Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-21
A Noble letter from Ex-Governor Thorn
as Of MARYLAND,

The following letter from Ex-Governor Thomas Of
Maryland, is among the many evidences of the pow
er of the new movement to preserve the now free ter
rtory of this Union from the curse of slavery. Gov
ernor Thomas will be readily recognized as one of the
leading Democrats of the country. The letter was
written to a committee of the Maryland Free Soil
Convention and, as will be seen, pledges its dstin-
guished author to the full and unconditional support
of the Buffalo nominations. Let Northern doughfaces
read this noble letter of Southern statesman, and
hide their heads in shame for their baseness and
treachery. Let the friends Of justice and human free
dom read it, thank God for the omen, and take cour
age. The day of victory is at hand.
ALLEGANY COUNTY, Ang &c, 1846.
GENTLEMEN Your letter. dated on the 10Th of this
month, inviting to be present at the Mass Conven
ton, at the Union Hail. in the city of Baltimore, on
Wednesday next, has been forwarded to my house in
Frederick to my temporary residence in this County,
wlme have been detained for mole than month
past in attending to private business.
From your letter learn that the principal object of
the proposed Convention will be the formation of an
electoral ticket to be voted for by the people of Mary
land, favorable to the election of Van Buren, for the
Presidency.
have not participated in the proceedings of any po~
litical meeting, large SMALL since my canvass for
the Chief Magistacy of Maryland closed, at u pub
lie meeting in the town of Cumberland, early in Oco
Der, 1S41. am therefore under no obligation, ex-
press or implied, to support or vote for either Of
the nominees of the National Conventions held by the
Wing and Democratic parties, respectively. Being
free to make choice of candidate to be voted fol
from the three gentlemen who have been brought be-
fore the public through the agency of Others shall
most certainly, if live, and can attend the polls vote
for that electoral ticket which shall stand pledged
vote for Mr.. Van Buren, for the Presidency, and Mr.
Adams for the Vice Presidency.
Having neither leisure nor inclination at this time
to elaborate my reasons for this determinations shall
content myself with suying that have great conf
dence in Mr.. Van Buren, as tried Statesman, emf
nently qualified for the duties imposed by the Cons
tuition on our chief Magistrates that in my opinion
the whole country owe to him much for his distin
gulshed agency in giving proud performance to those
great measures of public policy to the success of which
my political life was, in very small sphere, de-
voted and that my preference for him, arising from
these considerations, instead of being diminished il
increased by the pledge he has given TO follow in the
footsteps of those iustrous patriots and pilanthro
psts, who by adopting the Federal Constitution tina
clothed Congress with power to prohibit the African
slave trade, sgnfed distinctly, their desire to have
the farther Extension of Slavery arrested, and who
by adopting the celebrated Ordinance of 1887, for
bidding the introduction of Slavery into all the terri
tory then held by the United States; set an example
that ought to have been followed by their posterity
The opinions here indicated, have long entertain
ed and know of no reason why should not on thi
occasion give to them distinct uterance. Indeed, 81
far from feeling any wish to conceal my opinions OIL
this subject know of no public question, to be decl
ded in the approaching Presidential election, of s.
much moment that particularly involved in the nom
nations at Buffalo, better calculated to awaken m
decided preference for the Electoral ticket you pro
pose to have nominated.
Seeing that cannot attend the sttings of the Con
vention to be held on Monday next muot be conten
with rendering my best wishes for success to you
commendable purposes, and, am, very respectfully
your fellow citizen.
FRANCIS THOMAS.
Messrs. w. Gunnison, R. Gardiner, E. B. Cunning
ham, I. H. Stanford, and ]. E. Snodgrass, Commit
tee, &c.