Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-06
PHOENIX.
BrattIcboro, Friday, July Q, ISfo.
From the Montpelier Patriot, June rs.
Hunder which King l"-No. 2.

~iil.timcd, unnecessary and unjust. We looked
upon il as a descriion Of their old friends in their
hour Of noed, and an abandonment, OF the party,
and an act Of injustice TO tho eminent patriot,
statesman and scholar who wa, the candidate Of
the Democrats party for President. We be-
liered that tho doctrine Of non-inierrennon with
the slavery question, upon which Gen. Cas- stood
and was supported by the Northern Democracy,
would DO accepted by tho Southern Democracy,
and that Gen. Cs.s would be iniumphaniy elect
ed. B%clisring this, NC advocated a strict adler
enes 10 the Baltimore nomination and deDoune-
ed the Buffalo movement. Az the Baltimore
Convention, in casting up tho chances for Gen.
Cass's election, Now York was thrown gu, Of our
table and given to the Wings Indeed, the
Washington Union md our Southern friend.
declared that her vote was no, necessary ; that
Cen. Csss could and wouhl DO elected without
her.
We say nothing Of the assertion Of our South
srn friends that Gen. Cas's position on ne aare-
~ question would certainly give him Tennessee,
and psrhapsN y. Carolina. Under iLi, state Of the
case the baltimore Convention adjourned. Gen.
Cas- was Immediately most bitterly as,ailed by
the Wing prs,ss, Of the North for hi, ponlon Of
non-intsrrsntsn on the question Of slavery. lie
was accused Of SvLserrisney to the South, and Of
being the candidate Of tho Southern siarekoiders.
The Northern Democracy struggled against
these arguments a, eeH as hey could, confident,
from the nature Of the case, especially ahsr a
Shareholder was nominated BY Tho Wings, and
from over snd over assurances from our South
err friends that they would susiain Gen. Case,
and that the attacks Of he Northern Whig prs1
-s~ld insure Aim frSnd' i- As Sod, that bis
election was a moral certainly. The old line
Democratic paps7, consequently, denounced the
Buffalo movement, aud called on the old party
to stand by their candidate, declaring tha, Gen.
Cas- would not 10 deserted by the South, As the
Van Buren, men said he wouli be; that the doc
trins Of n0~n-iatersshon was al that the South
asked at the hands Of the North.
The position Of the old Northern Democracy,
sher they could be made to feel that they we're
beaten, was hsmilidtny in the extreme. Desert.
sd by their Southern friends. aud tainted with
~ told y0s so by The Free Soilsn They fslt,
that having prsseafei General Gas, TO the South
srn Democracy standing on the SoS-isTknvkS-
ZION ground upon the slavery question, for the
sake Of peae, and s,ios. and Is. sou,b,,o Ds-
mccrscy. having r,pusia,ed both their doe,iu,
and their ea.sila,e' Jy de,,ytino Gus and elect.
ing Taylor. had cut the Northern Democracy
from a eonne1ion with them aad left as to take
care Of ourselves. and ;-u,;,,;n,. n, they seemed
10. upon go;no f,r brxona m. toc,,;ne ~ C.,
Cas- and the Northern Democracy. and asserting
. Coa.,i,u,;onal r;,b, ia ..,eul and pron.,,,e
slavery in territory now free. had In r., ola
line c.v and Bu,Isr D,,nocrs,. bo, ON. cou,c
n nur,,. 70 O.., ~. c,ihonn 80 .,an.. "a
r-.,..,. a. ,bov ,Js.v, had ,.,;,,, ,h.;r ,;.h,
to in,raiass. Nv n. fuzTsalsss % tks coasasa,
ton, slavery into nee territory
lie Southern Democracy then, having rsPu-
aiaied The issue Of the Old line Democracy, made
IN the nomination Of Gen. Cas-the doctrine
OF Observation-Disclosures having accepted the
issue made by the Five s0lsrs-'he doctrine Of
the Constitutional right to extend slavery into
Tree terriory-ihe old line, their is'ue being
ecPs and meet the new issues raised by the
Southern Democracy.
The old Democracy OF Vermont, then, did on
the sist day Of May what eouh not Be prevented.
There Is no hangc IN principle shown in our
position OF last and this year. We insisted
then-'nsis' now, that the Constitution gives no
warrant for the introduction Of slavery into free
TERRITORY. The only change is in action. The
southern Democracy themselves have brought
about that for having bodily and Indignantly
rspod'died our principle OF aon'inferren'ioa they
lay down The principle that thsy hare me con'h-
fuf'ona' rghft0 sr'end and prePaga't 'areFy into
Jree fefrttofy.
lhe Southern Calhoun Democracy hare Turn
ed Whig'! They ds'er'ed the Northern Demo
cratic candidate and reni 'pih The WAig' and
elected Taylor.
1t WAS nn r'sr OF the case that Influenced the
masses OF the Democratic party in this State
ii. Sis. Of MAY, and directed ,hem' ina,m.cs
a, our old Issue had been rspHdiaisd BY dc
Southern Democracy and A new one forced unon