Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-06-07
Shedding Crocodile Tears.

uiiaC uelectlple. Ola Iogy, wing organ, the
W0tchm0a, and can't get over his ancient no,
lions, goes great way out of the way to get AN
excuse for shedding a few crocodile tears over
Gov Seward. To do this he names the Free
man the sum of all villainies, because it re-
joices in the nomination of Old Abe instead Of
Gov Seward.
In the last issue of that sheet, Father Brown
says
We don't propose to enter into any contro-
versy with our neghbor of the Freeman as to
the first choice of Vermont for President. But
we firmly believe that if it had been left to YER
mont alone to say who should be the next Prcsi-
dent of the United States, VIM. H. Seward
would have been the man. But other States
saw and expressed their want of ability to give
him their electoral vote, and indicated the man.
Vermont was safe also for the man who would
carry the doubtful States, and her first choice
was yielded to the good of the cause.-the al
most certain prospect of defeat with Mr. Sc
ward was yielded to the as certain prospect of
victory with Mr.. Lincoln-and the people al
ready approve the course Of their delegates
We fail to see what call there was in picking
a quarrel by giving the lie to the Freeman,
unless you want quarrel This is not of our
seeking, however, but we wish to inform this
fellow that the first choice of Vermont was and
is not man, but the success of the true, live
and progressive principles of Repubicanism -
Vermont bows in no worship Of man, nor could
her people have been whaedled into any per-
emptory instructions Of her delegates and any
shows but thenarrow mind, and the disappoint-
ment which Father Brown feels at seeing Lin
coin nominated for the success of true princi-
pies, instead Of Seward for the exaItation of the
man. We presume Father Brown would pre-
fer the nomination Of Seward and defeat. to
success with Lincoln. IF not, lie will say SO
next week. A different indication of the feel
ing of the honest people of Vermont is given
in the letter of the Honorable Editor of the
Waterman, now diligently serving his District
in Congress. He says:
g For month past, | think the prevailing
impression among the Republicans here has been
that the nomination of Gov. Seward would be
unwise His talents, his character, his states
manship, his strong claims upon the party,
have all been cheertully admitted yet it was
certain that he was not the choice of at least
four States, upon the votes of which the cleo
ton might turn
The Watchman pays a poor compliment to
the intelligence of the reading people of Yer
mont, ii it supposes that they are not aware OF
the impressions above Indicated. Every Re-
publican in Vermont knew that Mr.. Seward
was unpopular in those doubtful States most
necessary for the success of the nominees. =
Then why try to cloak the false assertions of the
New York Times, that the delegation from Yer
mont would have been peremptOrily instructed
to vote for Seward Vermont is for Republic
can principles, and then for the man who repre-
sents them, and is just as popular in the Nation
as those principles are. No one disputes that
Seward has said very many excellent things, is
talented, is statesman, but is the party to be
doomed to suffer defeat in order to reward him
for doing what all our great men are doing p
Had it been shown that Mr. Seward was as
popular an the whole Country, and as true a
representative of Republicansm, why no one
would have opposed his nomination.
We might say that he ought TO have been as
popular as the principles of the party, but who
is to blame that he was not SO Z? We might
have said his principles, or the principles Of
Chase, Bates, Wade or Cameron ought to have
been nominated, and elected in November
but we have no idea that Vermont. however
high an estimation she may have of Mr. Sc
ward, would have allowed any peremptory in
structions to her delegates to vote for Seward
first and last and all the time. No such thing.
And if Father Brown can't find some better
excuse for expressing his Indignation of the
delegates, than the article copied in the Free.
man last week, we think he had better left il
unsaid We are for true Republican princi-
Piles first and last, and we see the election Of
Lincoln and Hamlin embodied in the success Of
those principles, and we know that Vermont
will lose no time shedding crocodile tears
over any defeat of personal ambition, or in
sympathizing with Father Brown. Does the
Waterman intend to heartily support Lincoln
and Hamlin, or does it mean to play dsheart-
ner, after the fashion of the New York Times ?
We hope it hasn't got the foolish idea into his
head that the eyes of the Nation are upon him
and expects him to exercise the paternal rela-
tionship over that also,
THOSE TWO BRIDGES From the Rev. V. G.
Wheelock we have received asomewhat lengthy