Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-08-03
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.


the Cooper Institute, thus describes the Dou-
glas New York faction, which controlled the
vote of New York in the Charleston and Bal
tmorc Conventions;
Those who ruled, and dictated to, and
welded the vote Of the New York delegation,
through the fraudulent process Of a INIT vote
IA rule forced upon large minority of this
delegation to stile their sentiments, while
small mnuritcs were released from IL in 9TH
ers TO suit the purposes of the conspirators--
will hereafter bo known by the name plainly
branded upon their guilty foreheads at Charles
ton-"politcal gamblers '-as creatures who
hang fostering upon the lobbies of state and
Federal legislation to purchase chartered priv
ilege and immunity by corrupt appliances {;
who thrive in its fptid atmosphere, and swell
TO obese proportions, like vutures upon oflal ;
office brokers. who crawl and cringe around
the footsteps Of power, and by false protences
procure themselves or vile tools places Of of
fetal trust and cmoument, that they may
pack and control caucuses and conventions at
tho expense Of the people they defend and
bctray while honest men are engaged in their
industrial avocations TO earn their bread
cloud cheers, aud a voice, 600 it, old man"
Oh, how has the once noble spirit Of the Dem
ocracy fed from such contaminating approach
cs! Rome, whose proud banner once waved
triumphant over conquered world, degener-
atcd in the pursuit of sensual delights 90 a
band Of fddlers and dancers, and emulating,
for many years. the noble efforts Of Jackson
and Tompkins, has, in the hands Of "polit-
icd gamblers" been degraded by practices
which would dishonor the resorts Of Peter
Funk ia cast-oH clothing cheating the sem
timent Of the people of the state and nation /;
cheating great and confdng party, whose
principles they put on as disguise, for the
purposes of enabling them 90 cheat; cheating
the Convention which admitted them TO seats ;
cheating delegates who trusted them cheat
ing everybody and everything with which they
came in contact, except Mr.. Douglas, their
nominee. and then lamenting. through their
accredited organ. from day to day, that the
Convention had not remained together so that
they might finally have cheated him. They
have overihrown the Democratic masses, but
Two to the riders that trampled them down -
Political gamblers YOU have hreathed your
cnntagion throughout the Democratic citadel,
aud profaned and polluted its very walls 49,
Hou have dcfled its holy places by your cor
ruptiug presence; unclean beasts fold in the
area of It's temples, and filthy reptiles have in
hlbited The sanctuary Of los gods It's tower
ing eagle Of liberty has fed for a brief season
and foul ravens croak for prey and whet their
bloody beaksand dirty tai,ns rror a. sacred
altar. Political gamblers Won bayo terpe-
tr,ted vopr last cboat- -co,s,,r,rotod ,c,r
last fraud up,n tho Democratic n,r,y f,r Won
viii pever a,ain bo trusted Icor.c,rtb 20,
viii be held and trcatod as n,litica1 opil,yy.
and set at defiance. There Is ma fax so crafty
but his hide finally goos to tbo bottors Won
will HANG ppon its skirts 70 rce,,ir ,,oyyer and
lie in ambush for REVENGE but as an oncn ON.
envy Won are powerless. and are only dancer
o1s 10 those vybo truxt Won Win nartios
and e.peci,lly cliopcs ,vLo b,fr,v trusts and
,bpso ,e,,or ,s With i,5i,;d,,ls ,boro Il i
d,v 81 roclr-;r, and rotrii,,,,;,o ,nd ,.,,,.rs
.,l.,d.
Aud r. we 40 but watch the hour.
iaofe never yo, wa. human p7Ner
n,,iept ..,rcb st5 ,is.I Ioro
az him who treasures up a wrong ,Chccrs)
Ner York Dirsions-T The Union at Syracuse
Its Fruits Destroyed, etc.
The dcfcctions Of n wing of the Democratic
party in 1877. under cover of advocating free
soil principles. defeated Gen. Cass in rs 49,,
and FRUSTRATED the power of the Democratic
party IN the state and nation. While its sec
tions were yet standing. or protesting to stand,
ON principles CT doctrines in direct antago-
nism to each other there were those who adj
vocatcd a coalition of sections and a division
of spoils for the purpose Of securing patron
age and of cheating the Whigs.' Regarding
it as most shameully dcmoraliEng / resisted
IL with all the force ] could summon, and all
the Arguments ! could command but the ne
ces.itios Of oflice-seeking patriotism were too
strong for me, and under the miuistrations OF
some who had received a taste of official IA
vor, and were willing 20 barter principles for
place and the acquiesccnce of good-natured
weakness, the foul scheme was contaminated
individuals obtained place and the moral
foundations of the party were shaken. From
that dav to the present elements heretofore
unknown and unhcard of in the history of the
party became rife, welded by political gam
blcrs Since then caucuses have been run
b,, contract conventions have becn ,,acLod
and the management of the marty machinery
has beon assi,ned to its chief and assistant
engineers with as much precision and repard
r. ninuti,p a. the rnnnin, of railroad trains
When a corns or bo,d. ,,ors ,gartod IN Glsify
d,n,ost;c bistor, at V,sbin,,ton ,pd col,,,,.
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