The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-02

cry hummer " our paper bInce tne pas
sage Of the Nebraska bill in which we
showed tho necessity and urged the pol
icy of " q cordial union of all the Anti
Ntbraska mon" not only in the State,
but throughout the country Bu, i,
would be of little service. The Regis
ter would not lot it readers see our dis
proof Of its statements, and our own
readers need no light on the subject
They know that our adherence 90 the
principles of the Republican Party dates
from the crisis which gave it existence
Burlington Free Press.
- We shall not 60 into n long con-
trovcrsy with the Free Press over the
past. What we sid two weeks ago, we
said in reply to sheer of that paper
and hove YER convenient it may be for
its Venerable editor to deny our state
ments, the facts are strictly as we stat
ed. Down even to tho time Of the Rut-
land State Convention, in June, 1851.
when the Ttdtchn1dH and this paper
stood alone, or nearly so, among Wing
papers, las we had done for several
weeks,) in fayoring a general union for
that campaign. the editor of the Free
Press zcalously opposed the scheme,anl
aoiShcd to compel all opponents Of Me
administration TO mite acith tie UHig
party as such. as the only condition Of
= fusion" That was, of course, ont of
the question, and yet the Free Press az
ter the Rutland Convention, long insist
ed on maintaining the Wing party
name and all-and it is only rery re.
Gently less than a year, we are sure that
our venerable friend has concluded to
recognize such a thing as the Eepubi.
can organization at all. 1t is most
surprising that the Free Press should
pretend anything else.
We cannot echo the Registers self.
compliment claim to immutabilty We
profess not to be like the laws of the
Medes and Persians, and like the RcgiS-
ter. which change not. Without change
there can be 10 progress. The Free
Press was Wing while the Wing Party
existed when it died we recognized the
call Of the Times for a new combination,
and aided in its formation nor were we
inconsistent in this, with our former pro-
fessions and principles. The Register
was Silver Grey Wing; it became, and
now is, Nothing and we must be-
licve it when it tells US it has not chang
Cd in so doius.-Ffce Press.
- The terms "Wooly Head" and
Silver Grey" have no application in
Vermont politics. They have only To-
cal Specification, and serve to mark GER
tain definite distinctions in New York
politics, perhaps, but have no other force.
Tho Free Press helped elect Mr.. Fiji
MORE to the Vice Presidency, and so did
we. The Free Press favored Gen. TAY.
LoRs policy and opposed the Compro
hieo Va ASVoi anu VIC ulu JuoI VIZ ebiIc.
We never approved Mr. FlLLMoRE's sup
port of the Compromise measures On
the contrary, our columns show that we
repeatedly and emphatically denounced
them. After they were passed, We went
no further in " acquiescing than the Al
bany Evening Journal, and the Seward
journals generally, or than Mr.. Seward
himself. TIE present editor of the Free
Press may not know this, but our files
show it, and are open to his examination.
- In saying, we expect to 60 as
a majority i'll the State shall decide to
DO best" it is hardly necessary to ex,
plain. that we meant majority Of those
opposed to the administration aud to
slavery domination and extension who
whatever their name, and however they
may otherwise differ, should be united in
the Presidential election, without regard
to mere selfish wishes or personal pre-.
judiccs.