Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-12-06
From tho New York Courier and Euquircr
Treachery ofLocofoco Free Soil
erS.


Whatever be the nature ofthe constitll-
ton presented, ii is not very probable to us
that New Mexico with her small population
OF Indians and men of Spanish descent, will
be immediately admitted by Congress into
the Union as State. The wrong of leav-
ing her, in the meantime, without a terrific
rial government, will form the occasion for
bringing up the question of the institutions
to be provided for her, aud the controversy
raised on this point mag OutiaSt General
Iaylor's administration IN spite Of Mr..
Ci0yfon'S infrigueS 10 e1ciudc ii tr0m the
door Of Congress. "-New York Evcning
Post.
Our readers will perceive in the above,
another evidence of the reckless and unprn-
cipled character of the Free Soil leaders
and organs in this State California is a.
bout to escape from their grasp and cease
to afford food for abolition excitement under
the plea of Free Soil and now behold
they turn their attention to New Mexico.
aud in advance, object to her admission as
Free Soil State
This at once exhibits the character ofthe
Free Soil movement, and proves beyond all
cavil, that it had its origin in the gratlfica-
ton ofpersonal revenge and desperate
hope to regain portion of "the spoIls of
Office" which IFS leaders SO long divided
exclusively among themselves, and to which
they owed their personal and political impor-
lance, and their social position in society
Reckless and unprincpled, their advocacy
OF Free Soil was only pretence, and at war
with the practices Of their whole lives, and
their feelings and associations, and all their
principles, Ifthey ever had any, were in u
nson with the South upon the question of
Slavery. Their whole political existence
had been dependent upon, and owed its ex-
lslence to their subscryency to the South
and Southern politicians. In their hearts
they repudiatcd Free Soil and Aboitionism.
aud yet in the desperate hope of regainng
power, and for the purpose Of furnishing the
successful wing of their own party, they
raised The banner of Free Soil, entered in-
to Coalition with the Abolitonists, and
were and are ready, at any moment, to agi-
tate on the subject OF Slavery, until the Uni
on itself shall be destroyed, by SO doing,
they can accomplish their unholy purpo-
SEES.
In the midst of their agitation, California
slips through their fingers, and this scource
of agitation ceases At the same moment
New Mexico, with population of an hun
bred thousand, indicates desire to make
a similar movement, and instantly these I'M
princpled schemers set to work to devise
means to prevent her becoming Free State.
Was there ever exhibited such an utter a.
bandonment of even the preience TO honesty,
as is evnced by this conduct? Does the
history ofparlies in this or any other coun-
try exhibit any parallel to this barefaced dis
regard OF even the shadow of honesty p
We think not and such we think must be
the judgment of all honest men.
Look at the objections to New Mexico
becoming a Free State, 1t is "her small
population of Indians and men of Spanish
DESCENT Why, in point Of number, it is