Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-10
DISCOUNTED. Distracted"

ton of squatter sovereignty; between Buchan-
an and Floyd on the question of the Pacific
Railroad and between Buchanan and Cobb on
the Tariff question. 1t says that on no single
issue is there concord in the party.
IT, Richmond Enquirer, the old organ of the
Virginia Democracy, in pointing out how the
battle is to be won in that State over the forces
of the opposition, declares "There will be but
one way. Standing firmly on the Cincinnati
platform, ,ce must repndiate The Presidents
messqge!" Think of that.
The last Washington Union makes the fol-
lowing admission
I" 1t is certainly true that il we were to look
for evidences of the existence of Democratic
party in Congress, we could not discover it by
an analysis of the votes of members on any
measure or any series of measures that has
been before that body for long time"
New HAMPSHIRE PoLlTIcs.-1he Democratic
Standard (Burkes paper) supports Messrs.
Marcy and Burns, the Democratic candinates
for Congress in the first and third districts, be-
cause they are unqualified supporters of the
Administration, and openly denounce the posi-
tion of Senator Douglas. 1t declines to sup
port Col. George IN the second district for the
avowed reason that he is a Douglas man.
The Philadelphia Press defines its present po-
siton with regard to the next Presidency. 1t
thinks +" mastery inactivity the true policy
at this time. After eulogizing Mr.. Douglas,
and remarking that " he can be elevated to no
emnence higher than that which he now occu-
pics, if he shall stand steadily by his own dec
laratons, even if that eminence should be the
Presidency itself" the editor adds
/" But when we behold the. extraordinary
doctrnrs boldly preached at Washington, look
ing to the consolidation of enormous powers in
the hands of single individual when we sec
conventions captured, public men debauched,
premiums offered Tor treason, by the small des
pots who have reached power simplyto betray
it, we should neither be just to ourselves, nor t.
Judge Douglas, nor to any other man who may
aspire to the Presidency, by committing thil
journal to the exclusive championship OF any
special candidate"
Washington, for the past three or four weeks
has been visited by pre-eminent Democratic pol
iticlanS from all parts of the county. The
States says that the sentiment among them ap-
pears to b, universal that the leading issues OF
the next Presidential canvass will be the Tariff
and acquisition of territory, coupled with a bold
and energetic foreign policy. &C And the i'm
preston is equally universal that the man who
six months hence is the best type in popular cs
TEEN Of these ideas icW be the nominee at Charles
ton Platforms are voted nusances, if q MAJ
is not put on them Of the stuff to live up t,
them. The platform This time must be The can
Addte."
The correspondent of the New York Pos
says that " Mr.. Buchanan is reported to be il
great rage, in consequence of the trcatmen
he has received from those he has served SO well
Southern free-tradors and taxationists curse hin
with as much freedom to-day as they applaude,
his Infamous Lecompton policy last year"
AhO Ct"tco uoSihioo. - IFOtGCtiOH rs dH0Lle
form Of Abohitionis,a; and, rather than be res
ponsible for It's imposition, the representative
of the slaveholding States would surrender tn
controlof the Government" Politicians will
weak knees at the North should note this, an,
save the Union by abandoning all idea of pro
lection.
The new apportionment proposed by the Dem
ocrats in the Illinois Legislature is made ex
pressly to perpetuatc the ascendancy of tina
party in their State. 1t gives thirty -eigh
members to the House of Representatives iron
a territory which polled $4,000 votes at tn
late election, and thirty-seven members only t.
the remainder of the State, which cast l40 ,OOI
votes. La Sale County, according to this up
portionmcnt, which polled 1850 votes at tn
late election, is only entitled to one representa-
tive, while Richland and Jasper, which polle
only 1928 votes, are allowed one representative
At the same time Madison County, which pole,
but 1890 votes, is allowed two representatives -
1t is altogether more iniqultous than the old ap
portionmont,
1t is said that Senator Douglas expendc,
over 100000 to secure lis reelection to tn
Senate.
The Boston North, the Douglas organ in tina
city, makes savage onslaught upon the prin
cipal Buchanan ofice-holders in the vicinity. |
says, " 1t is useless to deny the fact that tn
Democratic party of Boston, is broken up int
rival cliques, pulling this way and that, AM
that nothing like harmony and generous conf
dence and united action exists among them. -
1t attributes all the trouble, and doubtless cor
rectly, to the disposal of the government pat
ronage:
And as the wishes, neither of Boston or tn
, State Democracy were conceded to, or even con
suited. in the appointments of the two principa
offices in Boston-we mean the Collector an,
Postmaster-they, that is, the Democrats of tn
| city and State, ought not to expect much fror
them. The Collector of this District, had neve
been known to do thing for the advancement
of Democratic principles in the State up to tn
time of his appointment to the best Office in tn
: gift of the President in New England. In fact
all the knowledge that any one had Of him, wa
q sort of mischief maker, dog in the man
ger, politician everything by fits and nothing
long And his capacity even in this way wa
50 feeble, that few, out of the immediate locali
ty in which he moved, had heard of him. An,
his course since he entered upon the duties 0
the relationship has only furnished additional
; proof of his unfitness, in a political point o
: view, and but rendered his insignifcence, TO
anything but mischief, more conspicuous"
The North is not much more complimentary,
! to Postmaster Capen. who, it says, "was no
known to be Democrat to but a very choic
and prescribed circle of friends. The dedica
ton of one of his complete works to Jane
Buchanan, undoubtedly led the President t.
; inquire him out, and give him the place which
he now holds -