Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-08-07

whether lie lost his money or not, he lost MS
eleclon,--or, in other words, lie did not c. no
rrg near getting il. And still the operoti os
of nature went on, nor was The sun shrou, d
in darkness al so unlocked Tor an event. AID
still General Flint declared himselra Harr, n
man, for his adherence TO principle could II It
bear 10 be IN the minority, and he SION earn-
ed that large ina 0rliy Of tho Leeisntu
were lnlnsun men. And there ,yerc some
Sheriff., and a few such officers TO be mad. nj
The session Of The Legislature then approaching.
But the result of all this was, that although b.
hung around the Legislature during the whole
OF the session. declaring that he had done mora
10 oppose Van Buron than any other man in
The state, and begging for scue Office and rea-
dy 10 cat tie very crumbs that tell from the
political table, 90 lydespscd and con-
temned was he by all parties, that he went home
without obtaining either loaf or frasmcnt.'--
And now il was that
a change come DER the spirit Of his dream
A canvassing oil the Presidential votes soon
told that Mr. Van Buren, was elected And
now where was Martin Flint? Martin was
where the Faddy's flea wus, when he put his
hand where he was and he was not thcre.'--
His patriotism and love Of principle would not
permit him TO be in the minority. Van Buren
~ President and he calculates that one cir
cumstance 10 be enough TO change the whole
state. And if all were like him il would DO
enough. But Of late he has been subject 10
disappointment, and he will probably be dis
appointed in this The General has now be-
come a confirmed and inveterate' Van Buren,
man, and the next we hear Of him is at the
Van Bulen caucuses, delivering Van Buren,
spec Chez, and laboring for two hours and a
hail. to convince the people that he never was
any thing but Van Buren, man. His letter
to the editor OF the Free Press is tie first tan
t,tt,Ie cvidppfa that tho ecnlpa had fallen from
his eyes and that letter, written by hmselftor
the express purpose of being made public,
strongly reminds us Of the following ondh;
How sweet to see one 8 name in print,
Although that name is MARTIN FLINT
This was little more than four months
ago, when Gen. Flint, a. so a=ra j. !sGaj I"-
der his own hand, stood two hours and a half
trying 10 convince the people Of Braintree, that
what he, only few months before, had been
warning the people 10 flee from, was the only
orthodox doctrine in existence. This ia a nero
outline of the career Of the man who makes
such great pretensons TO patriotism, during
the short spnce of one year,-a man who has
been every thing by turns, and nothing long,
and who, like all other demagogues. prates
| longest and loudest about democracy After
| having thus proved himself traitor to every
! party and principle, TO which he had attached
! himself and having pcrformcd the Office Of a
! poH'ltdl hthlutI toths 'i'i uC NOhIh IL
with every changing breeze being himself
scarcely sensible Of the change, ii has become
a matter Of great curiosity among honest folks,
! to know
What charms, What drugs,
What con duration, and what mighty magic
! he made use Of TO induce the Van Buren, party
10 take him in. But it turns out very fortu-
nately Tor pOsteri'y, that the address by him
delivered on his making h;s application to he
,,.,I Ia Gar
is a shrewd mar, and having heard OF read.
| TINT
Music melt the savage heart
he appeared before the congregaied party OF
Van Buren, men,
And sighed, and looked unutterable things,
when he delivered himself ofthe following,
Supplicaion 10 the Yam Buren, party. for Gd-
mitinnrs.
Pity tho sorrows of out man,
Whose changing course has brought him to your
Whose hope. arc dwndlcd to the shortest span;
OH take him in, ifyou can do no more.
NV hageard looks my Indebtedness besposk.
And they're the offspring offs thousand fears;
And these deep burrows in my grief worn cheek,
Have been the channel TO flood Of tears
Not Of Repentance for an i'll spen, life,
For that's passion could never own,
| don't repent because nv sins are rife,
But It's because my vany is known
I've cheated those who'vo zen my frmest friends,
And proved myselfa traitor TO their cause;--
I've AIMED AMI only aimed to thwart their ends,
And make them subject to your party laws.
But all my reach'rous plans have come to light
And my fond hol 81 have vanished in thin att
Tn now an oncast, loathsome 10 their sight,
And honest indignation cries, beware
I once could till my farm, nor w,h.sl to roam;
Then like the lark, cheerful hailed the morn,
! But nh! ambition has disturb d my home,
| My peace has fown-Im now the child Of scorn.
I've now revealed the sources of my grief
And Humanity e'er touch'd your breast,
With ouslreched hands youl yield the kind relief,
And tears Of pity will not be repress'd.
What II in luckless hour with furtivs hold,
, MY neIghbors gear cluich'd within my claws
If his sheep were bringing to your fold,
Would you not shelter me from injured laws2
My own misdeeds have made me what you zee,
And your condition may be like niue,
Then turn with horror not away from me-
" A fellow feeling make us wondrous kind
= oh pity then the of the man
S Whose yeering course has brought him to your
Whose hopes are dwinded TO the shortest span,
And let him peck his Flint and try once more -
The result was long ago known. This APP
q peal was not to be rusiSi,d-the Van Buren,
S doors were at once unhinged to let him in
n where he yet remains, prating about democra-
= cy,' and equal rights,' Of which he knows a
/ bout as much the Parrot does Of the word,
it has learned 10 repeat. But it seems that th'
n same trait OF character has been prevalent If
all ages If the world,-as long ago. at least, a.
# when the immortal Poet oil Nature, sung
r that
= when devils will their blacklist sins pu. on,
Il 'They do at first suggest with Hcnvenly shows