Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-11
4EMAN.
The Result,
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES.

from which they Will not soon recover, and
lesson they will not easily forget, The returns
Of the election are much like jug handles, all on
one side. In 80 general a sweep as the Demo
Gratis have made, the easiest way to tell the story
is to name the exceptions The exceptions in
the present election are Vermont and Massachu-
sets, which Scott has carried, each by six or
eightthousand plurality-the two States giving
1S electoral votes Tennessee and Kentucky,
giving "a more electoral votes, may, perhaps,
have to be added, though it is by no means GER
tain; and if so, it will give Scott, at the best,
but AZ votes-a less number, we believe, than
has ever been received by any minority cand-
date of either OF the two great parties since the
establishment of our government.
Such signal overthrow Of great party cam
not have been effected without strong causes.
But what are they? Are they not mainly to be
found in the conduct of the Wings themselves,
as a party, since they came ntc power four years
ago?-in the manifest inconsistency of their
practices when compared with their protested
principles PIN the abandonment OF their loud
trumpeted doctrines upon the tarf?-in the fl
nancial mismanagement, extravaganza and cor
rupton of their administration and especially
in their miserably ohuflng, reacherous and
contemplate course on the great question which
divides the North from the South? Holding out
to the masses that high protective tariff was
essential to the prosperity of the country, and
then virtually adopting the Democratic standard,
they have taught the thousands who remained
with them on that account that nothing was to
be gained by remaining with them any longer
Protesting the sternest opposition to the aggres'
sions of Slavery, and then supporting ard en-
doIslng an administration which has done more
to Strengthen and fasten upon the nation the ire
memdous curse of slavery Than all preceding
administrations pot together, and, to crown all,
contemptibly adopting mere copy Of the preyi-
ously erected pro,sIayety Democratic platform,
taught all the honest opponents OF slavery in
their ranks that there was no more trust to be
put in their professions while they gave the pro.
slavery portion Of their party to understand that
the more pro-slavery they were the better and in
consequence this hitherto restrained portion very
naturally preferred to 60 for the original platform
Of the Democrats instead Of the copied one Of
their own party.
Such we believe to have been the principal
causes of the overwhelming defeat which has
lately befalIenthis late proud lylunjlng party,
and which was brought upon them by their own
wickedneSs and folly. And who will say they
do not deserve their fate? Not we ; and if they
want mourners or sympathizers, they must pass
on beyond us in search Of them. AS taunting
and proscrptive as they have ever been to us,
we owe them nothing, and we have not u solitary
tear to shed ovor their mstortunoe.
But, on the other hand, while we can more
respect the Nltiona Democrats, as never having
made any professions to free principles, and
therefore little obnoxious 10 the chlrga Of
treachery or moons stenGv, yet we confess we
view their advent into power unIersueh cream
tances with the deepest ds'rus, and loreboinr.
The man they have so triunphtnty elected car.
RES with him into Office platform rs his guide
which cannot but encourage the South in her
aggressions and we are prepared to see at
tempts 10 subject the free States, insult their
feelings, and over ride their principles, to which
the Fugitive Slave Law were as nothing in the
comparison We hope we may be disappointed,
but fear we shall not.