The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-01-25

The second number of the Liberty
Standard is out, and contains the
promised " History Of the sale and
transfer Of the Free Democracy into
Fugitive Slave Law IIunkerism BY
Barber, Field, Necdham, Mclean and
others, during the last Legislature"
The substance Of this history is
nothing especially new, but it gives
names and the particulars Of the trans
action more fully than has hitherto
been done. The facts stated are as
follows:
The representatives of the Free De-
mocracy went to Montpelier on the
opening Of the session, of course full
of zeal for Freedom and hatred to Sla.
very, and surprising themselves to
number some eighteen, all told. To
their surprise, however. on enrolling
their names in their first caucus, they
found themselves numbering FORTY
eight, and feeling doubtless very m1ch
as Adam did when lie awokc from his
deep sleep and found himself doubled.
Like Adam fair but frai better half,
too, the new converts, while protesting
to be " bone Of their bone and flesh Of
their flesh" commenced Immediately,
with the encouragement Of the Free
Soil leaders, to treat with the Old Limo
" Adversary" who soon snaked"
the whole party out Of their Free Soil
Paradise.
The process was this. A " Com
mittee of Conference" was appointed
ito confer with Tie Democratic and
Wing parties,' relative to some ar
rangemcnt for distributing tbs Offices,
which q" comforting" proved to be the
accepting with eacerness Of the propo-
sitions ofthe Old Liners and the rcfus.
ing to receive any proposition from
Wings. " In all the caucuses," says
the History, " the Democrats were ex.
to|lcd aud the Why's run down to the
lowest degree possible. while Field ex-
claimed in his wrath that Whiggery
was a stencil in his nostrils, while De-
mocracv was a SAVIOR Of life unto life. ;"
OF course Wigs were excluded from
their oaucuscs while avowcd Old Line
Democrats mingled in their dclibera-
tons. In the mean time the leaders
made "thriling and pathetic speeches
-proclaimcd loudly their intention of
sticking by their party-urged their
followers to " keep united and let tho
old parties take care Of themselves, "and
thus kept their party together until
Owe quote from the lIistory,) enough
had been labelled with Robinson and
Kid1er upon their backs, and then no
flock OF sheep ever went over a stone
wall any faster than they went into
SlavehoIding Democracy" On tho
final result it is useless to dwell.
Two prominent facts are made evil
dent by this expose. One is that the
Free Democracy were rot betrayed by
some sneaking traitor in their camp,
but were sold by their oun leaders.
The other is that those who now head
the scanty remnant of that party are
disgusted-not with the sale of their
party-but because ii nas sold so
cheaply. The close of the History let's
this fact out of the bag. 1t winds up
thus:
The conclusion of the matter is
had the Offices which the Old Line
Democrats conferred upon us, been of
any real Importance, we should not
feel not like judging our leaders so.
harshly."
On facts like these, comment is SUI
perhuous. We leave it to conscien-
tious Free Democrats, if such there
be, to "make note" of them and
draw their own conclusions, Burlinq.
ton Free Press.