Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-08


how il is that the Gar thus attempts
to palm upon them news that is not
true.
The despotic element Of the Am
ericau Constitution--the institution
of Slavery-gives the Gar, not on
ly an interest in the Constitution,
but power of intervention in A.
merican politics which the true Re-
pubicaus in the States must be be-
ginning to recognize with considera-
BILE dismay. 1t is the anomaly of
Slavery in Democratic Republic
which is a capital implement, ready
to the hand of the Car, for break
ing up the most successful republic
can experiment that the world has
ever seen. II was a stakeholder
that he got hold of before in Sen
ator Douglas, who has convulsed his
country by driving the Nebraska
bill through Congress before the ma
ton could rise up to forbid its pass
age and the service thus rendered
to the Gar is very great, for the
Nebraska bill and fugitive slave law
together have proved such work for
the Americans at home that there is
no fear Of their having any atten-
ton or sympathy to spare for the
Turks, Poles or Huugarians for a
long time to come. The slave
holders and abolItionists are running
race for the peopliug of the Ne
braska terrltory-tryiug which can
first fill it with a population that
shall claim or repudiate slave insti-
tntions. The better side will win
in the end but the contest will be
long and meantime the Gar will
have 10 trouble with the tranSatlan-
tic republicans. Such are the con-
sequences OF the imperial atiability
to Senator Douglas More will en-
sue from the same experiment tried
on DR.. Cottman.
Dr.. Cottman, an American sur
geon, has been residing some months
at St. Petersburg, where he has
been fooled to the top of his bent
by all the RomanollS, the Majestic
sire, the gracious mother, the accom-
plIshed Sous, and the beautiful
daughters. Among them they have
actually made HIM believe that they
are not only as republican as him.
self (Which may easily BEL but as
republican as the earlier Presidents
whose portraits, of course, grace
the Doctors walls at home. They
lay the blame of ,hcir own despo
iism on the slavish nature of Tia,
nation they govern, aud thus CRAFTY
his national vanlty at the expense
of their own people. Al this goes
down with the Doctor. They hav,
made him believe somehow OF othei
that Autocracy is better than free
government IN Europe and that 4
is more successful as to virtue ant
peace at home, and victory abroad
They have made him believe thai
Englshmen are brutal aud harbar
Gus in comparison with the slave.
Of despotic rule, and moreover tina
the slaves make the better soldier
aud sailors They have made hin
believe that the allies have lost al
manner Of battles, aud Z lined none
aud that at BomaTsnd especially
where (he says there are only
dozen cannon, the English an,
French have done nothing NOR
than shoot down the apples in tin
Commandants orchard. When III
hears of the surrender Of 0Ul
Russians, and the real number o
their cannon, he Will OF course crl
"Fic r. az the mendacity Of fire
nations. He believes that scarcel
anybody IN the capital states q
Russia ever heard of Uieahorg am
other places IN the Baltic GullS
and this, which should show hun OF
which side the enlightenment lies
persuades hun that these places az
Oike Bomlrsuud, we SUPPOSED 80
small fog observation. H. ",
made to believe that the flags h
saw displayed in Russia were thoS
of conquered English ships whcr'
as, the flag of the stranded Tlg,
(Which the Russians fired Oh oni.
when she was defenceleSs, an
which was the only Inst ship Wa
burnt, and the Russians exhibited {
forgery instead of it. He wa
made to believe that the only thin
we destroyed at Odessa We're only
few planks. But this was enough
DIR. Coltman was made to hellev
lust what the Gar makes his ow
subjects believc--those subject
whom he prononnces unfit for fir,
Government.
How ridiculous must this silly r.
publican have appeared, all the viii
m the eyes of the Imperial family
who were lavishing their graces {
him 7 The Czar's opinion of MAJ
Kind is well known. He Ihinl
they are all made for his use; All
truly it is no fault of these vulg
pseudo-repuhlicans if he ever grow
wiser. He can buy up every OF
of the Douglases and Cottmaus
quickly as they can swap nlsgers.-
The reason is that they are sla'
owners. DE- Cottman was born
Maryland aud has since been Gil
zen of Louisiana, and is a plan,'
al uln,-n nrr.nor IInAca hiS AL