Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-15
Letter from Francis Gillette, Esq, 0!
Connecticut,
BLooMEIELn. COM. ID

hodng the National Convention, and some 9TH
or points of minor Importance connected with
the same SUBJECT.
Concerning the time 1 am free to say, that
know of no good and sufficient reason for post
poninr the Convention until next spring, but
many on the contrary, in favor of an early nom
nation. SO far as ! am informed, the main, II
not the sole ground of difference between the
advocates of an early and late nomination, is
this-thc latter indulge an expectation, that our
principles will be adopted by the Northern wing
ofthe Wing, or the Democratic party,o by both
on. or before the time of theneXt yernal equinox
and these prospective converts, they affirm should
have voice in the nomination the former re-
gard this expectation as llusory, and, were it
veil grounded, they would still consider a late
convention to be nexpedent unwse, and peril
GUS to the Liberty cause.
Shall we, my dear sir, "wait little longer
for the Wing and Democratic parties to become
converted to the Liberty faith we should need
the patience, if not the stolidity of the boy, who
waited for river to flow by, that he might cross.
These parties-God have mercy on them-are
too drunk with Mexican blood, to heed the cries
of Liberty, or to be sensible of their fragrant
guilt and shame. When have men ever before
exhibited greater prohigacy and recklessness
How preposterous to expect, that in less than a
twelvemontb, they will become disguised with
their Characteristic servllity to Southern slave
morgers, cease from their detestable rivalry in
waging fendsh war for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of
their lordly masters, and turn, all washed from
the blood Of human slaughter, to bow around the
altar of Liberty
The Wing and Democratic parties appear to
have reached the climax of crime and inconsis-
tency Such Developments as they are now
making astonish us, The Democratic party
the selEstyled guardian of human rights, the
special defender of Liberty and equality, and the
ayowed antagonists of all tyranny-embarked
in an aggressive war for the destruction of the
rights and liberties of republican people, to
re-establish among them despotlsm which that
people could not tolerate, and doom the conquer
ed territory to chains and Slavery. And the
Wing party, denouncing the war as murderous
and piratcal and at the same Time by their rep
resen tatives, voting thousands Of men, and mil
lions of money, to carry 1t on-at one moment
shudderng with native horror in view OF the
hecatombs of slaughtered MeXcans-men, wo-
men, and children-which have been piled up to
heaven, to feed and glut the demon of Slavery,
at the next, shouting praises to the red-armed
butchers, who have drenched the green wales of
Mexico with the blood of its inhabitants, and e.
ven hailing him. who is redest with slaughter, as
their favorite candidate for the Presidency, and
prostituting themselves before the shrine of their
grim and CORY god, with the mad devotion of
eastern idoaters. While they heap curses on the
Administration, for having ordered the army to
the banks of the Rio Grande, and thus plunging
+bo mi 70 tl,o tbav tO
reward the man who advised the measure, and
who, though he has since condemned the war as
unnecessary and impolitic, lends himself to fight
its battles, as a hireling butcher of President
Folks. In their strange frenzy, they seem to
have lost sight of the awful woe which overhangs
the country like some ponderous avalanche, un-
less their conservative principles should be in
the ascendant and it concerns them not-in-
deed they are loth to learn, whether their blood
reeking idol is Taritlite or a Free-tradlst, a
Bankte or a Sub-treasurer "a Wing or Democrat
the vulgar hero with the civic wreath. Two
hundred Wing presses, we are told, have already
declared for Taylor, and innumerable meetings.
all over the land "without distinction of party"
have nominated him by acclamaton Indeed,
the blood of their Mexican victims, as they Joy
fully snuff it on the wailing Winds draws both
parties together in tender lovingness, just as it
does the unclean beasts and BIRDS which gather
in harmonious troops to the Mexican battle fields
AS it dries upon them indelibly, may it cement
them in indissoluble bonds-then will the issue
between Liberty and Slavery be manifest to the
people, and they will arise like an unbound giant,
to the confusion Of their betrayers, and the dis
may of the tyrants.
Now, that there will be any great DETECTION
from these parties for some months to come, their
infatuton forbds and should there be- and
thousands should throng to US, with all their raw
ness and ineXpericnce, they might sink the ship,
unless it should have been previously manned,
and put under the Storage ola skilfu and trusty
hemsman This, the main argument upon which
our friends rely who favor late nomination, is
one of the most cogent against them. 1t appears
altogether more probable that as hitherto, there
will be gradual one-by-one detection from the
pro-slavery parties, to unite with US; provided,
they should see US steadfastly adhering to our
cherished policy, and steering right onward; as
an Incorporating, vrtuous and Independent
party. Let them have that assurance by an ear
" nomination ; let them have rendezvous from
the gathering storms and wasting Judgment, which
they begin to see hanging over their parties, and
they will fly to us for refuge
As soon as prc-slavery partizans become thor
oughly converted to our principles, they will raj
ly under the Liberty flag but so long as they
cherish the false and absurd notion that the Ma
tiona Constitution is a shield to Slavery, within
its present limits and tarry at less than the half
way house of the Wilmot Proviso, they lack the
elementary principes-the alphabet of abolition
ism-and continuing thus, their presence among
us in any considerable numbers, might peril the
Liberty cause, and bring upon it swift disaster
and overthrow.
As to the place of holding the Convention,
think that Cleveland should have the honor, pro-
vded, as is doubtless the case, she is given to
hospitality on large SCALE and mot forgetful tic
entertain strangers" The latter part of Septem-
Der, appears to me the most favorable time.
would advise that the call be general, and that
the nominating vote be taken Statewise, accord
ing to Congressional representation.
You inquire, moreover, chow far | should be
willing to modify my views to unite with thu