Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-05-16

such name! The Courier and P6amen 1.-THE
Freeman, more honest, objectcd) said to them
selves "What's in name 2"
ibis something, noi1ing
Twas rnlne, It's his and has been slave to
thousands"
Our candid opinion is that the result of the
nert canvass in the State of Vermont, will en-
able the Old-Ane democracy" to ado, that
HE who ilches from me my good name
Robs me Of that ,ehich not eariches him -
The signs OF the times plainly indicate this.
The democratic" members of the "hoy ALI
nce''of the 3lst of May are Gocking back to
their old standard. "Free Democracy" has de-
ccived and disguised them. Their brief expe-
rience in its ranks only showed to them the ut
ter selfishhess and mercenary motives of its
orginators. Let our readers mark our words =
The miserable bogus party, uhose manifesto fox u
State Convention tCc hare quoted aboue, ,ciU lose
about oil its rank-and, file "democrats," nclt fall.
The North Star and the Spirit of The .4ge, two
of the FIVE "organs" Of this unprinciplcd "Coal>
ltion' have swung back gracefully land we
say 10, their creditt inte the "democratic y
ra nks. Their readers wiH .toiiow Them The
Star and the .age give good reasons for aban-
donlng the ricketty craft, built by Barber &;
Co "to SELL" and their subscribers, as gen,
cra thing, ,cW agree ,cih them. This is moi
only natural, but right. IRE Free Democra.
cy," whatever name it may steal, will never
humbug the people of Vermont again. Yer
monterS prefer to be politically divided on prin
c'Ple rather than on the gingcr-pop that ha.
been recommended to them by Of ee Democ
racy" They are not apt to mistake gas 70
gumption more than two or three times.
-One word to the Uhig, who have beer
INDUCED to trust these political spectators, am
we have done. It was to catch your votes, b,
'appealing to your well-known sympathes in ia
vor of Freedom, that these "huckstering poll
tcans' baitcd their hook with the word "Ffee.
The Courier AMI the Pairiot between whom
no sort Of political agreement really exists uni
ted in dishonest "gamc" to whccdlc YOU o
your rot S. The Courier dcudes itself that
S working for Freedom, though it is, in. fact
4
got up to this mark, It never deceived itsel
nor anybody else. 1t was working for Spots
and "iO defeat the UhigS.r and nothing else
Will you, true-hearted and honest Wings {
) Vermont. hesitate as to, what yoU duty is,
escaping from the ruins of this bogus part,
which, began in .faud and ends in petty larceny
We believe net. We hope to see but tir9 pa
nes, hereafter, in,the glorious Green Mountai
: Statc-and two parties we hope aitrcgs to SCI
} divided honOrably OF principles and mea
1 ures, so that Victory may always be honorable
and Defeat no disgrace, to either! The trucl
!; and dckcrltes nave discarded the word. Sire
4 from their vocabulary can they cheat yc
f wlthanW ether They have sioien the design
ton of your old opponents lis thieving al
better than hypocrisy Look again at Il
names they set forth as their Estate Commi
tec;'-locoiocos all. Are these the ''leader
t under ahcm, you'have been accustomed to CO
: tend for Wing Principles, for Freedom al
: humanity, in Vermont: We believe not !
t E. d. Barber ard j. c. kidder nice your
2 men, as they undoubtedly are,) arc not the m,
{ that the WHIGs of Vermont are in the habit
trusting. Their short lived locoGoco allies a
|. going back to their old allegiance where W
, YOU 90: We have too much respect for yo
honesty and intelligence to doubt your reply.