Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-31
Fram the Bra,,ieborc Republican.
Democratic PriucipIas
AS SHOWN BY THE AcrIoS OF rHF p,Rrx
AND OF rus MoSrPrLiER PATRIOT.
IRIS oRGAN

As SHOWN BY THE AcrIoN OF rms p,Rrx
AND or TnE MONTPELIER PATRIOT.
IRIS ORGAN.
we publish in another column (see 6,s,
column insdel resolution of the late po,a
ocraiic State Convention. We hone non.
oiour readers will fail to read 1t, for il con.
tain the true revelation of Democratic mr..
Piles. II is refreshing. sometimes. 10 Id
back in the history Of Democratic prnc,nIos
and notice their Interchangeable and ner,ns'
nent character.
In leiS, July ! there was Democr,,;,
State Convention at Montpelier. which .a.
called to order by c. e. EAsruaV. Lodi,
Of the Patriot then and nowl At thai Con
ven,on the following resolutions were ad,n,
ed
" R,soired. That in the opinion oe ,hi.
Convention, Congress hare the conslitu,ionsi
power to prohibit the Introduction of slavsr,,
into the Territories Of the United Stoies .
which slavery does not now exist. 50 lono a.
said Territories remain under the ionsd;c
ton of the Congress. and that il Is N, i'm.
perdtire ddyef Congress 10 exercise that nom
er.
" Resolred. That the Democratic marty os
this state, by repeated resolutions, &c stand
pledged 10 oppose, by every lawful and con.
s,tutiunal means, the extension of slavery
into any Territory belonging to the United
States now free"
This was Democracy in l-iS; read now
the second resolution Of the recent Demo-
cratic Convention. One Of them INSERTS Tho
power to be IN Congress, the other in ,he
people Of the ferrIturies one declares II tho
exclusive right and imperative duiy of Con.
gress to erciude siauery from the territories.
the other atlifns the exclusive right TO be
in the first hilf dozen s3uaiiers who NAV
chance 20 nhabt them.
Again. on the ever memorable 3lst day Of
May. $40, thu Democracy of Vermont again
assembled themselves together, and on that
occasion,
Resoiref rhst we clain tor the Federal
Government the constitutional D1tcer perD,f.
u7hy 10 prohibit the introduction of slavery
into territory now free. and thus power ourM
immediately 10 be erercised7
This platform of principles was vigorously
sustained by the organ Of the Democracy.
Mayor Eastman Of the Patriot, who oracultr.
ly decl'red that he had read the reso uiions
carefully before their adoption by the Con
yenilon' and had since gwen them due con
sideratlon. We see nothing ~ them to
which Democrat may not subscribe"
This, at course, settled the question hu,
there were some grumblers, aud the Patriot
delivered homily for them benefit. He he.
gan by informing them that the AZ hour had
come for the old Democracy of vermont To-
say openly and boldly ichsrs then are The
time for foo'iag. and son soaping, and plag.
ing bo0-peep, has gone BY"
liz then exposiulites with his brethren:
But" may say some old Democrat. g.
az IA Z.
We'll, now, my irieuds y ynu happen to be-
long 10 what you deem the trae church. YOU
vii retdse all aid from any other denonina-
ton Of Christians for the purpose Of propi-
eating the Gospel among he heather, vii
you; II you want Ia ruise a barn, don't YOU
get al ne heipyou CAM"
Having thus slencel the old Democrat,
be turns upon another;
Bot says another "ihe settlement Of
this matter viii come IN q ttiS years why IT,
mite with anybody -
The Major makes mince meat Of this fel-
low thus:
Hump the day Of Judgment will come
some time. bui what Christian preacher leis
thing. remain as they are ,ill toe day comes -
Besides, my good friend, you can't Pct his
thing OF Il Is too late
Another doubler asks the MAJOR:
Bot this (Wilmoil proviso a Demeeratic
dociripe9
The Major is ready for him. and triumph
antly replies
LET Col. Benton answer: "Tbe Wilrot
Proviso. Well, think 1t u the J,g,rson
proriso tic same IN Il Tom IeiT.r.oH drew
M for the North Western territory m I7ol,r
Col. Benton sayq the wilmot proviso IS a
Democraiic JefIersonnn proyiso The whole
Northern Democratic purity go with Col. Ben
ton, wIl the old Democrats Of Vermont 20
with thems' We have been repldsiod by
the Southern Democracy I'hvY have cast
on our candidates and our doctrines Uhde
are 'oef -Nowtere
Is was Democracy ~ lel9 according to
u'e fi''ei. Nov. lhs same paper declares
'n'' N'lgffs' ers not the prwcr TO prohibr
sla.-iy 'h ihe efnmries.
NN4tl beautiful ihing is Democracy
fice SoH .Ueeiinr ia hrnsa, The Kan
sas Tribune extra of August Is. has On sc.
rount of the proceedings III thr people ofthat
trrr tory who assemhicd IN council ON the
llih inst. An address and resolutions were
unanimously ndnpted. line preamble seis
f,rh ihe many agpressions upon their riph,s
bv tie rufli,ps nj ,iiss,Yr while tho reso.
lutious repudlate. IN stron, LANGUAGE. tbo
legislature and rs proceedings. As this
meeting is The bssis of future action on The
part OF the citizens Of the territory. we rive
the resolutions entire:
Resoiged by those Of the people of Kansas
territory, now here 10 mass meeting assem-.
bled,
/. That we REGARD tie invasion of our Ter.
riiury on the 3Oih of M,r.1 last. as one of
the greatest outrapes upon the law of the
land aud the rights of free citizens ever al
tempted 10 this country ; and the legislature
now 10 session on the bo1lers of Missouri
the Offspring of that INVASION. and the inner
,tor nt al ~ coai,,,o. ,c ,r,s.l,.,,., ,,olo,ce
~ - fN'''',e9 - =, -
80 ~, " .'s Juu-
"a s''l ,ee.s =, .',e . .N'n pe1p'0
h,r,,, r ~ a'S,! y. 1,o ,p'.s'"' anu
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