Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-04-10

We do not mean 10 intimate that there are not
very honest, very conscientious, and very hui
mane men, who advocate the propricty Of the
law, and believe regiously that we are bound
! by love Of the Union and our regard for the Con-
stitution, to stand by and defend it, But on the
other hand, there is a very numerous and re-
spectacle body Of Wings, Just as honest Just as
| conscientious, and just as humane, who believe
| the law TO be unnecessarily severe and disgrace-
/ fnl TO the age in which live. We have
| thought that it would be wise in a National Ad-
minstraton to pay as much regard to the senti
ments Of the latter class as to the former and at
all events, not TO draw a line of demarcation
which wonld include the first class only within
the Wing fold, and shut out and preclude the
other class. Whether these views were errone-
Gus or not, we leave the public to Judge. They
were and are still honestly entertained.
We deny the right Of any Wing Administra-
ton to interpolate new tests into the Wing party.
II may be very gratifying to men clothed in ga
little brief authority" to defame and prescribe a
class of papers and men holding Offices, who
have ever been Wings, and who have spent the
best years of life in support Of The Wing cause,
and IN bringing a Wing administration into
power 1t may be that the Wings in those States
where these changes have been made, have ask
ed that they should be made. The Republic
says 50, and Of course it knows, because the ed
tor has examined the papers. But it may appear
alter oil, that there are large number of Wings
whose names do not appear on the papers in the
public archives, ,cho hare neuer been consulted IN
The matter In taking census of the party, it
may be found that those who were not consulted
greatly outnumber the names filed in the pigeon
holes OF the various departments AT Washington.
We protest against the defamatory language
OF the Republic in regard to the prescribed W big
papers. They are papers, allow us to say, who
we're fighting to elect the Taylor and Fillmore
ticket, when many of the new converts to the
administration were either neutral on hostile
IAey are papers that stemmed, almost alone. the
current that set in so strongly IN the New Eng
land states against the Philadelphia nominations.
The editors OF these papers risked all they pos
scssed in the cause without once waiting TO
count the cost, and tins too while many Of the
present advocates "of the adiustmont we're
dallymg which side totake. the N hig or the Free
Sol. The papers named have from the begin
ming had 10 contend against the whole combined
force OF the Free Soil and I.ocofoco parties. The
editors fought the fight through their columns and
upon the stump. When the victory was won,
not one Of them 20 our knowledge. ever asked
or desired either of Gen. Taylcr or Of Mr. Fill
more, Office for either themselves or relatives
e can speak positively for the Boston Atlas at,
least. No one connected as editor or proprietor,
at any tlme or in any way, ever thought Of Of
fee, or ever asked tor it, or ever got it, They
gave their services freely and heartily to the rood
cause, as they had ever DONE and ever will do to
advance the standard of Wing principles Our
upport of the administration was unbouet. aud
Is unpulchlseahle and as for the Republic "al-
laying our fears, We can only say that It may
Withhold rs efforts; we have neither fears 10 all
my nor hopes go reward. We shall persevero 20
the end. unuoved hy be frowns Of the admus-
irauon, or the sneefs and impotence of It's para