Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-28
The Fair Fame of our State.

There is, doubtless, no State in the American
Union, no State in the civ zed world, where the
people are more thoroughly Republican, more
generally intelligent, or more really free and in
dependent as 10 their mode Of thinking and act
ing as well as to their pccuniary means of living,
than our own mountain commonwealth.
The people If these Green Hills hate tyranny
and slavery in all their hdeous forms cordial
ly rs they love freedom, in all its practical hear
lngs, socially, religiousy and politically. They
abhor anarchy ana canting, hypocrnlcal deroc-
racy, as sincerely a. they reverence the gpncr-
Gus, conservative spirit Of real, substantial re-
publicnnJm The principles of Free Trade,
that in the factinus hands OF Ii colt coisbl irlfie
with every branch of orr native industry, thew
| ., p,,', '',,J 49,, .ne,,sn Inc no ne
.,',' .-'gy, the labor aud capital Of their
G.' mI "se mouhtan soil. 1t is this noble spirit Of
! " N'" ..ri inGepende nee this love Of liberty
protected by iatc, and this lore Of ndtre industry,
tosered BY home legislation, that has given TO
Vermont reputation hard!y en,cyad by uhy
other State IN the Union. Every artldce that
political knnvery aud cunning could devise has
been invented 10 srduCe her, aud cause her to
waver from her pure aud long vencra;ct Rcpnb-
Ilcan iailh, but rs yet IN VAIN. Aud now, that
pro- slavery, Tree trade l.Ct ofut uism IN lis de-
'orhlly AMI cI"veh'iooiednrss, has put Oh The
beautiful garb Of tree Ill, or "lrre deiu,cracv"
has all alo"g openly protested to dennulce as
hateful, as federalism, all eyes are turned hitler
to see whether our bright aud beautiful star that
has never yet SET is 10 90 down.
we nave copied from tht New York Tribune
an article, under the head of Vermont to winch
we would call attention. We also copy below
from the AiGuny journal, one If the ablest and
most thoroughly uutI slavery papers ~ this coun-
try. Its editor IN chef, ThuriOw Weed, Is VIDE
" known. NOT only this Inn IA, En-
rope, AS an ardent, sincere Champion ofireedom.
The journal Of Friday has the following on our
State politics - Windsor JomHa
THE VERMONT ELECTION.
The Mountain State" is about TO encounter
n severe trial Of her fidelity to the Wing cause.
In the pursuit and hope Of power, there has been
an ana guuation OF the various elements of OPP
position. The supporters Of Cass have formed &
coalition with the supporters OF Van Buren,
The Dough- Faces" and " Free Sollers,', each
sacrificing their principles, have evoked an Ok
aud an ASS" and with this l-sorted team pro-
pose to break up the political organization Of an
InGoG.itable Wing State.
With the Locofucos proper, this is but One of
the sratagen's OF p0ilca warfare. "All is
fair" with the mere seekers for place. But the
friends Of 'tree SOil' can ill-uiord to fraternIze
with such parry. The object they profess TO
have in view cannot be promoted by such an
dSeOCldlVlNs
The Wing party in Vermont, as in this State,
is practically and undevatingly the party OPP
posed to Human Bondage. The Wing party ls,
as it ever has been, pledged and linked to the
cause Of EMANcIPATioN. 1t has opposed itself
lnhGXibly TO every extension and to all the en- =
croachmenls ot Slavery. Vermont, under Wing
Rule, is pledged and welded, now aud forever,
to the cause Of Free Suil.
The Wings OF Vermont, in ali past conflicts,
have uoblv viulicnl ed their princiulps Her
banner has never been torn or solled. Her lI.es
have never been broken nor have her legIons
been disbanded. Her sons are ready now, as
they were ready in a much darker hour, at Ben
nngton, for duty. The Wing Yeon,en OF YER
nont stood up firmly. ''iullhul amongst the
taiIhless," against the Jackson Tornado They
dscerned the true from The false Free Sol"
Faith, in the late Presidential conflict. Nor will
they be less dlscrimluiiin! or less faithful nov.
" L look To them with I'm loubin. conf fence, tor
/, unolher, and all The circumstances considered,
the modest Of all their l'rIumphs.