The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-02-24

this place. AS we stated before, we were not
present. and gained our information from hear
say. The communication will correct any
wrong impression that may have been given
thing which we always wish to have done.
Fo: The Northern Tribune.
HIGH ST., Tuesday, P. M.
Mr.. EDITOR Il have just read your ac-
count, in yesterdays Tribune, of the late An.
ti-Slavery Meeting in our city. Owing, doubt.
less, to the fact that you were not present, you
have unintentionally fallen into mistake as
to the origin of the discussion-if it be right
to call it so-in which was concerned, and
your remarks tend also to place me in posi-
ton in that discussion, in which Ishould pre-
fer not to stand before your readers. Will
you allow me to correct and explains
The discussion did not arise-as your in
formation leads you to say it did-''from some
remarks made by the Liberty men in relation
to the tyranny of party leaders y; nor was it
the main design of my remarks, as your ac-
count would intimate, to "show that there
was isl as much despotism in the Liberty
party as in any other" or to advocate the
doctrine that the Liberty party is unnecessa-
ry." If l remember rightly, this was about
the state of the case :-Summoned by the
Chairman and others to the floor, took occa-
sion to express my regret at the party charac-
ter, which, thus far, in the estimation of 9TH
ers as well as in my own, the meeting had
been made to bear. Called as the meeting was
upon the broad ground of opposition to Sla-
very, without regard to sect or party, was
not alone in thinking it had been perverted
from its legitimate objects by the use made of
it. thought no party had right to take
possession of such meeting for the advance
ment of its own peculiar interests, no matter
how closely its members might deem those in
terests to be identified with the interests of
Anti Slavery that it should be held sacred
and pure, fundamental Anti Slavery princi-
Piles, to furnish platform, above the wrang-
lings of party, where all in love with those
principles might meet to warm their hearts
train of reflections, I was led to speak of the
partizan use of such meetings as only the nat
ural consequence of making abolition dis
tinct party question. The inevitable tendency
of such a movement must be, l thought, to
divest the subject largely of its social and high
moral aspects and clothe it in those merely
partizan. The spirit of party is ever the
grasping, assuming arbitrary, wishing
to make the most of everything for its own
use. And it was in this. connection that
spoke, among other matters, Of the manifesto
tons of despotism we had already seen in the
Liberty Party, and said, Incidentally that had
never yet been fully satisfied of the absolute
necessity of the formation of such a party, or
that more could be accomplished for abolition
through its means than through faithful eff
forts to purify the old parties and make them
right upon the subject. And this course of
remark. introduced thus incidentally and rath-
er by way of query than positive affirmation,
was INDUCED in more at length in what said
by way of rejoinder to Messrs. Otis, Davis and
Cone, though distinctly stated that did not
like the position into which I had thus been
thrown, and that 30 far from being fully COM