Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-06-14

Once there was Democratic party in Vcr.
mont, respectable in number, and who pursued
thtlr POI tlcal ends with steadnoss and perse-
verance worthy of any party or set of men,
Once there was an abolition party which grew
out OF both the old parties, but principally the
Wing party. II grew larger and larger by &C.
cesSons mostly from the Democrats In a
lwihkling this Third Party disappeared out of
sight, aud as quickly reappeared under the form
OF Free Soil Party. One year has passed a.
way, and 10, in another political earthquake the
Free Soil and Democratic parties are swallowed
up, ana ugaln vonited out as harmonious Free
Democracy with no discrimination. What does
all tins mean? why this rapid shifting. and vi.
client rending aud union of opposing parties p
Does It mean that these men are honestly look.
ing at the removal of some great political evil,
and are wiling to sacrifice all party interests
and party consistency to gain it Or does i,
snow that the profession of political principle
Is mere pretence that the end thew pretend 10
have IN view has already been gnined by the
wing party, and that they are ready at any mo.
hent to abandsn any old position md to assume
any new one, provided it will place them in the
WuJoH'y' Any party, whose end is office, will
never gam the credit of eIiru n,oratify among
men, Whatever lis professions may be. If there
was reason for the separation of the Free Soil
and Democratc parties one wear aro. the same
reason exists now. If the real object of this co.
allllon Is TO abolish American slavery, or to pre.
vent rs extension we knGtC, and so does every
man ~ Vermont knoO. that the Wing party in
TINS State have at all Times been thoroughly and
practically abolition. Years before the Free Soil
party was dreamed Of when there was such
'hlhg as opposition TO Free Soil and abolition
principles, and that too fro II the Democrats of
w., the wings of this state in the legislature
and IN convention took strong anti.slavcry
ground, which they have always maintained, and
which, at the eleventh hour, the coalitonisis have
the ehIonley to CLAIM as their own public
ground II The late Montpelier conventions had
adopted uerdatim the resolutions of the VI. Lewis
lature as TAR back as 1886. they would have ex-
pressed all The abolition and more good sense,
than In those they have adopted.
The resolutions which have been nut forth bv
the coalltonlsts all can see, are mere non.com
INITIAL hoddHe, protesting belief in nothing of
Importance which any one denies, all "sprinps
To catch woodcockS," as Polonius would saw
we should as soon have expected them to ex-
press their faith IN the multiplication table or the
rotuadty 81 HE earth, rs to deem i. necessary to
reSoire alter Inc manner of the first eight of the
list. We rejoice that Plate and Herod hare
struck hands; we can now sec our man. we know
what he Is, or, rather what he is not. But how
poorly dld the action of those conventions ex-
press the sentiments of the Freemen of Yer
mont. The entire Wing party have TO sympa-
Thy with them, and not )eio of the old fashion
ed democrats are far from voting for the gen.
,lenian from Bristol"