Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-03
For the Green Mountain Freeman.
Parties in the United States. No. II,
J. B. CLARK, } &c.
J. EDGERTON, "ii''ee

In tracing the of political affairs and the
conduct of the two great parties, we discover that
Different events, and those important to the inter
ests Of country succeed each other and each event
leaves the Wing and Democratic parties arranged
against each other before. They have heretofore
been divided upon different Subjects such as United
States Bank Sub Treasury, Tariff proceeds of Public
Lands, &C. Let the question now be put to an intel
lgent Wing, and to intelligent Democrat, what is
now the ruling object of the party? And what would
each answer? The Democrat would, probably an
swer-to keep in operation our good ub-Treasury,
and our very good Tariff of '46 The Wing would,
probably, say, want to repeal the Sub Treasury
SYSTEM which never has been and never will be- any
thing but crib for the mnions of party power to feed
at and we want 10 restore our better Tariff of 1S42.
If both the Wing and Democrat would be candid and
frank and tell the whole story they would alike say,
our main object for which strive is, to secure
to our party the presidential patronage. The Presi-
dent has the bestowment of all the Offices under the
laws of the United States, fourteen fifteen thousand
of these are worthy having for any party"
Probably, neither Wing nor Democrat could, in
truth, give any more justiyng to his party, in
keeping up their rvashp, regardless of the great prin-
cple of liberty for which fathers fought and bled
The above answers imply, that the motto of each
party should be- not our country with the reward Of
preserving its liberties for ourselves and posterty but
our party, with the reward of the spoils of victory.
| would remind the Wings and Democrats of the
North, that, by electing Zachary Taylor, or Lewis
r. oiU fha no fret
nick in all the spos of their victory. They Of course
will take all or nearly all of the important Offices
important both in point of the power and salary at
tached to the Office.
If the Wings should pretend to any prospect of re-
storing the Tariff of 49, all must see it to be vair
pretence. The Compromise Tariff of '33 had expired
and we had no law for collecting duties; and all felt
that there must be one, and they must agree wei
as they could and, at all events agree. Hence Mr.
Buchanan in the Senate, and about twenty Democrats
in the House, voted with the Wings, rather than hav
f no Tariff. Surely, it is not supposeable case tina
the Wings can obtain aid from the Democratic party
in overturning their favorte Tariff, and establishing
t on its ruins, one more favorable to the Wings
The state of the two parties seem to be this :-Th
slave holders have command of Uncle Sans crib, AM
they profer to the leading men of each party at tn
North butt cut at the exile, if they, will successful
aid in the continuance of their control of the crib an
its contents. The lure takes with leaders at the Mort
Of both parties, many of whom are probably interest
ested also in slave property; and they enlist cheerful
and heartily eager to seize on the spos of victory
But what, let me ask is the boon presented to tn
masses, who must do the voting, and pay the bills
Who can tell, Or what Yankee can even guess, what
, What motive, unless it be blind devotion to party
can induce the masses of either party to follow sue
s leaders in such mad career? Here | am reminde
of the history of man driving large flock of shee
over London BRIDGE when the old buck in front leape
over the railing of the BRIDGE and the whole flock fol
h lowed him, all tumbling into the River Thames.
was enough for this flock to follow their leader
their own destruction, but for eemen to follow thei
leaders to the destruction of the liberties of their coun
u try, is quite too bad.
8 MARCELLUS.