Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-06-15

The Rum Orsnn is improving. A fort
night ago il published half dozen lies in
reference TO the editor OF the Waterman and
the X. Ms Last week i contained only three
of the Same sort, OF rather ono big lie in three
chapes. This, or these, it,foolishly dafes us
10 deny. The iist.of ne whole is, that we
tried to get admitted into the Council Now
10 that charge, in all the shapes the Patriot
has already put it, and in ell shapes that it
can put it hereafter, we answer in the blunt
language Of the immortal Shakespeare
"Fiend thou lest
The Patriot in,imates that in this living II
is backed by score Of X. Ms. Perhaps It
is; but IN that case there is a score OF liars,
and the Patriot into the bargain. Major, put
them through on affidavit. We are ready
for you and the whole rum pack.
Cornered. The organ of the rummies
ddrss mol deny that the liquor dealers offered
brides to Judge Goodwin and Judge Pearce
and even as to the Patriot itself it cautious
y says that it has not receired pay for ad-
yocating the rum interest" Then. Major,
the rummies owe you STILL do they They
kept your share Of the cash drawn from Bos-
ton, in SO, did they? You mean his, do you
not, when you advertise that you won't wait
any longer for sundry old electioneering
bills?" Now why no, expose these fellows
who do not pay their bills? Was it $1,000
or $4,000 that the rumsellers Of Boston gave
authority to the Montpelier rummies to draw
for in 1853? Who got the money, if you
didn't
We commend to all our readers the follow.
ing extract from an article in the Spring.
field Republican of Wednesday. and # ans
of them can devise better programme foi
action we should be glad TO hear what they
propose.-B raRiebo,O. Phonir.
ave really believe II northern politician.
and leaders would give up this vain attempt
to perpetuate parties on worn-out, Height
mate or unequal questions, on the old fash
ioned soca ed national basis, and look the
great and true issue Of slavery square in the
face. and agree to unite IN u stand up hgh
with the South on the main and vital pon
involved Ia the quarrel between ", 1.-The ex
tension of the curse beyond its present
limits, lone half of the present bitterness
in the two sections would disappear IN a
twelve month, and that powerful party
siding with the North upon this main poin
would spring up in the slave States them
selves. We should in this way come to IN
dersiand each other better; we should find
that our interests are not so altogether op
posed, as we have been taught to believe
aud we should come TO a determination Of
the whole question, by establishing the prin'
cple that slavery is a local and not Il nation
al institution, that it shall be suffered where
It is, but shall not be extended to new states
in less than five years time. The Nortt
would command this, and the South would
submit, partly because it must, aud partly
because it would come 10 see that It was 10
interest and the interest Of it's own peculiar
institution that it should"
I hat is sensible. The one thing needfu
on the slavery question is -seiiiemsnL Set
tied right, politics will go on in a legiiimai,
way. Until such settlement Is made
there can be no peace in the country nc
politics clear of that disturbing element--no
sound legislation in Congress. How settle
1 liz Just as il was supposed to be settled in
l7o7 3, leaving slavery in the States where
it existed, and excluding it forever every
where else.