Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-03-31
From the Vermont Tribune Of March %.
Old Parties Avaunt!!

Our Proposition. 1t is this. That the
State Committee, appointed at the Anime
braska meeting, the I'd inst, call, at an ear
y day and convenient place, mass meeting
of the freemen of Vermont, TO nominate
ticket for State officers from among the peo-
die, irrespective of old party connexions, and
one which shall be opposed to siareyy erien-
SION us tnu,t..e' - 80 Sssiasa.. .io, s..ss..s
What say brethren Of the quill.
Are you in favor of the measure? And
when shall the Convention be- in May or
June.
Let us have full expression by the Press
of the state in this matter.
Here is food for thought" and we com
mend the subject to the politicians and the
people of all parties, with suggestions indie
alive of our thoughts. United political ac
ton to resist the extension Of Slavery is
necessity of the times. SO long as the
friends Of Freedom are divided they will be
powerless and despised. Therefore, they
must hare united political action, or yield to
slavery. But union Of he North against
the South smacks of Disunion; party sep
aration, between the Slaveholdng and the
non-Saveholding States, bodies a final sep
aration and the establishment of two Repub-
lies. Let us look that contingency fairly in
the face, and leave the responsibility of such
consequences where it belongs. The union
which we would choose is Union Of all
men Of both parties, North and South the
cornerstone Of which shall be the non
extension Of Slavery; in short, a .Nationai
Party, and not a sectional one a party for
The Union, AS the founders of the Union
designed TO have 1t, and not against the IN
ion
Can anybody devise a Platform broad
enough for the opponents of Slavery Propa-
gandism all over the Union to stand upon
broad enough for Benton, Houston, Seward,
Meacham, Chase and Sumner and the men
they represent That is the first question.
Such party sonld and would protect the
Union against nullifers and traitors as well
as resis, the extension of Slavery. We
would rejoice 10 see that proposition tested
at Washington speedily by leading poti-
clans. II that is impraetoable; if in the
South there is none of the Spirit of Free
dom and Patriotism--no love for The Union
as Il inas, and as lis founders designed it to
be,-then the North must of necessity take
care Of itself; il must resist the onslaught Of
its enemies, come what will A union of
the North IN political action, which shall at
the next election sweep away every Traitor
to Freedom in the House Of Representative,
would be the next duty Of Northern tfeomen.
Let us.h have that if we cannot have more. 60
Perhaps Southern men would threaten TO
withdraw from congress so constituted. =
Let them threaten, and Withdraw if they
dare. So long as the North does bu: at
temp, to defend itselfin the Union, maintain
ing inyiolate the constitution and the plight
ed faith of our fathers, she will be right
If the Slavery Propagandists choose to resort
to Dlsunlon, let them take the responsibility. ]
We make shese suggestions freely, for
the consideration particularly Of the Wings,
who ought, for several reasons, To take the
lead in this matter The Wing party of the
North IS as unanimous against the Nebras-
ka outrage as is the freesoil party; il is nu-
merieally the strongest IN the North; aud
besides, the anti-extension men Of the South |
are mainly in the Wing ranks now, doubt
less, as heretofore. A little concession Of |
partysm and prejudice, all round, for the
sake Of Principle and Patriotism. may &C
comPlish great things. Are we ready for it