The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-28
Democracy Redivivus'


Last Tuesday night the members of Congress
who belonged, in more prosperous times, to tn
great and glorious Democratic party held Sc
cret conclaye at Washington to devise way
and means to resuscitate, or resurrect, the part.
OF which they were once both ornamental an(
useful fractions. Though this conference wa
secret, and reporters were accordingly excluded
che next day disclosed the general action taken
Mr.. Corning, Of New York, and Messrs. Pen
dleton, Of Ohio, and Shiel, Of Oregon, wert
made Secretaries. Several members from tho
border States were present, and participated in
the proceedings About forty We're in conclave
and they were as harmonious as the Democracy
always were. A resolution was reported from a
Committee, OF which that undoubted patriot,
Clement q. Valanuigham, of Ohio, was chair
man, which repeated the threadbare assertion
OF that class Of politicians for the last fifteen
years, til 1t the restoration of the Union and the
maintenance of the Constitution demanded that
the organization and principles of the Demo-
cratic party of the United States shall be fully
and faithfully adhered to. Mr.. Vallandigham
was also kind enough, IN these resolutions, to in
vito all citizens, without distinction of section
or party, to cooperate with the Democracy in
supporting the Constitution and restoring the
Old Union. These resolutions were not acted
upon, but were referred to q Committee to re-
port at a future conference
That future conference was held the next
night. We haven't SO full details of its pro-
ceedings as of the first. 1t. however, took ac-
ton IN respect TO Il leader for this rcsurrected
party. 1t rejected the President, it seems, on
account Of his gradual abolition and, for this
reason, both the people and Mr. Lincoln will have
renewed occasion to be thankful that the Presi-
dent lnaugurated that measure when he did -
Six weeks ago the President was in danger of
being set up as the god of the Democratic wor-
ship, but he bas now forever escaped the smoke
OF that incense. Democrats, as such, never
worship anybody who is opposed to slavery
But it was necessary to have some head, some
nucleus to gather around. They therefore re-
solved 10 support Gen. McClelans war policy.
We don't know what that policy is. and we
loubt whether the conference knew. If it did
it knows more than the public generally How
ever, if the Democrats haven'5 information on
that subject we don't know who has, unless it
be the Waterman. Be this as it may, this con-
terence determined to support the war policy of
and oppose the emancpatio policy,
which Is part OF the war policy, of the Presi-
dent, and thus in the prosecution of this war.
set Mcclellan, the commander of the army of the
Potomac, above President Lincoln, the comman.
1er-ln-chlef of the army Of the Republic. This
attempt to make Mcclellan the champion and
leader OF an ami administration party, is of course
obnoxious to that General, and will be instantly
rebuked BY him, as, in his place, he has no war
policy that is not approved at headquarters.
But the action of this Democratic Conference is
only the natural sequence of the newspaper par
isanship of one of the Generals of our army
1t is an attempt to combine the worshippers of
that General into political party. 1t will,
doubtless, fail in this. 1t may, in fact, prove
Of actual benefit to he Union cause, by opening
the eyes of the blind dulators Of u mysterious
and incomprehensHe Hilary genius, and show
ing them the danger in a free government of ma.
king god of the thioftain of q splendidly ap-
pointed army of 100000 men. Already soldiers
in that army say that they will fight under no
other leader, and amilitary partsanship tina,
has arrived at that point in free government
doesn't need any stimulating to become danger
Gus to our liberties The next step might be
taken, under the advice of the N. Y Herald.
by dispensing Congress and taking possession of
the government As this new Democratic
scheme ripens and gets shape and consistency,
we shall get better notion of its scope ana OBJ
jcct. We will keep our readers informed of its
progress. We shall read the Watchman occa-
sionaly, in order to ascertain what McClellan's
war policy is, that we may get clear idea of
the platform upon which these Democrats hope
to resascitate thei party.