The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-28
UNION MEETINGS AND THE MIG
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BEEN h.icd wdh 90 counts If u,cu Meetings
holden ~ rst,ou, .cci,on, d the COUNT, H.,
the rrfpcsc Of giving errfc,sron up"n ,h.
ilgti're slav" Law and concerning mrss0r"s
iof the 'pir.c-, atom Of the Unipn The
old party hncs ate 70 l." Demolished. ,he great
lead .ns pruuc,ps. heretofore conicadrd for,
are 20 IL lad ASIDE, aud rev stakes Sc, o.
wings who have IN times p,s' cough, man
fun, IN the csuse of Freedom have ins, nov
discovered new light ~ the pathway Of du
~, and are h~g,nn,ns In 'ecl nr~ obligations
tcsuu. upon them That p,,Hiiur ,nsitS.
fiop ,uaa tr proinf,d The rirtts oi iad,.
v,duai whose shade Of color CLEANERS r. be-
little darker perhaps than ther own, are of
lnilr or no account IN tins great political cri.
SIS, and my be uampled upon with mpun
~, and many peaceful frcs,dr at the north
may br made -tctohcd ~ our hands that the
tolon may he preserved
Now whlr We would yicld dsc Observance
I" the "p"wcfs that be- We can see no good
cause i'r the wing party at this moment 70
com fo'n'sc then principle. or rellnqush ne
particle If their opposition TO sn institution
hrld "iiou> by every homes, mind. freeman
IN the universe aud we have much to cheer
Ms on. In our view the political horizon nev
- looked brighter fot freedoms cause than Al,
the present moment, # the friends viii but
pt,s6yo', aud the bonds of unity " llch band
! Ms IN one great Republic are in no danger Of
/ beng severed by that perseverance, If we con
| end only for our rights
Bot TIC fact 10, sonir Of ne are too much in
clned IN be- man worShipcrs, and arc led az.
tiny 10y her 'cssrr light, rather ,hnn by the
guiding star OF wisdom. We are prone to fol-
low IN til" footsteps Of our great men, rather
than g. nudge for ourselves and mark out nj r
own pathway. This perhaps to a certain tx.
ten, may be correct, hr, " hen we find they
are GUIDING the good ship on 10 certain de.
s'rnrtton---w when the breaker. begin to appear
IN he ds,rnce, II becomes MS 10 pause and
reject before we place ourselves entirely a,
their mercy.
The wing party IN Massachusetts IN thu il
last election has met with n signal defeat not
brcanse Massa 'husc,is men have changed N
thc,J continents, bu. because some leaders u
the party had adopted new issues or rattle,
laid ASIDE old ones. New York also has los
all but her Governor from sheer trcnchcry II
a small portion oC the wings In Michigan
thrs" issues ~efr supported by onr"pponrn,s
and for the same reason they too have lost
!, canno, be denied thu, the prevailing SEN
hmcnt of the North Is anti-slnverv, and tina
party, only, will be IN power which most hon
csily and faithfully contends for these prn
ciplcs and the uonen, the Wing party q
those men who now compose tho matte
u where they may be hcrcai,er,--lo sight q
/ them. that moment the star Of their prospcri
/ ~ snes down forever Party leaders ma,
change the prncrplrs Of their parties, hu
Mat inherent love Of freedom ~ the breast o
/ every northern man VIII endure a. long a
llto shah last nor Will IT allow rs posscsso
tn remain passive While We have a fellow
, mortal ~ bondage.
We desire a faithful Observance of the com
pact with the South on our part, but whh,
w. yicld tbs observance we would also zeal
ousiy contend Tor 'he rights OF the NortI
which have been too often compromised an,
iramplrd upon
The course OF policy marked out by Gen
Taylor and hi. cabinet, upon tins question,
he had been spared TO have carried II out, VI
D. have no doubt would have quoted the ,urba
len! feelings Of al sections and tc ndrd 10 les
sen the limits II no, the burdens of SLAYER,
IL n oar country, md we can sec no good rea
10 'on a, ;iis thmr for striking 'nt that polio
e from ,hc principles Of The Wing party. Tia
G. South are strong enough 10 take care ofthc,
70 oW n interests. and the North have all The,
. can attend to to protect theirs
, The following slract from the Boston At
., Ia IN relation TO the defeat IN Massachnsc,,.
is 50 applicable to the whole Wing party q
d. thc North, and 50 fully speaks our sentiment
, that Ne close iis article 10y appcud,ns IT.
A. Massachusetts Wh,ggerv rs not pro.slav
cry "h'rg"ry It's not Fugitive Slave Law
VII rgriy Slavery and tie Slave Law ma
Do ir popular ~ Georgia, but they are no, 80 u
a Nassss AGsrtis We do not Ish 10 iutcrisu
"Nh the institutions e an, southern State
or 10 engf.it eur idcos Of Slavery upon III,
Mig party Of the Sou.h We rive thea
- the largest liberty 10 do IA their otn STATE
IS sCcnlsth them d, =, We asA IT,, tie sam.
r'ght a. d. ~ has,sctdseits a. we ihtnk best
= We clam the T'giri Tor oursrlvrs which ",
q !icciy concrete 81 the "a We are L men me {
$50 ale they - W. 'aie tariff rnen--so arr
they tpuu the question # siayr-y 49, cat
rover rFf'- let us. then, ogrt, To- d iirr
, Auy PsHy H AaFSsch uNclts that attempts :,
run c"nlfst, - tine cgrnost aHG spusr ,niiout
CONVICTIONS Of oar propl", ~ - gard 10 ,lay
r. cry, that aii' mlts to iofst upon 'hr m tet %
. docu4ne' "hirh they SbhoI, upGsr the sr.,
e."HR PEA 'hs' irs't, to ths cor tiution a."
ih~hIs a 70! them, - hy sny otter plea, ph
p C. dew b. lae dusi. " uuNrpi .tkonGt~d
ard unsCrg Nsssst hnsett, " ~ ever man.
is'n her ois!Inct'. character Her people
are guion- Iosiug, iaa -AGad ng, l,bcfiy-iot
'r2 P""Fie ,HcIoat hing upon 10 one right,
sllD" .ng tao ono 10 cHcroarh 0;ron thu :. 80
q Icy are g"s'rrcd IS yfnc.pir-. and not hy
n.rn % inoney, NnE that parts ~ hsssey.
81 hteroG-- 10 u4al party ~e shall ever re-
H'sin siia'L'd. In victory wr shall fr.r,ce
sHA q, "a of al - shail t-o4rn ~4th Il
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~ Der psFrr | hss Nsel si'i nc doubt BE-
devoid Al. ttcfFst 20 many al cor ,ul,.5 ,,t,s,s