Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-01-04
Will the Democracy Unite ?


Will the Democracy Unite F.?
The asperity of the two sections of the party.
IN some portions of this State, at least, seems to
be much lessenod, since the election. 1t is i'm
possible to keep the democracy divided long af-
ter defeat. When victorious they may quar-
lei, but defeat will assuredly settle their DIFF
ierences, especially If no important principle d.
vldes them. The great body of the democracy
agree on all great questions that constitute the
creed OF the party. The question of extending
slavery forms no exception to this unaninitv Of
sentiment; except that what's called the slave
holding democracy of the slave States. do not
agree with the democracy of the free States.
The northern democracy and thousands in the
slave States, are opposed TO the extension of sa-
very to free territory. Between the great BODY
Of those who supported Cass in the free States,
and those who supported Van Buren,, there is
scarcely a shade of difference on the free soil
question. The only difference between them
was as to the propriety of supporting the So
called regular nominees of National Conyen-
ton. Thousands in this State supported Cass.
who regretted his nomination, and who believed
that the action of the Baltimore Convention was
fraud perpetrated upon the democracy of the
State of New York. Yet they believed that
the nominees Of that Convention possessed more
of the charactar of nominees of the national
t dsmG GiT ahan those Of the Buffalo COnvcn-
The slave power controlled the Baltimore Con-
vention and SO it did the Philade phiu Conven-
ton. The democracy of the south have acted
treacherous to the democracy Of the north
The southern friends of Cass admit this. The
Southern Banner, a Georgia paper, strong Cass
and Butter sheet, holds the following strong Ian
guage, which the northern Cass men would prof
it by, if they would remember it in 49,
"The most alarming result of the election of
Taylor has been to strike down, never to rise a.
gain, the noble band of the northern democracy,
who have fought our battles from the beginning
of the slavery agitation down TO the present
time. But they have fought the last fight for
us. The southern states would not sustain
them, and they are henceforth and forever driven
by portion of the southern people, led on by
southern whggery, to take sides in common
with the northern wings against us. They can
stand upon their feet no longer with successful
northern and southern whiggery charging them
from opposite quarters of the Union. They are
low, by the force Of circumstances, added to
the ranks Of northern fanaticism-the whole
north is against us. This is the result Of the e.
lection of Taylor and Fillmore by the southern
wings. They have sown the wind and will reap
the whirlwnd. Were the storm to burst alone
upon their own heads, it would be but a Just
punishment for the recklessness with which thew
have acted. But we are all embarked in the
same bottom. All that we can d. is, 10 hold the
pilots who have steered the ship into this stormy
sea to dread responsibility. The day Of rccE-
oning IS close at hand"
1t is true the Democracy of the Moth have
done much for the slave power They have
stood by it too long, and have thereby lost much
of their clam to be called democrats. The
North must now take care of itself. The cleo
: ton of Taylor-hs strong support to the slave
: States-will open the eyes of the Cass men.
, The next census will cut down the electoral vote
of the slave States to less than one third of the
whole electoral vote. The political power of
the free West will be greatly increased. The
) democracy Of the North can fight the battles of
the slave power no longer. The Cass men, and
A., the Van Buren, men, will be found together after
this on all the great measures of the democracy,
> including that of opposition to the extension of
/ slavery. We quote another portion, and an i'm
portant one, of the Article in the Southern Ban
ner We do not approve, Of course, of all of
the sentiments 1.-THE writer; but YaRIS;sh 49,
7 to let the Cass Il zen see how
: triSsa2,in the e. sctationA
mocfaGy would 1upp5rt a
though he was pGdged to theirV
, as there was slave holder before the people,
} no matter to what party he belonged, or what
t were his principles on any or all other ques-
. tons:
"But General CASS and his NORTHERN
/, FRIENDS still remained, and trusted that the
South would at least prove true to herself in the
final hour of trial between Northern Whiggery
and tanaticism combined, on the one hand-anG
f the Southern States on the other The SoHL
has. tdtered-She has deserted her ONLY friends
North, and the entire portion of Northern de.
: mocracy, in consequence of Southern treachery
:. are at length forced to side with the fanatics o
r self preservation. The blow has been giUen-II
= CAN NEVER BE REPAIRED. The case
- has become Desperate" no helebore can cure
: it" We are kencctorth divided into STRICTLY sec
londI parties on the question Of Slavery, and the
G defeat of Lewis Cass, sounds the kuel, we fear
=. of our federal Union. The Northern viii lead
ers cannot compromise this question if they
J would IL defeS all human contro!-.it has be
i, come sentiment, in many instances religious
It The Northern democracy, now driven from the
=. South, Is added to their ranks t. hold thu
! scourge over the wing leaders. Even should the
II latter compromise it on the Missouri basis
e (which we deem morally mpossible,) it would
be broken up in the contest of 1852, for the
Presidency which will be a sectional contest be-
tween Northern and Southern candidate or
question Of slavery, in which The South must b.
defeated by numbers. We shall then have no al
tentative between SUBMISSION and DISSO
LUTON This is the awful alternative nre