Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-11

ipf Hf VNllttai WttEIltg VI ohotHtIs MS
is a sad picture, but there is not rejecting
man IN Vermont who does not see that il !.
true TO the very letter. II won't do for the
h. Ms. to attempt 10 shun their Responsible
" for this lamentable state Of things. 1t is
the palpablc result Of their secrecy. their
oaihs. their private nomination Of X. n.
tickets, their jesufry, and the ,reschery Of
protested Republicans but real X. Ms. to real
Republicans. From the beginning we have
resisted and condemned it, md We assure
The Register that we shall take no share Of
the responsibility for the sins OF n. Nism.
a. Name man whom we have mslign
cd,--show us single error Of fact or infer
ence,-and we will cheeriully correct it t.
We owe no malice to any man; we will not
do the least injustice to any man knowingly.
The Register SAYS it is swell enou IN salts
fed" that We haze abused somebody. OF
course, it ca tell irho and hoic Out with
it, sir. II You have any kindness for your
friends, out with it; we will surely do them
justice to the full.
Isl If the disclosurosn are untrue, tell
Us in what If the comments are "unfair,"
tell us why. We will checrhilly correct all
errors, either Of fact or inference. The
Register must rememboc that we have to
judge as an outsider. As such, we have
eudenvorcd to form tho best judgment the
circumstances viii allow. 1t will be seen
tina, the Register speaks oon omor. Give
US hgh,, Mr.. Barrett: we will reflect 1t
nUthiuly.
o. The question lie not of "drvug or
the X Ms, but whether they have not put
themselves out o: the pale OF the Republic
can party, BY swearing exclusive allegiance
to another patty. ii they haze, the quicker
they are oh Of the Republican party tho
better They csnnot possibly be con6dcd
IN 81 long as HEY attempt to act 20 iico par.
tiss at the fsme time Ono of two Things
LEI us have IA Republican party, in which
all will stand on an equal footing,--or two
d'stnct organizations, open AMI ahovoboard
Two open and distinct organizations can CO.
operate elluctuaily in all matters on which
they agree. If open and undisgulscd, each
can trust the other. We can contide IN
X. ~, as much as in any other political ops
Poneni, when he avowcdiy acts as srh.--
We cont trust any body who Processes to be
on iico sides at The sane time.
la conclusion, we observe, that IN our
opinion, a Republican State Convention
should be called at an early day, at which
all should be invited to attend, who purpose
to act IN good faith upon the Republican
Platform and as members Of the Republican
party. Ii the X. NJ. choose TO attend and
act IA good lath--well. If they choose to
attempt treachery or bad faith I'VE would
expose md repudlate them If they should
not come at Ill, as we hope they will not. I'M
less they come honestly, then let them act
independently. SO far as independent ac.
lion, consistent with principle and honor,
can be made to rebound to the cause of
Freedom IN September next, aud at the next
Presidential election, the WatcMnan will #.
sustain 1t wiiha will For more than twenty
years the present editor OF the Waterman
has been familiar with Vernon; politics.
lie has never yet failed to 90 his part TO
maintain the political integrity of Vermont;
ana through every extraordinary epoch--of
lnii-masonry, of irce-soilIsm, of temperance,
it has been his fortune to find himself IN
he end, with the great body OF the frcemcu
1i Vermont with whom he has acted politi-
cally,- and IN every instance, with them,
successful. We don't believe that the epoch
os X Nsm will result any more DISASTROUS
ly. The ireemen Of Vermont will settle
down upon what is reasonable honorable and !
right, and no party machinery Or oaths Will /
long cheat them out of that.