Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-05-01
Thu Condition of the Pierce
DenOCraCv.

In Vermont the leading organ is lamentihg
over their fallen Condition, and awfuliy hewail-
ing for the 6 lost Of his people, as Rachel Of
old, " lceeping for her children, and ,oould not
be conforted because they are not"
In New Hampshire, yes, in all New England
they have taken to their holes in '.fearful look
ing for and fastening unto the coming" of
their destruction.
In New York this olicc-holding Democracy
are anxiously watching the phantastical hope
of II Cancellation with the peoples Democracy,
while it grows slowly but surely by degrees
9 beautifully Less The Hards and Soits, as
they are designated, can never sit in convention
together. Still, both parties send delegates to
Cincinnati. A disheartening picture is given by
the Ne,Os, (hard) which after stating that it is
utterly impossible to harmonic the two parties
adds:
" Is it likely that any name can be proposed
upon which they can unite; that any platform
can be laid down uron which they can harmo-
niousy stand Certainly not and the vote of
New York must, therefore, remain withheld it
can never be cast in the Convention To admit
the two delegations would be virtually to eject
New York from the Convention, for she could
never agree to vote
While with the great am, of the Pierce De-
mocracy-the Washington Union-and those
of the Buchanan wing, dstracting and des-
tructive war is fercely waging. One of the
Editors of the Union has withdrawn from that
paper and given his aid to the PennSylranian in
advocacy of Buchanan, while the remaining
Editor still persists in pressing the claims of
Pierce. An article, ten columns long, in the
Pennsylvania from the pen of Forney is devot-
ed entirely to the claim of Buchanan to the
Presidency. The writer says that Pennsylvania
has done great deal in times past, for the
Democratic party, but has never yet had the
honor Of supplying the'republic with Prcsi-
dent. lie also says that Buchanan is the only
man whom Pennsylyapia has ever recommended
for that distinction. i,
When Forney retiredfrom the Union, it made
the following remarks
4" AS Col Forney has assumed obligations in
Pennsylvania which would necessarily conflict
with his attention to his duties as Editor Of the
Union, he has voluntarily chosen to retire and
devote his whole energies to his new undertake
ing. We need not add that the loss of the val
liable assistance of SO able and practised a po-
itical writer as COL Forney, is another source
OF regret. y e shall endeavor, however, to sat
sfy our readers that the great principles of the
Democratic party will be sustained with the
same ZEAL and, we hope, efficiency, that they
have heretofore been maintained in the columns
of the Union
There will be no change in its line of policy,
but 1t will continue to look to principles more
than to men avoiding all discussions as to the
comparative claims OF competing candidates Tor
the Presidential nomination. su0iining and
defending the Administration with promptness,
zeal and earnestness, and repeng with tirmness
and energy all unjust assaults upon the promi-
nent democratic statesmen whose eminent pub
lie services have suggested their names as suita-
Die standard bearers in the coming Presidential
contest"
Annexed to these was the following, signed
by Mr.. Forney
w honsoever may be nominated as the can
ddate tor President in 1856 by the National
Democratic Convention, whether the present
eminent Chief Magistrate or the man who is the
choice OF my own State and of myself, or any
other Democrat, shall be found supporting him
with all my heart and with oil my energies. !"