf the editor Of lhOt print la