Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-01-29
rendered to its President for the ability and impartial
ity with which he has presided over its deliberations.
Letter from JUDGE Hutchinson.
WOODSTOCK, Monday, Jan. 10, 1916

WOODSTOCK, Monday, Jan. ~, 1916.
HoNoRED SR:-As | am unable to attend the con-
Vention at Hinesburgh this week, | deem it proper to
inform you, and through you, the convention OF the
hindrance, lest my silence and absence should induce
a belief that the rapid strides of the slave power to I'M
disturbed dominion had destroyed my courage, or abat-
ed my zeal in the cause of the Liberty party. | have
calculated entirely upon attending the convention, and
carefully avoided any engagement that could prevent
and, in all respects but one, am ready to start before
noon this day on my way there. But / find, by a cold
settling in one eye, it is so infamed that it will bear
neither light nor heat: and ! am afraid to risk it to
bear the cold as it is, and probably will be. My cour-
ace has not failed, and | yet retain sufficient zeal to
animate me in every eXertion which may have a prob
able tendency to subserve the principles of human lib
erty throughout our country and throughout the world,
and especially to set at liberty those in our own coun-
try Of boosted freedom, who are trodden down and kept
in ignorance by the ~despotism of the slave power
Were | present with you, in attempting any advice a
bout further measures of the Liberty party, ! do not
know as | think Of any new measures, but would pur-
sue, perscycsingIy, those we have all along pursued
That is, endeayor to induce all the honest ireemen OF
the north to see, what lies open before them, in fan
view, that the slave power is supported and extended
by the systematic operations Of the wing and demo
cratic parties, as if by previous concert, each Jealous
to outriyal the other and hold the reins Of government
and for this purpose, contending about every thing Of
politics, which is Of temporary and little Importance
when compared with the great foundation principles o
our government, first announced in the Declaration O
independence, and then followed by the Constitution
of the United States, established to secure those prin
ciples, in their benign influence for the common goot
of all the inhabitants; while both parties Unite, as par
ties, mot as Individuals in supporting and extend
ing ~slavery-and so it will be so long as those parties
remain litigant, and yet both advocate the election 0
Shareholders to rule the nation, Or to administer TIT
laws. The ffcemcn of the so called tCe States gener
ally, dcnounce slavery, yet have a Jud to it. Protested
ly that but is, we want this, that, or the other measure
pursued, which the other party will not allow. The
real 6ud however, is, this, eve are so attached to Oh
party and SO determined to carry its measures agains
the rival e%xertions Of the other party, that we will no
even examine any grounds of reserve for those il
slavery OF 10 ward of from ourselves the burden, AM
sin, and shame of aiding the SHAREHOLDERS to supper
and extend slavery"
Wishing you a poacc0ble, harmonious session, witt
great wisdom, courage, and zeal, | conclude by pro
posing the following resolution.
TITUS HUTCHINSON.
Resolved, That, in the present State and practice c
political parties in our country VIC discard the hackney
ed motto, "moosurcs and not men," which ends in sue
men as arc the minions Of the despotism Of slavery
and adopt, in its stead, the worthy motto, "lhe founda
ton principles of our independence and Constitution
which discard all measures and men which are at wa
with those principles"