The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1848-06-08
TIE NATIONAL PARTY.

THE NATIONAL PARTY.
The Troy Budget remarks upon the action of the
late Convention, perhaps with deeper meaning
than it is conscious of, that ait has broken up the
Democratic party Of the Nation" We say the same,
and that too without reference to the secession Of
any portion of that party, but simply on the ground
that it has openly DESATloNALIzED itself, by pro
claiming itself the organ of Sectional faction. 1t
has now uncquivocally merged itself in the most
f,natcal, reckless and desperate sectional faction
which has ever assailed the existence by seeking
to violate the essential principles of the Union 1t
has established as its cardinal principle the extern
sion Of Slavery free Territory by giving to set
tiers of such Territory the heretofore unheard-of
privilege of establishing whatever forms of civil
land why not political y tyranny they may choose
without control from tho National Legislature which
is the sole trustee of those domains and without
gard to the Constitution which must prescribe the
terms Of their noyiciate and the principles under
which they are to come into the Union. Hence
forward, all men who would be candidates of that
party or who would have aNuluc in its nominations
must take this test at the Threshold, and swear
allegiance to the ultra minority of the South who
not content as believe the mass of Shareholders
to beg with claiming that their Constitutional rights
be respected, demand that the of Slavery shall
be extended pari pas5a with that of freedom, in
order to preserve its power in the National Councils
from that gradual depletion which the growth of
Nation in an age Of frecdom-an age of tumbling
thrones and bursting letters - must necessarily
occasion.
It is true that for many years it has been apparent
to those who hadcycs to see that this was the grand
condition upon which the fanatics of slavery
yielded their support TO that system of Northern
chcanery known as the Democratic Party, and that
it was to this diabolica purpose that the infamous
politicians who invented the same sold themselves
and their country's honor peace and bravest blood
Hitherto, even in 1911, by the most mastery impu-
dence and incompatible mcndacity, the IIunker'
domagoguos have whcedled the Democratic masses
at the North into the belief that they still acted UNI
der the banners of a national party, and held an
independent and equal position in that party by
virtue of Democratic views upon National questions
but the reckless and domineering spirit of Southern
fanaticism, never allied with prudence, and now
grown too arrogant to permit even IIunkcrsm to
wear longer the hypocrisy which had won all its
successes, las torn away tile mask, demolished the
broad platform of general principles, and virtually
concentrated the power of the Democratic organza-
ton upon the extension Of Slavery as its paramount
object.
We repeat then, that there is hcncerorth no such
thing as a National Democratic Party. The Wing
party is the only National party now remaining
even in pretcnce. 1t alone remains faithful to the
Union; it alone, while fanatics of the North and
South are arraying themselves against each other,
grdes the Union with its mighty arms and uuitcs
the hearts of true Patriots everywhere in the COM
cause.
We believe its success in the opening contest to
be necessary to the preservation of the Union. We
dare not hope to another National party or
another National President, after the triumph Of
either section of the Union in an open contest with
the other Thus impressed with the importance Of |
the result, we look with anxety to the action Of |
our National Convention. 1t will betay us all and .
the priceless interests now committed by Provi- /
dence to its sole guardianship if it nominate any
man, however competent for the highest honors Of
the nation, who cannot from any cause command
the confidence of all National Wings in every sec
ton. No candidate in whom Wings North or
South, jealous for their honor and equality in the
confederacy cannot place CONFERENCE.-THE candidate
in short who cannot call ont the enthusiastic SUP
port of the party everywhere will do at all for this
emergency.
Never before in the history Of our country was an
election of so much importance. Vast national in
terests have been at stake heretofore,-but now the
stake is the nation itself Really, though not nom-
inaly, the issue before us is Union or Disunion-
Nation Or no Nation! The Wing party standing as
the last barrier against that virtual dissolution of the
Union involved in the mortal collision of its two
grand sections is now to be upheld or swept away.
The signs of the day arc propitious, the secret
enemies of Nationasm have unmarked themselves
and lost the alliance Of honest men; the hearts Of
true patriots everywhere are with us, the cause Is
the cause of all mankind, and Heaven bestows its
blessing. Let but the Convention be true to us ALL
and nil will be well.