Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

Mr.. EDITOR No better evidence of the Yb-
horrcnce with which the people of Vermont look
upon the Nebraska Outrage need be looked for,
than that which is Afforded by the proceedings
of the State Convention d the Administration
Democrats, which recently assembled in your
village. With every political inducemcnt in
favor of ther making bold and unqualified
endorsement Of that outrage, if they believed
that even the members of their own party would
stand it, they dared not inscribe its support, as
an article of their creed, on their banner They
have indirectly admitted, that the Administra-
ton men of Vermont cannot he led, or coaxcd,
or driven into the support of the measure which
repeats the Missouri Compromise and opens the
door for the admission of Slavery into vast
territory of the Union They dared not openly
commit their party to its support. They evil
IDENTIFY hope to cheat the rank and file into IN
endorsement of it, while pretending not to make
tia" test Of party faith The proceedings of
that Convention, and the course of the editors
of that party, are piece of political swindling
Let me call the attention of your readers to the
proofs to sustain this charge. .- To-
The editor of the Vermont Patriot, a political
Dugald Dalsetty, who fights for "pay and IA
tions," and asks not whether his cause is good
or bad, provided he gets his " consideration,
says Of the resolutions of that Convention that,
"The resolutions are straight, square, honest,
and mean inst what they say They are per
fectly explicit, perfectly plain, aud nced no
| comment. r.i ra
Now what do some of these resolutions say
Read the following
Resolved, That our devotion to the admins
tration of Franklin Pierce continues mistaken
that we have entire confidence in the wisdom,
integrity, and devotion to Democratic prlnci-
Piles, of the President, and We are fully assured
that, under his guidance, the Government will
be wisely and economically conducted, the laws
firmly and inpartially executed, the lives and
property of our citizens protected ut home and
abroad, all attempted evasion Of our neutrality
laws promptly rcprcssed, and every proper and
constitutional means exerted to enlarge the
boundaries of our country and secure its true
welfare and prosperity.
RcsOlced, That Ddn-intcrycntion or the right
of the'people to enact their own laws and regu-
late their own domestic Institutions, unrestr,,in-
ed, save by the limitations of the constitution,
us laid down in the Platform adopted ut Bllti
more in 1852, isl democratic doctrine and should
be practically carried out in all the territories
which now are or hereafter may be Org lnized in
the Union but we do not propose to make diff
crcnccs OF opinion among Democrats in relation
to the policy OF all the provisions OK the bill ga
tahlishing Il territorial government for Nebraska
and KANSAS, y test of party faith.
Will the editor of the Patriot inform his
readers, and the Democrats who helped elect
Franklin Pierce, whether, under thes, rcsolu-
tons, and in accordance with their terms and
spirit, one can repudiato that provision of the
Nebraska and Kansas Bill which repeats the
Missouri Compromise, and condemn the Admin
istration of Franklin Pierce for sustaining it
and forcing it through Congress. and still con-
time unshakcn" in his " dcvotion to the
!, administration, and still have entire conf
dznce in the wisdom, integrity, and devotion to
Democratic principles Of the President" Will
, he inform the people low they can reject and
: condemn, as unwisc, dangerous, anti-republican
and undenocratic, the most prominent measure
of the Administration, and still consistently
give their " entire confidence F" to that Admin.
istraton and its head Is the repeal Of the
Missouri Compromise Democratic measure or
not! Is it an Administration measure or not
If it is not an Administration measure, why
did the President use all his influence to pus.
u it through ConsreSsl If it is an Administra
J ton and Democratic measure, how can mar
: endorse and support the Administration, with
. out endorsing and supporting that measure Ii
it " test af party faith ~ to Sustain tho Adj
i ministration of Franklin Pierce! If it is, ther
u he who sustains the Administration sustains it
policy and its measures! To say otherwise, ii
n simply to play the Greeley game of supporting
the candidate, while splitting on his Platform
A to sustain the man, hut condemn his principles
n Such shutting, in its character and it's morality
Il is not above the game of :" tllim',lc rig" Nov
thcs, resolutions of the Democratic (') Stat
Convention first pledge the party to an unhesi
tating and unqualified endorsement of til,
" wisdom, integrity, and devotion to Democratic
= principles, Of the President, and declare tina
: the =" dcpotion CHATS the word) of the party
y 60 to the Administration continues mistaken ,
> and then proclaim that the Convention doe
not propose y to make support Of the " pol
icy of the provisions of the Nebraska and Kan
3 zas Bill-the distinguishing MEASURE Of the Ad
j 'ainistrdtion--'' II test of party faith "! TIT
Convention, in effect, says to the Administration
Party of Vermont, you must pledge yoarselve
to sustain the Administration with entire conf
dence and " decotion," bm-yoa may dam
the President and lis advisers for their rascalit,
4 in repeating the Missouri Compromise, and still
q be in full communion with the party! Wewan
;, to retain your votes for the President and hi
n policy and measures, but Tor fear you will Dol
h if We ask you directly and openly to sustain tn
:, repeal of the Missouri Compromise, we give yo,
= dspensation to condemn that by its.lf, Will
= yon support it in your pledge to endorse am
sastain the Administration It's whole! Is no
!, this the effect of these resolutions, And We
, they do not say 50 in open, manly terms The,
do not, then, I" mean just what they say y
: They are not straight, square and honest >
They are not perfectly explicit perfect,
plain ~ /! They were designed as cheat and ,
:, swindle, and honest, straight forward Demo
!. Gratis ought to repudiatc them and their authors
n Let US, Mr. Editor, examine these resolution
, little further The second resolution DECLARE
' that the doctrine Of non-intervention. n,
al laid down in the Baltimore Platform of 1852 >
is ct Democratic doctrine, and should be prac