Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-09-23
The Parties as they are.

HAVING, by reading ana observation, zone our
best to inform ourself, and having adopted the
only safe rule-thut of judging by actions as
we'll as declarations, we have deduced the fol-
lowing as the true, practical creeds of The two
old compromise parties at the present day.
MODERN DEMOCRACY.
LIST. Always to claim Thomas Jefferson as
the father of Democracy that you may then act
on the creed of John Adams with perfect
safety.
ID. Always begin your declarations with an
approving reference to the Virginia and Ken
lucky Resolutions establishing the doctrines Of
State Rights and Free Discussion, that you may
then safely approve the antagonistic Fugitive
Slave Law, and put down free discussion, provi
ded you call it "ugitation."
Sd. To take Daniel Webster as a pretty good
Democrat, inasnuch as he has done good ser.
vice in reconciling the alledged inconsistency Of
supporting the Fugitive Slave Law and putting
down all discussion thereon, and at the same
time carrying out the letter and spirit of the
Constitution.
18th. To take every doctrine that comes from
the South as true democratic doctrine, without
raising faelious why or wherefore
9Th. To support Frank Pierce for President
as he is more Southern in principle than the
South itself, ana therefore truly democratic.
9Th. To yield all The great Offices to the
South and all the Northorn ocal Offices to those
who will give and do the most towards carrying
the day.
MODERN WHIGGERY
lst To have no particular creed ofyour own
but make one up, for each year, Of the most
popular items in the creeds of other parties = as
this admits of being Free Soil one year and
bunker the next, and SO on, I'D inGnitun as
expediency may require.
Cd. Always to ride the Democratic horse
Ehen you wish to ride double an essential item
as you will want to do so often.
Sd. To 60 it hard fer the Tariff for home
purposes just before all elections, but "ycd a
cordial support to the administration which
goes dead against any alterations in the Demo.
cratic Tariff of 1916.
18th. To tie your Presidential candidate fast
down 10 Southern, compromise platform, and
agree to put down agitation, and then nbsoIvc
yourselves by repndating and splitting upon that
platform ard gong for the candidate on Free
Soil principles.
9Th To support Winfield Scott by laying
entirely, aside this year, tho Free Soil coat, SC
SeViceabe at other times but, if beaten, tc
put ii Oh again, make it the chief garment, and
lose no time in seeking coalition with the party
from whom it was stolen.
9Th and Last. Ever to make political PUN
der tie object Of party organization.
This, with all the candor and discrimination
we can summon to our aid, is the sum and sub.
stance of all we can make out Of the crceIs
aims end rules of action of tho great Guah
parties Of the present time.
Now anlagonisic to these stand
THE FREE DEMOCRACY,
| Standing out aloot and alone, without Offices
or patronage to offer, or means to corrupt ant
inviting support only By the moral dignity o
their purposes and the simple truths of lhci
creed, which are cumprehensively these
H. ..-.'.-.-'y'9 i'eciarat1on OK rndepen
dence the Platform Of principles.
Cd. To rely on the Constitution rs a guild
in carrying out those principles, and as sbiol,
in disarming the Slave Power, which has siczet
the general government as an Implement to pre-
vent their realization.
81, Upon, an under these, to build up, OF
revive, the great Jetfarsonan Republican party
IN all its puny and power, and thereby nation
aIi2e freedom, aud localize and eyantaa.ly de
stroy Shye,y, the only admitted element Of des
twclion TO our glorious Republic.
This is the creed and object of the Free Dem
oafatic party, vi ich is nov looked upon with sc
much contempt and with 50 lit!o fear, by the
old paIties, glorying in their &ucled security
and eagerly rendering their leaty to the grea
Image recently set up Tor their worship, which
ls to make their domination lasting. Bat they
should remember the apoaoBptc stone cut GU
Of the mountain without hands, which brake
similarly composed image to pieces, and lille,
The whole earth.