Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-03-15
MIR. MEACUAM AND TIE FREE
DEMOCRACY.

We have been good deal amused with the
comments of the organs of " Free Democracy"
on Mr. MEAcHAM's supposed delinquency on
Roots resolution" The Brandon Post and
the Burlington Courier were dreadfully agonlz-
ed on the subject. The Corresponding Editor"
of the former paper, especially, was said to have
been in a collapsed state" for several days,
from apprehension that Mr.. MEAcHAM had fol-
lowed the example of the Posts friend and CO.
laborer in Democracy, Mr.. Dillingham;, and
"dodged - Our readers will be amused to no.
tice the air of patroniSing and owl-like gravity |
with which he alluded to it. tits as follows;
ave regret extremely to see that Mr., Meacham
was among the absentecs II he was He'a,h n oy
himself he was guilty OF betraying his constituents
We trust il will appear that his absence was neces-
sary, not voluntary one b.
All, indeed How excruciating! "In the
name of the Prophet - figs /" g II he vol
unfairly absented himself he was guilty, &c.
&C." This is very solemn and imposing Tie
writer of it was occupied night aud day, for
weeks previous to the election of Mr.. MEACH-
AM, endeavoring to prerem his election. lie
went into all the sublimities of modern Locofo-
co, Free Democratic, 3lstof-May, conscience,
on the subject Of slavery, and urged that the Gle
rical nomlnce" of the Wings, las we heard him
say at a Bogus Convention in this village.) was
not worthy the support of the Freemen! All at
he has become excessively sensitive lest
Mr.. MEAcHAM should "betray his constituents !"
We implore this Boancrges of Free Democracy
not to lose any sleep on Mr.. MEAcHAM's &C
count. Mr. MEAcHAMis a WING, "a VERMONT
WHlG-and understands precisely wha. the ex-
preston signifies. The Cores pudding" cdi-
tor of this orphan paper will get news of his
death and burial, by the same mail that brings
authentic intelligence that he either "betrays
his constituents" or adopts the Free Democracy
tactics of /" dodgng!"
- But it turns out that the dismal fears and
doubts of " B." were groundlcss. Tne cor
responding editor takes long and refreshing
breath lie finds that Mr.. MEAcHAM's alb.
sence' was neither necessary" mr." volun'a-
ry,"-bcng no absence at all. His heart leaps
for joy to learn that the man WHOM! he repre-
sented in speeches and songs, 60 the tune of
mortsy" and Yankee DoodIe) as "not fit to
be the Representative of this District, had not
after all, betrayed his constituents - Hear
him -
";CIS We take pleasure in saying that MIR. Meaci-
am not absent when the vote was taken on Mr..
Roots resolution, but present and voted like
true man against laying that resolution the table.
He voted also against laying Mr.. Gddng's resolu
ton on the i3ie.
We stated that Mr.. Meacham was absent the
authority OF the National Era, whose statements
uniformly correct. 1t was, doubtless, unin-
territorial error on the part OF the Era. B.
Now if this corresponding editor" aforesaid
would only make up his mind that Mr.
Me AcnAM is TO be relied on, at all times and in
all places, to vote I" like true man." as he is
he will save his poll al bowels u good deal of
unnecessary pain and agitation. his readers
good deal OF conditional virtuous indisnation,''
and himself the gratuitnus labor of making hin
self Ridiculous The Era is $50 uuJornlly cor
rect" says our brilliant ficnd, that we jgmpcd
at tie Glance, on its authority, of charging our
Representative, by implication, with betray
ing his constituents - We don't know that
the Era is any rDorG " correct than The gene
rality of papers. It is an ably conducted paper,
ing or caring for premises. This is what dis
t;nguishes it from Free Democracy papers in
Vermont In other respects, we suppose, it is
like other papers It's reputation for 8 unyorm
correctness" will be dlmaged a little, with its
Yankee endorses, we fancy, in this instance!
- But we respectfully request our
tute friend, Bogus" of the Brandon Post, not
to waste his precious time in future, over the
assumed dclinqnences OF Mr.. MEArHAM. lie
does better in blowing up Gen. TAyLoR's plan
for settling the Slavery question in the Terrific
res, (which, by the way, he will be distressed 10
death to know that Mr.. MEACHAM approves, and
JOHN c. CALHOUN emphatically conlem ,
and in playing the ID generally" with EYER
mont whiggcry !" lie is really jewel of an
editor-so far as he knops anything, He can
call for our "Spring style" hat On the 9th Of
September next, Immediately after Free Democ
racy gets its sec md Irish hoiN in Vermont!