Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-09-19
The 1le-aotionary Movement.

lie must be blind, who docs not see in the re.
cent aud present movements OF politicians and
parties, unmlstakablu Indications Of Il return to
their former positions OF unres sting submission
to the power ol slayety. From the day that the
last presidential canvass Terminated IN the cleo
ton OF Gen. Taylor, this tendency Southwark
has been obvious That election demonstrated
more clearly than any former, the value of slave
holding votes. 1t settled the question that, as
against the 'patrlalchal institution patty ties
and obligations were weaker than burnt flax
tnat, IN TACT, the only binding test Of political or
thodoxy, consisted IN fidelity to- and unidentified.
uon wlth the system OF African bondage. Nor
did 1t change his tendency OF things, that Gen.
Taylor, III some respects, disappointed both
North and South. There still stood the fact,
that he was elected by the slave power because
he was stakeholder. Behind that fact stood
still another; that Mr., Folks election was Sc.
cured by the same power, and for the same rea.
son-that he was believed to be truer than his
opponent on that issue which, with the South.
overndes all Others Indeed, going back sill.
farther it would, perhaps be found that the fri.
umph Of Old Hickory" over John Quincy Adj.
ans, and Of "Tlppecanoe and Tyler too over
Mr.. Van Buren,, was owing to the same general
cause.-the dissatisfaction of the slave power
with the course Of those Northern Presidents
! upon certain questions deemed Of vital imnor.
| lance to the South. Such, We believe to bn tho
true secret OF their failure to secure a re.eler-
ton a failure to which no Southern President
was ever subjected.
These things the old politicians have saor
and pOndered IN their hearts And boyin, al
ways an eye on the main chance, SO far FROM Va
setting this sectional fanaticism" Of tbo Sd
they only bow the more obseauiouslv to ,bat
power which hitherto Yields the notro,o,. ,"@t =
government. Incapable of anv imnnis, ~, VI
originating in seIfshness, they hesitate NJ nsU -
mount OF abasement, so BY it "thrift folo,"-
fawning" What to them IS tbe froad io''"S
slavery of three millions of men? VIZ VII NV. VI
'hey that the whole policy of our government is
shaped and controlled by an institution at war
with all the tendencies of the age and with civ,
llzatlon itself? Are they their brothers kenn'
ers' BY no MEANS They care only for them.
selves. They are ready to serve that mas,nr
who pays BEST be it Slavery or the Devil N''''
And these old politicians, whose souls b,,o
become calous IN the service Of corruption and
sin, are the men into whose hands the orpo,;,a
ton OF both the old parties is passno WIN
both, Hunkerism is in the ascendant Tba
wing party is wholly IN their control since ,ho
death OF Gen Taylor, Constitutional Conserua
tism, as opposed to Conscience and HI.
Progress, regns supreme. Icncefouh its ''in
idea is TO perpetuate its power, or rafber az
power OF its CONSCIOUSNESS leaders bv onv n oI
ed concessions to TYRANNY and wrong ~,
whole character, and we believe its wboio Nv
tory, may be comprised in one wnrd-C ~ MS
mise. Its leading idea, object and end viii w.
an unceaslng attempt to split the difference h. W
tween right and wrong, awa, aiminr to 49,, oti
giving the right the slightest advantage Hou
far success IN such an attempt is attainab,o ,I',
future will determine. ''o'e' me
Wmle tins Is substantially the position tbo
wing party, how stands the Denocrotc n ~ ,s
Claiming to be the party of Progress, the rhaya
pion OF equal rights, and the embodiment -
popular freedom, it should stand ont bol,ii, VI
the antagonist OF Conservatism and Comnron';so
lis mission should seem to be the uphnId;"r ec
the right, and the overthrowing of wrong whesro %
yer found. Were it in truth what it claims 80 ~
It's alliance with slavery or any other oiont all
were impossible. Such in our YOUNGER ond
more sahguine dreams, we have hoped +, sao
the democratic party" " it'll ANYTHING l,o
is present organization, under its present lead
'rs, there is no longer any room for hone Com
'arlng its pretenIlons with Its fruits, The Dem.
'cratc party" of the United States is the great.