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

to defeat Coolidge, even a matter of political
management, IS to rally round old line DEM
ocrotic candidate. Every vote cast for Robin
son will as surely count against Coolidge as If
cast tor Mediterranean more surely than if
thrown away.
| Fling back into the faces of these easy-virtue
democrats the charge of helping the wings %
If they desire TO desert the green pastures of de-
mocracy and wander about through the swamps
and quagm,res hand in hand with beings of all
hues and all compilations, guided by the blue
light of federalism in their search for the mlser-
able pottage of state patronage, let them go -
| They'll be coming back ere long with dose of
cholera morbus in their stomachs-else we are
| no prophet.
following resolution of the rebelious locos in
Windhum that they do not exactly consider the
old questions all seuled":-
list. Resolved, That the Democracy of Wind
ham County as at oil times heretofore, sustained
the principles which have for more than forty
years distinguished them from the Federal par
| ~, the Federal Rel ubican party, the National
Republican party and the Wing party, viz: a
strict construction of the constitution, and resis-
lance to the exercise of any and all powers by
the general government not expressly delegated
| by the constitution, and such powers only as are
necessary to carry those delegated powers into
affect all others being reserved to the people
and the states.
In resolution too, they stick to the Cass plat.
form on Slavery, just as did the Patriot in 1918,
when it was Safeguarding Van Buren, and "the
Buffaoes:"--
| I'd Resolved, in the language of Levi Cass,
that we delest slavery in all forms ;-therefore,
as we have done on similar occasion, we declare
our Incorporating hostility to its extension in
10 the newly acquired territory Of the United
States now free, and now in favor of its abo-
lit ION when 1t can be done consistently with the
original compact which binds the Union together.
Resolution three compliments the coalition
lists as " fanatics" worthy of rank with "South-
ern abslractionists" as enemies of the Union.
3D. Resolved That we will to the extent Of
all our powers, maintain the integrity of the
Union as It was in the beginning and now is,
against all the attempts of Southern Abstract
,onists and Northern Fanatics 10 sever it.
This will do to show that Locofocoism is just
as SIavocratc as ever. We are faithless enough
to doubt whether Eastman g. Co. differ at heart
one iota from their re,hren in Wndham.
Caledonia County. The old fire is not all out
even in old Caledonia. See how it sparkles up
in the following note from man whom we per-
sonaly know to be one of the most reliable JEFF
fersonlan democrats in the world - Burlington
Sentinel.
WHEELocK, Caledonia Co., July 10th.
Dear Slr For about forty years have voted
invariably in such manner believed would
sustain the true principles OF old fashioned JET
fersonan Democracy. But since the abandon
ment Of these principles by the Democratic par
ty, am at loss how to turn. wish you to,
send me one copy of the Sentinel in hope of
gaining information as to the course ought to
pursue in future.
Respectfully, sc.
Publisher of the Sentinel.