Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-03
The Frec.SOiI MOyement"The Whig Press,

The Free Soil MOVGment"IhG Wing Press.
Not many months ago, no company of men sympa-
thzed more deeply regarded with greater soctude
the action and success of the Barnburners than did
the Wings Especially was this tile case in Vermont
They we're foremost, longest and oudest in trumpet
ing every event which sgnazed the progress of John
Van Buren, & Co.. in their attempts to demolish the
old fabric of Hunkersm. But more recently they
have very much changed in this matter and why?-
Because forsooh the terms "Old Hunker" and Barn
burner" appropriate to represent the two d.
visions of the Wings as well as of the Democrats
Once the Barnburner tendency was only the dlsrac-
ton of the Democratic party; nOw it operates with
equal force to fractonize the Wings Once people
supposed that an Old Hunker could only be a
member of the Democrats; uow they have learned
that such belief was not necessarily true - Once
to censure, sae and curse this new manifestation of
the spirit of freedom, only the work Of the old
line Democracy motO the two old parties with
unanmity join hands TO extinguish it, and he who does
and says most against il, is the acknowledged rva:-
Once it was denounced as a specimen of Whiggery,
was frequently the case during the session of the
late Democratic State Convention in this place nOt0
it is regarded a sort of new tangled loco focoism
as denominated by the Burlington Free Press. Thus
have the Wings chosen to reveal in emphatic
ner that their pretensions in this thing were only
gusty Treence, without the shadow of reality about
them, in that so long secessions were made only
from the democratic party, they affected to rejoice at
the onward march of free principles but when seces
sions are made from their party that the seceders
may Join with those who have feelings and views
akin to their own, they denounce the whole affair in
terms most reproachul. More especially is this true
of the Burlington Free Press since the "Free Soil"
Convention at Wiliston. At first the editor saw fit
to hold in contempt the whole matter knowing this to
be his only resort neither argument nor fact could
be brought against it, but in his paper of Friday last
he assumes a deal of gravity, and concludes for
once to say "a word to wings" with "deeorum and Sc
riousness." He proceeds by constituting himself
SOFT of vigilance committee sentinel of his County
and District, and of wings generally and reads them
a chapter Of three columns length, designating the
what they may not do, sayn to expose the shoals of
the political sea in its present comnotory state, COM
mends the serve faters the less so rebukes the wa
ny, and condemns and denounces every body except
the "United Wing Party" That one should be so
much alarmed for the safety of sinking ship, who
ordinarily affects such firm confidence and remarkable
sanguinity does the sagacous edtors to source
Of surprise as we'll as amusement.
The first objection which the Wing Press bring
against the Free Soil movement, is that it originated
in New York. ga State more celebrated than any other
one state in the Union for the instability of her political
character" and in party "who have done more to
shengthen extend and perpetuate slavery than ell par
tics combined" Now we are not aware that these
positions gravely assumed, are true: and if they
were we see not why their truth should deteriorate
the action of those concerned so long as that action
carries with it that evidence of sincerity and honesty
which far for ought can see, has characterized
the movement. To be sure the Free Soil men have
not for the last half years. been trumpctting
to the world strong anti-savery resolves, and prang
about the evils of the peculiar institutions" but since
their organization, they haze, consistent, acting
men, thrown out to the world those addresses and
olutions, which carried with them force and moral
power that has taught the unprecedented mind that they
mean what they say, and that they will fulfil what they
hardihood to say that those already spoken by them
though they are few compared with the pharisaical
demonstrations Of the Wing party north, will penetrate
further and alarm more the old dominion of slavery,
than n the heterogeneous acts and resolves born
of Wing parentage AT any rate it is due to all, of
whatever association, that sentiments of common hon.
esty be attributed them, until by their acts or words
they preclude such an attribute. OF the pro-SIdu1y
acts of Mr.. Van Buren, we do and ever shall speak as
consciously any one, but so far he is plant
ed upon the principles Of the Wimot Proviso, we are
willing to award him that degree of honesty which
common charity Dictates IF he, by subsequent act,
shall prove his present position lie it will then be
time enough to denounce him, and talk Of "whited
scpuchres," but until then, we are bound to think
him true.
Again the movement is objected to on the ground
that the "Wiliston maneuver" land we suppose the
whole matter the state over twas got up and managed
by loco focos" and as the only conspicuous movers,
we have the names of E. D. Barber, and the Hon.
John Smith and S. s. Brown of St Adams. Were
the impression which this assertion is likely to pro-
duce, truc it might, freely admit, operate to him
der the Joint action of the Wings But how is To-
Why not mention in this connection VIM. Weston,
Esq., of Burlington, and Messrs Peck, Hill, Stansbu-
ry and the numerous other Wings, and those of in.
huence too, who engaged as heartily in this matter
as any members from the Democratic party? The
answer is plain 1T would at refue the idea that
it is "a sort of tangled loco focoism" We find
so far as accounts from the various portions of the
State have reached u.s. that it is by no means loco To-
co proect-but that is which enlists the liberty
glowing form both parties