Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-01

clans, with their prClOunu sa8dClIy, thelI lol8
experience, their command OF the grcatesttale
and skill and their control of the State and Ma
tional government, the channels Of business, and
all the other great springs OF influence, can ioil
us or oyeueach us, or deceive and betray us, III
+, all such attempts, or crush us, as easily as Col
hath, ofGath could have crushed David IN Saul S
answer. The only weapon at which they cannot
beat us, IS the simple sling and stoned Jree-
mans 0OtG Here we are invincble And by
this, II we confne ourselves to it, we shall III
time worry them out and overthrow them, Just
because we have RIGHT on our side
W hat then have we to do with the plans and
movements of the Wilmot Proviso men! Plain
ly, nCtamg-nothng at all, so far as the policy Of
the Liberty party is concerned. If any think
they can maintain an available conflict with sla-
very on that field, let them try it. We can APP
pIaud their courage we can rejoice at every blow
they lntllct upon the common enemy, slavery,
we can admire their zeal and self-deyotlon, as
far as it is real. But they are not fighting our bat
tie, nor are we in any way responsible for their
policy, or implicated in their flilurc-as fail they
must, so far as the overthrow of the slave pow
er is concerned We mind our business, and
keep our position, ready to come in when the
country is ready to yield to our guidance, be-
cause it finds itself cut off from every other hope
of deliverance.
The Indiana Freeman brings us a letter from
s. S. Harding, Esq, worthy man, formerly the
Liberty candidate for governor in that State, in
which he discusses the question, what course the
Liberty party ought to pursue at the next presi-
dental election He anticipates that Gen Tay-
or will be brought forward as the Whg candidate,
and that then 'therc will be another candidate,
: (pcrhaps he will be called whig, perhaps dem
ocrat) who will represent the great anti-slaverY
party Of the North, made up Of Liberty men,
- wings and democrats" who arc united on the is
sue, that slavery shall not drag its bloodlcss
carcass across given line e., the Wilmot
Proylso. He goes on thus
"The question recurs under state of facts
like those above named, what would be the duty
of Liberty men! Tome the answer is plain and
simple; Thrill pote far the maa who fairly repre-
SeHtS my principA@ wHa0M any regard 10 his
= party nalae, if ! ran hare the pr2pcr assurance
Of his carrying th0se prinGDhS hoacSty out
And if there should be two candidates holding
the same opinions (which is not at all likely to be
the CASEY would vote for the one most likely to-be
the strongest. But On the other hand, if either
Of the other parties should again bring into the
field candidates who are m0rai c0WardS upon this
question, and for fear Of losing votes in the South
will not speak out plain, and distinct, without fll.
tcring or tripping; mW not cote tor him; no.
for all the rust patronage at his diSposalf cicc.
: tcd; and if there was a man (no matter how UNI
likely his election might prove) who stood by the
- Right, and openly advocated it; I w0uH u0tc for
y him though no one else sh0Ud"
$ The plain English of this is, that he would
l., Al, ID.
was likely to get the most votes We do not in
tend to question or impair the right Of any indi-
f yiduals to act upon that principle. All we arc
concerned for is to show that it is not and never
can be the principle of the Liberty party. 1t.
+ assumption is an Abandonment Of the Liberty
] party. Let those who choose adopt it, and make
what they can Of it.
Yet We would demonstrate with conscientious
. and patriotic men, and beg them to look ahead
! and see how they are to come out IN the end, by
E the adoption Of this principle. Suppose yor
i vote for "the likely to be the strongest,
and should he be defeated after all-what have
, you then to fall back upon? The Liberty party
! built up at SO great expense, is abandoned, anc
= you are all disorganlzod and scattered, without
a center, without rallying point, without any
e bond OF union, CT any guaranty Of confidence
e ana Whofe VIII you look Tor the men to 90 again
What mas Oeeli d0ae by tlle Liberty party, during
t cignt years OF ser sacfdilce ana IN the face o
! 'heif iaIlNfe why the old political managers
OF either party, would be glad to 60 INTO the
campaign OF l14S with certainty OF defeat, Il
/ by DGIng once deiched IN coalition with us, they
t couid 'no' secure the disoandment OF the Ihber'
l y party IT. would De good calculation Tor
them to do it, if they could have the track clear
+ ron u ,niS c'lcupoF''ce
but suppose, ior momcnt-"lat none but an
enthusiast can believe Posslble-supposey on cast
f your vote Tor "Iimot Pfoy5o man and he is
eiectcd@What nave you gained, that IS to com
PeiSa'9 'no country lor inc loss OF IT'S sheet an
chof' tne hinerty party Nothing at ALL just
fancy SlIas wright, or George Evans, or Thomas
Cor"ln elevated to the PRESIDENTIAL char by the
votes OF the Liberty party seduced by the sPe-
cious bait OF the Ilmot Proyso, to give up eve