The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-04-03
LIBERTY ORGANIZATION.
HoosooK, RENSSELAER, Co, N. y,
18Th Sd month, 1851.

18Th Sd month, 1851.
To The Editor of The National Era:
DEAR FRIEND: Thee not only allows thy cor.
respondents TO speak plainly, but invites them to
do So This is right, and entities the editor to
the confidence and esteem of his country-for it
dihuses different views upon the came topics
through the same class of readers; privilege
that TOO many editors withhold from their
patrons.
The importance of a reorganization Of the
friends Of Union, of Freedom, and Humanity, IL
appears to me, cannot be too strongly urged upon
them.
All history, from the death of Abel to the pres
ent time, bears continuous testimony, that all
injustine aud despotism 10 a violation Of the will
Of the Divine Mind aud repugaant. to the in
stincts Of men and in all nations that have gone
before us, where justice has been withheld and
the natural rights of the people abridged, and this
system persisted in, the Eternal Law Of Retribu
| ton has been vindicated by the downfall Of the
| empire. Can we expect an exception in favor OF
| the Government of the United States Ii must
be manifest to every rejecting mind, that so sure
as time continues, and G cd holds nations amena-
| BILE to his moral law, that our Government mus,
modify some of its institutions, or experience the
| fate of those that have gone before it,
Good or bad examples in parents are powerful
profane father will generally have profane
sons-so with Government II the people OBJ
| serve in it's head disregard of the plainest du-
ties of justice morality and religion, they initiate
| the example--corruption ensues, and virtue and
union are destroyed.
American Slavery is one Of the most unmiti-
| gated systems Of despotism the world has ever
| witnessed the most extensive and complete gen.
orator of vice and corruption that human deprav-
| ity can devise.
1t is a creature of law and II its extension is
| limited at all it must be limited by law. We, the
| peo,le, are the lawmakers, through our repre-.
septatives chosen at the ballot-box.
In proportion, then, as we love God and his
attributes Justice, Virtue and Liberty; as we
love the Union and desire its continuance, and
the prosperity and happiness of ourselves and
fellow -men-so are we anxious to see the friends
Of the Union, of Justice, aud good Government,
organizing for the preservation of those incsti-
mable blessings.
The course Of governmental policy upon all
general topics appears to be 30 nearly dictated by
past experience, as to command almost common
consent.
A strong navy and considerable landed force
"to preserve peace is, for the present at least,
the settled policy Of the country "Bsnk or no
Bank is an obsolete question. The policy Of
high tariff has been tried and abandoned by it's
author.
The true Gospel Mllennum-when all men
shall recognise in God one common Father, and
in the human family one common brotherhood,
when nations like kindred drops shall minge
into onep-is, fear, too remote to make Free
Trode an advisable article in the creed Of polti-
cal party, whose organization is prompted by con-
alterations of so much more immediate and prac-
teal importance.
The doctrine of Internal Improvement, espe-
cially of a National character, is gradually fnd-
ing It's advocates in all political parties, and may
be safely left to command support upon its
inertia
The bost disposition Of the public domain is
Question yet to be matured and carried out upon
principles Of enlightened patriotism and the pro-
gressive spirit Of the age.
The friends Of Justice, Of Union, and Liberty
need not be separated upon any Of these and other
minor topics of national concern. They have
their advocates and opponents in all sections Of
the Union, and among all parties OF the day, and
must claim, and will receive, the attention their
character and importance demand.
And hence they should not be introduced rs
characteristics features Of an organization whose
motto is inscribed upon the arms Of our Union
"All men are equal - and for the preservation
Of their eguai rights Governments are established
among men, deriving all their just powers from
the consent Of the g9vernedp
As the friends and advocates Of Slavery are lay
ing aside all old party issues, aud uniting under
the common banner OF despotism, and consequent
corruption and dissolution, 20 ! would leave the
members Of this new organization for Freedom
not only ut liberty to entertain and viDdioate
their own private opinions upon these subjects but
] would not even ask them to adopt either OF the
old party names; for, while either Of the terms
Wing or Democratic--implies all that We ask,
either Of them would be naturally repuisve TO
those who might wish to unite with US from the
opposite party.
The Buffalo Convention was one Of the most
sublime moral and political exhibitions Of modern
from all sections and all parties
blending their efforts for the common good But
exchanging their appellation Of Free Soil for
f" Free Democracy and little too much credu-
lily on the one hsul, and more treaohery and
good deal Of wire-pulling on the other, they were
swallowed up Of Hunkerism. Let us learn wis
dom from what We, and our cause, and our coun.
try, have suffered. With distinctive organiza-
ton, let us have q distinctive sppellation IL
+" Liberty Partyp il not acceptable, let. 1t be
" Union Party or q Republican Party or even
blend the two old ones, "Dsmocraiic Wing Par.
tyr But that may be len also for the choice OF
those who may be selected TO represent us In