Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-18
For the Waterman and Journal
acknowledgement and Slave
ry!
VERMONT AND VIRGINIA..

Z. p. wALroS in Esq,-Tn the hope Of
not trcnchng too far upon your spnce or
your good nature, but not without fear Of
firing the patience OF your readers would
vet ask to say a Few words farther IN regard
to the lat.er-day serpent that has dragged
its Shiny length into our political paradise
and if you think the above too bold fl
cure to start With will only justify by
SAYING that as Congress by common consent
~ termed the bear garden Of the naiion--
90 may the political stamping ground OF
Vermont irccmen be termed their garden
paradise and in this view It certainly re-
duires no great stretch Of fancy to Judge the
creeping thing---lhc acknowledgment OF the
present day---ns the type OF that other type
of the olden time and it seems to me, thus
regarding 1t, that the first duty of Vermont
freemen is TO see to Il that the parallel shall
here end; that in the present instance the
special pleading of the tempter shall mol pre-
vai-and that the snake--lf not killed out
ripht-shall at least be 'scotch'd' out Of the
garden.
From present appearances it would seem
that Know NOthlngism that other phase OF
Native Amencansm--ha about reached It's
eliminating point and before It drops 10
the ground like the stick OF wicket-.Or
disappears from the political sky altogether,
like comet Invested of its chef attraction,
Its tail-it will be well that our good people
take fair look at u--that II may be READILY
recognized when II again makes It's appear
ance in n new gnise. That Sam is an en-
issary of the Slavery propngandIsts, as
have before said, needs no argument TO
prove, other than that which the plainest
common scusc suggests; but If any evil
dcnce on THIS head is wanted It is abundant
Nv supplied by the slavocrais themselves
II has been inserted by Vermont paper,
the Regisier believe, once a Wing sheet
and though Of silver grey proclivllcs, yet
one Of the first to favor the fusion to resist
the Nebraska outrige,--thai the Know Moth
ing candidate for Governor IN virginia Is a
gentleman Of ihat class Of Southern poiitl-
rans who look with most favor upon the
Northern sentiment IN reference TO the slaves
nv question. Now If the Register, as the
Know Nothing organ Of Addison County,
meant TO deceive It's readers IN relation to
this matter e. II perhaps succeeded with those
who look Only 10 the Register for their polt-
ica Intelligence. But cannot credit such
a supposnion MS this; ind therefore more
chsritably conclude that from lis long con
unued labor in the grodnd-hole ot lis secret
ca61l or from the brilliant gas light used
IN their nightly conclnve-the Register. on
emerging INTO f'ir and open ylght-mole-
like could not see 10 read Mr. Journeys
letter of acceptance of this very nomination
In this letter Mr.. Tourney expressly states,
that The Interests Of The South are to be ia
yored by the Know Nothing movement; that
thu foreign einigrants are almost to q man
'anii~savcry' and that il is THIS rots thai is
gir'ng such 'a-rcqse Of strength 10 The North
in Congress Now If this is the expression
Of gsntleutn most friendly to the North
crn sentiment ! would in all humility ask the
Register to give It's readers a specimen from
the lower. deep OF Virginia plantation pol-
tics.
There is another gentleman Just now tenn
pest tossing ON the sea Of Virginia politics
whom the Register should hasten to 'classI-
~ refer to Mr.. Liuebery " Lyon
one of the Know Nothing candidates for
Congress in that State. In a circular letter
recently published to his constituents, Mr..
Lyon says -" This foreign population,
winch to the extent Of some 100000 annual
" reach our shores, hasten TO the new States.
people them, and !hen erclHie s'dSery from
their borders By $ ate constitutions" But 1t
Is useless to cite individual cases in referring
TO this class Of Southern politicians. The
class is a numerous one: its name Is legion
and IS made up Of keen-sighted, clear
headed but wrong hearted men OF the South
who aim by far means and by foul to cir
cumyent the North on the slavery question.
IL the Register and it, clique or any other
c. ftf Nrrftff.tnr. fsltnnaa a stnaIpf IN the
|, for one, have NJ objection. But it is at
least desirable that all who choose to do so
should enter upon the duties of their places
unders'audingly. And tu all such Green
Mountain politicians as would like 10 enter
the lists, as against our administration dough-
faces, for the possession OF the gorerimsni
spoil have only to say that the induce
lneuts offered through the Know Nothing
organs are liberal and may perhaps be salts
factory to them The following ia the last
card on this poot from the New York Her
aid, paper true only 10 the slavery and the
cotton iu'crest--and of course closely idcn.
titled with the Know Nothing movement.
The Herald in reference to the late feuds
in the New England Know Nothing camps
Oh the slavery issue says;
" But the recent vote upon the case Of
JuALt ifDIlN- eliNNs AIthl llltlt u a WIN re
spectacle Know Nothing minority in Nassa.
chuseits, as we presume there is in the other
New England States, dead against these alb
clifton tendencies. We therefore hroc oui
he hint to this conservative minority of the
New England American Order To come out
from among the ioul party ruling the roost
among them, and make Il common cause
with the Know Noihlngs Of .Ncio York, .Nsp
J,rsoy. and other States, on high national
principle. Thus, 'rhen The good things Of
The great anticipated national rieiory Of 1856
shall come 10 b, diriaed. the sound and true
men Of .\er England, though in a minority,
,oH come in for a fair share -oiherwiSe they
ioH be ruled ont a. among the dboiiiiOnists
homstireS Let the conservative Know Moth.
ings, then, of the New England States, set
up for themselves, ana begin by sending "A
lot Of independent delegates to the Phlladel-
phia National Council that can look the Vlr-
ginians III the face without blinking. 1t is
the very best thing they can do"
Who now, in the recollection Of the suc>
cesses of our democratic doughfaces hereto
fore, will fail TO see the bait here held out 2
Hhdt class Of Iiermoniers ,riH furnish he
merit batch Of doughfaceS We shall all see.
national HFPUBIIcAN,
odd School)
Rutland County
May 8, 1850.