Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-06-17

the people of Kansas fraudulent slavery
constitution, in opposition to the known and
oft-expressed sentiments of the freemon of
the Territory.
GEORGIA.
We frankly say that we think it rash to
suppose that the opposition in the slave
States can unite with the Republican party
in the next Presidential election or, if that
be possible, that they can carry single South
ern State. Missouri may be thought an excep-
ton but if Missouri is carried it will be as
an ant-slavory State. In word, we presume
that the North will abate not one ot or tit
tie of its hostility to the extension of slavery,
and we suspect that the opposition at the
South cannot sustain themselves on that
ground. Nevertheless, it is worth while to
slight, to reasonable grounds, and we there
fore give the following address of the Exec
utive Committee Of the American party of
Georgia. It will be observed that the Amer
lean organization has been formally abandon
ed and with a deliberate purpose to fuse all
the opponents of the sham Democracy in that
State into one party The Savannah Republic
can, in giving this address, approves it, and
adds at is impossible for the Americans OF
Georgia to close their eyes to the fact that
their party has no longer a national exist
ence." The address is as follows;
TO the american Party Of Georgia
The undersigned, your Central Executive
| Committee. appointed by the Convention at
Milledgeyille in July, 1857, having been re-
quested by various American presses and in
diyduals to call Convention of the Ameri-
can Party, according to usage. preparatory to
general reorganization for the approaching
/ fall elections, beg to announce that, after due
consultation and deliberation, they have
deemed it advisable not to call said Conuea-
ton.
Still true to our principles, and cherishing
the liveliest regard for their maintenance, we
nevertheless believe that there are other OBJ
| iects TO be accomplished of much higher and
more pressing Importance than any question
/ connected with the rights Of foreign citizen
ship.
There is party in power composed of the
worst elements Of all parties, which, under
the sanction of the Democratic name, has
committed series of unparalleled abuses
and frauds upon the American people. 1t
has perpetraled the Kansas swindle squan-
dered the public money in the most shame
less manner; run up the National expendi-
lures, in time of peace, to near ninety mil
lions Of dollars per annum encouraged sec
tional feuds for its own aggrandizoment, and
even connived at Mormon protection Worse
still it has elected an abolition Governor
over a Southern State---a State which owes
more to the institution of slavery than all
the South besides, having acquired riches and
power by the professional business of breed
ing slaves for sale.
These are some of the enormities which
have been recently covered by the sanctions
of the modern Democratic party, TO hurl
this corrupt party from power is now the
highest duty of every good citizen; and, to
accomplish this noble purpose, we are willing
to ignore for the time all questions Of minor
Importance. Trusting in the good sense and
patriotism of our countrymen, we are satisi-
ed that the evils connected with the naturali.
cation of foreigners will in due time be cor.
recied. And hero we rest the subject.
We now call upon our friends everywhere
to unite Nth he Opposition against this spur.
GUS Democracy. Let us make common
cause; together with conservative Wings and
independent Democrats make bold descent
upon the spoils-men, and together share in
the honors Of victory.