Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-07-08
The Windham Go. Democrat, and
the Pierce and King Platform.

We are sincerely glad to see the Windham
Co. Democrat, one of the democratic papers
which came into the support of Jefferson princi-
pies, in the Union of l849, wilhstanding The
corruptng Influences of the times, which has
caused so many of its recreant old associates to
turn back to IIunkerism, now taking its renewed
stand for freedom, MS will be seen by the follow
ing excellent article which appears in the las
number of that able and interesting paper:
THE BALTIMORE PLATFORMS.
We have been in no haste to comment
upon the platform of resolutions adopted by
the National Democratic Convention. pre-
ferring to wait for the platform of the Ma
tional Wing Convention, and the compara-
tive quiet which would succeed to the set
Element of the question Of who should be
the candidates aud what the policy Of the
two great political parties, in the coming
campaign. These questions are now set
tied, and 10 Slavery is triumphant over
both Wing and Democrat
While none Of our readers can for mo-
ment doubt as to the course which is CON
slstent with The principles which we have
advocated in the past we trust there is not
one of them who would not esteem us less,
if our sense of duty or our seIfrespect
would allow US to change our course with
out changing our opinions--to adopt a poll
icy in antagonism with convictions vital to
truth and right, because Others of our party
were found capable of doing 50.
We would not be understood as asking
any indulgence in our adherence to a course
strictly coniurmable 10 the action OF oar party
IN the past and to It's professed principles in
the present, for it is due to our consistent
support Of both While others Of our party
have changed, we have not; neither have
the circumstances or the principles in which,
and TO winch, they and we are mutu Ily
pledged. II the free democracy Of the
State should be found in a minority (Which
we think it will not) in the coming strife,
It becomes all to remember, that the condi-
tons and the principles which united the
party together, against pro.slavery com.
promises and compromlsers are not changed
are Lct less imperative in their bearing
on the final triumph of truth and JUS
lice and human progress, than when II lad
a majority OF some twelve thousand.
1t was not the we ght Of numbers
which gave dignity to our position then
and not the tewness Of the faithful can abate
any thing from the strength and promise o
our position now. 1t was the majesty o
the Divine countenance reflected in the
eternal principles Of right to which the free
democracy was pledged, that sanctioned its
action in the past, and that will sustain its
action in the present and future.
We repeat it-Cs haze not changed We
stand, as heretofore, with the democratic
banner" Equality before the law" nailed
to our mast head. The majority of the De
mocracy IN our County have stood with u,
on the same platform; their resolutions il
successive conventions, their nominees fo
office, all have been CONFIRMED to the SAINT
standard up to the present time lfthel
leave US now to defend alone the passage be
tween slavery and freedom, we shall poln
sorrowlully to their deserted barracks, bu
we will not run, we will not fal!cr in thu
fight
The good ord doctrine was, "PRNcPLes
MOTT MEN, And the wisdom of this dis
tinction was never more strlkiugly iIIustra
ted than in the present political stampede
when in their headlong following Of men
The majority of the Northern Democracy
have so lost sight of principle, as to adop
a platform of measures in direct antagon
ism with the possibility of Democratic i'll
sttuiions. If men, not principles, are to b.
the hope Of the Democracy, then has thu
Democracy adopted the basis Of Absolu
tism and the will of men, not the eterna
and immutabe principles Of Justice, gov
ems the body polite.
If human views of eXpediency are al
lowed to rule out principle, we cease to be
governed by principle, and yield our
selves to the irresponsible human wtIl which
is despotism. 49, We need not make la
bored argument to prove what is know
fact. We need not cite the resolutions
eff our party in the State to show that the
compromise resolution Of the Baltimore
platform is directly opposed, both in splri
and letter. Neither need we call up the re
minscences Of its past action in conyen
tons, to jusuIn our rejection of the B"Iti
more comproa resolution as anti.demo
cratic, aud emNenIly federal in its parent
age and baptism The Democracy long
since charged that the Fugitive law was
" the spawn of Wing parena1e :" aud we
are utterly unable to comprehend how the
Democracy can make the nursing of this
Wing bautling test Of orthodox democra
cy. We are utterly at loss to understand
how sustaining the slavery measures and
di,cuuragIng the agitation Of the slavery
question, uRder whafeSer shape or cJior,"
is essential to democracy, and test Of dem
ocraic faith; when, according to the Wing
platform, the sustaining of these same sa-
very measures is declared to be essential
to the nationality of the Wig party" it
would seem that the peculiarly of each is
the peculiar Characteristic Of the other, so
that the Wing or the Democrat, acknowI.
edged to be such by an application OF the
acknowledged party lest, is just as much
one as the other. Else how is it that, re-.
jecting this test, but adopting all the estab-
lished principles Of the party, one is dis
owned Of both parties . WIND 20. Dem
Mr.. PIERcE's ACoEPTANcE.-FrankIin