The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-09-03
Free Sellers in Vermont.

Free Sellers in Vermont.
The position of the old Abolition par
ty of Vermont, at least that portion oft
which has consented to receive the title
of Free Democrats, and play second fid-
die to the old Polk and Texas, Var, Free
Trade Loco. Focos. must strike every
disintcrcsted observer as quite Interests
ing, to say the least. They find them
selves very deliberately, "set on ono
side whenever any any thing is said
about office, and some new convert to
the cause of Lib1ty, is ever ready to
show his holy zeal by accepting the
votes Of his Free Soil brethren. For
Governtr they are called upon to sup~
port a man who has, not only up to the
marriage of Mc pdrtics which occurred
last year, but even since the perform
ance of those rites, manifested the
strongest propensity TO stick by his Ma
H0R0t Democratic brethren. and rive
his Free Soil friends the privilege of Ia
king care of themselves. Last winter
Mr.. Peck found himself in a situation
rather embarrassing. He found, at the
election Of Speaker, Free Soil candi-
date supported by Free Soil votcs,-
there was also an 0M Inc Loco candi-
dale-a slavehoIdcr-for that Office
/ Here was dicmma by voting for Mr..
WIlmoi, Mr.. Peck knew that he should
/ give mortal offence to his southern
friends, as well as do violence To his oan
feelings. BY supporting Mr. Cobb, on
the other hand, he must ALLEVIATE the
Nrce SoiIcrs Of Vermont, and ruin his
dwn popularity at hOmc. With com
mendabie prudence. therefore, Mr. Peck
compromised, and voted for neither, but
IMPORTED most of the time, a man whc,
like himself, was kind Of mongreI halt
Loco aud half Free Soil. but altogether
tie batter haif devoted 10 Loco f oco,
ism
But this is not all-One Col. Forney,
OF Pennsylvania, was soon after present.
cd to the House as candidate for Clerk.
or this man, the editor of the Bur.
lington Courier, in his usual classic and
elegant style, expressed himself as fol-
lows:
Forney was specimen; he wrote
the most AFFECT, crawling, craven, pitt
iul, sneaklng conglomcration of toady
ism to slavery that tie whole Norll
could turn out"
lie also calls him the humble and
obsequious bootlick " of the Slaveocra
cy, aud INDUCES in divers epnhets, ex
pressive of the utmost disgust on the
part Of his righteous soul. The Greer
Mountain Freeman said
We are confident that no Free So,
man could consistently condescend So
low as TO support, directly or indirectly
for any Office, such miserable dough
face as Forney,"
For this man Mr.. Peck voted. O
his course the National Era, the grea
organ Of The Free Sellers, remarked a
follows:
" Not even the Democrats who wcr,
supposed TO be under some obligation t,
: Free Soil men, we mean
Peek, Of Vermont, evinced the sHghtcS
rrpUghantc TO the supporter ia man whit
had marked his career as an editor b.
deadly warfare against the principle
they were elected specially 10 repre-
sent.
Thus, gentleman Free Sellers, yoi
have the testimony NJ yOur organs las
winter, in regard 10 the course of the
-, man whom these same organs now cal
upon yon to support as the Free Demo
cratic candidate for the Chief Magi.trac,
ofthe Slale.-You are now asked To over
, look these Huie toiJicS, and vote fer {
, mrn who stopped lower than any" Free
Soil man could consistently condescend
and did not manifest the " slightest re
. pugnance TO vote for IAN humble ant
ubsequious boolllck " of shareholders
for an important office. We have moth
ing to say Consider well the testimony
of Free Soil Newspapers, and then i
you conclude that Lucius g. Peek i.
mare of il Free Soil man, more devoted Il
the cause of Human Freedom than
CHARLES X WILLIAMS, give him your
hearliest support. Vt J0HyRaL