Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-05
SPIRIT OF THE VERMONT PRESS
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purports 70 be the constitution OF the Subordinate
Councils Of Know Nothings, and vies with the la,.
ter journal ia pouring out vials Of condemnation
upon the heads o. those who are supposed to b
''the slaves Of the National Council" The follow.
ing extract contains the gist Of the Haichnaa',
objections urged in the number before us -
'Thc Slavery question mus, not and cannot h.
ignored Il must be seiiiei. Now, X. Nsi yonare
at present bound to the National Council II nor
PROCESSES to ignore the Slavery question. Darcvoa
ignore ii in Vermont The National Council nav
take the wrong track by and by and give you
slayocrat for President Il Is certain that theSu6
will abandon you IL it docs not. Dare you under.
take to play the dough-faec in ermont Forgive
the question we know that most Of you iciH not
do H. Why wait, then, when il Is inevitable that
you must change your present position Why
waste the time and strength which may better II
devoted so as 10 swell the final victory Vermont
did nobly last year this year, but for X. Nism,
she would do better still-and next, become the
banner State in the Presidential contest for Free-
dom. 1t will be sal, IL she is cheated out Of that
high honor"
The Tyoiehman fears that the "K. Ms" IN
opposing political liomanism will soon proscrileaa
other forms Of religions worship, or establish q
state religion, fears that we think arc neither
very crciitable to it's Judgment, nor in any danger
Of being realized
The business Of prosecuting violations Of The
liquor law has been attended toin earnest in North
field. Week before last eight prosecutions were
brought seven Judgments obtained GOO gallons
Of liquor seizcd, Of which $50 were condemned;
fines and costs recovered Sls2. On "Wednesday
morning, 25th ult.. the house on State St., oceu-
did by L. Bugbee, was burnt with all its contents
except tue inmates insurer IN VI mutual Tor
SoOo'-A' Tue APr'i 'er"' o' tue supreme oouH
IN washington Noun'y' h'e UNHAPPY huSOahas and
seven inJurcu wives were re'lesea from their mar
r'Ase 'o"s
The Pdtriof is endeayoring to divest the atten-
ton or Northern freemen from the damnable frauds
Perpctrated at the Kansas election under the guse
OF 'squAtter sovereignty by apoogiEng for the
conduct Of the Missourians, and making the "f.d
oral hol;t;o,- X nav ,o,,;ro, o.s,, ,...;,i.
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'or unsii -oOnuue@ ine "orA Is however done IN
such bOtching manner by this Administration or
gan that comments are unnecesaarv
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"e"."'A "''u is"uis'on "s's a'''"e'' IN
relation to the attempts made by certain journals,
in this State as well elsewhere, to excuse the
conduct of the Massachusetts Naunerv Conmitec
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The man whose subservlency to his Party IS
sueh that he eeis bound to defend all the conduct
o. ITS separate members or aiithe acts cfthe pub
nc opponents oil h party, or even, In all cases, the
action oil me party itself, Is 20 be pitled Every
party VIII nave unworthy members, Is likely TO
have among IT'S oihcials, men unht ior the place
they Occupy ana Is liable 20 make mistakes itself
r~sohaoie amount OF lndePenaence VIII allow
any one TO condemn what IS wrong, when he dis
covers u IN ms party "a general, or among ITS in-
uN'uuAi hleinueis, Wn,ie ne maintains hs aiiegi-
ahce 10 les mann Ttihoip'e-'
The ice on Lake Champlain broke M on the
ootb AMI Ole, nj, and al. s,e.r,cr, ;,,s,l;.,sI,,
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,.iD-rro,..,, Who ,.,oIv troIo 90 ,ha g, A,hons
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"s' ine ois'H'0n eH"'iss 'i'e'i '" q'''-
ters IN the states Prison.
The caIedoniau ia in favor Of n State convcn-
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NJ" '"' p''''s'P'e' ."A' "e'e p'V'l''"sl
at Montpelier last year, and the denomination Of
the present State officers. 1t says -
.sThe platform Of last wear il n Good one If
imperfect, perfect II the ticket nominated was A
gJ one.,iyh,, ,ba, s,a,,t ,,o,,.s as 60
nronarandism tr.xei an, ~ n b;SI,vay az ,Iainiv
marked ont and one ,rb;ch natr;et;sm s,ency
and honor alLe d;e,a,o a. IL t-,, ,, c. ,hsn, 20
WALK in The onnonsn,s ~ ne ad,n;n;s,r,,;on in
vernon, arc ,no1.I ar,ar;na,, :,
20 in seu,;men, 10 ,ha., 49, ~, aI,oS,ad al
that IA GOOD n Tho new I.-.v nertsin;n, 10 Amer.
lean ntircnes !, ~ H. .s,,s 80, ..ss;Nns
have not sailsj s0r d;s,;uc,;Se aSowais The, The
naturalization Jaws are imperfect and need reiorm-