Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-03-06

ASTOUNDING CASE OF CRU.
ELTY TO A CRIPPLE!!

an unfortunate child at White River Junction.
should no: dare to make the occurrence public.
without conclusive and unimpeachable teslimo-
ny. You may rely upon it say so. most en-
phaticaly,-the truth is, that The child trds strip
ped 10 lis rery skin, and publicly exposed IN MI
its naked defornify, for more than tour mortal
hours There was no regard to the feelings of
the child none to the rigor ofa Vermont climate
on the Doth day of February none to the shock
ed sonsibities of more than a score Of persons,
who were witnesses to the terrible transaction
The actors in this tragedy | am compelled to
say. were Democrats; and you will find a gar
bed statement of il in a late number Of the Bur
lngton Sentinel, embraced in an account of the
" Democratic Meeting at White River June
ton" In that account the worst points are
snoothed down, or gently glosscd over. But
the thing must not 20 of so, and appeal TO you,
Mr.. Editor, to do Justice TO the party implicated,
and 10 the public. To be sure the party If dem
ocratc but knowing your recent hbcrality 10
our dear democratic friend Doug6-leNcus that
slip mean DouGLAss Of Illinois am sure
do not appeal to you IN vain. Herewith YOU
have true account, plainly revealing the mo-
tvcs that actuated those concerned. and the pur-
poses designed by them; YOU may rely upon
hqt All, who were present at the time, will
bear witness that | have a proper right to sign
myself "ONr OF En-"
The dispatch, thus prcfaced, is longer than
usual, but it came through safely, with a light
extra strain upon the wires 1t is annexed.
Our candid opinion is, that the lame child aud.
ed to is the Old Line iocqf0co party Of permont.
The reader has already seen that the Couven-
ton a, White River stripped the party of every
shred with which it was wont TO array ITSELF 20
attract the gaze and win the favor of the multi
tude. Ii now presents itself naked as a statue
as cold and as dead into the bargain--and 10 it
is black all black nothing but black-supcrla-
lively black The Convention ought to have
been held on Black River and adjourned to SAT-
River. But we are preventing the reader from
seeing how il is dispatched"
THE GENUINE RESOLUTIONS OF THE
DEMOCRATIC NEE ING AT WHITE
RIVER JUNCTION.
Hcso'rei, That popular sovereignty, in perfect
suhordnaton 20 King Caucus, is the fuudancn-
tai doctrine Of our democracy; and the object Of
oir sort Of free government is the greatest num-
Der Of Offices TO the smallest number Of persons I;
ui short, the protection OF all the Old Hunkeis IN
iil Offices without regard 10 location character,
or publications. IN our party, the hGie.s are
independent soveregniies and, among other
questions, that If slavery must be settled inst as
Hc,,s,,.. and while we adn,ittb ,ba r,nl. ond
M, are d, pirt the democratic par,v. and omit
led 20 do all The working und voting. we cannot
consent that they shall ever vote, think, or act,
contrary 90 our orders.
ft3orei, Tint tin the expressive language of
Jefferson Brir}A we think nU constitutions MIRO
hnnbars. unless construed ne mo- understand
them: and that the lanruare of the Vermont
bIl of rights. inculcatinq lrequen, recurrence
TO fundamental PRINCIPLES" means .blpr more
nor less than tha, the rank and file SINH look
annually 10 orr resolutions. as their ipc,llibla
alide.boards
Reoired. That while We have mn tcars to
shed over the existence of Slavery and ite r,r-
Their extension in our rovernmept md rejoice
thai CONGRESS slammed 10 the door ,n the fare Of
New-NIeNico. when she nsked FOR admission IN
tho fnion with "a ire Constitution we dee;loJ
Nv disclain and disayow any intention ar disnosi-
ton 10 NEEDLE with the subject in any manner
which nav distprb The peculisr rooiingS If o,,r
Snyocratic allies. or onr prosDocfs for oettin,,
tbcir votes JCe ,cU .,,s,,;, In, 81 ~ H..
ards.
Reqolred. That we will faithfully adhere 10 the
Fuoitiye slave LAW. and snstaip IN ia nrovision.
in fbar true s,rit. and ali tbo laws ,.c,ssar,, NJ
coasipn every colored man. bond or free to sl,ve
nv: we believe a colored man entitled 10 no moro
consideration ian Vermont than Is accorded Ia him
in South Caroline,
Resoire9 4 hat we consider tho question or
" who struck Billy Patterson - .,vbo 0in0 d,i
colored cont ~ ms sc,,loi bv tbe n,onr and ,yo
will resist all attempts to revive or further ogi-
tate them.
"'so.p'a 'l' ,''.' c,'o,.o 81 our ''le pom
used IN was.a that we h,ye in vain oojo,yorcd
ve,r of,er vcar In bn,nh,,r he no,,le anon, an,
ino,,.n,ry school Fnnd ,n1 n n,l,ry d.ht which
III, f, b,.,s nav, resol,cd IN n,t, ~ l,,,
f,yes in spite of ms. we must ,ro II lil,o ,bnn-
dor now on t,r,tiop beC,rc ~ ,Vbi,s b,,a
limo Ia ,,, III ibe debt AMI rednco tbe ,,,es
leayinr ns po, a moo IN liam, ,no, We 49,
fore bes,ech NH our editor. all opr ofiicc-holl.,s
bip and l.ttle-and all who over e,n,,.t nm oficn
TO yell bloody ronrIern a-ain., t,ese nome,
t,xe,l and lei ihe rank and hlc RALLY ami
place the state government in ami, hand with
full assurance that If any body can double the
debt and the taxes TO boot-'cc are The chaps 10
40 6 H. ,*o, t,.,
in the brass oas. and farcicaI r1lepts in o"r,
Of Lrwis CAss and hereby recommend him TO
didate for President; cause why, ifhe gets it.
me eoahuon democrats VIII be knocked into
',,a s''", ~, r'i i NE 'neesi II
doggl: 80 we have every thing IN e,s, and 10Th