Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-08-26
What the Liberty Party have done
and What they ought TO do.

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That decp.sealrd and strong scr imeni 'ga'ns'
slavery exists among the free States, and has tor
many years been increasing in force aud intensity
is iudisprs,ble l,ss natural feeling, and springs
from the love OF liberty itself This feeling has
been taken advantage Of by selfish and s"b"ous
men, to raise up new psry,by which they hoped
to elevate themselves - sPof'anee and perhaps
into Office Il was serious impeachment TO the
designs Of these paruEans that the Wing party .,
the North were 10 favor 0f meliorating the eondi'
ton Of the slave, A. far a. the Constitution per-
mitied, and hence the necessity VI Persuading the
jealous foes Of slavery, that they Sausi have dis.
tinct organization, hostile to the Wings. To effect
this their presses have been more bitter and abu.
sive towards the Wing, than the Democratic party,
and have fesor,ed every species Of niisrrPfcsrnl
alton and deception They have, TO considerable
extent, succeeded IN forming the zealous end in.
eonsidefate friends OF the slave into third party,
With distinct political ofganilition. They have
existed as such for several years, aud ct The last
Presidential sleelion held the balance Of power.
Would il not be wise for the sincere friends Of
the slave who have been drawn into this third
pariy-to review lis course, and see how much,
and what, II has accomplished whether by its in
auenee slavery has been lrsencd, OF its chains
lightcnrd' Has the period or the chance Of eInan-
eipation been hssiened or improved aud what, on
the whole, has ii effected towards the FINAL sboli.
ton Of slavery Has il knocked OF single fet.
ter, or set one slave ftee' Has il loosened bis
chain, and made bis burden essieri Or has II cit
eumserbed the bounds Of slavery, and set limit.
TO ts extension
These are mumenious questions, and f the Lib
city party, as such, has accomplished none Of
these things, is II not time 10 ash the cause Of It's
faiinrei
The Green Mountain FrstmGn-s Liberty paper
in a recent article appeals 10 the friends Of the
slave 10 rally 10 the supper, Of the snlslsvery can
ddsle for Governor, and stated The " foundation
principles Of the l.iberty organization, and their
progress, thus
awe held that Congress had constitutional pow.
er, and was bound 10 abolish slavery in the District
Of Columbia, TO prohibit the slave trade between
the States, and prevent the admission Of ne " slave
States into the Union. Thee principles have been
adopted BY good proportion OF the free St.tes.
But what nc more particularly desired to call
attention TO- was the fact that the unparalleled and
glorious Of the friends Of Liberty u nttribu
table TO a strict and incorporating adherence TO
the 'one idea Of the abolitioh OF slavery. This has
been the secret Of our success-the sling and the
s,onrs with which we have fought and conquered.
Why should We give up the ground we have
gained by years Of toll, e6niumely, reproach, and
selEdenial, and fight 1t all over again upon the
comparatively ignobie Issues Of banks OF tariff p
ln what the unparalleled and glorious success
Of the friends Of Liberty" consisted, and what the
ground gained BY years Of toll" was, the Free
HaH is careful not 10 Partcnlsrize; but il is never.
iheless very apparent to the most careless observer
The objects Of the Liberty party, as set forth above
have always been ihrprineipies Of the Wing party,
and far asst has dc ,--.--., :. l.-- s..as.s.
Ored TO cary them out; bot the organs Of the Lib
erty party have heretofore taken broader ground
They would force the South to abolish slavery, At
once and Internationally - they sigmaiizrd slave
holders as criminals, who were to be hunted down
and encouraged, if they did no, justify, ssrvile
instruction The natural effect Of this a. 10 e.
TRANCE and enrsge the South; they learned 10 re.
gard the friends Of the slave as malignant enemies
who were endeavoiing TO have their threats cut
and treated them as such. More stringent laws
were passed 10 keep out ineendisIy publications,
and 10 bnd the slave. The anuslssery feeling
which had banished slavery from the North, had
already begun 10 show itself al the South The
question Of emancipation was warmly discussed,
and likely TO prevail, in some Of the Southern
s'a,es-Pur,ieul-rly in Kentucky and eonven.
ton called in the latter STATE Tor that object,
But the moment the presses At the North began TO
assume threatening attitude ard 10 denounce and
abuse slave holders, all thes- favorable symptoms
disappeared. The slaye.hslders stood upon their
defence. All friends Of abolition were suspected
their access to the slaves was prevented all
agitation for their emancipation suppressed. So
far, the efforts Of the Liberty party had only riyet.
ted the ehsins Of the slave closer and stronger
And this was nsturul, and should have been fare.
seen. Men will yield to persuasion, but nersr will
lngly TO J1res.
The anti slavery party held the balance Of power
at the last Presidential election, when the great
question a, issue was the admission Of Texas AZ a
slave State. The wings were svowedly hostile
to, and the Democratic party in favor Of the meas.
ure. II was the greet question at issue, and the
friends Of annexation a, the South boldly aud
frankly put ii upon the ground, that as free State
il would be dangerous 10 them and that il was ne.
eeesary their protection To extend slavery over IT,
This being the position Of the two great parties,
and the stake at issue, the Liberty party was drawn
up as third army distinct from the other two, and
hostile 10 them. In the struggle which ensued be.
tween tine Wing and Democratic parties, the anti
slavery party held the balance Of power. With
their aid, victory was certain for the Wings; with.
out II, the chances were with the Democrats The
success Of the Whgs excluded Texas and slavery
from the Union; the success Of the other party
secured its admission. These consequences were
known, proclaimed and conceded, every where
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