Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-08
A Letter from an Old Man.

teniclGy Tue party IN power clinS 10 the name
OF Democat. There is a magic in name with
many men, They never examine the principles
of party, but follow name, as bowildered
man does Jack-o-Lantern, without the least
regard to the difficulties in which he is constantly
involved. We must be governed by principles
if we would govern ourselves. No man is fit
for a freeman who can be led by name. Rob
sperie was the pink of Democrats, il Wa will
take his word for it. While the bloody tyrant
was sending an hundred day of the best men
in France, to the Gulotne; he was every night
in the Jaco5ite club prdting about his Democra-
cy. The people believed him-called him the
6 Incorruptable,' and supported him in power
until he had shed innocent blood enough to
swim in. They discovered their mistake at
last, and beheaded him as they had at his dicta-
ton beheaded thousands before him. MADAME
Rolan fell victim to the malice of this Demo-
crat, Robsperrie, during the reign of terror in
France. As she was passing the statute of Lib
erty on her way to the Gulotine, she cried out
go, liberty what crimes are committed in
thy name" If we would be free people, we
must never forget thatlthe worst of crimes arr
often committed under the best Of names. But
[ will not quarrel with this party about names,
if you will, through your excellent paper, per-
nit me to tell them a story?
f During the revolutionary war, and few days
after the surrender of Lord CORVALLIS, two
Virginia negroes, the one a tory and the other
whig, hppening to meet, got into quarrel
about Politics. "Wy Massa Cuffey,' said
Sambo, the tory, "what for make you
, talke so? Lor Cornwally, he come hear he
ketche you he shoot your brains out, " eshaw,
Massa Sambo, said Cufey, the Wing dar be
Q no Lor Cornwclly!" Massa Washington he
0 Ketch him he sheell all de corn off, and It'll
| nothn but cob waly now" 1t is precisely SO
| with this new tangled Democracy. The slave
holders have caught it and have shelled all the
4 corn off, and left the poor party nothing bat
| tha cob have no notion of depriving them
: of the name-tho mere cob of the old party
Let them have it to play with as long as they
: please. The people will find in time the corn is
all gone and will quit following their cob.
c {" Be Jab5ars" said Paddy, pulling out his
old jack-knife and tossing it up in his hand,
8 l." its myself that has had three new blades and
!. four new handles, and it is the same old jack
v knife my father gave me-" This new-mngled de-
/ mocracy beats Paddys all hollow in new blades
It and new handles, and still they will insist that
If It's the same old Democracy their fathers left
them.
g am not disposed"to discuss their qualities at
present. These new made Democrats are show
n ing one another up in grand style at Washing
j ton, and if left to themselves will save out
- siders a great deal of trouble.
. "Patrick," said Jamy, g What do they put
g them windows into their cellers for "Jist tc
- let out the darkness Douglas & Walker
- seem to DO putting windows into the celer Of
the White House, and letting out some of the
y darkness in which the administration are seek
!, ing by fraud and prevarication to hide theil
policy. Honest men, both in Kansas and thu
country, my from tho falling out of these
rogucs stand some chance to get their dues, bu
50 far as my own feelings are concerned car
truly say as the boy said did when he saw thu
hawk and snake fight "Now pull devil ant
, pull Devil " said he ats nothing to me which
|" gets it..
W IL this new tangled Democracy is to choose
pt President for us in 1860, it is to be hoped they
7r will be more fortunate in their selections, the,
he have been in making their two last. The trutl
is Mr.. Pierce never grew up to the pefect statut
IN of man, and as for Mr.. Buchanan, he has fo
IL a number of years, like Mr. Pope's little 50
We ciety, {" been growing down to perfection. ~
n And now we have an old-a very old Bachc
81 or for President. Dr. Franklin who was
O. shrowd observer of men, compared an old Bach
elor to the one half of an old rusty pair o
shcars. He said he knew of no use you coult
IL put it to except to scrape trencher. 1t is cas-
n, to perceive that while the administration is il
" the hands of an irresponsible cabinet, the Slave
ar holders have got one half the old shears scrapin
q, their wooden trenchers. Surely Icould not if
OF would, and would not if | could, say anything
OF to wound the feelings of Mr. Buchanan. Til
IL poor worn out old man has family trouble
cy enough to make his old Bachelor head ache
'h though it is as hard and as tough as the 'hcar
le- of Oak" about which John Bull is always max
n ing pother. The lesser lights of this squatte
we Democracy. These advocates of Squatter Sovel
eighty that rcvolve around their common cente
'S' at Washington are cndeavormg to make us be
ne lieve that Buchanan & Douglas, /" Arc swor
friends to one another" and as Coman says
Oh death and the doctor -
81 Meet like prize fighters at a fair
or Who first shake hands before they box,
sy Then give each other plagy knocks
W. With all the love and kindness of a brother"
How much brotherly love there may be b
tween them I cannot say, but the Lit
Giant" seems to be putting his blows into Il
Presidential jolcs in dead earnest Much prai
in is bestowed on Mr.. Douglas by the Republ
cans for the stand he has taken on the Kans
-,o question. These Squatter Democrats seem
is be greatly troubled at this I can tell them f
oal their consolation, that my opinion of the ma
he is unchanged. This g Little Giant" has an
Sudfcient great heap of the lille, and an Insult
es. cient little heap of the great in him, and ow
* his celebrity more to the brass in his face thu
81 to the brains in his head. Mr. Buchanan is G
old man and his strength has been withered |
time. Mr.. Douglas never had much of tn
commodity, and neither will be likely to hu
the other great deal.
you are pretty fellow" says Your
America, " to be calling Mr.. Buchanan a wor