Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-06

trine, which %justiies The Northern Democracy
in "sloping" on at this time into Free SoiIism.
Now this is kind Of pious fraud which in the
present distressed state Of the "Pa,riot" /, may
be cruel 70 expose, but justice requires il and IL
must be done. The truth is, that similar re,oIu-
tons have passed the same and other Locofoco
Legislatures for several years past. There !.
nothing nsr either in their form or substance
They were preeseiy the amc in 1914, when the
Northern Democracy voted for "PoH, Dalas
and 7srds," and in 1915, when il voted for Ca.
aud tho diffusion" Of slavery. Il will not do,
therefore, AT this late day, to hold up these reso-
luiions as "raw-hesd and.bloody-bones" to sx-
cu'e the servilc insurrsction Of the donghfaces.
II it is good now, il was equally good for the last
ten yearL Why then resort to it7
As an apology for the sunmersei Of the Old
Hunker', il Is wholly unnecessary. The Major
lnbors industriously and very successfully in
the article, we have copied to show that the
Shareholders had not repaid their s~srviliiy by
eleciing their candidate, Gen. cas,, and the pro-
fessed object of doing this, |, to excuse their in.
famous coalition at Montpelier. We invite par
%lieulAr attention to the general scope and char
ac,sr Of these artieles-so the repeated and riet-
Grated assertion, that the slave doctrine, avowed
by Cas-, were framed "io please tle South . that
because the Southern States did not all 9th sd-
mittsd most Of them did, vote for Cas-, therefore,
the Northern Democracy have abandoned their
old slavery sentiments, and joined the Free
Soilers.
1t Is distinctly asserted in these articles from
the "Pairiot"-
That the position Of Cess aud The Northern
Democracy on the question Of slavery was taken
to please and secure the vote, Of shareholders.
That tho Northern Democracy wsr. assured
by their "Sou,hern friend, that they would sus-
tain Gen. Cas-, and that the attacks Of the
Northern Wing pres ION account Of his slavery
scntimsnts) would ensure him 1iends at ne
Souih."
"ThAi CONSEQUENTLY, the old line Demo-
cratic papers denounced the buffalo movement
That they were "dssersd BY aeir southern
Goends," and tainted With ~ led you co. by the
FREE SoILkns.
That the "desertion- Of Cas- by the South is
the reason and the only reason for the coalition
Of the Northern Democracy with The Free
Sellers.
That II the Shareholders had gone unanimously
for Cas- and elected him, the Northern Dcmoc-
rsey would no, hare changed their position on
the slavery question.
Any one who will take the trouble to read the
extracts given this and last week, will find that
their chief burden is 10 prove the sbsss propo-
si,ions.
The Major shun over the slavery opinions Of
Cass and the Northern Democracy as those Of
espediency ouly bu, lie, us refer 10 the eelebra-
ted Nicholson letter Of Cas-, and see rhs, they
were. The following Is an extract:
Il am opposed to the exercise Of any ~jurisdic.
ton by Congress orer aidrery IN he Territories,
beeauss ! do 10, see in the Constitution ally grant
Of the reqsisfe Potrcr 10 Congress. %
Tho admission Of slavery into The Territorie,
Is no, a question Of ineredsc bot diffusion o.
slavery, and the only effect Of Il will he that the
same nuD'6er will be spread over greater 7srn-
This letter was a formal public avOwal Of MI
Cass's opinions on the slavery question, and a
textbook for the South and for the North. The
Northern Democracy adopted these sentiments,
as Is now confessed, IN order TO secure Southern
votes.
Northern Democracy, last Fall, held that the
Constitution doe, not give Congress any power
over slavery in the territories. On the sist O
May last, At the coalition Convention, they sol.
EMMY declare that the Constitution does give the
power to Congress, and the Patriot dsvoiss eish,
mortal columns TO prove that this change of Con.
stiuiionai doctrine lie because tho shareholders
did not all VOTE FOR CAss, as they sgreed to do,
Did anybody take 40 much pains to prove
themselves contemplate and Infamous?
The Patriot insists that "the Southern Cal
houn Democracy have all turned Whigs," and
seeks by this means to shift from the Locofccos
10 the Wings the odium of this alliance. Such
a palpable violation Of truth can only be nc
counted for upon the Majors belief that "a lie
well stuck to is az good as the truth"
The assertion is made in face Of the notorious
fact, that not only MIR Calhoun's Orn STATE, but
all the States under his influence roied for Cas-.
oh, Major, Major what will become Of you'll
The MAssEs OF the ON LIsK DEnoc