Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-01-07
From the Emancipator.
The Whites and the DiSuniOnists
BosroN, U. S

1HO W HSp uuu tIIO DlCuuIVHlDlp'
All the wing papers in this region have ex-
hiblted a special interest in favor of the GRAND
Fair Of the Dsunlonlsts, now going on in Fan
euil Hall, for the avowed purpose Of raising a
large sum of money to sustain lecturers in favor
af dissolution of the Union. Not only the
Daily Whig and the Lowell Courier, and the
Norfolk American but the Atlas, and even the
old pro-slavery Daily Advertiser, are out with
earnest commentators of the fair. So liberal
is the encouragement afforded by the leading
Wing influences in and around Boston, than it
is confidently predicted by some that fund of
four or five thousand dollars will arise out of
this fair, to be employed in preaching disunion,
come -out-ism, and the kindred doctines The
greater part Of this money will come from per-
sons who are neither disunionists nor come-out-
ers, from persons who have no greater regard
to the Ant-slavery cause than is common to the
people of Observation-Disclosures men who voted
for Henry CIay-who support Gov, Briggs, and
who expect to vote for STAKEHOLDER either for
President or Vice President in lS49; from
men who feel no responsibility for the success
of abolition, and who would rejoice in their Sc
cre souls, ifthey could be assured that they
should never even hear of it again so long as
they live.
1t is worth while to consider what motive
it is, that can bring the whole weight Of wing
influence to the support of the disunion move
ment 1t is not love for disunion. On the
contrary these people follow Mr.. Webster,
and Mr. Winthrop and governor Briggs, in the
strongest protestations against disunon, and in
favor Of our country, right or wrong, and how
ever bounded. As they are so passonaey
attached to the Union, we must conclude that
they are quite satisfied of the entire hopeless
ness Of the dlsunlon movement. They plainly
have no more fear of Mr.. Garrson's doing any
thing against the Union, than they have OF
his setting the river on fire. The resurrection
of Peter the Hermit to preach new crusade
for the conquest of Palestine, III this money-ov-
! ing age, could not be more imperative. Ii
scares nobody. The most devoted friends OF
the Union have no scruples in furnishing the
disunion sis with means Of carrying on their
attacks-ust as fanciIul man might arm d
company ofboys with pop-guns to go and bat
ter down the monument.
The supposable dnti-slavery merits of the dis
union movement constitute no part of the
grounds on which the Wings give it so united
support. They care nothing for anti-slavery
as is seen in their refusal to do anything in aid
of any direct Anti-slavery movement as we'll as
in their earnest support of slavery whenever ii
their power, and their quick sympathy always
manifested towards shareholders who are in any
trouble. On the contrary, we suppose they are
so ready to support the Disunionists for the very
purpose of keeping them effectuaIy diverted
from such direct anti-savery action as nigh
give trouble to the wing party. 1t is capita
thing to throw out such tub to the whale
Precious little has the Wing party to fear from
Abolition, they could get it all engaged ii
preaching disunion.
The true explanation of this display of viii!
/, IiberaIity is doubtless to be found in their fea
of the growth of the Liberty party. The lead
0 ers look earnestly to the Presiden tial election
| in IS48. They know very we'll that the
cannot succeed, unless they can secure goo
> portion Of the anti-savery votes of the country
e They know too, by exception Of very sma
t number ofpersons, who do not vote at all, til
. disunion movement has no tendency to detac
any voters from the wing party but on the con
: trary, has often rendered it essential service
They see the Liberty party, with its body of 10
s thousand incorporating voters against slave
1t ry, constantly acquiring strength and numbers
s. and occupying the impregnabe ground of cor
y sistent principle, which meets the actual leelin
e Of vast number of honest voters, aud that ther