Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-07-05
WHAT DOES IT MEAN 7

I, arncars 10 lie pretty well authenticated that on
the arrival of the news Of the TEXAS nominations at
Baltimore in the good town Of Middebury, the Hon
orable Charles Linsley, Err Member OF Congress ana
His Honor Edward D. Barber, late candidate for
Lieut. Governor, got together meeting of the de-
mocracym 10 take into consideration the nominations
aforesaid,-whereat the distinguished functonaries
above mentioned presided as masters of ceremonIes,
and that the meeting unanimously passed series of
resolutions the purport Of which, as they have been
represented to lis, is somewhat after this wise
That the said nominations are a fIaud upon the
democracy.
That the delegates who were in any way lnsrN-
mental in sacrificing Mr. Van Buren, 10 the Southern
demand for Texas, have entitled themselves TO all
sorts Of Locofoco wrath, which will not be withheld
from them.
That we, the midlothian democracy, don, con-
slider the said nominations binding upon us or any
tody else and shall MOI support them unless we have
a mind to,-and
That we doubt very much whether we shall do any
such thing,
This synopsis NAV be incorrect, but as there is 70
"democrntic crgau' in Mddlehury, we have not
seen the resolutions and proceedings in print and
must do the best we can.
Ifthe above is any thing like true statement Of
the proceedings at Miudebury, we call upon the Lo-
cofoco interpreters one and all, 10 read us this
6ream"-to decvpher this omlnous hand writing on
the wall" Whit can be in the wind when no less
personages than a member Of Congress and Lenten-
ant Governor Chat would be) take it upon themselves
TO raise meeting against the orders Of that pulssan
commander, Commodore Caucus? What DIRE por
tents may next be expected to appear in the political
Heavens after this demonstration?
We comics. that at first this idea OF a rebellion on
conscientious grounds, among detachment of loco
focos, struck us IA an anomaly which needed eXpa
nation. We inquired what 1t could mean, since we
had so often witnessed total abandonment, IN that
quarter of all preConceved opinions, at the beck Of
party convention; and had supposed that the
democracy were proof against any twnges OF con-
science arising from such slight causes as the falsi-
cation OF all previous professions But here seemed
TO be an exception, an honorable exception and did
look for a week or two as if there was some political
shame in at least section of the party. Whle we
were nwardly congraulating ourselvesa ana the coun
try on this unlocked for manifestation presto!-
sceneis changed Reports came back that the nfore
said magnates, after some labor had been salts
6cdn in REGARD to the Texas nominations, and had
meekly backed out Of their untimey rebellion-had
opened wide hrir late uproarous lhroats, md swnl-
lowed back the grandlloquent words which caused
their brethren quake with All again was
pence The lash had produced lis pristine effect, and
the indictments had stepped into the a! its first
application TO their refractory backs.
Here is moral spectacle! In the honesty Of IN
sophsticated hearts, the frs, news of their base
BETRAYAL to the Southern dctators, they burs, forth
wuh spontaneous groan OF indignation against the
frand prac,iced upon Them fraud, in their opinion,
no nofarous and infamous for endurancca fraud