Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-09-02
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Mai. Eastman Of the Patriot was lately dis
missed from the Post Office in this village by his
Excellency, Old Buck, for reasons which the
Major pretended to be Ignorant of; since which
he has taken every occasion to sheer at his sue
cessor, and has otherwise left no stone unturned
to create sympathy for himself, and show that
the charge was made without the sanction OF
the Democracy of this State. Now the reason
for this removal was the Majors opposition to
Buchanan at Cincinnati, and further he has al
ways been friend of Douglas. Every body
knows that, and now the issue turns upon the
question as to who are he Democracy. The
Douglas Democracy are far the most numerous,
besides being the most reckless generally, al
though Just now they have the best side OF the
Kansas question, but no knowing whatthey VIII
donext week. Douglas is simply demagoguc
politician at most. The Douglas party being
the most numerous gives Eastman an opportu-
nifty to " carry the day. and make show oil
being one of the Democracy. But Buchanan
knew why he dismissed him, and if the policy
of rotation is correct, or if the policy of having
a mans friends in Office is right, then is Buchan-
an justified in the change. The present Post
master is a Buchanan Democrat. Eastman is
not, and consequently has no more claims to tho
post than have we-a Republican. 1t is not
who the people want, or who can get the most
votes--wsh it was--who is Postmaster. Nosir,
it Is the man who reflects the feelings and policy
of the President.
But how is it about these two wings of the
Democracy2, The Erion, the organ,qf the ll1-
minstration, calls Douglas a renegade, and u
traitor, as follows:
With the keen scent of a practicad dema-
gogue, as he Douglas) is, he snuffed up every
paltry bubble which could tickle the popular
humor, and with an exaggerated reliance upon
bis really great power, he expects to make such
a diversion in bis favor, that the Democratic
party will not dare to name anybody else as its
candidate for the Presidency in 1860. His pur-
pose now is, to create distinctive Douglas in
terest, which, if it does not control, may at
least intimidate the Charleston Convention.
But he will not secure the nomination of that
body and it is equally certain that he nercr
can be President by tho agency of the Demo-
cratic party
This is the voice of the Buchanan Democracy
everywhere. But, what says Douglas?
In late speech delivered ntSpringfeld, Hi
nois, he gives the Administration u Rowland
for an Oliver. as follows:
81 have never noticed the Washington Uaion
before, because hare such l0athing, such con-
tempt, such disgust for the corruption that hangs
around ii, and the corrupt purposes for which
its columns are used by the men who rule and
control it, that did not wish to trust myself
in an expression of my opinion in relation to it
before an audience"
What says the Patriot?
" That the eyes of the Union are now turned
to the great campaign in Illinois, need hardly
be said.
The excitement shown upon the return Of
Judge Douglas is but faint foreshadowing Of
what is to come The reception, if we take the
accounts from the papers of all parties has been
most brilliant, and hardly surpassed, if equally
in the history OF any public man in our day, if
indeed any day, in this country, and the spirit
exhibited, and the evident tone Of the whole at-
fair is an index plain enough, that the battle
is TO be without quarter, in which life or death
to one party is in the issue.
There are few who affect to believe that the
Star of the Green Mountain Boy has passed its
zenith, and is sinking to the horizon, while
Others look to see it blaze out with INCREASED
splendor. Whatever be the result, to him his
present contest, is beyond all question the &C.
verest and most important of his life, and it is
useless to deny that the people watch the flag
of the Little Giant, in this struggle, as the eyes
OF Napoleon followed the white plumes of Murut,
through the smoke, of the terrible charge at
Eylau. 4
Of the mere personal warfare upon Judge
Douglas, people will judge as they feel lie
can take care of himself in that particular
but as he now stands before the country, in i.
hand-to-hand grapple with our old political en-
emics his defeat the inevitable triumph of
Black Republicanism, say what you will, in
the minds of the people Of the Democracy, little
things sink into utter insignifcance and they
WaH sympathize with man. surrounded on all
sides by his enemies, and fl bting for his party,
his principles and bis political existence.
The Richmond Enquirer says that the Admin
istration does not sanction the war on Judge
Douglas. We readily believe it, in Justice to
the President. Mr.. Buchanan, we can easily
understand might have been annoyed by the
transactions OF last winter but, having, at
last settled the controversy, forever, and in his
own way, it is scarcely possible that he can de-
scend to follow Judge Douglas into his own
State and invite Black Republican to take his
place in the Senate -
This shows that the Editor of the Patriot is
as fast as possible paving the way to an ope',
support of Douglas against the Administration
And what cause can he have for complaining
that he has lost the post Officer"