Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-09-21
FL P. THOMPSON, Editor
ANOTHER REBUKE to THE sLAVEO-
GRATIS.


ANOTHER REBUkE to THE sLAVEO-
GRATIS.
pho Administration uf Frank Pierce, for its
subservienoy to the Slaye Power of the South.
has received, in the electi1u of Maine, another,
and, under the circumstances, a more signal re-
buke, perhaps, than has been Involved in any
one of the State elections that have taken piaco
since the introduction Of tho Nchrasks. Bill into
Congress. The other ant-Nebraska yiet,.rIcs,
achieved in the several State e.oesilna this sea-
son, have been attributed mainly to the Wings
But here, in Maine, the great body of the DEM
ocrats, who sup ported Gen, Pierce for the Pres.
idency are found wheeling in solid colulans
out of the rapks of his friends, and avowcdly
arraying themselves in the line Of, his oppo-
nents !; and he and his friends are completely
stript, in this election, of their last miserable
solace--th0t Of attributipg their unparalleled
scvcyses this year to the Wings incoalition with
tie irce-scilers. For in tho canvas, the Wings
had their regularly nominated convention can,
didate, who received, for alght that has yet
been said to the contrary, the full support al his
party The Democrats opposed to the Nebraska
Bill and the other Slavery extendipg schemes of
the Administrations called Convention in OF
position to that Of the Administrations and viz
tually erected the Jelersonian or Free Demo-
cratic platform, and nominated Merrill, an old
and long-tried Democrat, wham tho Free Demo-
Gratis subsequently concluded to support And
the recult is that Mnrrill il ;iiumpkantly, by
more than 5000 majority, elected by the people,
& Legislature with an overwhelming majority Of
Morrill, Democrats returned, and six anti-Ne-
braska members, out Of the seven, elected to
Congress; leaving the Administration party IN
that State. which gave Pierce 10, 0C0 majority,
routed, broken up AND absolutely PROSTATE in
the dust.
Now, what means such an extraordinary re-
suit in the Democratic State af Maine Admit
ting that the friends Of the Administration
could explain away their defeats in the other
States, on the ground Of extraordinary coal-
tons between the Wings and Free Democrats,
how are they to Get along with their dofeat in
Maine
A party that have helped an Administration
into power, arc under the strongest pos,ible
inducements to support it against other parties,
and the whole world lsoxs Thai it is only the
most glaring misconduct that can ever drive
fhu,n tn iot,, II WI 1occon
docs the Maine election present to the honest
masses OF the Democracy Of the North Let
them heed it, and see where they stand, before
they conclude to folox any lsmgcy those apostatc
leaders who, by Way of rtsniDg 'hei5 olhcial IA
yors, still madly persist ia offending that indc-
ttnsible 'acasuye, which opened ak the free ter
ritorieS Of the Y est to the black curve If Slave
sy, Let them not deceive themselves with the
idea that coalitions Of Wings and Free Sellers
have effected these revolutions 1t is the con-
yictod Democracy themselves who have brought
them about IN every INSTANCE The Free Demo
cratic party is yet comparatively small ard tire
Wing party 50 br''krs. op sl&t Ito fe;.4crs scre
H'spA"f''S thc question HhetleF III were any use
so try to keep up their organization any longer
And it has been neither of them. nor both COM
bined, who have brought about these results. 1t
was q change of Democratic votes. 1t was so
in New IlampshYeso in Connccticut-so in
lowa--and so in Verm@,it, IA &csi ~ IN Maine :
and 80 it will continue to be whsie tire AfNain;s-
tration try to palm off the support and rropa'
cation of human bondage for the principles of
Democracy, which, rightly interpreted, all GO
for Freedom. and MI against Slavery.