The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-17


upon our mind FROM the ari, ibnt bayiu, al
w"'s mtod With tIni party, Wo arc auliou
% lus party must gn tn piorcs aud hr dl.
landed lldt ~ members mil not hc led {,
lhr support ui wrong uirirurrs aud wrnn,
l"r-"n" Two years ago there cNi.trd in th
static pWiN calling itrlf the "Frrr SHl'
/ Wul, "hrl wn rumpp-rd ui mru from boil
"l the Other political parrir--was mitr IL.
| port,hlr n point ol nuuihrrs aud contained
/ o." l"uhl %. mu'h ilrui ds either uf the 9th,
'r political pHrtl,, 'lhi, party a.sa,"l
/ Hul Wr hulirNr honestly. e. br ufibd-rd moi
"ul, tp the cNtcn-ipn, hut o. tie cNi.t.nr,
81 sia''lH aud carried "H thrir uriuriplr.
I I9 r-"Ilc' and mutual political action. On.
Z principal item in their creed Na.. that uo
mrml'"r OF that part, should vote TOR "a slave
hmdcr or pro rlh,crl mln, Most nnhly
d" thri contend Tor t'ii. principle, aud lat
nc with tn Cuhtt ulug civucuir of, tltr two
"pp"-ius parties Most ,aliuntly did th,y
'"HtrUt'iDr the ''0no idea" hut that id,, ,,a.
% noble aud philauthropir onc-onr that
mrulrl and rcrcitod the silcnt APPRECIATION
W not tlir "pvn support uf every lyuc lover
%. Freedom and ptusrrs. bar
n ebd'Fo ciino "',, the -lidt uf t,c,r drcun..'
ono year ago last ALN, they consented
honestly but ipolishly. to'rualc,cc with the
sp-callrtl democratic party. A This cuntcn-
ton one year ago,this same test OF idrlity To-
the principles ul Freedom was vnIulnrd upon
our new allies \ resolution was aduptrd
declaring that the "Ir,c D,mDsrGcy" would
not give their support to a STAKEHOLDER or an
apolUgist of sla,ury liy these aud other
means equally ~ htpocritical ,iud lease, Lib
orty aud Free Soil men were led To give their
countcnancc md support Ia this uuiuii. and
thr consequence WIS, yrry strong vote ipr
tht rguNIllcs hnminitr1 At thdi COnNCnii0n.
The resolution declaring this test wty the
main pillar olt the union, II was the Garner
'tulTc ul the foundation, upon which stool tbs
coalition last year. The tree soil part, which
haj increased from small h.i, Il 81 3ig, tn a
large and intlucuiial party of $4,000, .would
consent a. no other lstis iur this union. They
would not cntcr into tai. compact uulcss
lhl. tr-t ruuld hv cuprnilrft 49, leading item
disposition WIS plainly nauiic.lcd 10y the "iu- :
.olu.u." portion ut the Free Democracy To-
discard this test, add openly back out from
their -o'cmu Loot h,tp'rtictl engagements.
The lu'uluyq organs ,hil lraler, Snd this test
Wa. u.vlr., and imytcu,ahlr and advised
ita abandonment, and return Ia thc old
platform. This uf course wa, opposed 10y
lJhrrty men q, violation of good i.uui, aui
thu, matters stood uujilihc STATE Convention
ul the prc,uUt year, held at MONTPELIER, ON
the 2l dal oiJulN. At this convention, the
ipcuiuyu,, icd ON 10y Barber Nil4-, l.t.tnar
y Co., had everything their own way. They
passed. a sct ut resolutions siiuilar Ia those
" hich ,hc same lucuiuru party passed years
T7J'f iTTf'7TT VIZ
adopted one year ago as the platform oi the
ii.- Dcmo- -n-y. lhis convention uut uu-
j. dslaNIpd tbC pTIUVp,,, ~ tUV E'I,I OF Va!
hut even rvpudidtrd the name oi Free De-
IL. - -.
loroinro aroui BY this name let thcm hr
known. Bt thus, principles which this party
has heretofore protested let them he judged
and supported.
In th,. ,tato'of things, the question very
naurall, arisr.s lih,o.isN, Ir,, Soil pwYE r
aud ran uuiN De- answered bN saving tlHt thVrv
is no such parry m existence. by the ANAL
gamation of the free suil and democratic par
ties the free soil party lost its being and be-
came part and parcel OF the old iasiiioned
democratic party. and as such continues to
hc To all intent, and purposes In this crisis
ol affairs, what il the duty OF lihcrtv and free
soil mon They have been grossly abused
aud BETRAYED 10y their friends, and are now
lr0 without an organization The, have been
deserted hy their leaders, and are lett with
UtTt If pull
tics; but still we hope there arc those who
will rGmain in the ship as long rs a single
plank loat.-that will abide by tho test So
long and manlullS maintained. But for the
present, what shall We do z shall we give
our support Ia that party which has recently
deserted us--,lcscrtyl the distinctive icSturc
of the liberty party --dcscrtcd the name
which wa, given tlcm as q compromise, and
proved rcyrcaut to every principle of virtue
and freedom. What answer shall We hear
Tium liberty mvnaud genuine free SoiIcr- To
those queries Thcrc can lee but one cun,is-
lGnt ANSWER. and that AAntill- .rhn fran Tia,
northcrn extremity of Grand Isle To the
southern point Of Nindham, and from the
rcmotcst towns in ESscN TO the extreme part
ol Bennington. No, No, never SHOULD libcr-
~ men giyc their support to party who
have 80 UNANIMOUSLY deserted their cumpatri-
uts in arms, and retired behind the weak
and hatlcnrd down cntrcnchments of locoio-
! cosm,
Every one will bc their own Judge in this
mattcr aud give his vote or his suffrage so
ms in hisrauscicnce he shall Judge will best
ICunduce tS the intercsro of the state ,rit6Od
tiar or trr0f nf dpV man" In hess than four
weeks we shall be called upon to 90 to the
I polls and there say h,nur votes 10 tI,p world
that we are not as vet firmly chained to the
ear oi loeoiocoism, but are.still as ircc as our
mountain alr. Let us do this Openly and
/ boldly, othat the world may take knowledge
Of us that We have been with liberty and
/ learned of her"
In conclusion, Mr. Editnr, let me observe
! that having travelled for the Last thrpe weeks
somewhat extensively in the northern part
1f the state, aud tonNcrsCd with many oi th,
| leading abolitionist- ami liberty men through
ont the state, and have heard but one scuti.
mcnt from them all-that Of urcondcmnatiun of
the proceedings OF the late D,mortuic State
Convention, and determination not 10 Weld
/ their support to the nomination there made
Indeed think these are the sentiments aud
feelings ot the mass of liberty men and free
nldicrs throughout the state; and though the
lncnlncns u,ay h,.ii, ~,tnc 20 rcuain IN their
ranks this wear, yet it am not very much
mistaken, their numbers will hc very matcri
AL, diminished i,ourla.t Npor