Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-05-10
The Burlington Free Press.

We feel personally much obliged TO the Editor for
the complimentary remarks with which he accom-
pnnes his announcement oi our accession to the con-
troll OF tins paper, and politically much attcred that
he considers 1t necessary to weaken our influence
with our party in advance, by expressing his belief
that we think more OF the principles which the party
processes than what he calls the Bogus party itself
But even IN that he has perhaps unwittngy paid
us compliment. We dD, and hope always shall
think more OF principles than mere pary-fOr p,inci-
pies are immutable-pares protesting them, ia IIibe
So much tor ourselves Now a word for our late
partner, Mr. Scott Does it compou with the Ed-
tors notions OF chivary to stone a man out of the
held after he has laid down his and civily pro-
nounced his adieu l-tGreen Mountain Freeman.
Nothing " unwilling" about it. We said
precisely what we thought, that the Editor of
the Freeman has a rcyerent regard for the sound
WING PRINCIPLE which the founders of the 'Bo-
gus party" stole, for partisan purposes, and a
most lrreverent contempt for the MicrcS! We
don't expect him TO say so, however.
As to that sword for our late partner.
Mr.. Scott" we hive only 10 reply that if our
friend who speaks it will once more read the
valedIctory of Mr.. Scott and then call it "lav-
ing down arms" and ciriAy pronouncng adieu,
we will agree that we can't distinguish between
a Canary 1ird and a Catamo unit So far from
being " stoned out Of the field" Mr.. Scott went
out without anybody's knowing it, and stood
at the bars" and threw stones himself in the
most reckless manner at every body he left in !
Just hear him :-Speaking indiscriminatcly of
all but the " Free Democracy he talks abou,
the base Heachery Of IN, riucipied DemagogueS
who are actuatod by no higher notire than TO
secure their own emolument at the price and
sacrifice Of huWaa Hefv," again abiding to
MIR. Webster and other Northern men, he saws
"lt these Northern Benedict Arnolds are not
made to hang before the country as traitors &C.,
&C."
If this sort OF talk is what the Fireman calls
"ldying do'cn arms and "cirjHy pronouncing
dd'eu," we feel timid sort of curiosity to see
a specimen of what it would callparty feroci-
ty! If it is dispose to crafty US, we hope it
will ring the bell" and give us chance to
=" dive" Why, we should think, from reading,
Mr.. SCOTS aftrclionatc farewell" to his
readers, that he was sucked, like Romulus and
Remus, by a she-wolt," aud raised in a nest
of young tigers.
We have not the slightest feeling of personal
animosity against that gentleman but when
we Know that the good old VINO PARTY has
done, and can Do, and WILL do, the only eifec-
tive ant-Slavery work that has been, or can
be, or WILL be done in this party-ridden Re-
public, we have no patience with the politca
miscellany called " Free Democracy" VINO ar
rogate to themselves all the ant-Savery virtue
in the Country. We like old, original, staunch
and brave anti-Slavery men who went dead
against the devtry that brought Texas upon
us, "and all our woes and don't like to be
snubbed by elevrnh-hour" penitents, who
with immensely loud talk, rise up aud attempt
to "push us from our stools" in order to
achieve the marvellous feat of locking the door
after the horse is stolen