Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-06-07

ID the parties can deliver the goods fel~
haps the Republicans of Nermont cannot be
30 easily sold as some seem 70 fancy.
For the Free Press
SHALL THE REPUBLICAN PARTY
BE DISSOLVED N VERMONT
In the month Of June 1854, convention Of
the good ruon am true cr Vermont met ct Rut--
land under circumstances, and II a condition Of
/ the country DARK, lowering, and portentous.-
/ S-rrHrv A. DoUGLls had carried through Con
/ rress ms infamous Nebraska bill to break down
{ the barrier against the introduction IF slavery
into territories protected from that calamity by
/ compromise agreed upo1 IN Congress, and acqui-
esced il nv the people for thirty-fou- years With
/ four or five exceptions the Southern Wings voted
] fer it-and the Northern Democrat Of course,
/ obeyed the orders Of their Southern master
+ That act. preceicd as it was ry the compromise
+ measure Of 1850, creating prospecuveIy Eve
slave States out Of Texas, with the fugitive slave
/ law, end the other provisions dictated 10y the
/ Soutt-neralded and defended as IL Wa by Daniel
+ Webster IL MS tn orMarcH speech. scattered to
the winds the " HIS PART.
The Convention at Rutland simpIy accepted and
recognized the PACT thst the betrayed Wing party
was assassinated ana as dead poor Ellsworth
They ador tel as their cardinal principle oppose
aa7 &c tss srte7.or ot siares and appealed to er-
e-y patriotic man II the state to unite with them
/ They cdristenei tins new union the BErrE-I-Av
PART The lead thus given was followed ny Wis
ccnsiu. Miohirar then New Iorb ohio. I'LL
before the close Of 1851 the Party. ite name and
us principles were universally accepted i1 every
F Free State.
That III the anxiety and dizuay folt ty aIl good
and thoughtful men. there Wa q casting about for
some efficient mode Of concentrating public scutl-
neut and acton arainst the couspirators and trait
o-s North and Soutl-that the names cf the rev
organization lfor ID such ooses words are thing
was discussed ty the Pres D. truc Bul
Vermont, through Its convention 90 Rutland frsj
spoke. first laid down It's principle fr.t inaugu-
rated ;ae grand and inspiring OLD name cf the
REPUBLICAN, PARTY
Then al was gloon. deepondcnrv and dread
and thus she acted and tbe voice or Vermont
consistent. true patriotic independent fearless,
was responded TO by every lover ot Constitutional
liberty d. the land. adcr the ensign she was
tic hrs, to raI-e. tho Ecruthca1 party have
Tough. iar ei-l- long years the battle q Coust.-
-u-louaI liberty against rrincipaIiles and powers
and vi1sednc.= ir high rlace= til Abraham
Liue..l stands I1 the place re Duchaua- 20 crush
the treason which two Democratic AduinIet-a-
u5rs rad inaururatei and organize & main
t1ir t1a- free gov t-umcut whlch not another hard
err the American Continent bus O. democratic
and is nov armed destroy t-u-
.at. THANH GOD nI ,rus taat thousands
and tens o. thousand Of democratic men who
followed Iuseushfv step r~ -ter. Gle leaders Of
that party. aFskenei from their slunbers by the
tAuuaers OF Fort sumpter nave rushed O. the
hepublica1 pla1orm-tbe only ground where
patriot can stand.
And now NerIn ontcrs ask. IN the third month
O. Republican Administrative. o. dissolve the Re
publican party to disovu the name ol Republican
and this is demanded by the Selras. and John
Cain. and the Montpelier Pst-,a,. and the whole
Democrats pres gang. as an!ea-nest Of republican
readiness To- surrender the republican principles
1ot only nv which tins contest for free government
is TO be conducted but by ul.-7 t7- term, ,f ,-,
ultimate settlement ere 20 BE- trea This ls what rs
required ny the democratic press. as tacit condl-
tion On which they viii render their Invaluable
ala II TINS doubtful state Of Vermont to the cause
o. their country in this its tine Of trial They
have already magisterialy demanded that such
Republicans as Ryland Fletcher and Lawrence
BraIDerd hall be ostracized ny the Republican /
party-but they cracioUsiy endorse Nj Holbrook. /.
whose hearty attachment to the Republican party [
has. in times past, been ouesusaed and from .
whom they vainly anticipate policy more conso-
nant with their views and Interests And VINO are
they, that thus arrogantiy summon the Republican
army Of Vermont. with its fixed majority Of 600.
10 surrender at discreGon-to tran Its victorious
asg IN the dust and disband The old knot Of
democratic holders and expectants Of Office. who
we're the ianissariss Of the Pierce and Buchanan
numbering by liberal estimate.
l0t more than 500 men, al told Ihey would see
With christian siEnation. the Republican par
= commit suicide, kindly hold the bowl to
eceive lis blood, then administe- upon its
state. and take what was left They
-ould seek to influence and control
be war sentiment and policy Of the state.
nd when the auspicious moment came. they
ould be ready with some Douglas or Breokin-
iige or CTittenden scheme Of settling the future
( the country, restore the dominion Of slavery and
ascendency, and re-instate the Davisos
oombses, Wigfalls, Pickens, Masons, Breckin-
dyes and Twiggses in power in all department :
the Government What other policy could be ,
gically inferred from the conduct Of politicians
40 have sustained by their influence, their l
ties and their Press, all and singular the meas 81
es which have been contaminated By treason Il
d civil war 10. Gentlemen Garibsldi did
: and viii not send to austria for the material Fl
officer the hosts Of freedom. 70
Messrs. Editors the argument here CO
sed neither includes nor touches the ten or CO
ven thousand democratic rank and file who have tn
personal Interests or aspirations to subservs tn
~ Dc not demand republican surrender ss tina
&c Of their loyalty to the country. They have re
n misled, drawn on by tradition and hatisude co
preJudics and party association 10 approve and N,
port men and measures they did not. or would 81
+, comprehend; but the csnnonadins Of For. We
npter and the assasElnations CT baltimore and IN
sad but glorious fats Of the young hero who let
/ II the blaze Of HI fans,7 were thunds-bolts wa
len have cleare way the black cloods Of nod O.
7 democracy from their minds; the scales have lar
en- and arc falling frou -aireyes ana n three VII
7'-s the Republican party will embrace every me
Z q them worth having saving Lot them
e that the Republican mansion Is un- An
re-, tne latch string hangs out, every patriot me
Telcone tnercs but any attempt of the Janiss- Ia,
8 to tass posision of it ana turn the owners out
Il ey backed by Republican
'ses AM politicians, will fail VIII