State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-07-12

1t will be rccolected by the readers OF
the North Star, that some time since, over
my present signature, | submitted few
questions through the medium OF that pa
per, asking for information why and
wherefore the party names and distinctions
of former times were revived with an
evident design to make them bear upon
the question then lately presented before
the antimasons of this State, which ques-
ton was, as ! understood it, whether we
should adhere to our original principles, or
break up and unite with another party; and
il will be also recollected that the editor OF
the Star devoted two or three columns OF
his paper to this subject; but as his an
swers appeared to me not exactly to the
point | took the liberty of making few
farther inquiries, believing my object
would not be misunderstood, which was
simply to place the subject in such a light
that the honesty and consistency OF The
antimasons, with whom 1 had so long
and heartily acted, might be vindcated
from those foul ISLANDERS that have been so
lavishly heaped upon us by the masc &c
presses and their satellites. But the captious
manner i'm which that article was treated,
and learning about the same time that
several communications that had been for
warded for publication in the Star Tor the
same purpose had been rejected, relieved
me from all doubt as to the course the
editor of that paper had determined to
pursue. These considerations, MIR Editor,
have induced me 10 offer few remarks,
I through the medium of your paper, upon
the course certain of our professed friends
have been pursuing for some time past,
with an evident design TO create discord,
and division in our ranks. And first, MS
to the editor of the Star, Notwithstanding
the tone of his paper has strongly indicated
n design to transfer its influence to the
Jackson party, notwithstanding 1t was
known to many that Mr. Eaton attended a
Jackson caucus and endeavored to procure
the election of a representative i'll his own
town last fall pledged to that party, not,
withstanding it was very publicly stated
by the Jackson men about Danvllle village
that Mr. Eaton would be with them in flu
ture, that the only thing that kept hin
back last fall was his obligation TO Cover
nor Palmer, his friends hereabouts have
been slow in believing that his course wa
| the effect of a dereiction of principle; bu
we have been more inclined to believe tina
it is the result of some indirect influence
of the willy foe with which we have beef
, contending that has been brought to bcal
on his mind by awakening his former po
f litical prejudices and operating on his van
, ity, so as to make him lose sight of tn
principles for which we have so long ant
, successfully commended, and thereby ga
by stratagem what they had despnred @
2 gaining by open warfare mean the de
structon of the antimasonic party. w
have been led to these conclusions by pc
rusing articles occasionally published !
Q the Star, comnendatory of his course, pun
porting to he letters from former pol'ic'
C friends, or emenating from some hig
G place Of power. These efforts, ii SEEM
@ succeeded much better than did those {
4 Sanballett and Tohiah with Nehemiah
c He never once listened to their offers {
h help, if he would come down and build
:. the plain The ardor with which MIR Ei
d ton has engaged in his new cnterpris
d seems to have made him forget that whe
}, the antimasonic party was organized
= this State, that Vermont was iour-iiiths
e favor of Mr. Adams re election, yet j
IS cannot he ignorant of the fact that IL
+ Jackson presses hive been teenling eve
e since with arguments to convince MS hi
rs their party inherited all the genuine d.
>. mocracy in the nation; that our leadir
Or men and our preAse were all federal, tn
N whoever refused to bow the knee TO Il
u Hero would be consigned 10 polite