Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-07-19
Locofoooism and Slavery---Que.
ries for Free Soil Wings.

The locofocos of .NeW Hampshire (says the
Albany August" express their belief in the pow
er of Congress over Slavery in the territories,
and the expediency of exercising it, but they
disclalin any Interference with democrats of
that State or any other part of the Union, who
may entertain different opinions-they disclam
the idea of insisting upon it or presenting ii as
fundamental rule of faith-they regard 1t as a
minor or ACCIDENTAL question"
In Pennsylvania (says the same paper) the To-
cofocos deny the power of Congress over the
question of Slavery. They regard it as an in
stitution subject only to the state or local au-
thorty, with which Congress has nothing to do"
Whereupon the Burlington Sentinel remarks
thus:
The Vermont Patriot and the Free Soil press
have declared in the heighth of their enthusiasm
for Free Democracy" that the uuhoie north were
coming on to the Buffalo Platform. We should
suppose our poetic friend of the Patriot would
feel somewhat let down from his dizzy eininence
when he comes TO look around him and finds
hmselfastrde The broken-wnded steed Of" Free
Democracy" all alone the last convert TO the
faith and the sole surviving.
So goes Locofocoism in the Norlh-Sluvo
cratic as ever. In due time the Wing admins.
tration will bring in California and New Mexico
as free States, und the Vermont Patriot will cry
"aN settled" to the Slavery question, and order
the "Free Democracy" to wheel into the old To-
cofoco line. 1t is Tor this ultimate purpose that
the slavocratic locofocos have joined the coali.
tioD-for this, that Barber, Dillingham;, Eastman
Villas s. Co. have obtained control of the ex-
Liberty party. Where then are the Liberty
Wings TO go? Will you stand, Independent
and alone, shorn of your strength by the Deli
lah of locofocoism? Will you surrender al
your cherished Wing principles and become rad
ical locofocos or will you come back to you
old Wing friends, and with them battle for you
principles? To this they must come at last |
the latter is TO be your course, why not CONT
nO,O, with clean hands and pure hearts, uncon
,aminated by locofocoism; notc, when you cor
claim fellowship and confidence from the Whil
party; when you can aid in SO whipping the pol
itical tricksterS that they will stay whipped
Is not the Wing platform broad enough? 1t il
broader and better than the coalition platform:
Is anl-savery up to the hub-it is Wing. d.
you say that President Taylor is a stakeholder
and that the Wing party supports him? The
Wing party of Vermont supports him only 81
far as he is faithful 10 Wing principles and II
his pledge to leave slavery to ar antslaver,
Congress. They support HIM because they be
lieve his administration will give us Whig meus
ares and repudiate pro-slarery influence upo'
Congress, and add California and .New .Meric
TO the Union as free States. Do you not desir
be accomplished in the next four years, it mu.
be by The present administration Why not g
with the Wings Of Vermont Them in encoura
ging, influencing, and supporting the admnstru
ton in such a course? Would you not hav
President Taylor do good, even though slave
holder he is? Would you postpone these greu
questions four years, and run the hazard Of
pro'slavery locooco administration in 1852 ?
Why not try to have all this good accompshe
within the presidential term? If this admins
tration fails, you will have ample time to loo
out for new one aye, and you will have tn
Wing party of Vermont to help you. The SUP
port given to Gen. Taylor last year is guarar
tee for this: they supported him because the
expected his administration Woud secure q
these good things. For that they yielded stron
preferences and overcame strong prejudces
this administration fails through its own fault,
will forfeit the confidence and support of ii
Whigs of Vermont: they will abandon it b,
cause il is sathless, and will be found, whe
they ever have been found, battling for The
principles and yours.