The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-12-14

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to vote for State ticket composed Of
open and avowed enemies OF this pro-
hibitory act, and subsequently elected
as such. The ticket was also objec-
tionable, as the candidates, whose
names it bore, were hostile to all Free.
soil notions. and yet they were propos
ed for all the Offices where particular
political principles possessed any sig
ni6cancc. Under such circumstances
this minority 'spurncd the bribe."
The coalition however was strong
enough to dispence With their aid in
most instances. Under the joint lead
ershp Of Mcssrs Barber and Field on
the part of the Freesoilcrs. and Plimp-
ton and Rice Of the Democratic wing,
the chief provisions of the coalition
contract were complied with and its
stipulations fulfilled. 1t is true that
now and then a candidate Of the al
lance, was defeated, and as often a
lucky Wing slipped into his place.
But such untoward events resulted
from want Of concert ON the part Of
the opposition, or because the Freesoil
candidate was not properly vouched
for or acquicsced in" by the file
leader of the Democracy. The only
determined and success ul resistance
with which this coalition has met was
in the election Of the Reporter of the
Decisions Of the Supreme Court. Mr.
Barber was the immaculate and con-
sistcnt Frcesoller nominated as the
coalition candidate for this post, and
his nomination was understood and re
garded as 4 sop thrown to the Free
soilcrs to secure their votes for tho
Democratic candidate for the Uniteo
States Senatorship. The course pur-
sued by Mr. Barber in his legislative
capacity, and in his attempts to secure
the election Of the Democratic State
ticket, had so far counteracted his
supposed Freesoil tendencies that he
failed to secure the election.
Those Frcesoilers who went into tho
coalition and have found their ungodli
ness profitable, defend it with q zeal
worthy of better cause. The Green
MomtaM Freeman, whose editor has
been made Secretary Of State, is much
rcjoiced at the result Of this unnatural
union. Since his recent elevation TO
official station he handles the liquor
law quite gingerly, and is inclined to
believe that Governor Robinson il as
reliable a temperance man as either
of the other candidates for that office.
The editor of the Brandon post, at
present assistant Clerk of the House,
and, as the editor Of the Burlington
Courier calls him, " the initiated re-
cording scribe, interpreter aud revela
tor Of the Field aud Barber wing Of
the Free Democracy i'll our Legisla-
ture," has manifested the utmost con-
tidcnce i'll the Governor, and is ap-
parently quite satisfied with the ad-
ministration Of his fayorte. While
sustaining the coalition and all its dir
ty tricks, he has no bowels of compass
sion left for those Freesoilers who
would not vote for his prototype, and
thus pave the way for the election of
Kellogg to the Senate. Hear this con-
sistent liquor law-Freesoilcr as he Civ
es vent to his indignation at the de-
feat of Z. ID. Barber for Reporter.
After announcing the resul, he contin-
ues -
"I'he fraction that have played into
tho hands of the Wings fiom first to
last, when they found that Mr. Barber
was to be a candidate, set themselves
to work with zeal worthy a better
cause. They have held themselves
up as patterns of integrity but i'll ev-
cry solitary instance where their in
tegrity stood in the way Of their pur.
poses or revenge, they have thrust it
aside and played into the hands Of
those who all except Wings, regarded
as the common enemy. They have
failed to nominate candidates Of their
own kidney when they should have
done, to made their loud professions
bear the semblance of consistency, and
when they did nominate any they on
ly adhered to them so long as they
thought by so doing they would best
thwart the action and wishes of the
party they claimed to be the pillar
and fire of. TO my certain know
ledge the other members Of the party
, called a meeting and urged these i'm
maculates to attend Mr. Shaiter o.
mong the rest, the purpose of which
was to bring about a reconciliation and
to concentrate the entire strength Of
the party on Mr. shafter. But not
one of them attended. They do not
desire to have any one vote for Mr.
Shafter but themselves. They wish
to have it to say that they alone voted
for him. These are the kind of men
under the mask of extra integrity
who are endcaroring to divide and dis
tract the Free Democracy. But they
cannot do anything. They hare shotcn
themselves 10 be seribes, phGrisees, hyp-
ocrites and vipers, and IN the showing
have lost their power to do mischief.
Such is the language held towards
those Freesoilers who conld not be
brought to barter with their opponents
and make merchandise of their prin-
ciples. Coming as it does from one