Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-06-09

lIlb ia IhlOI AND l NE 1 LINZ l To-
Upon toleraby intimate acquaintance with the
editor of the Patriot in other days. before he UNI
dertook to do the drudgeryand--no matter what
-ofo locoloco newspaper, we found him not on.
" to be very clever fellow, but pretty shrewd
observer Of men and things and inclined to Judge
them by their real deserts IN the wear and tear
Of political strife he may have sustained some
loss in these good qualities, but on the slreng Of
old acquaintance we will venture to guess that the
ocofocos, who are now crawling to the feet OF
Tyler the Traitor for Office, are despised quite as
heartily by him as by any body else. We say it
to his credit, and volunteer to do it in his behalf,
because, Tor some reason or other, he does not
speak out with his accustomed boldness-iherein
doing injustice not only to himself, but to those
Of his purity leaders who have filed of to the Ty-
Ter talias Calhoun ranks Tie reason may be
pity for his old comrades-or perhaps fear for
the effect, if the venality ofso many leaders should
be exposed to The gaze OF the rank and file
Whatever it may be, it has caused our neighbor
to approach nearer 10 absolute qualification than
we ever thought it possible fol him to do Wit
uess the last Patriot on the subject Of TyIers ap.
denim them-bul timidiiy, or pity, induced him 10
apologize for them; and these warning elements
produced an article perfectly unique. Here we
find sharp slab, well suited to the temper OF the
more high minded of the iocoloco party, ind there
brush full Of the soilest Of soft sonp to sooihe the
wounded, We quote:
STABS.
Lalterly, President Tyler has made some ap F.
poinlments of Democrats to Office, in our own
state and elsewhere, for ,0hich he seems 10 gain
liHle credit or popularity. -" The democrats
are suspicious OF some attempt of the Captain
tTyler) upon The virtue Of those toho are offered or
take office under him, if not upon the democratic
organization"
"Nohojy seems satisfied excepting those who
hold office.
SOFT SOAP.
Promising that tho Wings are all incompetent
to administer the government, the Patriot pro.
ceeds:
In such an exigency Of affairs. what is his
(Tyler'sl duty? Should he attempt to stumble
aud blunder along with the aid of such councils
or should he, like trUe patriot cast his prejudices
and predictions to the winds and for the snra-
lion Of the country, whose constitution he has
sworn to support and the promotion of whose
welfare should be his highest aim, fill the places of
tie highest responsibility and trust with his oppo-
nents with honest aud competent democrats
In this view, il must, we think, require kueen op-
tics to see any thing wrong.
"Ou the other hand in such n crisis what is The
duty Of democrats? Should they refuse to put
shoulder to the wheel, because The administration
happened TO be in the hands of their opponents ?
When the country calls, all true patriots lose sight
Of party md cleave to the country. This is right
who will stand up and assert The contrary ?"
And still again-nl0s for the democracy of
Vermont, if our neighbor Of the Patriot should he
Obliged to sell out to John Tyler to "save the
countrym The possibility of such m event is
thus family forosliadowed
For ourselves we should much prefer freedom,
perfect freedom from The powers that be, because
they are under no obligation us for the places
they hold, but TO Save The country we should prob
ably consent TO lorego our scrupes and for no
other consideration"
Now we take it that the essence OF the Patriot
article is this, AMI this only; Tyler has made
dIscredIabe and unpopular appointments from
the locoioco party in Vermont; he has bought the
creatures over; but Tyler has bought these men,
and they have sold themselves, all for the good of
The county! Pure patriot he-pure patriots they !!
Nenality is virtue-or at The worst, but neces-
sary evil. Alas for the editor of the Patriot. if
his ideas of Patriotism have come TO such Il pass.
II 100 near kin to that of the long legged rogues
OF whom it hath oft been sung
,True patriots they, for be i, understood,
Ihey LEFT their counry for their couniry's good"
But we repeat our conviction that Ibis is not the
honest sentiment Of the Patriot editor, His bet
ter Judgment will yet show Itself in no half way
or undermined condemnation Of lreachery and
yenay.
1he county safe! llaswe late Of the Ben