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Democratic Principles.
As Mown By The Act'oa IF The Party, and oi
the Montpchcr Patriot, ITS Organ.
We publish in another column the uro.
cocdings and resolutions of the late Democra.
tic State Convention. We hope none of our
readers will fail to read them, for they CON
tain the true revelation Of democratic rrinci
pies. 1t is refreshing, sometimes. to look
back III the history Of democratic principles,
and notice their interchangeable aud permanent
character.
In las, July |, there was Democratic
State Convention at Montpelier, which was
called to order by c. G. EASTMAN. (cditor of
the Patriot then and now.) At that Convcn-
ton the following resolutions were adop.cd
"R'soirrd, That in the opinion of this Convention,
Congress haze the constitutional power To ,robif tho
Introduction Of slavery into tho Tru,,,,,y al The
tn"ed States, in which slavery does not now exist,
so long as said Territories remain underline jurisc-
tion of the Congress, amt that ms hc np,r1iItc nty
NJ congress ~ cr,r,jSr fd tJir,r
"Rssoired, That the Democratic party Of this
state, by r'P'HH resolutions, &C.. stand pidgcI to
olpDyc, NY every lawful and constitutional means
the extension Of slavery into any Trrri,ry belong.
ing to the United States, now free
This was Democracy in 1913 read now the
second resolution of the recent Democratic
Convention One Of them asserts the power
to be in Congress, the other in the pcopic of
the Territories one declares it the exclusive
r'ght and imperative duty Of Congress to
c,cl"dc siorUy from the territories, the other
n Ip nj, ~, . /.
half dozen s2udiiors who may chance to
inhabit them
Again. on the ever memorable 3lst day of
May, 1919, the Democracy Of Vermont again
assembled themselves together, and on that
occasion,
"R',oiroi, That claim for the Federal Govern
mont the '"HNttntt"uti pOUtr p'yJ,tIiV JroLiI,i
the introduction Of slavery into territory now free
and this power ough Immediately IN be ,rrr,,,J,"
This platform Of principles was vigorously
sustained by the organ of the Democracy
Major Eastman, of the Patriof, who oracularly
declared that he had read the resolutions
carefully before their adoption by the Con
ycntion, and had since given them due consi-
dcrdtion. We sec nothing in them to which
II btilOCrdl NHI Hdf SHbSCi1bc.
This, Of CO. settled the question. lI.t
there were sp.H. %. Dota,ers, nnl the pa r.oi
delivered II homlIy for their benefit lie
began by informing them that the e. hour had
come for the old Democracy Of Vermont to
say openly and boldly ~hoe Mey are The
time for tool'ng, and scji soapiag, and Dlay-
ing bo-Pocp, has gone by
lie then cxrostulates with his brethren:
But, may say some old Democrat. .. /
cant unite with the miserable Ere" Soilers. ="
Well now, my friends, if You hl,ucn to
belong to what you deem the true church.
you Will refuse all aid from any other demo
minatiun OF Christians for the PURPOSE of
propagatlng the Gospel among tie heathcn
will you If you want to raise a barn. don t
you get all the help you can 30
Having thus slcnceI the old Democrat. he
turns upon another
" But says another, "thc settlement Of
this matter will come IN a f,ir mars. why
unite with anybody ,"
The Major makes mincc meat of this fellow.
thus
IIumph the day of judgement will come
" lets things remain they are till the ,lay
comes - 4" Besides, my good friend yox
odn put H's thing IF, it is to late"
Another doubtcr asks the Major
But is this (Wilmo) proyi-o D,mooatic
d0CtrjntI
The major is ready for him, and triumph
antly replies
Let Col. Benton answer The Wilmot
Proviso. Well, | think it il the LfcrS3u
Prorfo-thc same that Tom Jefferson drew
ny for the North-Wcstcrn territory in l7@l."
=" Col, Benton says the Wilmut jroyiso is a
n'moc'di'c Jcliersonian proviso Tie whole
Northern Democratic party 20 with Col.
Benton; will the old Democrats of Vermont
80 with them - We have been rrrn,iiatod
BY the SoHth1H Democracy. They have cast
off our candidates and our doctrines. WHcrc
dre net Norh,rc
This was Democracy in ls49, accordin. to
the Poir1of, Now the same paper declares
that Congress has nat the power to prohibit
slavery in the Territories
What beautiful thing is - Democlacy,'