Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-04-16

At the Democratic State Convention in
Massachusetts, in ls40 held to make nomi-
nations and define the principles and policy
on which the party were to act, they unani-
mously passed the following resolution which
we believe was reported by b. +. Hallet:
ResOirca, That We are opposed 70 slavery in every
form and color and in favor Of freedom and free soil
wherever man lives, throughout Gods heritage.
That was democracy in Massachusetts in
1919, and at that time the same principles
were pretty generally echoed throughout the
free States. Let us now call the attention of
Democrats to the following extract:
"Tho Southern people have no right-not-
ural, moral or political-to force slavery upon
right to 90 there and hold slaves than they
have to do so in New Hampshire. The sldre-
holders hare no more right to plant slaUery upon
free territory Than re haze to abolish stqUery J'
South Carolina"
1t would be very reasonable to suppose
that the above emanated from some Rcpubli-
can print Of the present day, but the glory
and honor Of It's authorship belongs to the
New Hampshire Patriot of Dec. 2S, 1873
the leading Democratic organ of that State
and yet this same paper now supports the
Administration ''in all IFS length and breadth
Having given our readers a sample of the
former Democracy in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Vermont. we will give another
sample, which will suffice We ask all Dem
ocrats to read it carefully, and give it can
did considerations
II. That it is the duty of the Federal
Government TO relieve itself from all rcspon-
sibility for the existence or continuance of
slavery in the District of Columbia and where
ever else that Government possesses Consti-
tutonal authority to legislate, and is thus re-
sponsiblo for its existence so that freedom
instead of slavery shall become national. and
slavery instead Of freedom, become sectional.
-. That the only safe means Of preventing
the extension of slavery into territory now
free, is to prohibit its extension into all such
territory by an act Of Congress.
l3. That no more slave States ought to be
admitted into the Union.
Does that sound like Black Repubhcanism
Docs it sound like Lecompton Democracy -
We can hardly believe our senses that the
above resolutions were adopted by the Demo
cratic State Convention of Vermont. held at
Burlington i'm 1851, and yet so it is. Such
was the Democratic party in this State only
soycu years ago. We have before us a Demo
cratic paper printed I'm this county, which CON
tains the official proceedings of the Convcn
ton. DO you wish to know who reported sucl
resolutions Aye, they are the so called Dem
crats Of to-day. On looking for the commit
tee on resolutions we find the name Of Timo-
Hg p. Hcdfa3 of Montpelier, now an Ad-
miuistration Democrat. We look a little fur
thcr and we find the name Of j. p. Kiddv,
another modern Democrat. from Randolph,
and for one year Democratic Lieut.. Governor
of our State. On looking still further we
find the name of Joha Cain. now Postmaster
Of Rutland and the publisher of the only
Administration paper in Rutland county, the
RuHaad Courier Where are they now >
DO they say ''that no more slave States ought
to be admitted into the Unon,' Do they
urge "the duty Of the Federal Government to
relieve itself from all responsibility for the
existence of slavery, wherever the govern
ment possesses constitutional authority" Let
their support of the slave holding Lecompton
Constitution answer The Republican party
of two years growth as a nationali organiza-
tion, are not up to the standard of Vermont
Democracy as quoted above, and yet in every
breath of Lecomptonite. they are called
"Blacbies, "niggers,' "disunionists, &c.-
This will suffice for this timo.-Bcllors Fails
Times.