Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-02-07
Lovers Quarrels.

\ great ruggle has been going on for some
tine ia tbs State between the old apos les If
The Free SOL plilv AID It's new disciples. The
fr-enan and It, Liberty allies are pitted against
the Patriot and lis democratic all=es. There has
been no anon. ID sympathy between them. Oil
and water would not mix, and what principle
would not permit, policy has failed to conceal.
The vii le atiair of the union Of the :}lst OF
May Is now dsrobed of its ilmsy mantle Of con-
SIS, ucy. and the actors in the drama are sun
dercl apart, actuated by dissimiilr intentions.
and ~ The pursuit of diverse objects. The test
resolutions OF their State Conventions have
proved go better than rope OF sand against the
natag.i ins inc,s of the welded twain MAJ X
the position into which the parties to that con
tract have been led:
TAe State Cove ton of the Free Democracy
which met on the 3st Of May, after resolving
in l.voF Oft immediate passage of the " iimot
Proyso by Congress. and IN fivor ct the abolition
OF slavery IN tie District OF Columbia, passed
the annexed resolution as a ciiactfr:
fcsoipc9, That IN support Of those principles
We nave come together, ana that we hereby
piefrr ours ices 10 rote jar no man 7cbo IS mol
ready al al fines 10 Gro amt laalRfah hcse Drl.-
cioJes. and a's9 yea9y ifTesp-ciire Of al former
pqfiq ties 10 sas ain THOSE ONLY tAo qC0tc
an ni1ini,a them.
TINS re=oi ton was rerA; -ned by the Free De.
uacracy Oh the 10Th # October last. he whole
arrangement relative TO the union was accepted
BY tire Patriot. aud was supported by the Hon
Lucios Is Pee, member OF Congress flom the
Fourth Dist resolutions. tests aud AL.
Vow let Us see wiki how much sincerity this
plelgc was adopted by the members Of the dem
ocrs'ic party. NJ Peck went TO Congress and
en- The election Of Clerk voted straight through,
ere,-y Luiiol Tor Forney of Philadelphia.
V. no IS Nh Forney for whom M Peek voted :
W in reduce fee sol evidence:
rne .h'.t.onfl Err tue leading free soil or
gan IN the Union dcnominates him :" the ptt o';fI-
did'e Of Shareholders"
The Darlington Courier, another free soil or
gan says he Is an obseqGoas boohiok."
The Vumod tteemda says lie IS a misera-
be doneijat."
We leave il to our readers TO compare the de-
scrip ION Of Alr F'orney given by the Free Soil
press with the resolution above quoted and with
the action OF the free democratic representative
in Congress.
But we have not We; done with this natter
The Vermont Patriot ENDORSES the action Of
Mir Peek Ia Congress, AID Commits all his con
sttuencv in favor of the vote for Forney and the
vio ton of tie proyiso test OF the Free Democ
racy Says tie Patriot:
"Nr Peck, We unhesitatincly state, meets with
the unanimous aPprorat of his constituents IN
his course 50 far, this session of Congress"
On the other hand, the Green Mountain Free
man as unbesitatingly CONDEMNS the action Of
Mr Peck in voting for FoIney. says the Free
ann;
If Mr. Peck and these other Free Democrats
can satisfy themselves for their course. so be 1t.
" e are confident that no free sol man could con
sisieniu condes1end so Low Us 10 support al
reciiy or inGrcofiy for ANY Office such miserGb!e
d9ggAtace as Foruey."