Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-07-17
Platform Of the Stumptan Democracy.

In our report of the "Stumptail Dcmocra-
cy" while in Convention at Bellows Falls, last
week, we made no mention of the resolutions
adopted. We left the Convention at the sound
of the Railroad whistle, and while the Chair
man of the Committee on resolutions was con-
graduating James buchanan on his successful
administration. This congratulation was UNI
doubtedly made upon the "tickle me and I'll
tickle you" principle. From appearances we
should Judge that more than half of the mem
bors of the convention after excluding " Pat
rick Diggins" and few other Irishmen present,
more appointees ofthe present Administrations
hence it was but Just and natural that they
should extol the hand that feeds them" AZ
ter Illuminating few days upon the propriety
that dictated the drafting of this resolve and
the apparent sincerity with which it was re-
ceiyed, we came across the entire batch of reso-
lutions presented to and enthusiastically adopt
ed by this convention of the " Stumptails."
We will take them up in the order in which
they appear among the proceedings Of that
body.
Resolred, That the Democracy of Vermont, ever
faithful to the National principles established by the
fathers Of the Republic yield cordial support to all
the principles men and measures of the present Ad
ministratOn
"a cordial support to all the principles, men
and measures of the present administration"
is Welded by the Stumptails" Let us see
what have been and what are some of the
principles and measures of the present admin
istration.
/. In regard to Kansas; the democrats of
Vermont are in favor of forcing upon the peo-
pie Of that territory constitution repudiated
by three fourths of her citizens and legal voters.
They are in favor of admitting her into the
Union as a slave State with 50 200 inhabitants,
but if She desires to come in as Free State they
say she must wait until her population has in
creased to $4,000, thus holding out premium
to Slavery.
2. The democrats are in favor of an extrav-
agant national administration-on whose ap-
preparations for 1859 will reach the cnor-
nous sum of nitey-t,ro millions Of dollars.
3, Protesting to be the advocates of a me-
tallic currency, the democrats are in favor of
circulating notes with which to carry on the
operations of the government.
4. They are for popular sovereignty and
against popular sovereignty. They extol men
one year for seeking to carry out that darling
measure, and the next take off the heads of all
who were so honest as to suppose they meant
what they said.
5. They are in favor of selling Forts at the
West privately for 1.-THE of their value in or
der to buy sites for Forts at the East at ten
times their value, if their fuglers and nire
pullers can pocket the difference.
6. They are in favor of prosttuting the APP
making party and not the public good the end
and aim of the federal government
I. They are in favor of eevating the plat
form of the party above the Constitution of the
country, and of making it the basis upon which
the government shall be administered.
S. They are in favor of making Slavery ma
tional and Freedom sectional, by giving the
shareholders the right to carry their slaves into
all the territories of the United States. and
thus establish an interest that no subsequent
Legislation can remove.
There are some of the leading principles and
measures of the present administration that
Vermont democrats so cordially support.
Resolred That we heartily congratulate our worthy
Chief Magistrate, James Buchanan his Cabinet and
the National Democracy of the Union on the disinter-
ested patriotic, triumphant and satisfactory settle
lnent OF the Kansas question, which has not only
tored peace and domestic trnnqulitv,to Kansas but
fnpi. from,
National politics and Congressional Legislatures.
These congratulations are quite too cool for
the season. That this settlement of the Kan
sas question has restored any such peace and
as above referred to, is news to
most of our readers. Certain democrats caved
and the English bill passed If Lecompton
had been pressed a. little longer there same dem
ocrats would also have caved and then tbe
causes for congratuation would have been still
stronger. But the passage of the English Bill
was heralded as an end of the trials of the de-
The Kansas torment was at an end
and the long coveted Lecompton slightly modi
he'd 1t Is true, was now to be blessed fruition.
But alas for the delusiveness of all human cal
culations 1t speedily became manifest that the
new scheme, which promised so much. was dis
feliShed by the country at large, and BY Kansas
and loathed beyond expression.
There was meanness in the attempts to bribe
which repelled even more than the original
nigh-handed effort to force. According to all
accounts from Kansas, there is no show what
ever in favor of taking the lands. The feeling
Of the people is virtually unanimous against the
oiier 1t is on all hands accounted an insult
and an infamy; and the vote next month, il is
now known, will be but one popular outburst of
Indignation and contempt. 1t will prove a re-
ouff that will cover the President, and all his
packers in the business, with shame and bumil-
alton. twill excite everywhere, in the human
breast, the same feeling that always attaches to
foied attempt to corrupt-the spirit of scorn
or the baseness and the spirit of derision for
he failure. We shall then see if that exciting
opic is withdrawn from national politics.
Resolred, That the firm and determined course of
he present Administration of our National Govern.
nent IN reference to the right of search and vista
ION OF American Vessels by British men of war