Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-30
The Fuiure,
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The heat and Strife the noise and conflsion," Of
the Presidential election have passed away. The
cosslul party are making merry over their victory,
with about as much propriety the jewellers which
eve read Of" while the defeated party suffer double
modification from the fact that they sacrificed their
principles in the hope Of securing success and now hay
ing failed in this they without the consultations of
clear conscience. But the Free Soil party--this in
domitabe band which has withstood with more than
Spartan frmnes5 the onsaughs Of its combined enc
mies-where and how are they? Defeated? By no
means for though they have not carried single cleo
oral VOTE they have nevertheless triumphed in the
highest sense of that erm by manly vindicution of
what they and all the world know to be righteous prn-
ciplos-whch is as preferable to gotten success as
tie ignominous defeat.
But the future-wha is before US? 1t was conf
IDENTITY predicted by the Taylor and bunker organs
that the Free Soil party was made up Of such uncon
genial and repusiye elements to render it imposs~
BILE to hold together utter tho election What is the
fact? On every hand we see them coming upunscath
ed and uncontamnated, from the field of conflict. pre-
pared like strong man to run the of triumph in
1852, which was predicted by John C. Calhoun.
The .Ncrc York Ercning Post, in lengthy and able
article, reviewing the of the two parties, their
subservency to the Slave Power and the increase of
slavery in this country winds UP with the following
"Tho Cass party is already dissolved. II was but a
brotherhood of hope, largest and portentious at its
BIRTH and bound together only by the ties of SECULAR
nominations. Nough but rope Of sand, it his even
now become q helpless heap. The tide of emigration
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to us its surface, all that is valuable, leaving only
its sediment behind
Under such circumstances, the question as 10 what
is the duty Of Free Sellers in time to come is easily
answered. 1t is simply to preserve and perfect our
organization
| We who have thus boldly started this movement and
broken off from both the great parties Of the day with
the entire certainty that for while at least we had
nothing to expect from power but rowns, having
achieved the attribute of preventing irredeemabe
mischief, have but to be true to ourselves to main
tain our distinct organization to extend it into every
election precinct and district assert our doctrines
at all times and under every circumstance and to per-
seyervo amid disaster deeatc onumey,and oppression
and we shall assuredy plant our great principles OF
| liberty in the land and perfect the work which the
revolution began there is truth in the text that sub
mission to the tyranny of is rebellion to the soy
ereignty Of God"
The H6any HdS copies the article OF the P0St witt
the following editorial counents
"We commend to our readers the reflections on the
past and present attitude Of parties, which copy
from the N. Y. Post
i The Hunkcr aud Taylor organizations are not des
tined to last. The latter must from its bolted con
stitution soon take the step from plethory to palsy
which has Frustrated the Iormer. They must bot
soon fall to pieces. Let the party of freedom keel
! frm and show the evidences of stability, and the tuc
tuang materials of the decomposcd factions will ad
here to it and be incorporated with It, The magnetic
influence of freedom will draw the pure particles of al
parties 10 it, and this very aggregaton will make tin
grosser fragments gravtate to the common centre"
The same sentiment is maintained by the N. Yor
Gle be, and our country exchanges from the ranks
= the Free Soil Democracy generally. And those of on
brother Free Sellers from the ranks Of the late VIII
party, instead of wavering on the ground of rcsut
are confirmed in the principles of Free Democracy
and are prepared to continue the warfare until OIL
principles have universally humPhca.