The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-07-26
Tho Position Of Parties In this State

Il. S. NEWCUNID,
Jul! Il, 1851.
Tho Position Of Parties In this State.
Tho history Of religious scots has
shown that attempts to unite on com
mon and neutral ground parties hold
ing widely different views have resulted
merely in adding a new denomination to
those already existing. A few have boen
drawn out from tho several bodies to
be consolidated and harmonizcd, thus
forming separate community, while
the great mass continue to adhere to
their old associations We have seen
the Same principle repeatedly demon.
stratcd in politics. President Pierce
has had au illustration Of it in every
State with whose party affairs he has
mcddied--ihat is. in every State where
three parties have existed in any strength,
or where his own party is in any manner
divided.
In spite, however Of these unpromis.
ing examples, we confess that we arc Of
the number Of those who have sincerely
desired aud have earnestly laborel for
a union-at least for the present omer
gcncy-of all persons at the North who
are opposed to the Administration now
in power, and to its trcachcrous, slave.
ry-propagating policy. We have urged
this, believing that the great mass of the
people, in all the free States, were pre-
pared to waive party distinctions for
this purpose, and would rally manfully
for the support Of free, republican priu-
oiplcs, SO slamefully abandoned aud dcs
ecratcd BY our present national rulers
Was this vain hopo7 Is there any.
thing in it SO very absurd -
We are no less sincerely u Wing than
wo always have been. We have not
grown weary Of the lame. We have
not proposed to cast it aside. Yet We
deem the name Of less Consequence than
tho principles which, to US, it represents
and no one Of these would be sacri-
feed by such Il union as We arc consid.
oring. On tho contrary, there is no pos.
siblc doubt that they would thus be bqst
furthcrcG aud carried out. The action
Of the Rutland convention met our
most cordial approval, as corresponding
entirely with what we had all along pre-
viously advocated. Tho proposition for
an adjournment, after laying down 4
platform, for the purpose Of meeting all
who approved it, to nominate State
ticket, seemed to u.s. indeed moro in ac-
oordandc with due sclfrcspcct as well as
with reasonable regard to the feelings
and prcjudiccs Of others, though not diff
ferGnt in porposc Ut is perhaps hardly
worth while to contradict the statement
of the Windsor JoHyHak that the propo.
sition originated with us, which is un.
truc,) But the action Of the convention
without general agreement among It's
members to take the other coursc.-wal
undoubtedly tho best.
In commenting on the doiugs Of the
convention, Immediately after, wo stated
our opinion that the platform and action
Of that convention presented "thc only
true and reasonable basis" (then avail
able) for such union as VIC desired. We
cannot Int thbll this was evident to all
candid aud sincere men who were aiming
at tho same object. In fact, the Rut
land proceedings were approved BY eve
ny Wing paper in the State, except tho
Bradford AQnircy, (which still insists
on maintaining the compromise Of 1850
and the subsequent Baltimore PLATFORM
Two of the three Frecsoil papers of this
State advocated the adoption Of the
Rutland platform and ticket by Tho
Frcesoil party, The National Era, the
central organ of that party, in a long
and conclusive article, urged the sam,
course.
We need net repeat the result. Oul
readers are already duly apprised of tn,
action of tho Conventions at Montpelio,
on thei3th inst. We are not now disposed
to indulge in useless recrimination. The
facts speak for themselves If tho ap
parent failure is in any way yet avoided
VIC shall Ike glad Of such an event. Til,
spcallcd Mass Convention was in realit,
hut second edition of the Freesoi
Convention which assembled two hour
precious, wilh additions enough 10 OK
cite, as We think was evident, dcgre,
Of Jealousy, without sufficient strength
to exert any controlling influence Mos
Wigs there present, in fact, had paric
ipated in tho proceedings of tho Hut
land convention. and hence fell bound il
honor to take no part 10 the proceeding.