Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-11-29

was the basis OF the coalition.
They substantially avow in that resolu-
ton, that they will tolerate differ
enc Of opinion onthe Slavery question:"
that they ".will not regard it as a test of
democracy" You are in the pale oftho
Democratic Church no matter if you
do deny the power Of Congress over
slavery in the District and Territories,
no matter if you are in favor of EXTEND
ing the curse to the Rio Grande, and
thence to the Pacifc-in favor of buying
and selling human beiags in the. CAPT.
tal-no matter il you are in favor of
robbiug New Mexico of two thirds of her
territory, that Texas may plant Slavery
there-no matter if in favor of mobs and
gag laws, and opposed to free presses,
and free speech. No matter for all this.
If you will be silent on these matters,
vote the ticket, and abide by caucus
nominations, your democracy shall be
unquestioned.
Are not these fair and legitimate in
ferences to draw from the terms of their
union? is not this fair commentary
on their union resolutions l appeal to
the keen logic of my former CO -laborer,
Mr.. Stanton, TO gainsay it.
| insist further that by the terms of
this union, the Barnburners have. put
themselves in a position where. if Cal
houn, or Foote, or Buchanan or Cass,
obtain the party nomination in '52, they
are bound to give them their support
Nay, more. Should that prince of
doughfaces, Daniel S. Dickinson, re-
celve the caucus nomination for Senator
in 5l,-a point to which his eye is now
directed-I maintain these Barnburners
cannot retreat from his support. He is
sound OH all the old issues, and on the
slavery question they have agreed to to-
crate a difference Of opinion, not max
ing it test question. He slaps their
own resolutions in their faces, and they
are silent. | should like to see Henry
b. Stanton walk up to that rack, fodder
or no fodder. And to just such
course would you and | be committed
by putting our necks under this new CO.
alition yoke.
This is not what we bargained for
We did not become free soil men simply
to be transferred over into the old Loco
loco party of 40, and IA, with the sor-
ry privilege of having our mouths mull-
ed on the slavery question.
But another of the terms of that
union is still more degrading TO Free
Soil Wings and Liberty men. The
Hunkers demanded that none but well
known and approved democrat be NOM
mated, and the Barnburners acq9iesced:
no former Wing or aboltionist is placed
on the ticket. Eight locofocos of the
ancient and approved kind are nominal
ed, and we permitted to vote for them.
Are we honored in having such priyi-
lege granted US?
But 1t was natural that such a coal-
ton should put forth a ticket suited to
The occasion; one that indicated the
stamp of the hands that moulded it,
That has been done. This leads me to
inquire into the relative merits of the
two State tickets now challenging our
support.
On the one ticket stand the names
OF four Hunkers--I use the term in no
offensive senso-John A. Lott, Levi S.
Chatlield, Frederick Follett and Darius
Clark. These men were the supporters
of Mr.. Cass, The friends of Daniel S.
Dickinson and the right hand men of the
Albany Argus. These men claim our
support in preference to their wing COM
pettors. Mr. Lott has been State Sen
ator. He stands recorded on the slave
ny question. have yet to learn the
first vote he ever gave on the Free soil
side.
With MIR. Chatield | have served in
public life, and while | concede talents
and tact TO him, and respect him as
man, have yet to learn that a single
drop of anti-slavery blood runs in his
veins On the Virginia Slave question,
the Right Of Petition, the Fugitive Slave
Trial, the Nine Months Slavery Law,
Texas, and the District of Columbia, he
stands recorded against the North and
with the South. Surely HE is too mod
est man TO expect single Free Soil
vote in the State. OF Dir. Clark and
Frederick Follctt, have not sufficient
acquaintance personally to speak, other
than | learn the former rests his claim
chiefly for Free Soil votes on the fact
thar he was Sias Wright's Physician,
and the latter, presume, on the fact
that he was his executioner. These are
four Of the union nominees. Their past
course is well known. Their present in.
dividual views, we are assured by John
Van Buren,, should be forthcoming and
satisfactory. Where are they The
Election is at the door-who has seen
their promised answers 1t is idle TO
expect satisfactory answers. These
candidates are the legitimate represen-
tailves of party whose pro-slavery iu-
stlncts are as changeless as the leopard's
spots.
Do hear it said, the four barnburners
on the ticket should be supported by Free
Soil votes; deny it. They have entered
an unholy alliance. They have yoked
themselves with doubtful fellows. The OK