Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-11-29
From the Burlington Sentinel.
The proviso no Test:


1T seems that Mr. Van Buren,, wherever he
has been heretofore is nolD on the broad Demo-
rmtic ground of the National Democratic prtv.
He has repudrrrd the whole position OF the Free
Democracy of the State, so far us 1t regards their
est question, the Wilmot Provso. He noreo-
yer declares that he never has avowed deter.
ninaiion not 70 go int, National Convention
with slave holders; on the contrary, he says he
never objected 10 man on the ground that he
was slave holder"
And what il John Van Bnren has repudated
the whole position Of thu Free Democracy and
the Wilmot Provlso?" Aud what if he has dis
avowed his determination not to 90 into Ma.
tiona Convention with slave holders Aud
what if he neuer objected to a man because he
was Shareholder? Is it a reason why the Free
Democracy OF Vermont should all turn hypo
critics and knaves Is it just cause why the
misses of the Democratic party who ahjned all
allegiance or ufirity with, or obedience to the
slave power on the 3lst of May last and reai-
frned their position on the 10Th Of October last,
should nov at the instance Gt Vln Buren,, or any
demagogue without any political principles, or
any other principles, who shifts his position after
having accomplished his own selfish purposes,
should bellies his professions and proves to the
world TINT his motives were base and unJnstlila
bic? 1.-THE Sentinel believes that the 10 600 De-
mocrats WIN rallied under the organization of the
3lst Of May, hit no better motives which gov
efneh them han has been cha 'ged upon them by
the Taylor party, then well may it appealtto the
Patriot, the Star, the Age, the Democrat aud
Gazette 10 turn the same somerset and become
the allies of the slave power. We shall be slow
to believe thlt the Free Democracy of Vermont
are ready to Join hands with those men who
contributed their whole influence to defeat them
in the last campaign, and not satisfied with this,
clamorcd Tor the exercise of an unparalleled ty
rannica, power over those counties which gave
an overw helming majority over the Wings aud
old " line" combined. We shall be slow to be.
! lieye, that those OLD ORGANS of the Democratic
party in Vermont after having escaped from the
thraldom Of an organization which has been con
trolled by men who MOCK at the idea of uulvnr.
sal liberty, and clailn the right to extend the
blightlng witherirg curse of slavery over the
public do main, will now leave the battlefield of
liberty aud plunge themselves into the vortex
with slave holding propogandlsts to be used as
mere serfs. That the people in the Free Sta es
are now prepared TO abandon all opposition to
slavery aud 20 into National Democratic Con
venllon with South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama,
Florida, Georgia and other slave States which
have re solved, that they will under no necessi-
ty whtever support for the Office of President
AMI Vice President, candidate whose opinions
on the subject of slavery do not conform to their
own" we do not believe.
But there is another idea connected with this
subject which We think of some Importance, and
should have some weight in the policy that is to
be adopted for the Free Democracy in Vermont
1t is well known fact, aud we are assured thai
the Sentinel SO understands it from its tone fol
the last six months that the Free Soil party was
composed of men from the old Democratic ant
Wing parties who left those parties for thei
pro slavery course. 1t is now proposed by tn,
Sentinel that these men go into the " .Natioaa
Democratic" party, with John c. Calhoun an,
fiaagman Foote and the Southern Democracy
who would shut up in the penitentary or tn
slave pens of Washington ev ry tree Democra
Of Vermont who should be found south Of Maso
g. Dxon's line promugaing the doctrines whic
vas put forth by them on the Slt May last.
this the entertainment 10 which we are inviI
ed" Is this TO be the finale OF the anti savet
movement in the Free Statss ? Is there pol
tician in Vermont so blind as rot to see the re
suit of such a course And would 1t not be a
act of base heache,y to those men who once be
onged to the Wing party? This thirst for tt
lascendancy-ths delusion Of Nationality, (,