Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-08-10

who arc ready for a ride and a hurrah any time,
the entire Free Soil party would at THE mo-
ment consist of wha, Of the floating and disband-
ed Liberty party can be 6shed up about the
wreck, and the clique Of young idryers who or
ganizcd il.
Now, isn't thi. pretty concern to force tho
Democrats of his STATE on 10 their kneesf A
pretty set 10 brow-Lcat and cheat honest men
out Of their sober senses and their reason p
And yet this is all there is Of this boosted Buffalo
party.
Who would have though, that within year
this "pretty concern" should not only force the
Democrats including the brsggart of the Patri-
OF, ion their knees" but jumbled together in the
same bed with tho "loOse political dirt" the
"amazing FOXY gentlemen" the "uise and saga
cious cories," disappointed oifice-seekers," and
the twenty-five young lawyers, Postmaster and
Custom house officers" and hugging and kissing
each other with all the frenzy and fury Of an
African honeymoon.
Ills (our) exclamation that "if Northern Dem
ocrats will only vote with the Northern Wings"
on the slavery question, the votes Of the latter
will not be neuiralizcd by the Southern Wing
votes, 10 too ludicious il reminds Us Of the man
going TO mill with stone in one end Of the bag.
Northern Democrats will not furnish grist for
party that puts Shareholders into Offices conirol-
ing the action Of the peoples representatives,
III" says our ncghbor, "you will only vote with
the Northern Wings when these questions arise,
ee tcH guarantee 20 you that sldrery shdH not be
erfended orsr the territories, and that he Stare
trade shall no longer disgraee he capital" Who
promises ihs--our neighbor Phoenix, or old
Zach It's Of little consequence TO US which,
however, since the Pbenix has not the power
TO perform, aud Old Zach, to whom these North.
crn Wings have given the veto power, Amt to be
trusted.
This is the answer Of the Democrat to the
question which he copies FIVE understand bis
meaning, j, is that Northern Democrats will not
vote with rs on questions Of slavery because it
would ensure TO the benefit Of the Wing party,
and tend to keep il in potesr and secondly, be-
cause our promises and Gen. TaylOrs pledge,
are no, to be relied on.
The Gn, reason, though perhaps no, exactly
satisfactory to an old fashioned Liberty man, is
yet consistent enough in the Democrat, whose
oaly motive in bes,riding Free Soilism was to
secure a Democratic sscendency for al time TO
come" This objection we admit TO be insur-
uouniabls and wherever the cause Of the slave
comes in conflict with, or does no, directly con-
tribute to the asceHdency Of the Democratic
party, VIC shall not expect the cid Of the Demo
erat and his friends. Bot from the original Alb
olitonists, whose party object is the advance OF
the cause Of freedom, we hope better things
The other objection is sheer absurdty and
nonsense. The consequence of Northern Dem
ocrau voting with Wings on questions Of slavery
does no, depend upon promises Of Wing. or
confidence in Gen. Taylor. Il may be seen up
on almost sycry days Journal of the proceed.
ings OF Congress. The statements made BY Us
arc stubborn facts-thcy were accompanied by
pr0ef In the case. cited by US last week. tho
Northern Democrats, by voting with the whig,,
would in the one case have secured the passage
Of a remembrance against the admission Of Tex
as as a slave State, and in the other would have
defeated the act Of annexation itself These
results depended upon no promises Of the Wing
party or action OF the Executive, and would
have ensured the end for which Anti. Slavery
organizations are PrOfessdly struggling
Take smother instance On the nth Decem-
Der, Is45, Mr Culver presented a memorial in
tse~s-~-- g. sb~ -is,i;s;s.. - slavery aad the
slave trade in the District Of Columbia il was
laid on the table G.e. rcjeeted) by a vote Of los
TO 5s--ihrty-nine Northern Democrats voting
for the motion, and erey Northern Wig roiins
against Il Here again the Northern Democrats,
by voting with the Wings, could have secured
the adoption Of the memorial and the passage Of
the law prayed for. Way did they not do ii--
We ask Of the Democrat, Of the Patriot and o.
the other Free Soil Democrats, who shed croco-
die tears over slavery, while they cause and JUS
tify the creation Of .is rev slave SiAie.--,rAy
did they do ~