Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1853-04-20
From the Concord On. HI Democrat.
Coming Out. -


From the day that both the old Wing and bunker
Democrats parties standing the Platform, and
pedgng their political olives and fortunes the
nal maintenance Of slavery slavecachng, and the sup
preston of free dscussson have doubted that
of those two organizations must TO exist; or,
what is the same thing, be consolidated in We do
not doubt it now On the contrary, the events Of each
successive day. the augues OF each dawnng morn, make
assurance douby Not event of importance has
occurred since the set the two Baltimore Conven-
tons, which has not demonstrated the utter impractical
biity Of sustaining two proavery parties To this
yiction the whole country is comingthe whole country
must The pro-slavey elements must coalesce And
this they doing. The bunker and Silver-Grey Wings
going to Pierce by batalons. Their organs
everywhere singing te deus to the heartess prosavery
ism of his inaugural, and pledgng him their support
long as he shall be true to the baltimore Platforms
On the other hand the progressive anti-savery Wings
coming to the Party of Freedom Presses and
individuals daily and weekly registering VOWS of eer-
nal devotion to duty liberty and right Among the pres
thus comng OUT receive with pleasure, the pres
ent week, the Erie, Pa Commercial .adrerser always
heretofore ardent advocate of Wing principles and the
Wing party The editors have, at length resolved to 90
for Freedom Their reasons, which we here copy, we
commend to all New Hampshire anti slavery Wings ho-
ping they will go and do likewise:
son the subject of Slavery we would speak more par
tcuary. 1t is assuming new position when we take
stand of hostility TO slavery, and utterng form
ed opinions when call it the great evil of the age and
the great and sin of this civilized and christian
ton. Such position the party, with which felt it to
be duty hitherto to act formerly sustained and such
opinions the large majority of that party, believe
still entertain But for years their hands have been tied
by the action of their leaders, and by those cir
that gave Southern influence the ascendancy
in the counses of the party. AntSlavery sentiment be-
imperative element among the principles Of the
Wing party. 1t dead and imperative element
mOng the principles of both old parties This state Of
things has driven thousands from their ranks and is dr-
wing and will continue drive out tens of thousands
1t and sudden metamorphos of sentiment there
fore which induces position of open and
vowed hostility to slavery to oppose its encoachmens,
its increase and its extension with all the power and
gy command, and TO devote our humble yet
est efforts far they reach to the work of
failing and reducing in all proper ways its power and in
huence. Slavery is wrong 1t is injury and curse to
country, and 10 both 1t will TO end
but of its own accord Means be used
psh its destruction. Slavery will if still al
lowed day by day and year by year, to increase extend
and strengthen itself These propositions plains and
if tuethat they are, to most intelligent will appear
self evident any conscientious citizen hesitate to
the course that duty calls on him to pursued Quiet sub
mission positive opposition between these two at-
tndes towards slavery Northern must choose. We
choose the latter boldly and will sustain it with
strength; believing do that it has been crnging and
submission and treason to their interests and those of h-
manty the part Of free and the free States that
has caused slavery to strengthen and grow its present
enormans power and extent and not opposition TO it,
has been sometimes falsely alleged. Impruden opposi-
ton and zeal may, at times by exasperatng have done
harm than good TO cause and yet do HARM
but prudent and fair, yet firm and unhnchng resist
y all extension of slavery territory, and to
everything tending strengthen, confirm and perpeuate
yhere it is, must be made, if would accomplish any,
thing eectaa towards the emancipation of country
from this mammoth evil which is the darkest stain her
escutcheon and the heaviest incubus her prosperity
greatness These being true and honest convictions
we shall act accordingly"