Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-03-23
Liberty Party Platform.

After the organization of our late State Conven-
ton, appointing committees, &c, Judge HUtchin-
addressed the Convention in some remarks relative
to the formation, object and prospect of the Liberty
party He carried the audience back to the time when
any person would be peaceaby heard in any village
upon any subject except slavery, known or thought of
in our country. A lecture upon slavery was sure to
be arrested by a mob Much was said. and written,
and printed, showing the sin and reproach of slavery,
and its injurious operation upon the interests of the
northern states, which called free, The wished
they were free from the yoke of slavery and all with
no apparent effect upon the hearts of shareholders and
none upon the north, to wake them up to act in
their own defence. Sundry Philanthropsts of the
state Of New York, with the amented Jlfron HoNeI
at their head spoke often upon the subject and asked
themselves and each other how slavery could be met
to its injury? This led to the important question: how
is slavery supported? To this but one answer could
be given 1t is supported at the ballot box All who
make laws that make, or keep men slaves, receive
their power by the use of the ballot box. When a
President of the United States is elected who gives
to the shareholders nearly all of his unwieldy Patron
age, it is all done at the ballot box-They generally
agreed in the correct inference, that we must meet
slavery at the ballot box or let it reign triumphant
and undisturbed. Mr.. Holley appointed County
meeting in Monroe County in New York, to consider
the propriety of forming party to act at the bal
lot box He wrote to members to attend as delegates
and posted up notices ofthe tme and place. and object
of the meeting
lie then read tEon print, which appeared to be a
cut from some newspaper. lit was cut from the F.
maGcipator)
"On the 28th day of Sept, 1889, the County Con
venton met at Rochester, to the number of six persons
all told They held their meeting in one corner of a
store the fear Of mobs had not wholly subsidized as
YETI They went through with all the formates ap-
pointed Myron Holley Chairman, with secretary,
committee, &c, as if they were host. Mr. Holley
had prepared series of resolutions and an elaborate
address; which were read commented upon, and unan-
I mously adopted, and sent forth as the doings Of a
County Convention. The first resolution referred to
the enormites of slavery and the tyranny of the slave
power"
He then read as follows:
Reso,ued, That under a solemn conviction of the
truth of the proceeding resolution and with no Other
view, than to restore and preserve the common lber
ties of the nation, including the poor well the
rich, the slave well the free, set up the
political standard of equal rights in country and
commence our most earnest cxertons to rally the ma
ton under it, devouty imporing the God of Freedom
our fathers God, and God TO give US and our fell
low citizens wisdom and power to sustain it, till it
broad folds shall ovespread and shelter every human
being within our borders.
In their address, this same Convention said:
"Let then, form new party, not for the purpose
of defeating any proper object Of either of the exist
ing parties, but for uniting with ALL that is most valu
able in the objects of both the incomparably create
object of securing with equal and paterna care, tn
universal rights of all the staes and all the people
our glorious Union. Under the standard of such
party, all the good may flock together, and find com
u mon home"