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

TO contend about mere shadows. In Vermont
the Wing party has been, hitherto. most happily
free from these party feuds and animosIties and
we hope and pray that it ever may be SO
Excellent At this very moment we have in
view n striking instance of personal salou-
sizes, aninosities, and factious riyalries" in the
"large commercial city" Of New Nork,--and
also the " immense evil" consequent thereon, in
the defeat of the Wing candidate for U. S Sen
ator in the New York legislature; nor is there
the slightest difficulty in tracing all this to GER
tain men who are endeavoriug to impose Heic
test upon the Wing party. Ne are for keeping
that scism" ont of Vermont; and we know Of
no safer way to do it. than to strangle the ami
NAL before 1t gets big enough to bite.
"Wthout calling in question the right Of the
Waterman or any other paper TO take upon itself
the form and glory of martyrdom, or of availng
itself Of any accidental position into which II may
be thrown, to improve its pecuniary condition
we candidly, soberly, earnestly, good huinored-
lv, protest apsinst III and any attempts 70 array
the National Wing Administration, or any of ITS
distinguished members, against the Wing party
Of Vermont, or against the good name and ilue
of our own native State. Before dong this with
out absolute and irrcslstlblv convincing testimu-
NY, we should suffer, sab siicntio, many times
such little occurrences as the one so tcelmgly
spoken of by the Waterman and Patriot
Here is complete misrepresentation, both
Of our motive and purpose, as all attentive read.
ers Of the Waterman viii perceive. As to our
"eyidence" OF Mr. Webster's acts and intentions
we really think that it is irrcsistibly conyuc-
ing" To say the least, nobody has yet attempt
cd to rebut or impeach il The coupling of the
" Waterman and Patriot" is grotuitous; hap
ply bans were never published, and these gen
tlemcn are any thing but priests or cirH mags-
trates. Besides, you know, Patty married col
orcd gcmmau at the Free Church, on or about
the 3Ist Of May, ls49.
For ourselves. we recognize no Webster or
Webster Wings, as constituting party IN
Vermont"
Good, so far. That comes straight to the
point. The appointees Of Mr. Webster recog-
uze no Webster nor anti-Webster Wings, as
constituting party in Vermont" That decla-
ration is worth all our labor Just stick 10 IL,
gentlemen, and the Wing press and tha Wing
party Of Vermont viii continue to 90 ahead, har-
lINuitil7ils Nllh lliHlll ~ 81 lifAiiiA ~ N'riis
Again: We have no evidence satisfactory
TO our mind, that an appomtnont Of law publisher
has been made or withheld 10 Vermont, on amy
distinctive ground of peculiar " Ing politics.
o. he rclder viii remember that these gentle
men are =poalane for themselves, mot for Us ON
this point The evidence that zee have is perfect
" satisfactory TO our mind"
"When we first published the fugitive slave
ac' of Congress wc expressed most unequyocal-
y our dislike OF some Of hts proyis IONS, that were
then, and are nov, exceedingly dHtlsteiu To ms,
But as "a law passed by tie legally constituted
authorities, we nave deemed "a oE. duty 30 re-
sptctit We hfve uniformly cnued The right
OF tha people to discuss ts merits and, If they
see tit, TO repeal or modify 1t through their chosen
representatives. No one would more rejoice
hsn we, TO see some more liberal and palatablu
act passed, for canyng out the fugitive clause IN
the Constitution"
Agreed.
AS to the h1beas corpus act Of our own State
the defence Of our Wing Governor. Wing Leg
stature, the good name and fame of Vermont
&c, we have a word to say. 1t Is true we con-
demned the act of the Legislature, as unneccs-
sary and uncalled for but principally on the
ground TINT In our Judgment, 1t was in conflict
with the fugitive act Of Cougress BY the Con-
sutution of The United States acts of Congress
~ ale sol5ee Te,'o .'.'' .g 49, ''l
r,ti1er have mo- noss.ble oscans from obedi-
cnce to the supreme authority and not the ape
'onment nor the witnhoIaing OF ne appoint
cut OF 3'o's.'-l W ''e .1"S i'' az. =, '''' N
oniJ ,ny surb cnnsi9or,tio, doter ms tro,, cy-
essing our dislike to any government measure
act of Congress, should amy such dislike be
,eiI'llieN as as u WAS ~ .'l '', ' ''' ao' .o-
INV md in kindness boliIy reminds ms Of an
error, when he thinks we have committed one
and not he who hlttcrs as win son words and
,e Us W" as i's'' A.i',','' ',.' 'g
takein n,s.inr the UaJea, Corops act. it was mo-
abuse to frankly say so. We had 40 harsh words,
and much less hll we harsh or unNndy thoughts
70 "'S'oN on ''i' Les9''ui' 0' l"e No'ei"oi "i
IN lno ""'"oT 'o"'" l1's Is toleTaoe' nut
we are 'u' prls'u 10 see tiie emo" mig adop'iL
Inc ianso"ge 81 the " ing upon the haoeas cor
P'N act was exceedingly harsh' severe sweep
lng m condemnation OF the act Oar readers
haa sample ot 1t at the i'ne-ine editors Of
We wing can consult their files; we viii not
therefore re-quo'e its language, for we certainly