Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-05-13
Presidential Nomination,

The Liberty Journals have been discussing for
some weeks the subject of National Convention for
the nomination of candidates for President and Vice.
President, to be supported by the Liberty Party in
1913. A difference of opinion exists to the proper
time and place of holding such convention. We shall
only speak of the time, not doubling that the most eli
gble place will be fixed upon by the National Commit
tee.
The last National Era in classifying the Liberty
papers upon this subject ranks the "Green Mountain
Freeman" with those favor of postponing the nomn
alton till the spring of 48, We know not by what au-
thority this is done for we feel of never having
expressed such an opinion, Our choice has ever been
for an early nomination; and the arguments that we
have noticed in favor of delay have failed to convince
of error 1t is said that political parties in
chaotic state and that had better await the inn
portant developments which inevitable upon ano-
ther session of Congress- in order to determine upon
the proper course for the Liberty party to pursue We
thank God that the old parties are thrown into chaos
and that they will be driven to the dernier resort of
taking ground upon the slavery question during the
next session of Congress; and, in judgment, all
that has brought them to this necessity has been the
decided consistent Incorporating course of the Lib
erty party-and we firmly believe that hesitating
undecided compromising policy at this critical juno
ture would be raught with the most disastrous conse
quences to the cause of Liberty. What but the mag
ica and rapidly increasing, power of the Liberty host
has induced the wings of the north to make such uni
versal professions (hypocrtcal though they may be-
of genuine abolitionsm? And what but this has fore
ed northern democrats whose glory once that they
were the "natural allies of the SOUTH" to take a stand
in favor Of the Wilrno provso? These are among the
frst-fruits of the Liberty organization, and but
the precursor of most glorious harvest if we are true
to our principles. Surprising the abominable eternal
slavery oneidea of Mr. Calhoun should be so general
y supported by the South in the next Congress, as to
drive the north to take united ground OF the Wimot
proviso how could this influence the nomination of the
Liberty party? Of course, any candidate which we
should put in the field would be opposed to the further
extension of slavery; and we could not entertain the
thought moment ofcompromisng our eternal hostili-
y to "American slavery as it is" for the comparative
y insignificant principle of opposition to its extension
The argument that the nomination will have become
stale, and zeal in its support have abated previous
the election if the convention be holden as early as
the coming fall, might hold good were we driven to
the necessity the other parties, of forcing through
our candidates upon the steam principle without giving
the people time to canvass their merits or examine the
principle TO which they are committed But we trust
our candidates and will grow the brighter by
the most searching scrutiny.
We go for an early nomination, and vigorous, OPEN
handed, uncompromisng campaign.