The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-02-09
THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY- VT.
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 1S47.
THE BRANDON LIBERTY CONyEN-
TlON.

IlON.
As very few Of our citizens attended this
Convention, we have learnt very little of il
except what is stated by the Green Noun
tain freeman, which represents it as attend
ed by seven or eight hundred Of the faithful
The very first thing that was done after the
organization Of the Convention, was charac.
teristic Of party who have not failed TO dis
cover that heated appeals to the honest in
disnarion of the people against the odious in
stitution, we're vastly more efficient in
Strengthening their party, Than addresses TO
their sober judgments
That honest politician, VIM. G. Briggs,
was seen leading through the aisle up in front
of the audience two Kentucky slaves, hand
cufied together. with a chain hanging be-
tween them, and in an eloquent speech in
Producing them to the audience, al the same
time holding up their mauacles to the weep
ing eyes of the beholders The choir then
sung with thrilling effect, the Fugitive
!Slape's appeal to the Christian" And then,
unlocking from the wrist of each the hand
cuff aud removing the chain, the orator ex-
claimed : This is ,ctdt the Liberty party pro-
pose 10 DO! Jredt The bonds from erery limb
and gre eucry capture liberty"
The next scene exhibited, was one Of the
negroes named Henry, addressing the audi
i ,,1 n he
own brother of WIN. Bib. Secretary of the
United States Treasury, aud as having been
six times upon the auction block, Tor sale to
the highest bidder. Bib was followed by
Lewis and Hayden, who together produced a
thrilling effect upon the audience. The
same effect would have been produced had
none but Wings been present 10 hearkem 10
any honest exhibition of the denominations o.
slavery. The same may be said of The reso-
buttons which were passed, so far as they
eliminated this accused institution. and IFS
disturbing and deleterious Influences in the
government Of the county. A man must he
pronounced a knave. OF doll, who born
north Of the political equator, should entertain
the sentiment tl.at slavery was not IN rnur-
nous evil.
But how these Sd party aboliionists, pos
essing ordinary intelligence, could have re-
solved that the annexation Of Texas for The
sole purpose Of extending slavery, was the
sole cause Of the present dissraccfnl war
without blush. is mystery TO Us. The
leaders Of this party are fully responsible
for all the tremendous consequences which
have resulted from the Sucrcss of that slave
ocraric measure They conla fS,vr proven
It'd it, but they basey preferred party Il
patriotism. Birney openly proclaimed hi:
preference Of Polk. the ayowei tool of rh,
slaveocracy. to Clay, she leader Of part,
which, in body-cxcept threein both Ilnus
es, and them Southern Whiss-votcd, to ;
man, against aDnexatioA.
They profess themselves the peculia
champions ofihe slave, bat have invariabl.
advocated measures to proiract his suffering
anil porpetuate the A,tetf INSTITUTION for gen
eratioDs yet to csme not Nply upon our owl
soil, but 10 spread its dark wave until it ell
veiopeS be hole American continent in il
embrace. The bleod which now so pro
eusely Row 8 in Mexico, the pilh,se and rapin'
which dcyastates her provinces, the tens o
millions of the hard earned treasures OF tht
people spent IN wagcing Mis- odious war
yea. The prostraIion Of The noble system o
protection 70 Domestic Industry. all lay n
the door Of this misehFevoss 81 PaEty orsa nj
zation Their seven years campaigning
gainst slavery has resulted in nothing hsseyl
to the sIdye and the country, CONTINUALLY
False to their regard roliberty alone, the,
have fought with much more desperation tn
ally who sympaihiscs in their principles
than the enemy who have spurncd them
Their present spasmodic effort to heat up IN
people in their favor, will be attended with NJ
enduring success The great body Of tn
Wing party at least. will never forgive then
for abandoning the cause of freedom AT
time when their 6mrness and fidelity woul'
have saved the Republic from The mauifol
caIamiries we are suffering, as the couss
quences Of Texas annexation.