Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-04-12

Mexico, the effect of which would be to extend
slavery into those territories. Gen. Taylor in
using lis influence to control the legislation Of
Congress, has openly violated what was probably
the only pledge which could be drawn from him
pending his election, viz: "lhlt he would leave
all questions of legislation entirely to Congress"
Gen. Taylor not only made use of his executive
influence, but irom statements made by those
who were present, he found it necessary to go a
step beyond what would seem to be courte-
Gus, towards the Free Soil party.
1t remains to be seen what is meant by
d" frowning indignantly" upon those Free Soil
men who entertain different notions upon the
subject of introducing slavery into New Mexico
and California, from what the brave old Gen.
does. We think however, that the threat prob
ably was made without reflection. If, on the
other hand, the Gen. supposes he can control
such men as Hale, Chase, Tuck, Giddings, and
Wilson, and host of other men FROM the free
States, by his "jndignant. fo,Cn," it is barely
possible that he will find that he has mistaken his
men.
We have a word of inquiry to make concern
ling the old democratic party. What will they
do? The position which they now occupy is
anything but desirable. Without any National
Organization-divded in their councls-w with
no prospect of success without accessions from
some quarter Their leaders have led them to
take an unfortunate step, that has placed them
in this dilemma. The mass of the democratic
party we have no doubt, are ready 10 abandon
their unholy alliance with slavery and slavehod
ers, and strike for freedom
We have before remarked that it remained fo
majority of the freemen in the free States tt
give effect to the principles of the Buffalo Plat
form. So long as the freemcn of the North ar
divided into separate organizations, each strlvin
to secure its own particular views upon matter
of minor consequence, so long we give the enc
mics of freedom the advantage over us. 1t
through the divisions in the free States that tn
South has been successful in propagating slave
ry IN the United States, until it threatens to owe
turn the Government itself
The defeat of Gen.Cass by the shareholders
the Southland the reasonable conduct of ce
tain men at Washington during the last sessiC
of Congress have had tendency to convince ii
democrats in the free States, that they must pitC
their tents on new ground. They stand in da
ger of total disruption and disorganization,
they adhere to their position, and become instr
ments to promote the success of measures, al
a party to which they are opposed. For Oh
selves, we wish there was but one party tn
side of Mason and Dixon's line. For the pre-
ent, the sentiment below, found in slip we C
from an exchange paper, meets om hearty a
proval:
D "UNIoN AND HARMONY."-A distinguish
democrat residing in the centre of the State, co
cudes business letter to us as follows: "The
. are some efforts making by the hunllers at Alb
- ny for a re union Of tile party. Now | am n
= in favor of making any bargain with hunkers
? any terms. When men agree they will act t
gether, and when they do not agree there Is
use in their trying to act together. Let US ke
Straight ahead adherng to our doctrines and
the old way of calling State conventions"