Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-06-17
THE FREEMAN.
THURSDAY, JUNEI7, 1917
Tie 0NeW ParlY.0

4bO 4NON
The Wing papers are making great clmor over
the fact as they allege, that "new party" has been
organized by saceders from the Liberty Party, and
that James G. Bmey has given in his adhesion to the
same. In doing, they have two objects in view
first, to destroy confidence in the Liberty orglnza-
ton; and second to justify themselves for their abom-
Unable forgeres and tasehools concerning Mr.. Brney
during the last Presidential camplign.
The "new party movement is simply this; few
mom5ors uc lhe Liberty Party in the States of New
York and Michigan have rthe last year been labor
ing to Induce the Liberty Party to enlarge its creed
beyond the cone idea" of the peaceful abolition Of
American Slavery Failing to do this William Good
ell, of New York. and about forty oth35, have lately
issued call fora Nltiona Convention, to be holden in
Central New York during the present month, to nom-
nate candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presden
cy. The call for the Convention contains deIara-
ton of principles, consisting of nineteen articles, en-
bracng, among other things an atimltion Of the I'M
consttuonaity of slavery, and the right anc duty of
the Federal Government to abolish in the States
denuncation Of the whole tariff system AMI an asser
ton of the duty Of aboshng the custom-house, as the
great support of chattel slavery a denuncation Of
every kind Of monopoly and class legislaton; pledge
to the doctrines Of land limitations, freedom of the
public lands and the inllienabity Of the HON 3seal;
denial Of right to the Government to monopoize the
business of mail carrying; adenuacilon of all secret
societies, and Of the act Of voting for 'dshonest
and unjust, or who enslayel by spiritual ecce5
astcal dcsposn who lend their support to the ro-
gou5 bodies thpt are tho apoogist5 or supporters Of
dcspotisn especially in the extreme degree of chatte
slavery" To this call Mr.. Birney solicited &c
give his signatures to witch he REPLIED TINT, after
Fiction he could see no objection to doing so.
We need not say that we regret this movement or
the part of those men, many of whom have been active
and efficient members of the Liberty Party-fearinG
action Of our Liberty friends in New York. It's nfu
once will probably exte nd little farther than this Ii
our yew it is idle to attempt to incorporate every goot
and desirable thing into ourpolitjcal creed. While
we may spenl months AMI years in the Adjustment o
these comparatively insignificant questions, abou
differ forever the great, radioting truth Of Man
Rights is negIected-the slave is left to groan in hi.
bonds, and our fast fading Liberties are gone from Il
forever. Let that Mother of Abominltions -Ameri
can Sayey-5e first destroyed, which must be done
if ever, as James G. Brney his well sld, by ga deci
ded conunct exerton of virtuJu5 energy on the par
Of the North" and then we my apply the pruning
knife to these lesser evils which demand conccton.-
We would however, by no means cast the shadow of
suspicion upon the integrity Of William Goodell,
!, c. Birnoy, or their associates They are good an
true-hearted men, ana their sacrifices AMI labors i
behalf of cause which is "everywhora spoken a
f ganst" have been too abundant to admit of dout
as to the honesty Of their hearts and the purity G
their motives in the they have now adopted.
One thing is worthy Of special notice in the cours
of the wing press touching The formation of this ne
, party" The burden of their complaint against tn
Liberty Party has BEEN that it had bat ideq,
and that while that idea might be COOL in itself, ye
we could not expect the cooperation Of the people I'm
til we took ground upon those "other great interests
= which vitality affect the nation. Well, william
Goode and his associates have now fully define
their position upon these "other interests" and pub
lished it to the world; wh9reupon the whole whg pres
come down upon them like an avalanche, and heral
the fact in trumpet tones as proof position that Jane
G. Birney is knave and the Liberty Party is compo
ed of restless, visionary, chamolIoncolorcd domagc
gues-@iust as we told you in 1914" Really, if this
all the credit we arc to expect for following the cour
sells of the wings we trust they will not celsure
we should presume to think aud act for ourselves
the FUTURE