Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-07-07
Maine Democracy.

The Democracy of Maine have cooked pref
ty kettle of fish, at their recent State Conven-
ton. The" stump tail = wing-if we may be
allowed the xpression-passed the resolutions,
but the q Cow Boy !" wing got two of the four
delegates to Charleston, and the candidate for
Governor. twas hard struggle, very hot
time, and the parties were about evenly divided
in the Convention, the "Cow Boys " standing
a much better chance than they did at Burling-
ton the other day. They put Douglas recent
letter, and several other such dubious express
sions of what in their opinions Democracy was,
into series of Resolutions.
We give aspecimen brick:
RESOLVED, That we affirm the absolute soyer-
eighty of the States of the Union, in regard to
their domestic institutions, and the perfect com
patbillty of the confederation of Free and
Slave States to exist tremendously together un-
der the provisions of oursFoderal Constitution ::
and that we invoke more fraternal spirit be-
tween the remote sections of our common
country.
This is no doubt the opinion OF the Demo-
cratic Convention in Maine, and it may be the
opinion of the Democracy of the NORTH, but
the Southern Democracy repudlate it entirely
Unless Slavery can oversize everything, the
President, the Congress, the Supreme Court, can
be made the especial pet of the Constitution,
the instrument for which our fathers struggled
through the Revolution, and esteemed no sacri-
fee too great, to obtain and to guaranty, the
Southern Democracy announce that the perfect
compatibility of the Free and Slave States is
all bvsh, aud they will havenomore todewith it.,
butwlll marchwith sounding ffeand rolling drum
and bristling bayonets to Washington seize upon
the treasury and the archives of the Govern
ment, dissolve the Union, and set up on their
own hook.
Then comes resolution that an Irishman
just imported from Cork, fresh from diet of
potatoes and whisky, and ignorant as the wild
Africans recently brought over by the Wander
er, is better than a natiye-born citizen of the
United States who happens to have dark COM
plexion.
Then the Convention annexed Cuba, and not
quite SO bunglingly as our " stump tail " Con-
vention did the same thing. 1t is annexed this
time on account of the interests of Commerce.
The interest OF Spain or the interest of Cuba is
not alluded to, strange as it may seem, and it
is not even suggested that it had better be done
" honorably." In that respect our stump
tails y have the advantage.
Wcscannet forbear giving the last resolution {:
,Resotred, That we cordially exchange con-
CALCULATIONS with our Democratic friends in
other sections of the Union upon the vigor and
efficiency OF the Administration, manifested in
the adjustment Of our difficulties with Great
Britain in regard to the right of search IN the
prompt and successful redress of wrongs inAct-
cd upon us by the government of Paraguay -
the decisive suppression of the rebellion of Utah
IN the enforcement of the neutrality laws; in
the impartial execution of the acts of Congress
for the suppression of the African Slave Trade,
and IN the steady endeavor to retrench unneces-
sary expenses, and to practice wise economy.
With these gratifying results before them of
y -, "',o e"Pi'.h"0y' We appear W VIC people
OF Maine to sustain, IN their future elections,
that great party by whose wise craftsmanship
such results have been accomplished.
That is what we think will pass as u curiosi-
ty. What a cordial endorsement of j. B. +
The venerable Doctor must be extremely graft
fed at such an " exchange of congratulations, -
especially on g the impartial execution of the
acts of Congress for the suppression of THO AZ
rican Slave Trade" With the Echo ana the
Wanderer BASES so freshly in their minds, could
evenIDemdcratic impudencc have gone further?