The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-07-16
Movements of the Democracy. !"

liz watching tho evo utions, inNouiions
and revolutions of that remark able bod, o.
men once known as the Free Democracy
in this State, we must not altogether lose
sight Of what tho same facti6nis;s are doing
elsewhere Such review of their maumu'
vres in different parts Of the Union vii
throw some light on tleir movements in Q
particular locality. Enough is already dis
coverablc, to show that they are acting in
concert tina, they have mutual understand
ing constant intercommuncalion, and a
common purpose. We even venture, from
the indications tina. have occasionally mao
Tested themselves, TO form some opinion u:
10 what that common purpose is and of the
means BY which its attainment is 10 be
sought.
Within the last year or two, there have
been Free Democratic " organizations in
Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Connect
cut, New York, and Ohio. These organiza-
tons embraced the members Of the old Lib.
erty pariy,in each of these States, and certain
Democrats anil Wigs that were alienatcd
from their former associates by the 'iomina-
ton OF Cas- and Taylor. They included,
in word, all Of the Free Soil party, that
had not returned to their original organiza-
tions, after the close of the Presidential eec>
ton. The party hsSi1g soon after that e.
vent fallen into tEe hands of Democratic
leaders, however, the more honest and less
gullible po7zgon of the Wings Withdrew from
this connection. The lame sufficiently in.
licated which party had the prcdominance
and still more, when, last year, the word
Free began to be dropped, leaving onl,
" Democracy -thc'samc name under which
Calhoun and Van Buren, once cordially act
cd, and under which their adheren;s in
South Carolina and New York are expected
still TO act, together.
The next movement was bold one. In
Vermont, Massachusetts and New York, an
open, undisguised union was effected with
the regular, National Democracy. In Yer
mont, it failed, but observation-disclosures
the Free Democracy had any scruples, or
were unwilling to ra,fy the bargain. The
only" boiling was on the part of the adher-
ents of Cass. In New York, the union was
complete, and The whole coalition ticket,
with the exception Of Governor, was elected
In Massachusetts, the manGuvre was attend
ri with entire success. An imperfect Goa
Aon 10 Ohio gave Chase seat in the Uni
ted States Senate. In Pennsylvania, by
gradual steps, Davy Wilmot and Free De-
DocrAcy have come around upon the Com
promise platform. In Maine, the harmony
Of the two Democratic wings is not quite
complete, yet the election Of Senator
iIamlin, and of the Speaker of the Maine
House OF Representatives, recently, (bolh Of
the" Free" branch indicates that they car
act together cordially enough when occa-
SION requires So also in Come, ticut.
This year, the work has commenced il
earnest. The Presidential election is a
hand The fusion must he completed before
the meeting Of another National Convention
The first step to this is 10 assume everywhere
the Democratic name. Malcon,cnts mus
10 sienced. Not only must they take the
Democratic name, but Democratic resolu
TONS They must reconcile themselves t.
the National Democracy. Beginning will
Missouri and Texas, Col. Benton and Gen
Houston, they must gradually come into Eel
lowsLip with Tennessee and Virginia, will
Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina
This appears to be the ultimate destination
Of Free Democracy.
While the acknowledgment of this plan pro
ceeds, ne propo,e TO keep our readers in
formed, from time 10 time, Of the movement
in different quarters, as they come to ligh
We begin, this week, with Ohio, and til
inan@uvres Of the Immaculate Chase.
that State, the Free Soil party includes NOR
who were formerly Wings, than in any oil
er, and in several localities they have bee
able as yet to relain the name originally a,
sumcd. In one of these secEons Convcr
ton was lately held, and one who was cor
versant with its doings, and was hmse
perhaps behind the scenes, gives some az
count of what was done, in a letter to Ii
New York Tribune, dated Cleveland, Jul
LIST, from which we make these extracts;
"If read the signs of the times" corrcctl
all attempt i, being made in Ohio to Tylerii
the Free soil party, and by its union with Il
Democracy TO seize and retain possession
the political power of The State. IL successf
10 effecting the union, the result will he certai
Tho leader in this movement, IL is general
understood, Is Senator Chase who is gradual
breaking ground-thus far, however, with b
Indifferent success.
The late Free Soil Convention held at Ra
euna, on the 25th ult., gave forth some sigus
the plan, and as you may desire TO know som
thing Of the movements on the political che'
board OF the Ohio give you brief stateme
Of It's doings ....
"The Convention was large in poirt Of nun
hers, and In character most respectable.
one can doubt, suppose, the sentiment oil I
Western Reserve on the su'Jec; of slavery
r. opposcd to Il deeply and rellgiously, and u
opposition Cannot be shaken. t.
aThc Committee on Resolutions was lar
and respectable, and whale on general prn
ples there wns agreement, in Other respects {
tire concord did not reign, if intelligent aud
liable report is TO he credited Mr.. Cha
through his iriendSwished q new position taxi
and that position Was this that th Free Soil'
.honId claim TO be the Democracy Il
resolutions we're drawn up by Mr., Chase,
by liza direction, 10 embody this point, the Il
ri which In the following words, was adopt