Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-28

the Baltimore platform and nominees. in the
second place, because by so doing, TaJandon
ne PRINCIPLES Of The democratic party of The
State, and Of The fathers and founders ofLe dem
ocrdt'c party Of the United Stats. If the support
Of Pierce and King did not involve necessarily
the support of the Baltimore Platform and the
Abandonment of the fundamental and most sa-
cred doctrines Of democracy, might have less
reluctance to pursue that course, even though
by so doing, should have to come under the
lead and dictation of those who have for years
past kept the wings in power. even 20 so far
as to hold, that if it were necessary, in order to
support democratic principles, to abandon the
democratic organization, would do 50 most
unhesltatingly, because place principle above
party and adhere TO the old maxim, " principles,
not men," But, in the present crisis, should /
support the Baltimore nominees and platform.
should abandon both the principles and organ-
zaton oil the democratic party of the State. some
proofs of which will now offer you.
Ifyou will carefully analyze the platforms up
on which Pierce & King, and Scott & Graham,
stand, you will find that they are, not only
very similar in their leading features, but that
there is not single doctrine or measure, upon
which they take direct and clearly defined is
sue In several of their most important propo.
sitions, they take similar ground in similar Ian
guage, In others, similar ground in substance,
under different forms Of expression, On several
subjects, The ground assumed by the democratic
platform, is not controverted or Put in issue by
the whig platform, Notwithstanding the latter
was formed some time after the former bad been
promulgated. 1t must, of course, be taken
that tho wings admit the correctness of those
grounds and do not intend to put them in contest.
There IS, then, no necessity disappearing Pierce
& King in opposition to Scott g. Graham, for
the reason that the wings, by their platform are
attempting to overthrow any of the fundamental !
doctrines Or measures of the democratic party
There is no such thing. The only apparent
reason why democrat should prefer the election
of Pierce TO Scott ia, !hat Pierce has heretofore
voted with the democrats against the wings, and
his election would secure the Offices and spoils
to democrats, in preference to wings But even
| if there ,oas conflict, direct and unequivocal
between the democratic ana whig platforms, it
is sufficient to say, that the doctrines of the
regular democratic party of this State as ex-
pressed repeatedly, and particularly in 1851
embrace the democratic creed more fully and
explicitly, than any exposition Of democratic
principles ever put forth by the boiling" or
' old line democracy" and what is more to the
point in national aspect, is, that the Pittsburgh
platform, is the fullest and most perfect dcclara
ton of democratic doctrines. ever put forth by
nny party in the II Sla.oa. La ssaa,f of IAia, 1
ask you to examine it carefully. 1t embraces
the doctrine of state rights strict construction
economy in the raising and expenditure Of the
revenue of the government; divorce of the funds
of the government from banking institutions
which involves n reputation of the u. S. Bank
policy and sanction Of the Independent Treas
ury the election of all officers so far as procti-
bic by the people cheap postage; improvement
of Rivers and lIarbors, so Ear as they are of &
national character and no farther; dminutor
of executive patronage and power by the aboli-
ton Of all unnecessary Offices. salaries, and priv
ieges the preservation of the public lands 70
actual settlers, instead Of distributing their pro
ceeds or giving them to states or corporations
the opening of the doors of the nation to exile
from the old world and no abrdgment of tn
privilege of their becoming freemen and owner
of soil among US; the duty of the governmen
to protest. firmly against the interference Of tn
despos of Europe, to prevent the people of othe
freedom, and establishing governments to sui
themselves g.; the substitution ct peaceful arbitra
ton, instead of a resort to arms to settle natona
disputes aud many other equally just and dem
ocralic doctrines, all of which | cannot her
enumeraIe. Is not this comprehensive and az
mirabIe democratic creed, Independent of th
great questions growing ont Of slavery and slay
.domuaton? Does any man By supporting thi
creed, abandon, or lose sight of any democrat
measure or principle? say most emphoticalI
he does not.
And now ask your attention TO the positio
which the democratic party of this State, ha
for years assumed in relation to what are ca
led the " slavery issues" On the 3lst of Ma
l849, that party, in its regular State Convention
under the lead and with the sanction Of sue
men as G.. G. EASTMAN, LEVI b. Villas, JEl
FERsoN p. KIDDER, STEPHEN Thomas, DAvI
p. NoYEs, Il. M. BRowN, ANDREW MCMlLLAI
II. w, HEAToN, AzEL SpALDIYG, and 9th err
the leading men of the party, adopted in rei
ton to those issues, the principles embraced
nominated a ticket for State officers to be SUI
ported on the principles thus adopted, and th
ticket ,cas supported firmly and zeaIously by a
of these men and by the whole democratic part
ofthc State with the exception of few boiler
with David A, Smalley at their head. At th
State Convention they resolved
"Thot we can support no man as a candida
for State or National Offices who does net san
ion the principles embodied in the forcgoir
resolutions
"That we ,oW adhere firmly to The principi
here proclaimed, regardless OF The lndlgna
rro@n8o of saveholding executive and unaw,
by the fear of being disturbed in The defence
The Fundamental doctrines Of Republican, Jreedom
AT the Democratic State Convention hold,
at Montpelier, Juy2 1850 a committee on re
olnljons was appointed consisting of the folio,
ing PERSONS viz: ]. p. KmDGR, JEprHA BRA
LEY, c. G. EASTMAN, f. A. Snnsbury, TIL
ron Howard, Z. NJ. BRowN, aud A. 0. Aid
which committee, through their Chairman. ].
KIDDER, reported a series Of resolutions viii
were adopted, among which find the followin,
!. "Fhat we adhere with unwavering consant