Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-10-28
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FOf Tie FrpeMNn.
To the Democrats of Vermont.

In two weeks from this date, you are to decide
by the vote you shall then give, what principles
you will support in the administration of the
General Government, for the next Presidential
term That you desire to maintain those funda-
mental doctrines Of cqnNldy, 9conoaay, strict
construction, universal freedom, and opposition to
slavery and slave domination, which are in ac-
cordance with the toachings of the fathers, and
with your own oit.rcpoated declarations Of sent-
meuts in this State have no doubt. To sup
pose the contrary is to suppose that you have
not been honest in the expressions of your
opinions herGtofore and that you are wiling, at
the suggestion and example Of party leaders, TO
change your sentiments and your actions to
subservo the interests of party, at the expense
and in defiance of Democratic principles. Pro-
cecdng upon the ground, that you are honest
men, and faithful democrats, and desire to sup
port the true doctrines AMI measures of democ-
racy, the simple enquiry which propose for your
consideration, is, Cn you do so, by supporting
The Baltimore Platform, and the nominations of
Pierce and King? For one, as sincere demo-
crot loving the democratic party when it is true
to its. principles, have come 10 tie conclusion
that cannot support that platform and those
candidates.
have come to this conclusion, in the first
place. because by so doing, abandon the regu.
lar democratic organization of the State, and
90 over to those who boIted from the democratic
party in l549 and gave the State to the Wings.
The party, which in July last nominated Law
RENEE BRAINERD for Governor, is The regular
democratic party Of this State. 1t is the same
organization which has been supported as the
regular democratic organization by all the dem
ocrats of the State except that small portion
:, who broke off with David A. SnalIey and his
clique in 1919 In proof of this, | have only to
refer you to the columns of the leading demo-
cratic journals of the Stato-the Teralont Pat.
l7oi and North Nar-in which the organization
got up by said SmalIey and his associates, has
been denounced, in the most direct and unequiv-
ocal torms, as a boiling organization, got up to
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to secure The success Of The Uhig8. Those of you
who attended the democratic Conventions in
l8l9 1850 and 1851 have heard that boiling Or
ganization condemned, as an alliance with whig-
gerry, and as an enemy to the regular democratic
party of the State, by such men as Paul Dill
Hnghm, Stephen Thomas, and JefcrSon p. KID
der, and many others, who are now acting with
that same set Of boilers, in their boiling organi-
zaton, and in support of the same principles for
which these men denounced them, during those
years. In May, 1851, John Van Buren address
, sed the Democratic State Convention at Bur
lington In bis address, which was loudly
applaudcd by most, if not all, of those very men,
he said
j g And now, democrats of Vermont, a word or
two in regard to the election approaching. And
when | say democrats Of Vermont. nobody,
r truei uW understand me as rpierFiflg to That
r SMALL BAND of men lrho deuomiaqie themselves
AT THE SUGGESTION OF WHIGS, DRAW
It OFF FROM THE DEMOCRATIC COL
4, UMN. INTO A FIELD BY THEMSELVES,
AND EXPECT TO BE PAID A CERTAIN
SUN PER HEAD TO RETURN TO THE
l. RANKS" THE Democ rats of other States
admire The sieadaegs wih ,0hict you ADHERE TO
u YOUR PRINCIPLES AND TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
AND HOPE FOR YOUR SUCCESS"
e Such was the language, only about one year
S ago, of the man whom you urc now asked to
= follow in his aposacy from his own principles
The doctrines and measures Of the party which
| he then said, was the wgulr democracy of the
State, are the same now as they were then.-
a The doctrines 0nd measures Of that "Smdlt
r band styling themselves sold line democracy
| who were then drawing off " at the suggestion
= of wings " from the democratic column and
+ waiting to be bought back BY The head " into the
democratic ranks are the same now acnticaLy
with those which all of you must sustain who
support Pierce and King and their platform
The organization which Mr. Van Blren one
t, year ago said was the regular democratic organ
y lzatlon of the State, is the same it is now, and
e those who leave that organization to support the
h old line democracy" 60 over to the bolters >
IS and join the ranks of that purchaseable band
ID who were acting in 1851 under the suggestion
N of the Whgs"! The electoral ticket which
N you must support, if you abandon the regular
tn organization of the democratic party, contains
he the names OF David A. Smalcy, Isaac B. Bow
lg dish, Merritt Clark, and II. II. Stoughton, al
n ringleaders amoag the " boAers Of lS40, anC
Of Lacus B. Peck the not much less distn
mp guIshed boIter "of 1851, who suffered hmsel
to oe nominated Tor Governor by the regular
to organization, apP1rentyt1r the purpose Of doing
Jet them the most essential injury he could by de
cllnIng that nomination Areyou prepared thu;
en- to leave the democratic party of the State. am
60 into the ranks of the " boilers" headed ant
in- controlled by the very men which such journal,
as the VermOm Patriot have, for years past de
Id nounced and held up to The scorn Of the democ
racy Of Vermont, as renegadeS 10 he Democrat
| party and lis principles, and as acting IN alliance
'0ah The Whigs for the purpose of securing tn
- continued ascendency of that party in the Stat
and as having in fact, kept the wings in powe
ng against the efforts Of the true democracy of tn
State? 1t would seem that you had any Sc
respect and any regard for consistency, that yo
would scout the advice Of such leaders, an
turn, with loathing, from an alliance with sue
he boilers and renegades as those leaders have dc
ct cared them to be