The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-04-17
THE GALAXY.
MlDDLEBURY, VT.
Tuesday, April II, l849.
FREE SOILISM IN VERMONT.

| FREE SOlL1SM IN VERMONT.
Present appearances indicate that vigor.
Gus attempt will be made to unite the two
branches of TIE Opposition, in season for O
desperate onset upon the Wing forces, at the
| September election. We have too much con.
fdence in the honesty and good sense of the
great portion OF the so-called Free Soil party,
to believe that such 4 coalition can be effect
ed. The great mass of that party, in this
State, we have always believed, arc honestly
and sincerely attached to the great doctrines
of Freedom, and only err through the mistaken
policy of attempting to carry out the impor-
tant principle for which they contend, by n
separate organization, formed exclusively upon
the idea of opposition to the extension Of
Slavery.
There are few men in the ranks of that par
ty, who are not so well informed as to under
stand perfectly, and few, VIC believe, so dis
honest as not freely to admit, that the Wing
party in Vermont have always, and without
exception, taken as strong, decided, and even
ultra ground on the question of Slavery, as
any body of men in the Union. All that could
be lone, by any party, or BY any representa-
tives, has been done by the Wing party of our
State, and by our Wing representatives in
Congress. On our part, there has been no
fiinching, 10 lodging, on this subject. 1t is
the only fault that can be alleged against tho
Wings, that, while they have done all that is
possible to be done, constitutionally, to put an
end to the spread of Slavery, and, wherever
the general government has the least power
over the subject, to cause that power to be ex-
ertcd tc the fullest extent, in favor Of cman-
cipation they have also had some regard to
"thc protection of Agriculture, Commerce and
Manufactures" to the improvement of our har-
bors, to the facilitation of navigation on our
rivers and lakes, and to other important inter-
ests. While they have always looked npon
Slavery with adherence, and have, Of late
years, esteemed this the pardm cunt question,
they have also recognized the fact that Con-
gress does not meet every year TO act upon
this subject alone--and that every good citi-
zen has other duties. and other relations to the
government and the country, which he can
not honestly overlook, and the discharge Of
which is not at all inconsistent with the most
efficient action on all that pertains 10 the re-
striction and ultimate extinction Of Slavery.
1t is equally well known that the adherents
of Polk and Cass have always been preemi-
nently the Pro-slavery party, and have always
been so regarded, both North and South. 1t
is well known that, until the Wings, by per-
severing efforts, though evil report and good
report, in triumph and in defeat, had al
length succeeded in making these doctrines
popular, and in securing their ultimate ascen-
dency, our opponents never thought of speak
ing word, Or lifting finger, in aid Of a
cause, which they even now appear to en-
brace with reluctance, and as a painful ne
cessity.
Leaders, in the two branches of the oppo-
sition, may negotiate Il sale of the kind to
which We alludc-thev may attempt trans
fer-but We know the character Of Vermont
freemen too well to believe that any such
movement will secure the assent, and en-
list the cooperation, of the great body Of
Free Sellers. They will append protocol to
a treaty so degrading-and the attempt will
as signally fail, We believe, as did the abortive
efforts of sundry party leaders last Fall.
We give below some specimens of the ''bil-
ling and cooling" of Nicholson-letter Castles
and Free Mailbag Van Burenites, among
the rerdant hills Of Vermont
The Brattleboro Democrat-on the fence,
and inclning to both sides, by turns says;
The Cas- Democracy, "as was expected"
IN the event ofdefeat are uniiinq ,cith the Free
Soil division for a rigorous opposition to teder-
al schemes Of monopoly and pltfnder,-not ex-
Guiding, but including the right of territorial
freedom of SOIL"
The Woodstock Age (Cass) echoes the
sound, and the Bennington Gazette ivan Ru-
ren) responds not unpleasantly.
The Burlington Courier Van BUREN,
thinks the coalition in Connecticut (by means
of which two Cass Locofocos, and Van Blu.
renite of doubtful faith, were elected over three
known and tried Nimot Proviso Whigs) was
a " union of the right kind"-and hopes "like
spirit" will " animate the whole democracy Of
the North" The Montpelier Patriot (Cass)
cries Gay, ay,"-and smiling complacently on
the attempted coalition in New York city
(Which, as the Patriot ere this has learned
only led to signal and overwhelming defeat
=, Of both faciions,l adds: --