The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-11

We take the following observations on some
ofits recent twinklings, from the Buffalo Courier
EHoUGH OF 1T IN VERMoNr-The editor o.
the Esprit of the Age" published at Wood
stock, VT, was one of the advocates of, and
and Free-soilers in that State in l849 Now
hear what he says:
"The Union on the 3lst Of May, l849, al.
though acquiesced in by large proportion OF
the democrats of this county, at the same time
produced torpor in our ranks almost as de.
structiye as an overdose Of chloroform, from
the effects of which we fear it will take 4 long
time to recover. Democrat alter Democrat with
faces elongated, and looking very much like the
pictures of distress that are sometimes seen in
quack advertseme Is, after that union, told lis
they had lost all interest in politics, and guessed
they would stop their paper. We endeavored
to say consoling word to them, the best OF
which was to defeat the Wings" but even this
was not sufficient to raise their dropping spirits
The result was, that whilst we were aboring in
good faith, with all our might to carry out the
bargain entered into by convention by which
as good party man, we felt bound, our old po-
litical friends and associates began to grow shy
and we rarely heard them refer to political mat
ters. Under this strengthening process We soon
found that what little life there had heretofore
been in the Democratic party in this State, was
likely to become extinct.
Our old friends deserted US, and our new ones
(heaven forgive the misapplication of such a
term) proved to be just such as were in the
habit OF saying "good Lord deliver us from"
The promised uid that the press was to receive
did not make its appearance, and with the es-
arrangement left to save the breath of life but a
resort to an additional quantity of "quack me-
defines" a species of diet much more highly
priced by the publisher than by the reader. We
know that we are speaking rather lightly Of q
serious subject, but why not well laugh as
cry We hope to be forgiven for all our politi-
cal transgressions during the past two years
past, and if others are not, it will not be because
they were not on the anxious seat" But to
complete the RIGHTEOUSNESS Of the whole per.
Torrance, soms Of our very Free-sol brethren
who have never patronizcd Democratic press in
any way and have always been able to find AT
excuse for erasing every Democrats name from
the ticket when they came to vote, are now ex'
cusing their want Of broiherly lone for the press
on the ground that they had no confidence in H.
Their models for the test must have lived some
years since in town called Salem, in the com
monweath of Massachusetts. They only re-
quired that persons should drown to satisfy
their incredullty, but our Free-soil brethren
would not be satisfied short of having us lie
under the water after life was extinct But We
never intended to say as much as we have upon
this subject, for there are many who in all hon
esty cherish the sentiment, which are as the
basis of all this sectional controversy and trouble
and who are really and truly Democrats in Other
respects For such men We haze no ridicnle OF
found ably and faithfully cooperating with the
Democratic party"