Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-06


Sometime last fall correspondent over the
sienatore Of 9. sent to Walion's Daily Journal
some communications combating the positions
taken, apparently edi,orillly, 10 that paper. Two
OF these articles We think appeared, aocompa-
MED by responses from the gentleman who ocea
sion4Ily welded the editorial pen for our conism'
por4rv. G. was introduced by Mr., Woton as
statesman who had been long in public Iie' the
compoer Of the younger Adamsi and il we right
" guess, he was prominent in the Halls 0! Con
gross years ago, when the great struggle for TIE
rightsof petition WIS gaIaully fought and Won Oy
the giants Of those days. lie is sliIi in public
life though not in Congfes', and bis name, il We
we're at Liberty to give it, would be our abundant
excuse for yielding so much Of our space to The
communication, which is accompanied by the fol-
lowing note:
TO The Editor Of the Gnen Mountain Freeman :
SIR Il send you the enclosed communication
It constituted a part Of he correspondence be-
tween my'ef and the associate Ediorof Hdiioas
Daly journal, aod was sent to that plPer ioF m
scriiou about the middle Of October Jo' not APP
pearing, wish you to insert II
Very respectfully o.
MY DEAR WALTON The Common Plat
form suggested BY your associate Editor merely
proposed that tie people should consent TO the
preparation Of all hose revolving crimes which,
when aggregat'd and compounded, constitute
-" sla gg" understood tbathe was a man OF
unu,ul ability graduate Of one Of our learned
Institutions, and vas deeply ,erscd IN the casuI'-
Try and logic Of that popular college.
felt that such doctrines we're at WAT with tho
essential principles o. our government and o.
Gin. laoty, and was, therefore, not unwilling 70
expose them to yourraadus. In ny first notice
Of bis platform, stated the character e SLAYER,
which, lie proposed 70 preserve, and then referred
TO the primal truths on wch our government w1'
based, in order to show TINT the very object for
which It was established vas ,he destruction o.
slavery aud oppression, SO far as les constitute n'
powers extended that to preserve tbat iu'ti'u
ton wogId constitute an overthrow o. the govern
meni, aud wal upon Christianity. ! was careful
to sta.e that Iifc, liberty and happiness are "gih
Of God constituting the rights of mea, fox the
protection Of which governments are instituted.
wa, erpIci. on us poinifo the hcltdat
verify believed that these truths CONNER del
q tmselye, to every patriotic and every christian
heart and hoped that your Editor would hav'
FASTENED to ayog hi. devotion 70 them. But t.
my surprise he replied that they w.rs " Old anii
slavery doctrines, and, ctnnc,ar5ng them a
" lalAcous Icu,ed to admit d deay lheirIuh
and made no attempt to eSuicote himself from
the position in which bis proposition had place.
him. Vel h showed an anxiety to attribute t.
myself errors which never entertained, and Il
Mr.. Adams opinions which he had ever discarded
| had intended no discussion Of men. ! fll tha
he and were Of little importance while prnci
! pcs, eternal aud unchaogcnbe we're worthy o
paplic attention.
10 reflle bis impulatiOns upon Mr.. Adams an'
myself, By showing them uniounded, appeared
to me ytry much like killing dies with a bod
kin when expected to encounter severe Log,
Ills eyasons crested a dtsjIe in my mind &
unma,A him. was anxious to learn the Gle
men,s Of bis intellect TO bring out tie intefna
emotions of bis mind, to the public view. Iii
proposition to preserve slavery bore such perfsc
analogy to that which, on a certain occasion, wa
made to the Savior, that they seemed 10 have com
from the same author To deny that our live
and Liberties are derived from the Creator Ia
lcug been considered nGdelily 10 God and man
kind and in my reionder called his attention
to these facts hoping to provoke him TO on exon
Grafton Of himself. stated, and now again sol
EMMY aver, that this inGdelhy which denies tina
God has vouchsaied 10 each human soul en- impre
.cipubls right to live, to acquire knowledge AM
prepare for heaven, is drenching cur land il
blood that il is more fragrant inddelity thai
that of Robe pierre, aud is as hostile to our gov
ernment as ii is 10 Christianity. | do not bcliey
that your associate either understood bis real po
sition, or intended to become an accessory in tn
crimes Of slavery Yet, such IS the real chlracie
which he has taken upon himself III stand by
and see nan deliberately murder another o
consent, or advise him do SO, when have tn,
power to safely prevent it, the Law aud all gooC
men will deem me guilty, and | will justly b.
hanged with him who strikes the blow. This j
Christianity as well as law and your asc ciaie b,
conserving and advising to preserve an institution
which brutslizes men and shuts out the ligh, Q
truth from the human ,oul, has morally identified
himself with those crimes, and with the rebels VIII,
are seeking the overthrow of our government, IT
order TO continue and ptrpetuaie slavery, hat
hoped that these suggestions in nay last commu
nication would have induced hint admi, or den,
the premises which | had lid down, aud to vindi
cate bis proposition in some way.
But IN his last article he reiterltcs his evasion
saying ave decline niiyiy to enter into an
general discussion Of the tene,s Of the arl.slayef
party, Of which he (mysclD has been SO long
leader"
This second evasion saliiss me thu, he c,nno
be brought TO any vindication Of Slavery, or Of hi
proposition to preserve ii that he prefers to res
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