Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-02-14
GBt Uermo11t p9enir.
BRATTLEBORo. VT.
FEBRUARY IA, 1867.


From the Green Mountain Freeman
"From all quarters, we discover n strong ten
dency to file off or arouse up to the formation oil an
old Wing party In New Hampshire they have
inst held Convention, and nominated froi' ,,,,u-
dock of Dartmouth College for Governor (Wby
not n Goldfish as we'll rs haddock) In this State
nothing but the more immediate question oil the
Estate House " has prevented nm agitation 700
plnin TO be mistaken. And even now, the OLD ME
are continually preparing the people for cast oil
from our ship. Nothing but the appointment oil
old Wings to Office, by the incoming Adminlstra-
ton will quiet this. But there is little to fear rom
II in Vermont The State organization, under
Freedoms coors, is too near perfected to alarm the
people with the prospect Of n Wing or Fillmore Il.
N marty now. However, n bold attempt will be
made for lttle departure from the strict anti
slavery principle in the next State Canvass Let
true men of principle grid on their armor, and
take courage from once having the State officers,
and know that their principles are eternal, ana
must prevail"
The Freeman is given to croakiug. Last sum
mer it declared that if any person save its own par
tcular candidate was nominated for Governor the
Republican party would be broken up. During
the tendency of the Presidential election it sought
to make its readers believe that its support of Frc
mont was no certain indication that it was commit
ted to the Republican cause any longer than it
should find it convenient to hang on to the skirts
of that party. Ever since il came under its pres
ent management its has been such as to fos-
ter prejudice and hostility the part of those who,
having heretofore been known as ultra abolition
lists. voted for Fremont last fall.
! The Freeman speaks appantly of sour party
and sour ship" MS IL the whole responsibility Of
the management of the Republican party, and adj
vocacy Of the Republican principles. devolved up
on its shoulders II affects to be suspicious Of the
motives and conduct Of those who were Wings 30
long as the Wing party was in existence, but who
have now honestly identified themselves with the
Republican organization. We submit that such
sentiments are not those best calculated topromotc
uuanimity Of feeling or harmony of action.
! Speaking for one Of the original Wings, who
joined the Republican party upon the platform laid
down by the Convention that met at Philadelphia
on the seventeenth day Of June last, we can assure
the Freeman that with the school of ultra aboli-
tionism which that journal represents, We have not
nor can we have any sympathy. We have hither-
to failed to discover any possible good arising from
useless agitation or the discussion OF impossible
tics With slavery, us it exists in fifteen OF the
States of this Union, we have nothing more to do
than we have with the "man in the moon" The
institution is there beyond our control. The only
legitimate practical course We can pursue IN rel
erence to the entire subject is TO conhne our opposi
ton to all attempts to extend it over territory not
cursed by its blightng influences. To this extent
we are ready and willing to labor with the Free
man or any body else.
| But in so far as We represent portion oil the
Republican party, we protest against all attempts
to drag in ''abolitionism" or "Garrisonianisn" tc
its creed, or make them the tests Of political ortho-
doxy The Wings of Vermont, as well as those oil
New Hampshire, acted in good faith when they
joined the Republican organization, and the pro
portion OF those ucionging originally to that party
in either State who voted for candidates other thar
Fremont and Dayton ut the late election, is les
than was that Of the "original abolitionists'
in this State who voted for Gerrit Smith. II Seems
to us therefore, that this fling at the original Wings
and more than limitations Of nsincerity come will
bad grace from n journal that has heretofore beer
kepiin thetraces only by "judcious management