Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-03-17
ISAAC HILL.

Our readers are probably aware that Isaac HIN,
is doing all that % in his power to defeat the regular
nominations Of the Democrats. That he may BE- "
part successful, would seem probable; but whsthss
ne be 30 or has forever forsworn all claims upon
the democratic party. His apostscy and Heschky
merits the contempt of every true democrat; and he
allies, the federasts must, while they glory in the
treason, ,despise the tiai'ors-Buriington SsnsiwA
March, 3.
To those who remember the scenes Of
1904 to l6, it is little amusing to hssr
Wlnslow read Isaac Hill out of the demo.
cratic party, and particularly excruciating.
vhen it is recollected that this democratic
party from which he is thus unceremonious
elected, is headed in N. Hampshire BY
Henry Hubbard, of Hartford Convention
memory, and embraces in its ranks a large
proportion of the war federalis,s. These
men, (ike most apostates) have verged from
one extreme to the other. From their high.
toned federalism, they have descended to
the lowest depths Of agrarianism, and On.
grated into their " democratic" creed radi.
calism enough to shake Thomas Jefferson in
his winding sheet They go for free trade
utterly repudiale protection, in every shape
scout internal improvements, and require
pledges in advance from the bench 10 decide
agalnt 'he power Of the state to lay a road.
except by consent Of the land owners.-
These doctrines are set up as the tests of Dc.
democracy in N. Hampshire, by which every
locofoco is required to swear. But Mr..
Hill refuses TO acknowledge these gods
He repudiates the whole concern-,he Hart.
ford Convention priests who minister a, the
altar, and the principles they inculca.s, a.
anti-republcan in character, destructive ia
their tendency, and utterly at war with that
feeling Of Americanism which warmed the
old republican party into existence. In this
lies his "dpostacy," this the treachery"
for which the Sentinel invokes I" the con.
tempt Of every true democrat" and which
has forfeited him all claim upon the demo.
cratic party" How is this, old school 70.
publicans democrats, friends of protection,
in Vermont Is opposition to Hartford
Convention leaders and free trade radical.
ism, the objectionable sin, or notl Is there
any thing in the fact that an old republican,
who has no ambitious aspirations, whose IN
teress and sympathies are Unidentified with
the producing classes, should regard the
). downward tendency of things with alarm
q leave his retirement to re-assert american
q principles, and contend for the true repub-
o lican faith as originally delivered 10 tn,
: saints-we say, is there any thing in all this
Il TO call for such manifestation Of splesI
and denunciation. from one who protesses I,
q regard republcansm with so much rever
i ence : We do not see it; and must con
n fess our surprise at the existence of such
/, spirit. 1t is to be accounted for in bu, on
n way. Gov. Hill is known and eifieieu
:. friend of President Tycr's administration
Next to protective tariff, Winsow hate
q, Tyler above all things, but being an appl
cant for an Office al the Presidents hand
it will no, do TO abuse him openly, so b
amuses himself IN the mean time in huntin
down such of tho Presidents open friens
as take ground with him in favor of discrin
mating protection to American labor
Hence this rude attack upon Gov. Hill.-
Of its fairness and propriety, every read,
will judge; of its success, time will determn