Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-07-03
From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
Principles and Presidency

Several Journals. both Nbir and Danoc-,+
have asserted itcutcd and reiterated h.t no
man can be a successful c1ndidate for the nexf
Presidency, who is not openly and earnestly I'm
favor of ",he Dui0n nov aud forever. one and
nseparable" This we hold to he the true CON
servatve doctrine and a certain fact he ueo-
ple would repudlate. with very little cprei,,on,
any dsunonst-uny man of doubtful patnoiism
any man OF questionable attachment 10 lbe
confederation of these States as an indissoluble
Union: and the political party that should prop,se
such candidate would speedily be annbilntpd
bv the popular coniellut and dlspleasure Nko
doubts this Does any sane man suppose that
a Wendell Phiihps. or a General Ouitin3n. or n
Mr. Rhatt. even did he possess the ronst conn
mlnlng talents. could Obtain the vote of a s,pule
Stte-the hide Palmetto State. pcrhgps. excent.
ed-for the Presidency of this Union : NJ
No We are all for the Unio,-N hi0s and DO
n,ocrais. Silver Crews and Free Soilers iipnkers
and B,rnbur,iers and sbould be ingratas of
more than African bIackness. were we moi. The
Union the Union unmarried and perrnanent l.
our sernr,ty and our oll.-onr fannie nf b,na a >
freemen. our ark of s,fetv ns renpblic,ns
Now, mi, beinO so. and n be,nr ,drn,ite1 In,
tho universal voice nj the nrcss lint .,,,lr n
NON m,np can hone tnr sicces. c,r tbe r.,t
Presidency. n few ipoupb,s spprest tbemsalves
winch NAV merriam, NOT unseason,bly he l,,d ha.
FIRE our re- 1uprs NOT that we ARE go,nor Ia sro az
of ronJil,tes Tor he succession 10 HAT nrnnI.
s.t AZ o.rfhlv b,oors W. wonid f,in MI .,sn
o,,r,,cb tb,. snbiect f,r months On co.,,e n.,
n,.nv of an, conteo,or,r,..s orr, otber,,;se ,oi,d
cd and hence n l. manly onr dnty bo,ve,er n,
variance wiih incnatlon. 10 cast Into the current
our mite Of what we bebevo IN he esse,r,,l IA
the er.p,,on of a sound nonnlor ss,,t,,,,e,l mn,
the subject lust SO much and no moro sbsll
we do untI the prn,er rin,e arrives fir e,,i,r,,r
moro iininediatolv unop the d,srussion Atnra7
sem we Shall discuss ..principlas not ,,e,, - 4,
tba non,,lar mind "a imbned with r,,,i,,. ,-.,,s
influenced bv ri,,bt nr,nr,nl,s--,bo5. MOI. d.,
t,rostcd ln lie selection off men viii he c,,,r,I.
l,dtom mike a corresnon1ing ch,ice
The VEN, journals npd ners,ns th,t b,,e Talon
the Union into their special care and prot,c.icn
n,ost streuuously routruled IA, the f,rt pss,.rt.,
M th, commandments IF ms srticlo tb,t sn..
ea.s cannat iallow the nouipation of ,nv ma,
t,r NOV, pr..,,.n,.,, bo,veyer ov,ltsi I,st.
h., or,.ia,i ,,b, M s,o,ye,il,. n f-,.-,,l ~
~, nm, p,,,.ilv cer,,ir i,nrn.ts INT 49,
s..,.-b, T., ,,.l.. n f,,s,,n i, ,he ,r,s, A. H.,
80. 20 ,,,s Ststs and ort oc ,h',so TIM. 1.
i..l,.i O.. ,b, r,,,n gr,,,, 70 ~, D..
~ -, - a., nor,.er,,' -, ,,-d ~,
IIn,on ns,tv IA noi see tbe I'm forco IF t,s 90,
Vhlcb ibev admit n proves. bevond ali on4s.
ton maj ber, is no ecess.f, for s,,cb n fLird mr.
n, Tt.re IL mn ..,,tfin,, AMY f,,a, tb,s co,,l,
Son The nositi9n warmly usint,ined ~, M,
or.,gns of he Union COMMITTEE in this cr,v
Is fb,t a Union candidate only can he elected
\Veas.eni most cordially Ii ye tbon,,ht otb
erwise-tliat the Union was m danger. or thai ,