Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-07-09
Whig Ilnnndence.


We notice that the Caledonian, Bellows Falls Ga
zette, thro correspondent, &c. &C.. taking occa-
sion to renew the sanderous charge that the Liberty
party are directly responsible for the election Of Mr.
Dillingham; to Congress, and consequently for his vote
in favor of Texas, slavery, war, &c. What do they
hope to gain by this course? Surprising the Liberty
party in the fourth district were disbanded how would
the cause of anslayery, for which these Clay editors
have such unbounded regard, be subserved or the
chances of whggery improved? 1t is well known that
this district with the exception of the memorable cam
paign of 1910, has given democratic majority Of
from 800 to 1900, even back to the time when our
memory runne.h not to the contray but, at the last
election in consequence of the inroad which the
Liberty party had made upon the dominant party,
election was had until the third trial. But, says the
Caledoniau, some 500 Liberty men voted for Dilling
ham on the third trial. Where is your proof, sir?-
We demand the evidence: lay your hand upon it,
1t may be that some few who formerly belonged to the
democratic party, when they wing emissaries
ming through the district with brides in their hands,
to induce Liberty to vote for their candidate, be-
came indignant, and yielding for the moment to the
democratic SANDER that the Liberty party but the
handmade of whiggery voted for Mr.. Dillingham;; but
we have yet to learn the first individual instance ofthe
d,-whe we do know of several instances in
which, when the final trial came, Liberty votes were
thrown for the wing candidates.
What reasonable man could expect the Liberty
party in this district composed of the majority of
whom from the democratic party, as we believe,
to unite in the support of the whg candidate? ANY
general attempt of the kind would have been but the
signal for the total disruption of the Liberty organiza-
ton, the little effort that made may have proved
to some extent. But, supposng it might have, or
even had, been DONE and Mr.. Chandler had been re-
turned to Congress- what would it have avaied? To
be sure, he would probably have given silent vote
against the annexation of Texas, but how much far
Their would he have gone in the warfare against slave
ry? We have already three members of Congress
from this State, of the genuine "true Liberty party"
stamp, and what great work have they accomplished
for freedom? During the time they have held their
seats slavery has achieved the greatest trumphs over
the constitution, humanity, the rights of and the
interests of the free States that to be found upon
its bloody page; but not of them, to our knowl
edge has opened his mouth to utter note of remon-
STRANGE against these deeds of darkness, from the
time of his election up to the present moment! They
are dumb dogs, that cannot bark. And will tine multi
plying of such Congressman aid in the work of abo-
ishug slavery; No, verify Let us then raise high
the flag of liberty, until the good and true of all par
ties shall flock unto it, and we thus be enabled to lay
the at the root of the upas of slavery, and all its
|concomitant denominations.