Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-24
IsIT TIME TO DIsBAND THE RE-
PUBLICAN PARTY

The Rutland Courier THINKS IL as. It's
proposition is that the Republicans Of Yer
mont, in view Of the way in which all par
ties are rallying to the country aid snail
call no distinctive Republican State Conven-
ton, and that the nominations for State,
County and Town officers for the Fall election
shall be divided between the Republicans and
the Democrats. The conclusion and nub Of
the Courier article is as follows
We wish it distinctly understood, however, that
the Democracy of Vermont cannot vote for your
Rvland Fletchers Lawrence Brainards, any
other Abolitionists Neither do they care to take
some 'old fogy" with one foot in the grave and
the other affected with the cout, but give us scme
conservative men who were born some considerable
time after the food, and who have life and energy
enough 70 head our citizen soldiers, II need be, on
the field Of battle
Parties should stand adjourned until the war is
over. Democrats never hesitated TO stand by
their country when its rights its soil or Its nag
are invaded dishonOred insulteG; but, mas
much a. the present calamity has been brought on
the country, we believe, by busy Intermediates
(both in the North and the SOutE) with the Con-
ttitutional rights Of the people, We can
not give such men our suffrage without vlo-
latinc the frcemans oath. Give us men, we re-
peat, OF this day and generation, and divide the
once, fairly between the late parties, and then,
VIC too can fairly say there is no party now,
but no { till then.
The Courier man had not left " thc Old
country when the former experiment OF scccs
sion, or " notification as it was then called.
was tried, and, of course, cannot be expected
to remember what the course OF has party VAS
under similar circumstances. Then the Dom
ocrate were in power The Wings dropped
for the time being party Prejudices. and
rallied unitedly to the support Of Gen. Jack
SON But the Democracy did not dream Of
Offering, or the Wings Of asking. a general
share and share alike in all the offices. In
the support Of the National Administratou.
both parties united. In other matters they
maintained their party lines and there VA,
10 whining.
But letting ancient times go-what l. the
proper course now Are the Republicans
of Vermont ready to forget that they ever
were a party-and to march into d new
peoples party under the lead Of Cain, At
kins & Co. who are TO make the nomma-
tions, and who begin already to say who
Of the staunch and true Republicans Of the
State shall not have part or lot in the distri-
button
Our answer, with all appreciation OF the
patriotism and loyalty of the Democracy, Is
.L,. =, NH ID Sim, .,,,,,,.-L ., 1iehor9 tI.
Republican party ,rtca as objects hare beea
accomplished. and such we presume will be-
the view generally taken 10y the Republicans
Of the State, Thus lar. at any rate, the
response in a sent a. .ae CourieT's propo-
sition has ~, been wy hearty or universal.
Outside Of the Democratic Press, which r..
ri course. delighted with the notion, tJe
Burlington Times (Which supposed bad
ceased t. follow the CoUTIcr' : lead) Is tho
only Journal IN the State so far as w .,re
aware, which is disposed to adopt it. The
IiDgcs saws 1t Is A" ready to respond wlh
gladncss TO toe ruling idea of the Bc-paIty
scheme of the Courier hut. On reflection.
perhaps the T,rcs may think differently of d.
We suspect that there Is still 10 be- a r.
publican par'v.-that the coming Con-F'-s
will choose a Republican Speaker. that r.,Ir
will still be Republican State Convent 8.
and that Is and other States viii Put lu
nomination Republican State, Town, and
County tickets. leaving to our Democratic
brethren the same privilege while both
palues, in all that relate, 10 ID, support ''
the Nation honor aud authority, viii stand
shoulder 10 shoulder as now. II 1t is mol s.
We viii let our readers know