The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-08
For The Northern Tribune.

oy the Liberty party to carry out their cleo
pioneering purposess But a few weeks since,
the organ and mouth-piece of the Liberty par
ty of this State. came out with the declaration
that "the Wings in Congress had agreed to
reconsider their act on Mr.. Ashmun's amend
ment; and that this is a fair specimen of the
Wing standard" These declarations of the
willy chieftain were readily seized by those
appointed to do the work of the party, and
industriously peddled out-not merely as as
sertions, but as historical facts. Now, since
the Wings in Congress have agreed not to re-
consider that vote, and have rejected propo.
sition to that effect, may we not expect that
those who have taken so much pains to circu-
late statement so grossly untrue-that men
who boast of SO much political fairness and
honesty, will, when they can without the
least Inconvenience, correct their false state
ments. But instead of correcting they mere
ly stop promulgating their falsehoods, and
leave for others the work they are bound by
the rules of common decency" to perform.
Before the last congressional election, which
resulted in the defeat of the Wing candidate,
every means were by them employed to ensure
his defeat. He was represented to be "a tool
for the Southern Whigs,-a traitor, who would
throw off his abolition principles before he ar
rived at Washington" And now we again
see the same dirty work commenced. State
ments so shamefully absurd that even the Lib
erty Standard dare not publish them, are BAN
died about by parcel of little politicians, for
which they receive the famous title of "aoor-
Mies."
Another means employed by the Liberty
party to carry on their electioneering is, polti-
cal preaching on the Sabbath. Among all de-
nominations there are now protested ministers
of the gospel, who are members of the Maine
Liberty Association, and have received in
structions from the officers of that association
"to preach to their hearers the principles that
should govern them at the ballot box" In
carrying out these instructions, it is not unfre-
quently the case that ministers are found who
are so blinded by party prejudice, urged on to
madness by their leaders and the excitement
of shot bed meetings" that on the Sabbath
descend so far from their station as to give
vent in their discourses to the most vituperate
abuse. All who do not think as they think,
vote as they vote, and sit with the most pro-
found complacency and hear their political
opinions reproached in no measured terms, are
denounced as hypocrites, knaves and infdels.
Now ask, where is the Wing or Democrat
to be found who would in the face and eyes
of an enlightened community, dare commit
such unhallowed acts on the Sabbaths The
Indignation OF the entire community would
be aroused against him; and it is doubtful
whether the officers of justice would suffer
such fragrant outrages against the laws of God
and man to pass unnoticed. But wherein
does the meetings of the Liberty party differ
from those of the Wings and Democrats =
Are not all their movements political-all
contending for political ascendancy" Then
why are they allowed the advantage of the
pulpit and Sabbath day gatherings to diffuse
their political principles land why are the
Wings and Democrats denied the same privil-
ege: They tell US that their "cause is so much
more holy, just, and good than that of the
Wings and Democrats, that they have right
to take measures to promote it that would be
very improper for either of the other parties to
do" But who has pronounced their cause to
be SO holy, just and good, but themselves p
and, what is more, who will, until it be proved
that Office seeking is holiness-that false and
CARRIED statements are justice, and that low
and vile calumnies are goodness
But the questions are often asked, show