Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-06-14

From the Burlington Free Press.
The Peoples Party.
The Times talks of "the policy of post
poning for the present all subordinate is.
sues and minor questions" Are the
questions whether Slavery has a consti
titutonal right to 60, or shall be allowed
to 60 into free Territory whether
Slavery shall claim and receive nationa
protection in all the Territories ;--wheth.
er or no a black or mulatto man shall be
debarred from all privileges of American
citizenship, be he free or slave under a
State law whether slave owners shall
have right TO bring their slaves into
free States and to hold them there rs
such, in spite of any prohibitory State
law-"subordinate and minor questions -?
Did not the Democrats generally in the
free States, take the same ground on these
points as the men in the slave States did
who are now in open rebellion because
President who held different ground
on them-the Republican ground-was
elected? Did they not rail increasingly,
because the Republicans in Congress
would not concede on these questions,
what the southern proslavery men de-
manded ? Do they not now, by thou.
sands and tens of thousands, say the Re
publicans are entirely chargeable with
this war, because of their aboltionism and
because they would not make these con-
cessions? If within n month or year
from this time, the rebels finding them
selves hard pushed. should propose to
give up their rebel Confederacy, aud re-
turn to their allegiance, provided they
could have what they call reasonable con-
cessions made to them on the slavery
question, would not the Democratic party
north, as body, go for granting their
demand To be sure it would, in a mo-
ment, especially if it could get absolutlon
for not joining the southern division in
the rebellion, and an assurance that it
should have its old place at the public
crib restored to it by so doing. Some
day, none can tell how soon, these very
questions have got TO come up as practi-
cal ones, in connection with the restora-
ton Of peace. Who are to be in Con.
gress to act on them? Who are to elect
United States Senators to consider them
Who are ia exert an influence on one
side or the other in State Legislatures g.?
shall they be men of republican or of dem
ocratic principles
The Times .ays 1.-The Peoples party
is entirely for the maintenance of the
Government and an early and an effect
i've suppression of treason" As between
the rebellion and the Government, who is
there in Vermont on the side of rebellion ?
How many votes were given in the spe-
cial session against rendering ample State
aid to the Government. both in men and
money? If all the political parties which
ever existed in our country since the
peace of 1888 were now in existence to
effect their several objects, they woul be
found all cooperating in the loyal States
to save the Government from dnnihita-
ton, just as republicans and democrats
are now united. Only inconsiderate and
men would dream that they
were to ignore their political principles
when the business of electing men to
give tone and character to
the internal policy of the state or nation
was the business on hand.
All the talk of the Times about the
unftness of engaging in acrimonious
partisan strife about the holding of petty
offices, or the adjustment of questions
which, practically, are of no present &C.
count, "while the national existence is
menaced by rebellious traitors" is foreign
to the point. So, too, is the use which
it makes of the fact that the Republican
Administration places individuals well
known as members of the democratic
party, but who are known to have special
fitness for certain kinds Of official duty,
and are believed to be honest enough to
perform faithfully the duty assigned to