Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1850-03-14

d Id naming their own party Federal, which by
+ Interpretation means combining company-a
league. In this federal league those moderate
f tonps who had taken shelter under the re-
publcans wings, found II more happy home
T. among the federalisls. Here we leave the To-
~ fr the present.
. The federal administration run out with the
d as century. Democracy came in with the
J. dresenf century. And while we were putting
dom Adams, the federaist, and putting up JEFF
pcon, the democrat, the cry of the federust
! was "Democrat-Demoerat- Democrat" This
0 thew did to scare folks, much as the wings are
! doing now who are crying out Locofocos- Lo
ct,fcos -Locofbcoism." But the dreadful word
D mvrd did not scare us all. For the federal
lists had broke up our happy republic, by cutvot,
u Ing Us, and had murdered the republican name,
and had substituted the name federal in it's room.
!, HOY then could we call ourselves Republicans
D any longer? But one Thing we did do to our
everlasting honor,--wc put federalism under
foot and there it 'ay kicking forty years, till it
rose up nOthingarian Hhig. Now if any wish
10 know the difference between federalism and
democracy, it MAJ be seen In the things put
, down by the latter. Here it s--No. /. Down
goes the standing army got up by the federal
lsts in time OF peace. No. 2-Down goes the
Stamp Act Mob Down goes law religion. No.
- - - goes aw-m' de ministers. No. s.
- soe''7's'7" -'F+-' - = Il
fdsde fines for not going to hear lawrnade min
iaes preach. No. And down goes law.
ntlde officers, who took the poor mans last COW
! last sheep--last pig for taxes, to pay law
nnle ministers for reading to us their old notes.
these are few Of the things done mp by the
iedcrasts and undone by the democrats. Now
set fool to Judge between Federalism and De
nocrucg Here commences forty years free dem
ocralic government and we ask, Whist nation
on earth ever prospered like this?
Here We come to another point in our politi
cat history,-l840. The down trodden federal
ist who had laid under foot kicking dixie perse.
cuIiDg SAUL for forty long years. began to feel
that it was hard to kick against the pricbs" And
to think of ever doing thing in politics ngain
ii their old name, was entirely out of the ques-
ton Their old works were TOO well known to
harbor any such thought. Their cry began
something like this; "What shall we do? Of
SIM Of the morning, what course can we take
Toul in with democracy VIC cannot,-w hate |
ii; ard to rise again in our own name is impos-
able." At length somebody made the PROPOSE
DON" We can change our name, and still re
gin our former princpes" This took like fire
on dry subble in whirlwind. But, what shall |
We call it," Here was a dread halt for some
time. Still the question hung OH tue ip like the
droo that hangs danglng on the under lip of a
Young child While cutting his teeth. We must
not forget in this place that when republicansm
Knocked down federalism, it hit tin it he teeth and
broke them all out; ard nothing but new name
can furnish new teeth again. So the question
gots on" What shall we call it? What? p.
vIat?- what?" Now az their new name and
oil their doings were, and are lighter than vani.
hey must be lIkenod unto the old fable of Cock.
laoRin OIL his burning tune. What shall we
5csfn2
Cal it Whfg, says Robin to Bob,
Call it Whfg, says Tom to Rob.
..ssus. Gall Ii Ting. saye Jon 10 Bun
NY name is Ting, saws Rob TO Rob
NY name is Uhig, says Tom to Rob
and SO is mine says John to Bun.
Yes we are Wings says every one
Done, Done, Done.
.'0" as 'ne new name became established ot I
''' "'Fu' became equally important to D,ck NJ
''t OF all men one suitable for a Wb;c Dr.;
lent. And 1887 "
W.T.: dl
Wh' is he, says Rob to Bob, /,
Nn" snail we have, says Tom to Rob, i,
VINO Sll'll we have says John to Bun.
VINO shall we have, says every one e.
Take old Tip, says Rob to Bob, pr
lake old Tip, says Tom to Rob. ST.
Take Inc, take me, says TIp to Bnn wa
by gosh we've got him, says every one dol
Then it was that wherever orr eve or On. ,,o
IS turned mere was seen and heard groups of the
and young federaists in their new mama thi,
'n'lng-"Hurrah Old p-Hurrab-Hpr. We
h-iurFah or Old Tip"-And the earth ron,r in
''"' l"en al fhey went hammer and viii
lgs, TO pat up log-cabns-.roIl in barrels ,f and
I'D sour cider,-colIect old dry raccoon skin, the
hang then out on every corner of their cab it
for signs and wonders, hitch on tbirtv or
ty horses,-fIl up the cabins with new. mad.
i'gs,-drlve away from village to viyloea
'Ilng down hard sour cider, as if their tbroa,0
re wtrPoos, and their bellies bottonless NJ
at the same time rafting their old dry coon Stat,
ms and screaming out at the tip top of their ho,.l
~. u","u'Ian Tor Oid lip" have
Joyful time this for all those who were Thin in 10
. upper lott But to any one of half Common or
lse, how odltus, how meon how desplcable, A,
" e'''' % ~ '"'S ''u' ''""'s on the earth the vi
flies in the air. Or swims in the water b,,t 10 hoo,
sO'" ~ 'e''''''0 ''' VIC ieaVe 1t at pres vain t
as thing Of nought, and VANITY of RAM. trv
q. ors oil
Now begins the reign of Gen. Harrison. A. and -
ISL He sat 10 the old rocking chair fou, IL. r,
tsksapl.lqas naugh. His chosen cabinet rho \
Ar out of FIVE were blown to pieces bv the n,., :,
,st a canon in congress holic Then . nan
erpok the chair-spIiced up his couqseIors bo,o,.
4 went rocking through the other three years
d egen months. and then vanished away.
ID ware much mistaken if it may not be ohef
d viii the greatest propnety, that this short
IN Whiggery, like its own Legitimate ooN'
me- snoihing. And as the poet says, OS''p'
Subtract nothing from nothing y,
And nothing remains
Add nothing TO nothing, -
And what are your gains' Wv
Multiply nothing with nothing, II st,
And what's the amount? /. ''~