Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-07-19

gerry, and nothing attractive to democracy
with the exception of the Zone idea," was
retained. And thus was accomplished the
very object which the managers of the free
soil party had desired--the humiliation of
the democratic platform and the democrat
ic organization and complete surrender
of our forces, soul and body In the Ian
guage of the Montpelier Freeman, we then
became cone Free Soil partyW Strange
tdings this must have been at first to the
mass of the democratic voters in the State
that they had suddenly become zone Free
Soil partyp Strange tidiugs it was to the
democracy not behind the scenes-that they
had no democratic party-that the " Free
Democracy" was the only democracy in the
State We know it was not without some
palpitation of the heart that our out-man-
aged friends at Montpelier saw themselves
suddenly transferred to the "Free Soil"
boat, STEVEN SMITH, master, and Il. ID.
BARBER at the helm For ourselves we
thought it u hard bargain to throw away our
democracy that we might whip whiggery !!
We think so still.
One of two things is true-muSt be true
Either every distinctive principle of the
democratic creed was abandoned at the
abandoned, Why's have no business in the
ranks Of the new organization The Pat
riot may take Just which horn Of the diem
ma it chooses to take; if it is proved that
the democratic platform was not deserted,
but incorporated, then the attempt to retain
Wing cOteS is dishonest one On the
other hand, if (as everybody else but the
Patriot contends,) the democratic platform
waS abandoned for the sake of retaining the
wings, then the attempt to retain the de-
mOcraoy is equally dishonest And we
can tell the editor of the Patriot that he
will find it hard, by any representation, to
bring the 'old line democracy of the Third
District--men like LUTHER B. HUNT, DA-
vID A. SMALLEY, STEPHEN S. KEYEs, PHIL
Up G. TUCKER, &c. &c.--on to the same
platform with VIM. SLADE or VIM Z. BRIGGs,
unless the latter are willing to recognize the
doctrines of the democracy Of the Union.
For the sake of union we doubt not the
true democracy are willing to follow the ex-
ample of our brethren in other States and
: mite the democratic and free soil platforms,
but neither side will ever be found willing
to abandon its creed altogether for that of
the other. 1t would not be right. Honest
men will never do it-never
But we have not done with that Conven-
ton. The wanton abandonment Of our ma
tional principles is not half the story. Not
only was the creed of Andrew Jackson and
our organization trampled dsdainfully under
foot, but care was taken to blot out every
trace of the existence of the old line de-
mocracy. Look at the progress of affairs
from the beginning to the end.
III Co..
named day for State convention and the
place where. The democratic State COM
mttee toilOwed suit, and called conveu-
ton at the same time and place. The pur-
pose of this arrangement, we suppose, was
to convey the impression abroad that a UNI
ion was sought by the democracy.
Secondly--at Montpelier, May 30th, the
, " Free Democracy" held an informal meet
ng-the cold line" democracy tollooed
suit, fast at the heels of the Free Sellers.
, Thrdly-at these informal meetings Zone
, in the court room, the other in the grand
, jury room of the court house) the Free Soil
E ers appointed COMMITTEE of conference"
The democracy fotiowed after, and also APP
G pointed committee of conference.
/ Fourthly-tbe Free Sellers said-thls
. committee should consist of tpelUc from
each organization. The democrats said
. " so mote it be-"
Fihhly--the " Free Sellers" said, 8" both
informal conventions shall now adjourn that
n the committees may meet. The democrats
: echoed" so mote it be-"
= Sixthly-The informal conventions hav.
y ing adjourned, the democratic committee
: invited the free soil committee to meet them
q Immediately in the court room. "No'-
d said the Free Soil committee" pe shall
Il you shall come to u.s." And the democrat
-, ic committee said" so mote it be- So
IS the twelve humble disciples of democracy
Judas was among them y sought and foune
e the free sellers in the grand jury ROOM
;. Seventhly-The two committees havin!
d met, the ,free-SoH committee brought for
Al ward their resolutions-in substance, tn,
is Bnfai0 platform, and moved their adoption
4 The democrats said " so mote it be-" Th
: democrats then made an attempt to adop
- the democratic part of the Wisconsin plat
~ form, but were repulsed They then aske'
for one democratic resolution-lt was per
emptorily refused One, more bold thai
the rest of the twelve, then begged the
would resolve, in the cOrds Of DAME
WcbSier,-" national bank is an obsoet
idea" "No--that smells of iOc0focOiSm!
j., said the free soiers At this point tn
- courage of the twelve "kinder gin e-out,
~ and they gave up the ghost The leader
~ of the twelve swallowed democrats locke
:" terribly solemn, while others of the twelv
swore round oaths in subdued whisper.
BARBER chuckled (he had right to
BRIGGs laughed in his sleeve; SMITH look
tie ed solemnly glad SCoTT felt trumphantly
G. while others of the free sellers reoiced in
broad grin A free soiler lin order t
chnch matters, probably then offered re'
olution resolving that the old issues wer
settled-or, in other words, that there wa
nothing under the heavens at issue in tn
world, particularly in the United States, br
the +" one idea" of the Free Soil party Il
this the democrats, now humbled, sal
yea"
ne Eighthly-The Free soilers, having ca
ed out the democratic platform, next cast o,
of of consideration all democrats, and said til;
Gs NEEDHAM, ROBERTS, and POLAND must
De the candidates. Some of the Democrat