Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1858-10-08
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DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, OCT. s, 1858.

1fanything is clear in modern politics IL
is that the Democratic party Of the North
is held together solely by tho cohesive pow
or public plnndor." United for tho ac-
QUESTION Of the spoils, after the hooty is Sc
cured, the mass drops into discorlant factions,
which quarrel over it like dogs over bone.
Look at tho fcud between Douglas and the
admins ration in Illinois; at Forney's war to
tho knife on Mr.. Buchanan in Pennsylvania
at the "butchery' of tho New York Ilards
by their dem ocratic bretheren AZ Syracuse
at the quarrelng in tho democratic ranks in
California, and even in Vermont, wherc the
party is certainly small enough to be poacca-
BILE. and where the example Of Exceeding
peacc,' set them by the Republicans, should
teach them harmony. OF coUrs, these in
testinc broils will not last forever. The next
presidential campaign will doubtless show
us Buchanan and Douglas, Wood and Schell,
BroIerick and Gwin, Smalley and Colby,
check by jowl again, in the service of the
Slave power,-but in the meantime these
scuHles afford sport to outsiders and sometimes
turn up to tho light facts which might other
wise have lam hid
We give, for the amusement and informa-
tion Of our readers, little space to one of
the latest developments Of the democratic
quarrel in Vermont The Democratic
County Convention of Grand Isle in August
last, passed some resolu IONS, which, with the
exception of two short ones endorsing tho
administration and the State ticket, were
new and evidently original. They were as
follows:
Resolved, That we have no confidence in, nor
fellowship with, the combination Of Federal office
holders in Vermont; that believe, but for their
exertions in using the patronage Of the general
government, for packing conventions, controlling
their organizations, for the purpose of making
themselves and their dovotees prominent, and the
party small, that they may the more easily con-
| troll it, that long ago, democracy would have tr-
| umphed in this State.
Re'oivsd Tint in tho opinion Of this Convention,
Post Offices ought to be located, and Post Masters
selected upon the recommendations of those tU be
| accommodated by those offces and not left at the
arbitrary disposal of the revenue department; by
| which great injustice is often done
| Resoiued, That regard rotation in Office as q
| fundamental principle in democracy that when
any man has enjoyed the public patronage eight
years, (unless military or judicial oices) he ought
| to step aside to make room for any good democrat
| who is capable of discharging the duties Of tho
| Office.
The Sentinel published these rather broad
hints, with an accompanying article which
denied that they reflected the sentiments OF
the Democrats Of Grand Isle who passed
them, and attributed their authorship to
Mr.. Giles Harrington of Alburgh, who's,
title to the name of q Democrat it rashiy
called in question.
Mr.. Harrington prepared a reply, and
requested its insertion in the Sentinel bu;
did not get it, nor (as he states) any answer
to his two letters, with stamp enclosed ,on the
subject, to the S.ntnel's Editor He accord
ingly replies through the columns of the
Bradford Telegraph. We copy his lotte,
without comment, further than to say that
we have always understood Mr.. Harrington
to be highly respectable gentleman, and q
democrat of unquestioned standing, and that
it seems to us, in our wretched black Repub
lican blindness, as if he lad the Sentinel mar
ON several points. We shall watch for the
further "epistolaton" which Mr.. Harring
ton promises the editor.