The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-08-24
ANIMPoRTANT MOVEMENT.

StateS. since tDe eIeCliOl VI GCHCi al AidIfi-
son. has been a source Of great annoyance
To the Wing party in those States. from the
mischief which al times il has been able TO
accomplish. The Wing members Of Con-
grces from the free States have invariably
voted, when questions have arisen IN Con-
gress, involving the question Of Slavery, on
the side of freedom. The great question oil
the annexation OF Texas found its earliest
opponents in the Wing ranks. When The
rignt of petition was abridged by The adop
ZION Of Mr. Alkerion's resolutions, the Wing
members from the free States were found 10
u man arrayed against the resolves, and the
earnest advocates of The right oil portion;
but because they would not come out from
the Whig party, cut loose their party ties,
md Join The Liberty party, they were de-
hounced by the papers and orators oil this
new party, in The vilcst manner possible
Every means we're taken 10 defeat the re-
turn ofthGsc members 10 Congress who had
distinguished themselves the most in advo-
r&inp principles which the leaders Of The
Liberty party proiessed 10 hold in the high
est vcncration. Moi 10 parlicularise cases
o. C .mparativnly email importance, we would
instance their attempts 10 defeat MIR. Adams.
Dir. Hudson and in fact all of The Wing
members in Massachusetts, Mr.. GidJlDgs, M
Ohio, and William Shade, in Vernon, men
wlIo had been, in the Congress OF The United
States, what Wllberlorce was in the British
Parliament. Factious opposition to The Wing
Rlrty, rather than love for freedom or the
slave, seemed 10 guide and direct their efforts
In one of the Senatorial districts in Connect
icut they nominated a gentlemen for the
Stale Senate. The Wings, knowing that il
they made a separate nomination 10 the dis
trict, the Democratic candidate would be
seIcctal-thsy therefore adopted the Liberty
lndidaie as their own Thereupon the Lib
eriy men boted from their own mau, and re.
fused 10 supper! him. In the Presidential
election OF 1874, they combined their hole
energies 10 defeat Mr.. Clay. though in his
x leigh letter. he pledged himself 10 oppose
tho annexation Of Texas. while Mr.. Polk. his
opponent. was stepped 10 the crown Of his
he I'd in lhia Manipulating and slave-exien-
dag scheme. The annexation o. Texas was
N great question involved in that election.
The parties had selected their candidates
arr..yed their forces, and taken thsir ground.
Texas in or Texas ont Of the Union, was 10
be settled AT the ballot box. The Wings
thought hey had rigt 10 the support Of the
Liberty party bul instead of support. they
th,y were attacked. The Liberty, whether
desi xnedly or not became the ally of James
K. Polk, AMI thu. u ID The baIIle lost Lib
erty WAS slrlngicd by lis protested friends.
We never supposed that The cool headed
md liberty l.viHg people New England
and of the free States would long follow
lead 80 suicidal; aud we feel graiihed that
things now look as II the day Of dclusioD was
about passing into night, given token oil
wise: morrow
We copy the following notice and res
citations from The Montpelier tVt) Watch
n4n, OF iha l2th inst. by which il will be
s>cri thai the Liberty men oil Colchester,
Vermont. have held II meeting aud voted 10
net no longer as a separate political party I;
the reason for which are forcibly stated in
tho preamble 10 the resolutions. Here 10 the
copy,
NOTICE.
The voter. Of Colchester are request' d 10
meet VT the Brick Church, Winonski. on
friday, the 30lh inst al 2 o'clock; AN.
- organize and appoint Town committee
FOR the ensuing year, that will devise and
curry out measures best calculated TO al
vance the cau1e OF Political Liberty, and do
nil such business ne u.ually dcvolves on fuch
committee, and do all other business though,
proper when met.
By order Of County Convention.
In pursuance of the nbove notice res
pcctabc number OF the citizens Of Colches-
ter net at The place appointed, and organ
lied by appointing Doct. Geo, w, Horton,
President, VIM. c. Whitman, James S. Plat
Louis Follett and VIM. NJ. Weaver, Vice
Presidents. Bradford Bixford, Secretary,
and J.'R, Forrest, A ssisiant Secretary. Brad
ford Bixford, Louis FoIeu and Jane S. Plat
was appointed committee 10 draft resolu-
fions, who reported the following, which, al.
ter discussion, were unanimously adop-
tel -
Whereas the Third Party has for the last
ten or twslve years been zealouSty and ass
sid,sLousv engaged as distinct and separate
party in the great work Of promoting and ad-
vancing Political Liberty in The United
States AMI drought The world, and whereas,
in the opinion of this meeting, the Third Par
~ has not increased III The rapid raie which
its glorious principles would seem To- warrant
nni ensure, but OH the contrary lis numbers
have, as some oil the more recent election
returns will show, grown small by degrees
and beautifully less and whereas The doc
triucs and principles of the celebrated Viii
mot Proviso have become of universal REV
alencc in the Northern Staies among the
members OF the two great political parties Of
The country and Whereas also the great vic
tory in New Hampshire was accomplished
not by The Third Party organization, bot al
most entirely in spite of il: Therefore be il
Resolrcd, BY the voters in Colchester. called
together for the purpose of choosing "a town
committee Tor the ensuing year, that will de-
wise and carry out measures best calculated
~ advance the cause OF Political Liberty and
for other purposes that in view ofIhe fore
going facts We are firmly convinced that the
great and glorious cause Of Political Liberty
will be best promoted and advanced by the
dissolution of The Third Party, and by IFS
members merging into the two great political
parties of the country, and by having the
whole North present an undivided front on
the subject Of slavery, stand firmly BY the
compromises Of the consIitulion-yielded TO
the South all that is right and insisting upon
nothing that is wrong: and above all insis-
ling that the qrea. doctrines and principles
s-onlained in. the Wlmet Proviso shall become
sh. permanent lave rfIheland.