The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-04-05
A Party OF the North.

I'N'h l''
as we intimatcd last week, will be the
almost certain fruit of the passage of the
Nebraska bill and the defeat of that bill,
VIC are obliged to confess, is fai from
being SO certain as we had hoped. We
are by no means alone, in the views we
then expressed. The Woodstock lIcr'
cury says:
So far az our own State of Vermont is
concerned there can he but one true
course of policy to pursue. There must
be int ttco parties hereafter tho Ad.
ministration party. which is the party of
Pierce and DoHgduS aud Slarery in Nc.
braSho, and the Anti Administration
party, which is the party of freedom and
free labor, free soil and fyee.mcn.
We deem it of the utmost Importance
that the opposition to this pro Slaycry
administration, which is the only posi-.
tire quality it possesses, should be SO or
gained, that their effort shall avail, and
not be wholly shorn Of its strength
through ant of union, and failure of
concentration Of effort. 1t is time now
to agitatc this question, for the period
will soon arrive for political action, pre-
paratory to the September election. It
seems to us that under a call for all on.
posed 10 the present administration and
opposed TO the NEBRASKA BiHnow before
Congress, ard Slarcry extension IN all
as forn,s,and in faror of northcrn rights
and free Ia6or, the entire whig party of
this State, and a great portion of the
free soil party-(all perhaps except those
represented by Barber and Field.) can
"n'tc cordiaHy,- and together, freely.
uniiedly, %zealously and effectively, labor
on the side of correct principles, true
Republicanlsm, and the advancement of
every interest that can promote, ennoble
and dignity the State.
The Montpelier Waterman speaks in
an equally plain and decided manner
United political action to resist the
extension of Slavery is a necessity of the
fines So long as the friends Of free
dom are divided they will be powerlcss
and despised. Therefore, they must
hare united political action. or Yield to
Slavery. But a union of the no,th a.
gainst the South smacks of Disunion a
party separation, between the Slavehold.
ing and the non-Slaveholding States,
BODIES a final separation and the establish
ment of two Republics. Let us look
that contingency fairly in the face, and
leave the responsibility of such conse.
quenccs where it belongs. The union
which We would choose is a union of all
men Of both parties. North and South.
a corner stone OF which shall be the non.
extension Of Slavery; in short.a National
Party, and not a sectional one a party
for Mc Union, as the founders Of the
Union designed to have it, and not a
gainst the Union,
Can anybody devise a Platform broad
enough for the opponents of Slavery
Propagandism all over the Union to
stand upon ? broad enough for Benton,
Houston, Seward, MeaOham, Chase and
Sumner, and the men they representa-
That is the first question. Such party
could and would protect the Union a..
gainst nulIiiera ard traitors. as well as
resist the extension of Slavery. We
would %rejoice to see that proposition
tested at Washington speedily by leading
politicians. If that is impracticablc =;
if in the South there is none ofthe spirit
of Freedom and Patriotism-no love for
the Union as 1t uaS, and as its founders
designed it to be then the North must
of necessity take care of itself it must
resist the onslaught of its enemies, come
what will. n union of the North in 20
litical action, which shall at the next
election sweep away every Traitor to
Freedom in tho House Of Representa-.
tives, would be the next duty of Northern
frccmcn. Let us have that if We cannot
have moro. Perhaps Southern mon
would threaten to withdraw from a con.
gress SO constituted. Let them threat.
en-, and withdraw if they dare. So long
as the North does but attempt to defend
itself in the Union, maintaining inviolate
the constitution and the plighted faith
of our fathers, she will be right. If tho
Slavery Pro~pagandists choose to resort
to Disunion, let them take the rcsponsi.
bility.