The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-28
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. Is, 1859,
Young Mon Wanted.

inclines us to commend to the candid con-
sideratiop of this community. He has
evidently, since the election, been taking
a statistical, philosophical and historical
view of the politics of Vermont, and has
come to the conclusion that more Youae
men are needed in order to give the De-
mocratic party any tolerable chance in
the State. We were at first inclined to
criticize the article as passing over in a
very sighting way the aged portion Of
our commonwealth. But a sobera second
thought convinced US that the AreVS man
was more argus-eyed than we. With true
philosophic penetration he undoubtedly
easily influenced as the young secondly
that they, like ministers, ought to spend
their time in more digniGed manner
than in m.ddling with politics; finally
and chiefly, that even if it were proper
TO stir them up on the subject, and there
were some hope Of converting them, still
it would hardly be worth the while, seeing
that they will SO soon be gone to that nm
discovered country from whose bourne no
Democrat returns Hence the propriety
of an appeal to young men, But we
hasten to lay it before our readers.
There is decided contrast" ne says,
between the Democratic party and its
opposers' Notice the rhetorical skill
with which he lays down for his premise
a proposition which no one eau dare to
deny Our friend is aware of this and
follows up his advantage by an inference
and an exhortaton. The difference
must be apparent 10 all candid minded
men, and we call upon all, and paiticu-
larly young men, TO note it," The as
sembly of candid minded men, mot only
canlid but mindecl} headed blythe young
men, having been collected before his
minds eye, he thus proceeds We are
surprised that any young man can connect
himself with any other than the Demo-
cratic party. The rhetorical connection
Of this with what prec-des is not so clear
as might be desired, but il should I'M
doubtedly be considered as burst Of feel
ing rather than logical deduction. The
thought of 50 many youth inst blossoming
into manhood, bent on running themselves
and their country by acting with the op-
position, was too much for the equanimity
Of our friend. Doubtless some natural
trnrs he ehed " pA"hoi- sd ."""y.
Possibly he groaned And What was more
natural and proper than to give vent to
his feelings in an expression Of surprise
Al all events, our magnanimity shall 50
interpret him, But he is not all feeling.
lie regain, his >elf-possessiou, and apolo-
gizes for his surprise by the following
weigbty assertion. For Joining that party
there are numerous good reasons TO give,
and not one for joining the republicans. ="
Who can be surprised at his surprise
Rather, is it not surprising that his sur
prise was not greater in view Of so sur
prlsng thing as that the great mass Of
Vermont youth should wlllully shut
their eyes and ears to these numerous
good reasons to give" and 90 where there
j. not one to give" for their goingl We
confess our inability to explain this my.-
ferrous phenomenon except ly .nppo.ng
that these numerous good reasons have
not been hitherto fairly presented to the
candid minded young men Of our State
The A/@"S man seems to have had the
same idea, for he proceeds at once TO give
the reasons. lst, " No politicaI organiza-
ton has ever given the same encourage
ment to the young men of the country as
the Democratic party" In view of this
good reason" what young man will
hencetorth hesitate TO Join this rncol,,-
aging political organization What the
encouragement is our friend has not made
clear, unless the following parsg graph is to
be taken AZ explaining it, We are in
clned, however, to think that it was not
intended as explanatory, but rather as
constituting one of the " numerous good
reasons" Until corrected, therefore, we
shall reckon this as reason No. .. 4" 1t
has ever embraced them kindly, instlling
into them patriotic principles, and filling
them with lofty aims and noble purposes"
Verify. can these thing. be, and" MT
overcome rs ike summer cloud ,"
Could Antony leave An empirs for the
embraces of Cleopatra, aud shall the
youth of \ ermCnt hesitate 10 leave this
" long heel party. for joining which there
is " not one good reason e. i've, aud run
to the kind embraces Of Ibis aheciionate
party, which has 50 many "patriotic
principles, lofty aims AMI noble purposes