The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-09
What they say of Mr.. Peck.

What they say of Mr.. Peck.
The Burlington Courier, which was very
indignant last year, because we mentioned
the fact that Mr.. PECK was in regular
standing ~ilh the Southern Democracy,
and Of which 30 well informed politician
could be ignorant, is now greatly cnraged
al Mr.. PECK, because he turns out as ev-
erybody supposed he would. The Courier
says:
ave, also have regrets. One ofthese is tha,
the capital error was committed last wear. of
abandoning candidates whose popularity Ind
been tested, for those whose good standing with
the people, and part Of whose principles. fas il
now secms,) were IN nIibuS.- Another source
OF regret is the fact that, knowing MS he must
nave known, or at least suspectng what would
probably be the view taken by The convention
on the points which he labors, he did nor in
some way, save those who had once honorably
supported him from the embarrassment Of hold.
ing new convention and making a new nom.
nation.
We hope the State Committee will imme.
dlateiv call new Convention, and that that
Convention will put in nomination a man, who.
II he feels constrained TO repudiate the ground
assumed by his friends, on so important a poAt
as those which separate Mr.. Peck from the State
Convention, will not deem il either unsafe or
derogatory to vouchsafe a single word-one
little word-of sympathy with the objects. aims
and opinions Of (which he has been selected as
the exponent If Mr.. Pecks Withdrawal and
tho uninieresting rehash of The stale argument
of llunkerism in favor the constitutiopality a.
the Pirat'ca Statute had been ACCOMPANIED
with one syllable calculated TO negative the fair
presumption that IN differing with us on those
questions he differed with us also in his estma.
ton of the law itself We could have respected
his position if We did not agree with it.
=" As it IS, in reply to the question PROFOUND
cd by tho Free Press, as to wkere Mr.. Peck is.
We are reluctantly compellcd to say that IRE do
not knoT and, with all due Difference, do not
care! II is not ms if any one mai had a pocket
big enough to contain the cause of Freedom
and Equality in Vermont"
The Courier pronounces Mr.. PEck,s
arguments very weak" but has not yet
veniured 10 publish them.
The Montpelier Patriot is evidently
pleased with Mr.. Picks course, though it
is remarkably silent. Its editor is a can
didae for the Senate, on two different plat
forms.
The Freeman bottles up its wrath for
the present, merely saying:
at will be seen by a communication from
Mr. Peck, which we publish in this paper.
that he declines being run as our candidate
for Governor. Upon The character of this
unexpected, il not, under the circumstances.
extraordinary expose, we have concluded
10 abstain, for the present al least, from all
comment"
The Brandon Post likewise treats the of
tender with great msekness and lorbear-
ance, and insists on supporting him ANY
how" until somebody can be found "'um-
bile enough 10 lake his place.
The Brhl'leboro Democratwilh the grace
and good sense characteristic Of It's lady
editor" leaves out The entire State ticket,
publishes Mr.. PEcK's leier. and says not
n word of It's troubles. Ladies do bear
grief better Than men. that is certain.
On the other hnnd, The Old Line
Democracy are /" in a broad grin all over
the State. They knew Mr.. Peck was one
Of their men AT heart, and il does them good
to see him demoIsh Mr.. Barber's platform.
They are saying great many aggravaling
things, just now, respecting their Free Soil
neighbors, which we have no broom 10 quote.
They enjoy The sport just about as well as
the Whigs.
We subjoin some comments lrom
the Wing press.
The Montpelier IPdtchman. under the
head Of "Capital Execution says:
81, becomes our duty 10 announce lha,
he coalition state ticket suffered the high
est penalty due 10 capital crimes on Thurs.
day last, having on that day been decapi-
ta'ed. In short, The Hon. Lucius b. Peck
mas severed himseli, not merely from the
ticket but from The coalition party, dissent.
ing N toto from certain resolutions adopted
| Dy "le late " Democratic" (ex-lreesoil)
state Convention. lie has knled The Tree,
sellers, striking home TO the hilt. Whether
.hey VIII die, ana give no sigr. =" or pass
by transmigraiinn into rull.blooJed Hunt.
erS oil The blacklist dye ,remains to be seem
The BTaI'leboro PhGnir opens on the
subject as follows:
"ifdts Deserting a Sinking Ship.-Hon.
Lu'ius b. Peck. the Free Soil Nominee for
Governor, is out with n letter declining
Inc nomination. He goes for the Compro.
mise Bulls, and against the Haheas Corpus
Ari oil last Session. 1t has taken him a
month 10 reach this conclusion. but The
Signs oil speedy dissolution are too evident,
for man OF Mr.. Peck's sagacily longer to
hesitate"
The Windsor Journal says:
"The Hon. Locus b. PEck has written
letter, in which he declines being any
longer the Free Soil Locoloco candidate
for Governor Of Vermont. Mr.. Peck is a
mao Of sense. The letter susIains chs