Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-09-22
An Urgent Cry for Help.

ted to an exhortation to every body, and espe-
cialy to young men, +" to join the Democracy
In the adjoining column Of the sheet in question
may be found some election returns, in which
Gov. Hall appears to have received rather more
than twice as many votes as the Poet Laureate
of the Vermont Democracy, The exhortation
seems to be well timed. The boat on which the
Argus editor has embarked his political fortunes
is in such a hopeless condition that he certainly
may be excused for desiring more hands at the
pumps. Hear him;
{" There is decided contrast between the DEM
ocratic party and its opposers. The difference
must be apparent to all candid-minded men, and
we call upon ALL and particularly young men,
to note 1t.
That is what we call selfeyident proposition.
Very many " candid-minded men y discovered it
before the Argus made the wonderful announce
ment. About 49, 900 of these same 50 candid
minded men in Vermont have been aware of
this /" difference for some years, to say nothing
of quitea number in the other States of the I'm
ion. The Argus is also surprised that any
young man can connect himself with any
"other than the Democratic party" Now, if
every time the Argus editor is &c surprised " the
usual consequences of that state ofmind follow,
his condition is certainly to be deplored. The
constant trepidation must by this time have
pretty much shattered his nervous system, and
he is no doubt now ready to be " surprised " on
the slightest proyocation. lie should put him
self under medical treatment, or else move out
of Vermont We are afraid that " not man
dragora, nor all the drowsy syrups of the world
can medicine " him If he stay in Vermont.
Perhaps South Carolina might prove favorable
climate for the restoration of his nerves to their
original steadiness.
Says the Argus:
"For joining that party there are numerous
good reasons to give, and not one for joining the
Republicans. No political organization has ever
given the same encouragement to the young men
Of the country as the Democratic party. 1t
has embraced them kindly-instlling into them
patriotic principles, and filling them with lofty
aims and noble purposes
"The same encouragement is rather an am
biguous expression. 1t is no doubt true in its
literal sense, as the " encouragement " for young
men to join the Democratic party isquite unlike
any other. For instance, young men can get
poSt-ofiices in that party, and at present they
couldn't get them in any other. They may have
hope of a custom-houso appointment. Per
haps some fatjob, like uperintending the build
ing of court house at eight dollars day,
might come in the nick of time as an % eneour-
agement" Another E" encouragement 10 the
privilege of going to State Conventions, and
finding ones self of no particular consequence
after getting there, which the editor of the Ar
gus may know about. And another, still, is the
privilege of supporting such an Administration
as that of Doctor James Buchanan's. Where
is the young man " who is not taken by such
g encouragement ~ Young men, walk up tic
the Office of the B, r. Argus, and get your eu
couragements.
The fact that the Democratic party embraces
young men kindly might be of some conse-
quence, were it not known that it is rather mis-
cellaneous in its use of that particular kind Of
" encouragement" 1t embraces and kisses very
much like a professional wanton, because il
pays, and in these embraces it has lost so much
of 8 its patriotic principles and "lofty aims
and noble purposes" that its virtue of thai
kind left, is too small to set up anybody in bus
mess but the present national, pro-slavery, j. B
party. That party can do business upon very
trifing capital of that kind. But hear, O
young man, this further 7" encouragement
." The Democratic party has always been the
great common sense party. 1t has never beer
carried away in giddy chase after any chmerica
ideas of impracticable advancement, or listened
to to specious arguments for tsapatical reforms
The Argus evidently believes in two kinds Of
" common sense -" great common sense, " and
some other kind that ia not 50 "great." 1t il
important that this distinction should be kept in
mind, and 'young men especially should have
an eye to it. 0 young man, remember thai
the tallest kind of "great common sense " j,
alone to be found in the Democracy. After
this, we suppose, no young man who wishes tt
be known as a man of "great common sense,
will be able to keep himself away from the De
mocracy. We shall keep look out for th'
great common sense" platform upon which
this party is to stand.
One of the characteristics of this peeuliai
kind of sense, called "great common" is tina
it cannot be " carried away in giddy chase afte
any chimerical ideas of impracticable advance
ment" and has never even " listened to speciou
arguments for fanatical reform" 1t puts cot
ton into its ears lest it should listen and be per
suaded This is highly Democratic. We d
not exactly understand what is meant by 20 i'm
practicable advancement" but would sugges
that perhaps it means advancing backwards
We should at once have concluded this was il
meaning, did we not know that the Democrats
party had been doing this very thing for the las
fifty years. If we are wrong, we shall be happ
to be corrected. Perhaps, however, the Argu
means the kind of 4" advancement its edito
made in his attempt to control his party In th
State, and if it be SO, We think we undsrstan
him. We have heard, or read, of u " hopeles
reformation" but we don't remember ever I
have heard of case of " fanatical reform,
like this case of the Argus. 1t is barely poss
BILE, if the Democratic party were in any wa
reformed, the country would be better off,
Young man, join the Democracy" and the
you will not only not have to d" REFORM bt
you will be excused from listening to any arg,
ments, however "specious," that might tend
bring about so " fanatical result.
The Democratic party has never allowed i