Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-31

LIxpEswALD, August o. 1s4s.
Genemen-T have had the honor receive your letter. giving
me official information proceedings Buffalo
The compositions character and proceedings of that body des
by YOU and Of feeling and extent,
opinions ao part of its members which enabled them
unite their exerons commons and 10 the country vitality
important question: show it t. have been governed ny pure ana
lofty PATRIOTISM and demand from me grateful acknowledgement
for the of confidence you have communicated
POSITION regard the Presidential election, is peculiar
and due that the knowledge OF should be CO.
In 1874 anno"nced my determination To continue in retirement
for the of my If and eanes desire to do SO has been
undimnlshed and nyarable, from that moment to the present
declined, respectfully but explicitly numerous offers from friends
In other states promote Illumination at the late Baltimore
Convention and in the SPIRIT refused permission to the New
York delegation present name to that body under any cir
cumstanCes whatsoever 49,.
This refusal would have been equally decisive, had been
ceran that they ud have had tin their power to carry their
friendly wishes effect The New York delegation to the Ut
Convention requested opinions regard the obligations
imposed them by the Baltimore nominations and the const
utiona and expedenCy of prOhbn by Congress- of the
introduction slavery into territories now free from it. They al
asked the of by the Convention as
Its candidate for the Presidency cheeuy gave them le 0pn
ions they desired but declined the last request absolutely That
they nave sincerely desired respect wishes in this regard
doubted But the Convention of opinion, that
the Of necessary we'll 10 enable the Denoc
Tacy of New York to carry iro"a with reasonable prospect Of
ultimate success the great principle for which they commended,
as to sustain themselves the ensotSnsry position , to Which
cations which had soiong existed between them right
wishes Entertaining these views they decided to nominate
and omitted to give me the usual notice of their proceedings
The why did feel myself liberty to nepose any
further obstacles to their Wishes have been given to the public
and need not b. repeated
is this form that name candidate for the Presiden-
ey has been brought before the people, Occupying this position
shall feel myself hGnor9d by the Of So So s
great principles we contend for as that whose behalf you nave
have examined considered platform adopted by the
Huo CoveniUn defining the political creed Of the Free De
tn the subjects which 1t
embraces aud the interesting circumstances under whchh Is pre-
sented II beathes the right SPIRIT and presents political chal
which, explanations am about to Make eau, IN good
In regard to the chief topic of the resolutions be
doubted unprecedented movement of tho public
mind in the avehOdng states, upon the subject Of slavery,
caused mainly by earnest desire to uphold and enforce the
policy regard it, established by the founders the Repnb
c That policy addition to the prospective prohibition of the
Isl Adequate efficient, and certain security against the extern
sion slavery into territories where did not practically exist
3D. That in the language of your own ana
resolution Slavery in the several states OF TINS Union when re-
SSsq b eOssd modified by the Federal
3D. spirit of consdeate forbearance towards The institution in
oeates where placed under the control Of Congress-
BY awise observance of this policy we have until recently
been enabled the injurious tendencies of an element
of discard more difficult deal With than any to which free
institutions exposed But unhappy for the present harmony
and possibly for he lre welfare, of beloved country, pre-
has recently been up by brethren Of the savehod
ing states regard the first branch of this policy 50 inadm
upon principle, and revolving our as 70 poHuGt
Of public sentiment toward the point OF Resistance ~c
with population consieae ana SO saa as ours s
when conviction exists tha the .oo anu
the country stake aud then, always an Oh 4ec
years past followed each other rapid succession has raised thu
feeling elevation hitherto unknown and produced res4V
recede from The constutonay the justice the humanity an
the icy Of the S"1nS they have taken @ az oonm
action in the nOnsavehOlding states.
uretesons a persisted only that omniscien
and kind Providence which has hitherto country
is institutions from the dangers WIN h have threatened them
The southern BRETHREN is departure iron
the panm raised by ancestors, period when I'll
chain of our Union b ghtes, and The aerna
hetyeen the that composed IT, the
on back series events well calculated awaken, at I'll
r mi deem respects ourselves overwhelming
Ton In The b mind to which have referred brief
of Ia m, al moment CRITICAL cannot fail to be useful
he future condition of the sctve Sates in regard to tn
nnbe abolition slavery We're correctly for
Seen al the formation COVE lment Those old hlrtee
which are now exempt acted under confident anicp
ton that they would become whilst those OF the hu
where slavery still exists could look forward to an equally
vonb result in regard 20 themselves was therefore well
derstuod at the adoption Of Constitution that although ar
and highly respectable portion of the members ofth conIeder
would probably long certainly for an INDEFINITE penou
aiR sOvehodng sRes majority Of the staes Woaia DO no