Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-09-02
The WhigS and the Liberty Party.

The Wings and the Liberty Party
For some weeks past, several of the Wing press
es of Vermont, as if by preconcerted arrangement,
have brought their artillery to bear upon the devoted
head of the Liberty Party. The following extract,
from the Mddlebury Calarb is about fair specimen
of the whole trio, excepting that other editor has
had the precaution to prepare the Wing mind for the
possible Temporary success" of the Liberty Party this
year.
"The real truth is that hypocricy and msrepresent-
alton are the only elements which have impaired lie
to the 3D. party organization, Without these ailments,
1t would die and leave no sign. Deprive the leaders
Of the privilege of slanderng Mr.. Clay,-of msrep-
resentng the acts and motives of the Wing party and
should add of the delightful task of trumpetng the
sublimated purity of their incorruptble party and
without a creed without any distinctly marked prinCi-
pies of national policy which not utterly repugnon
to the dearest interests Of the country 3D. partysm
would soon shrink into its native insignifcance
1t would die of sheer nanity As it is it may sustain
a precarious existence for few years in Vermont by
overstrained exertions. The sickle is already sharp
ened which will clear it like an useless weed away
Even the present year 1t may show temporary sue
cess but is as we once before observed fast going
to seed Humanity will never find a reason for she'd
ding tear over its grave"
w Z udFC lOIbOIuts pClldJo uolO Iuh W. Nu"'j "'J
notice of these low-ved and malicious assaults, for
the reason that we abonnae everlasting cOntrover-
sly with men who, as John P Hale well said, " know
no God but Party no heaven but office, and no hell
but a minority" What care they, if the slave groans
in his chains till the crack of DOOM what care they,
if our representatives, in Congress are treated daily to
the sight of the public sale of men, women, and chill
/ II Il
the vilest and most hardened STAKEHOLDER in the land
fills the Presidential chair, and yields the sceptre of
government over the freest republic the face Of the
earth, while he holds in his pocket bill Of sale of
scores and hundreds of his fellow beings; what care
they if the ettcr and the mndcu, the whip and the
branding-iron, are extended to the Pacific ocean i
provided they can retain their partzan ascendency
and oppease their craving appees at the public crib
There are no anres to be gained in controversy
with such men. Their views of truth and duty are
confined to the narrow limits of partizan eXpediency
They have no moral sense or thought that goes bac}
of this. They take the cue from the party organs anC
deal out applause or Remuneration as the auctonee
does his lingo, to suit the demand. We nothing
for such men. Their help or hindrance ayas nothing
only the deception of the hour be practlced up
on the public. Our hope is in the People, who have
no controlling motive but to know and pursue the right
Are we hard upon these men? DO we censw
E them without cause? BY their fruits shall they b
known. These editors claim to be genuine abolition
lists and that theirs is the "truo Liberty Party" Thi
claim is founded solely on the anti-savery resolution
of the Vermont Legislature, which resolutions, i
themselves considered, are excellent, and cover tn
whole ground. But, taken as an exposition of tn
principles and determinations of the Wing party
Vermont, they are the yerost humbug in the world
Look at it: the Wings of Vermont have for years re
solved that they in favor of the immediate abo
ton of slavery in the District Of Columbia &c. &C.
Of course their resolves are poweress only as the
are carried out by our representatives in Congress an
, the national executive, And yet the Wings of We
mont sustain corps of representatives in Congres
who have never peeped upon this subject, much le:
placed the tip of their little finger to the burden f
its removal Have these double refined sublimated al
ti-slavery editors ever called these representatives,
an account for their pro-sayery course? No the
have oppauded them. Both the representatives AT
editors well understand that these resolves were new
- designed to be carried out in good faith, but manuia
" tured merely to catch gulls at home. Should any re
-, resenative undertake the work in good earnest h
- reachery to the great Wing party" would seal h
q, ruin. So did the Vermont Wings in the last Pres
dental eecton-and they have no hesitancy in doir
~ it again-endcavor to elect man to the presidcnC
who " would sooner suffer the torures of the nqus
ton" than favor the abolition of slavery in the Di
trict of Columbia, Sublime spectacle-men resolyir
to do their utmost to carry measure, and then cor
hitting it to the hand of its sworn enemy Resell
to do thing, and then deliberately tie their own hand
Keep the promise to the ear and break it to the heal
of the poor slave! Declare themselves the true frcn
" of freedom, and delegate their power to cruel yrant
!" The Liberty Party is fully committed to the san
1t antslayery principles which The Wings re8oLve thu
are pledged to carry out. Itmakes them gouernn
:" principles. tits pledged to their vindication 1t mea
}" what it says And because these principles are he
'e dear to be sacrificed at the dcaton of pros}aye
o' men parties these bitter anathemas are poured
Z upon its devoted head.
~ Let the freomcn of Vermont judge between til
- and u.s."
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