Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-04-17
A BOOTLFSS EFFORT.

The recent attempt of such suspicious poll
tcions as Naandgham and Ben Wood, to re-
organize the Democratic party on the basis of
its existence during the few years preceding the
elimination Of Southern treason and rebellion,
has very naturally excited the disgust of nearly
all the patriotic men who acted with that party
down to that period. They are sensible enough
TO see that such principles have been repudia ed
by every Northern State, and that no party nor
any man avowing such pestilent doctrines can
stand the remotest chance for success. The
effete rubbish of lheSe political hercsies have
been swept off as with tornado, and we be-
licve never again to obstrucL the just progress
Of free government
The following extracts from an article in the
Lynn Bay state, whose editor, Mr.. Lewis JOS
selyn has been among the leaders OF the Dem
ocracy of Massachusetts, are very decided, very
true and remal kably sensible:
GAS much as we have loved and as strongly
as we have been attached to the old Demo cratic
party, and ms ardenty as we have desired its
success and perpeiuity, we are forced to the
conviction that it has had its day, that it is dead
and buried past resurrection. Ii was more than
wounded ii was killed in the house Of its
friends. The asSassins' hands were raised
against it at Charleston; it received the fatal
stab OF the traitors in Baltimore and at the
last presidential election it breGthed its last
One man only could have Iaised it from the
the dead, and the Almighty in his wisdom saw
fit to take him to himself Some of the recre-
ants who aided in the murder, now seek to
bring it to life again. We will not Join with
them even if they could rub out the bloody
stain from their hands. We say then,
for the present, at least we desire to drop par
~ and stick to the country and to Lincoln,
whether portion of his old political friends,
those who aided in his election, adhere to him
or not. In fact their opposition to his admin
islrdton of the government, in accordance with
the principles of the Constitution, is an ad-
dilonal reason for giving him our cordial sup
port, and preventing us from joining in any
movement at the present time, which might
throw obstacles in the way Of the success of
his administration"
lhh Boston Herald deduces lesson from the
recent defeats which is worthy consideration of
those Democratic leaders who still dream of
reviviug the halcyon days of their party;
New Hampshire and Connecticut have re-
Gently nelu lnelf olhte elections, anu the he
pnblicans have been triumphant, while the
Democrats have carried the State of Rhode
Island. The result of these State elections
should teach the Democrats lesson If they
wish to succeed with the people the party must
put itself right. 1t will not answer to oceupy
an equivocal position upon the great questions
before the country. Those who have hitherto
shown any sympathy with the leaders in the
Southern rebellion cannot, command votes in
the free States. The Democratic party must
free itself even of harborng a desire to restore
the bad men at the South to power. 1t should
plant itself upon the great doctrines so ably
advocated by Stephen A. Douglas, and adopted
by the party at Cincinnati and Baltimore, and
put forward men who are opponents of those
doctrines, and who command the confidence OF
the people in this particular. The people are
conservative, but they are not pro. slavery.
They do not believe in King Cotton, or that
slavery is a divine institution. They are will
ling, for certain reasons, to tolerate it where it
exists, but they will not fall down and worship
it-more especially after the blood which La,
been shed and the treasure expended to repress
the treason Of those who are interested in its
extension. There is no reason why the great
Democratic party should undertake TO carry the
institution Of slavery upon its shoulders II
the South will not & We their votes to a party
unless that party will obey its mandates, il is
useless to make the cause of their quarrel a
basis for party action