Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-09-29

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sionatc feeling Of the WhigS to join in arresting
il, as he now does. Oh, no! nen he did not
want Wings, bat Democrats, and he urged them
" not to let the moment pass " for joining the
" free soil" party, because (and listen to it, o
ye bamboolled Whigs) by so doing they would
" anticipate the character ofhe neo party, secure
candidates Of their orn political faith, and
DEMOCRATIC AscESDASCY FOR ALL TINE TO
CONE
Lot the Democracy Gays the Democrat in
the same paper of July 2e) run free soil ticket,
and il will in our opinion CARRY THE STATE
Such were the motives for joining the " free
soil" party, held out 10 Democrats in July last.
They did not "lct the moment pass" in this
State, and having secured candidates Of heir |
o,rn political faith" they can now afford to coax
the Wings.
We trust there are no Wings in this county
to be caught by such "soft-sawdcr."
s1-The Democrat has found "mare's nest"
Disappointed in his honest endeavors TO elect a
Locofoco Governor by Jumping on the 'free
soil" hobby, and thereby anticipating the char
aeter of the new party,"-,hat is-making il a
Locofoco party under the mask Of Free Soil"
he INDUCES his natural propensity in housing
around the editorials Of the Phoenix, taking par
agraphs from their context and connection, and
thus separated, parading them as Inconsistencies.
For instance, in showing up the Inconsistency
Of Mr. Everett, who refused to support Taylor
because he was no, publicly pledged against the
extension of slavery, while he was ready and
anxious to support Clay, we referred to their re-
spcctive public declarations, 10 show that the
pubic pledges Of Mr. Clay against slavery were
not stronger than those Of Gen. Taylor, and
thereby convcting Mr. Everett Of Inconsistency
and insneerty. He professed that nothing
short Of sOle'na publie pledges from Gen. Taylor
against slavery extension, should satisfy the
north, and we showed that upon these grounds,
and with this test Mr. Clay was as Objectionable
as Gen. Taylor.
We said not a word Of Mr. Clay's private sen
ti.nenis on the subject, as disclosed by his public
conduct and private character, and expressed
no opinion on them. We were simply proving
the inconsistency of Mr. Everet,s conduct, upon
: the grounds be himself had chosen Yet an
extract from the article IS pAraded in the col
umns of the Democrat, to prove that 'ce beiiert
Mr. Clay to be in favor Of the extension Of sla-
very, and tina, the Wing party have no, been
the friends Of free SOIL and this too, by the or
gan of party that sheds crocodile tears at tho
: Injustice done Mr. Clay, who was sacrificed, a
tiSuy wUuiu mnKe tnc wori1 Deiievr, bvruusr he
took bold stand agsins, the extension Of slavery
The character and conduct Of Mr. Clay
through life, and the spir, of his public dcclarn-
tons, prove, as docs those Of Gen. Taylor, that
he regards slavery as a great national evil and
is opposed to its increase or extension but a:
to public pledges, which alone would induce MI
Everett to support Gen. Taylor, we intended to
say, and did only say, that MIR Clay's publ,
Taylor that IL this was an objection to the latter
il was equally so to the former, and that MI
Everett was therefore guilty of gross inconsis
= tency in making it an objection to Gen. Taylor
and not to Dir Clay.
To garble and perycrt the sentiments of an
other, is abnnt the lowest. &c Il :s the nos. COZ
temptible resort of political ignorance or knavery
and il may be that in this employment the Demo
crat can plead Falstair's Apology" It's my yoca
ton, Hal" We shall therefore leave him to pur
sue an occupation so well suited to his taste ant
capacitv.
) We are reminded occasionally. however, of .
! compliment once Maid to the consistent ,hostii
tv Of the Democrat to the admission of an,
more slave terr;torv y and arc called upon TO 70
. tract n doubt afterwards EXPRESSED. that he hat
M. ;ndercnaoncs enoucb 10 onno.c a Democr,t
l. candidate hostile 70 the .n,ipcinle of the WI
mo, Proviso."
We basten to rcna;r the ;n;us,;ce un;ntcp,ion
ally done TO the aDemocrat." and frankly admi
tina, !, did declare. before the baltimore nomi
nations. that II would sooner see the Democrat,
, marty defso,,d than supnort n candidate "a,
$ President onnosed ~ the W;l,,o, pro,i.o tina,
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