Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-06-25

Vermont as ont of it, if the true character of her
people is to be maintained and represented by her
Public Servants"
A few days after that, VIC republshed an
article from that staunch and able Rcpub-
lican paper, the New York Courier and En-
aurer, headed " Parties-Thc Republican
Party" We thought the article in its main
drift and expression very sound one. It
was SO considered by others, as. able, sound
and reliable Republicans as the State con-
tains. Yet the Times, day or two after,
denounced the article with emphasis, and
spoke of its " narrow party intolerance"
finding not word of appreciation for any
part of it.
Again the Times of April ODD, abiding
to two or three brief calls for county conven-
tions in the State, where in terms the invita-
ton was not limited by the word "Republi-
cam" says:
"Thc language was designedly used no doubt
| for the patriotic purpose of uniting and consoli
dating, in the ranks of great and generous party
the entire opposition in Vermont to the Admins
tration of Mr. Buchanan, of lifting tho Republican
| party in Vermont from the and proscrip
| tive position into which small politicians have
forced it, and of Matchmaking its scope and inhu
ence.
And it continues
"The great and benign mission of the Repub
lican party is to save the Country from misgovern
ment, and its Constitution from misintcrpretation
and from being distorted to answer the purpose Of
a sectional oligarchy, by restoring the National
Administration to wise and patriotic hands"
As a general remark we agree altogether
with the remark last quoted but as ex
pressivc of basis of political action it scem
to us rather vaguc--quite too much so t.
suit Vermont Republicans, generally. They
consider the principles of the Republican
Party very definitely set forth in the plat
form adopted by the Philadelphia Nationa
Convention of June 18th 1856, with sucl
farther particularization as occasion from
year to year has naturally called for.
New forms of administrative action by tn
Democratic Party have shown themselvc
from time to time-all however in agree
ment with what has been its csscn.ia
line of national policy for many years past
and as such acts have come into view, the,
have naturally and properly led to pointe'
allusion to them in the resolutions of Repub
lican Conventions. Take for instance tn
resolutions adopted by the Republican Stat
Convention of Vermont last year. The frs
one re-affrmed with emphasis the principle
of the National Republican platform abov
referred to. The others were not inconsis
tent with it, but naturally flowed from
under the special political aspects of til
year. We should like to know on wha
ground those resolutions can be called 'nai
row and proscriptive. -
1t would seem that the Times is much dis
satisfied with the position of the Republica
party in Vermont, and that it wishes to hay
that party abandon its high ground of endul
ing principles. and come down to mel
opposition to a particular admnistratio
, and particular act of that administration
with the expectation that under the simpl
war-cry of " Anti-Buchanan and Anti-Lt
compton" can be gathered united and Ii,
ing organization, far more efficient than tn
~lIiol, No" oAists az the Republican part.
We shall attempt no defence of the Repul
lican platform. 1t needs none, in Vernon
, at least Nor do we think it necessary t
} combat the idea that the road to honorab
success lies in an abandonment of the preser
organization of our party.
The Times is greatly mistaken if it suppos,
that the Republicans of this State are abo,
to relinquish their organization, or low,
their platform. They have taken the
; ground and will maintain it, with heart
welcome to all who will stand with them
TheSpringfeld Republican has a corrcspol
dent in Iowa who touches on matters ar
things in general in a vein of quiet hume
not unpleasant to read. In the followir
extract from one of his letters there is sligl
confusion of the products of Vermont wit
those Of New Hampshire; but still our d
mocratic friends may find his suggestion
f worth attention.
, There is to be democratic convention in We
mont. submit whether such an assemblage the
, is not an ornamental luxury which should be d
pensed with, in time of stagnant markets and
: stringent money pressure. The main exports
the state under a heavy depression. Scyth
stones, sheep with sharpened noses, railway shar
worth S000l each and third mortgage bonds, bea
a ing relative value to stock will not justify nut
@ license of expenditure. Really, the descendan
of Ethan Allen, particularly of the Buchanan fait
must abjure their pleasant little excursions
Montpelier, to nominate state ticket and rctren'
the outlay for railroad fare and rum.