Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-29
May 9Th, 1856.


yentions approaches we are, In more ways than
one, reminded Of the desperate efforts making to
neutralizc, Or misdirect, the power of the dis
tinctive Anti Slavery party in this State. I'm
der cover of "opposing The ertensson " of slave
ry, the old Wing presses are crying out, Free
dom, and union upon Liberty principles; hut
quietly, and with Il mcannes incxcusable, they
put forth the doctrine of the most arrant old
Wing issues that were ever defended during the
great struggles Of tho Bank, the Treasury, Cur
rency, &C. Determined, if possibly they may
be obliged to concede to the old Liberty party
the privilege of bringing forward the candidate
for Governor, that ever other office shall be filled
by the supporters of Wing principles" and
that this nominee shall suffer himself to be
soaped and creased over and presented as can
ddate of their own; and upon platform of
their own construction. Not in the least will
ing to concedc any Of thei. old preferences for
the sake of harmony, upon platform of prin
ciples which they have so lately cspoused, but
that with their simple professions of Freedom
the distinctive Anti Slavery party must go 10
them, thinking that as the Anti Slavery party is
the weaker, they cannot possibly dictate to the
stronger. Now we think that if the old Liberty
party are expected to lay aside all their princ.
pies of Democracy and take up Wing princi,
pies to continue the union, the success of the
Republican party will be but an inglorious de-
feat to the old Liberty party. And, on the con
trary, we shall claim the privilege of debating
to the Wings (when they refer to old party is
sucs) the policy of laying aside old g Wing
principles and joining the Jefferson Democra-
cy as Democrats. We shall not give up Demo-
cratic principles as put forth by Jefferson and
Rantoul for the sake of harmony, nor shall we
so far forget them as to find ourselves in the
ranks of Fillmore Wbiggcry, should the time
ever happen when these professional men wish
to return to their old play grounds.
We remarked, a week or two since, that the
Americans, while they proposed to put forward
an old Liberty man for Governor, by their for
mer concessions, had claim to the privilege Of
making the nominations--not us an American
in particular, but as making Freedom the para
mount question, and selecting man who had
always been recognized as an Abolitionist and
that the Wing Republicans ought to conced'
this privilege to them. This remark was made
upon the strength of counsel which we had has
with great number of the leading men in thu
old Liberty party, as well as knowing the policy
of the Wing Republicans.
1t is expected, unless some adrot move of til,
old Liberty party can prevent it, that we shall
if we abide the nominations of the Repu blical
party have to support such men as Portus Bax
ter for member of Congress in the Sd District
e. P. Walton in the LIST and Mr. Holbroo
Tor Governor &c. And we wish to enter II pro
test against any such wholesale disposition q
the old Liberty party. That Mr.. Meachan O
Mr. Sabin are entitled 10 denomination
Congress by the old Liberty party, because the
have CHANGED to step into the Republican rank
does not appear consistent to us nor that the
successors should be chosen from men of til
same professed principles. The old Liberty me
are the men who deserve the honor of havin
effected this state Of affairs, (the organizing
all the Northern States against Slayery,) IN
they deserve some reward for this long and her
tofore improbable struggle. And we cann
6 see the policy of discarding their claims to n
D tlce; and when we see manifest dispostit
r mong the Wing Republicans to 50 do, aud ,
disposition among the American Republicans
0 reward them--what conclusions will necessari
follow!
: Although not authorized to make the stat
ment, we know the fact that Mr. Brainerd h
q signi6ed his preference to seeing some other pc
son put in nomination for Governor the prese
J. year. Then there remains but two promine
!, candidates in the field from the old Anti. Slave
Il party: these are Mr.. Slade and Mr. Fletcher.
Il Unless better Anti Slavery man is broug
IT forward by the Wing Republicans, we thi
one Of the two should be nominated. Were
certain that the Republicans would nomina
either, we might be condemned for asking t
4 privilege of the nomination for the Atncricans
But we cannot better illustrate our subit
than by giving an extract from the Brattlebc
=. Republican =
2 " In our own State, new candidates are to
selected for various Offices. In the two nortbe
congressional districts, if Messrs. Meacham a
! Sabn are not re-nominated, there will be n,
; names presented In Mr.. Meacham's distri
we have heard the names of b. P. Walton
L Montpelier, Geo. W. Grandey of vcrgenn
and Mr. Hodges of Rutland, named, with :