Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-04-21
VERMONT POLITICS.

Gle from the Middlebury Register, the gist
e which was that THE NoRrn MUST st
urlrED,"-together with resolution Of the
Rutland County anti Nebraska convention,
and an item from the Vermont Trlbune--all
Of similar import. These articles were ac-
companied by brief remarks, indicative Of
our own Thoughts on the subject; and the
whole was given to our readers, as I" i'm
pcrtant suggestions" simply-as suggestions
10 be reflected upon. On the 9TH of April,
another article Of like import was copied
from the Middlebury Register, and on the
ilth, still another from the same source
All this has elisited the following notice
from the editor Of the Windsor Journal:
GFwhat is the matter with the editor of
the Montpelier Waichman7 Is he still dis
satisfied with the Wing party? Does il
not content him, that not a Wing Senator,
nor Wing Representative in Congress, nor
Wing newspaper, nor a Wing citizen. in
public or private life, from the Free States,
favors the Repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise, and that goodly portion Of the Wings
Of the South are with us? The editor Of
the Waterman appears resfless-but we
hope II is only appearance. He seems
amazingly tickled with the idea Of forming a
new party--a great Northern party arrayed
against the South. A few more Wing VIC
tories, and little calm reflection, will, we
trust, set him right, and chase out of his
sight that habeas corpus ghost, that has bee
haunting him ever since the accession of
President FILLMORE. a party organization,
such as the Waterman suggests, could only
result in untold mischief to the country, and
the humiliation, politically, of its origjna-
tors.-- Windsor Journal.
We do not propose to inquire phy it is
that the Journal passes by the excellent ed
itor of the Middlebury Register, and the
staunchest wings Of one Of the staunchiest
wing counties in the Union, and selects the
Waterman for assault Whether it is jeal-
ousy, or over much love, whether il is fear
or Partially it is manliness or
iseanness, is Of no sort of consequence to
any body but the editor of the Journal and
ourself. We do not mean to trouble our
readers, therefore, with any speculations on
this topic. In word, we do not intend to
permit any personal controversy to divert
our readers from more important matters, and
we shall endeavor to improve the opportunity
afforded US to give little more " food for re-
Fiction" Tine suggestions we have before
made were frank. We intend to be equally
frank in replying to the imputations Of the
Journal-albeit impertinent and insulting, as
they are.
l. We are not dissatisfied with the wing
party. Misled, abused and defeated as it
has been, we love it still--we confde in it
still--and never with higher hopes or strong
or confidence than at this moment. The
Nebraska fire is burning up the wood, hay
ani stubble; it is doing the work of purifca-
tion; and we doubt not that the wing party
whether under its old and honored name, or
any ether under which it may choo se to raj
Twill come out purer and stronger from
the frey trial. Even the editor of the
Windsor Journal has " run well for a sea-
SON." under the spur Of the Nebraska bill,
aud we hope he may be saved at last, some
how" so as by fire." if in no more agree
able fashion.
ii. We are not content that every wing SEN
tor, and Representative, and Press in the free
States is opposed to the repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise" We do indeed rejoice
most heartily, that the whig party of the
North stands unanimous on this solid ground:
but THAT il NOT ENOUGH The editor of
the Journal may take these words as if ut
tered most emphaticaly. IT Is NOT Z
Sou6H! Look at the fate of the Nebraska
bill in the United States Senate passed =
aye, with all the strength that wings, freesoll-
crs and honest democrats could bring against
il, passed by 81 to IA by more than two TO
one! Look at the House count every wing
vote against it; and if no other than wing
strength Is brought against that measure, you
shall find that it will be passed by more than
two 10 one in that body, also. II, then, the
Windsor Journal depends upon the wing par
~ alone 10 defend the consecrated soil
of Freedom against Slavery, we beg leave
mos, respectfully to suggest that the Wind
sor Journal had best eudeayor at once to get
up a bigger sphix party. Now let the editor
Of that paper turn his thoughts in that direc.
ton, and then frankly tell us how that car
be done, without opening wide the doors Of
the wing temple and rendering the hand OIL
fellows ship to all who are DESTROYS of acting
with the wing party in this matter?
Blu, i. is not enough that the wing party
3 Is unanimous against the repeal Of the Al is.
sour Compromise" Combining the mean
ness Of cheating and the turpitude Of truce
breaking, the proposition of repeal is suth
ciemly infamous TO arouse the indignation
Of every honorable man; but repeal, infam
Gus as il is, is not the real and most import
ant end designed. Repeal is but step to
wards the end or, rather, the mode of intro
ducng the new Slavocratic dispensation O
Douglas and the Administration. That enc
10 to strip the Nation ofthe power to shap,
il own destiny--whether II be for freedom
or slayey-for right or wrong. That is the
sum total of the new doctrine of Non Inter.
ference-of Squatter Sovereignty-of the
right Of Self Government--or whatever
else It may be named; and we submit that
it is not enough for the wing party, or any
other party, to limit its hostility simply to
the repeal of the Missouri Compromise. II
must resist the doctrine Of non-interference.
1t must assert and maintain the power OF
the people of the nation, through the nation
algoyernment, to dedicate to Freedom every
new State formed from their domain, and
every rood of territory acquired by hei'
power. Thai is the precise issue rendered
BY the administration and if we cannot meet
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