Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-09-11

The following was designed for publca-
ton before the election but came too late.
It contains matter, however, which is just as
good after election as before Ed. Watch
For the watchman
TO THE DEMOCRATS or WASHING
TON COUNTY.
Gentlemen The country is now engaged
in civil war, such civil war as was never
known 10 history. What brought on the
war, and what is your duty to your country
at the present times Is 10 your duty, as de-
mocrats, to vote the Union or anti Union
tickets
The country is engaged in a war that re-
quires all its energies to put it down What
caused it The South for more than thirty
years have been trying to crush the Union.
and establish a great nation. in which YOU
will find no democratic principle embraced.
Il is 20 be a nation founded on slavery, where
the poor thHe trash are TO have no voice or
votc-for in the South no man can vote or
hold Office unless he is freeholder or pos
SCISSOR Of slaves For proof Of this fact, read
the following extract from the speech Of r
Barnweli Rhesi Of South Carolina, delivered
10 December, 1860. on his election as dele
gate TO the convention that took that Safe
out Of the Union
o" We are all then satisfied Let us all then again
move nu in harmony. Let MS present hollow squire
t1 our enemies in the great balc now raging between
the North and the S1utn Nineteen years have srrt
ed as rcp-csentauve of The people NJ ruth Ca-oNna
zoo her long contest for her rights and liberties be-
gan BOZ 1925 For thry-fwo years have followed the
quarry Behodith last 10 sight A few mote bounds
and H falls The Union falls, aud whit IA l-its faith
l'ss olnIe'sign-it' resulting agi'ahous-ts Vulgar
' tyrHncs aud fauatcisus. The bueie blast of our
victory and redemption is on the wind, aud the SOUTH
" will be- safe and free"
Such was the end for which the South for
thirty years had been struggling, and they
then, as they thought. saw the end, ,-thr end
Of the glorious old Union
When they raised the bloody flag Of seccs-
sion. the people of the North were taken by
surprise; they could not account fer the votes
and acts of those who are called peace Demo-
Gratis. You remember the cry against coer-
cion--that yol never could force the rebels
back into the Union-that you must get them
back by moral suasion. We could not un-
derstand why the Northern Democracy took
this ground, but The following letter from
Mr.. James Lamon furnishes key to uuravel
The mystery
"Cuc,oo. Jan. "A, 1861.
dear SIR though have NOT tbe pleasure NJ . per
sonl acquainaucc with you, yet hope YOU will DO me
the justice 90 think that feel great interest the f
iufl 90 ihis nation
"For inc past fifty years IT. has guided he brilatc.t
ho7cs not only Of The American people, bur Of all man
had That responsible station De- a0oot 70 De- transfer
lcI to the hfeen southern States I aiii state fow
facts, 1s I think. rather than Arguments
The hneen states vii scceie. There will be n1 COS
ercon hf fhe Fodefa. G0Verwmant Then these Il teen
States si' slopt the present Federal Constitution, with
$50 amendments clearly d-iue its sprt on slavery
aud the revenue laws know fom your recent speeches
that you can suggest with great ability such amend
" when the southern STATES are established on his
basis Indiana and AID the States west will caplc into this
ncF .onra'raci l' srcainess would then be- establish
ei at home and abroad. oh1 pennstivania and New
Nof York woHd come in As ,o.n thereafter would be
Wha' she South ought TO d. and can Do. is frs, to
establish Che greatest nation that can be established ou
ihe continent Then can get az her leisure amy
rounding country Free irade and direct taxation is he
JAMES LAM9s."
The above letter, found among the CORES
pondence OF the traitor Davis, with others,
which have been published, from other peace
democrats, with the old public functiouary"
at their head, show the deep laid plot to des-
troy the Union, throw the power into the
hands of the South, and build up a great ma
tion on the ruins 1f the old, which, as Rus
sell, the correspondent of the London Times
said, was TO be composed of an aristocracy,
and fashioned after the nations Of Europe
They saw in their visions of the future the
South great Nation, and the free States O.
the North one after another bowing down and
asking admission TO them on such terms as
they chose to impose, and then as TO those
that did not come in, the language Of the last
writer Is " Then she c1n get at her convenience
ay surrounding country" The Northern
States are TO be captured when it pleases the
South
This was a splendid Programme. First Sc
cede then form government founded on
slavery; then take in what free States would
come, and then conquer the rest at their con-
yenieuce.
This was the programme Of the South and
OF the peace democrats Of the North. Are
you, as Democrats, willing to sustain and car
ry out this plan; Are you willing to be-
come mudsills in the new nation, while your
Lannon's and Valandighsms and Woods shall
become Dukes aud Lords in the new despot-
io Coniederacy, founded on the basis Of sla-
very
What are the purposes OF the peace party
They are 60 oppose all coercion, recall the
the troops, and resort to moral saasioH. These
we're their pledges to the South before the
war Oegan
This would give the South independence,
and then they calculated that the West would
Join them. Vallandgham would bring in
Ohio; Seymour and the Woods and Brooks
would add New York land when that was
done, they could conquer New England in
their own good time.
Now, gentlemen, turn to Vermont; 60
back 10 1859. and see who were your leaders
then, and remember who they are now
Then the Hon. c. g. Eastman was az the
head Of the democratic party in the State.
He was man OF noble principles and sterling
integrity. He was your standard bearer, and
was supported by such men as Dillingham;,
c. Reed. A. Peck, r. Richardson, Jackman,
French, aud a host Of Others whom you loved
20 honor.
The testimony Of Mr.. Eastman. | believe,
you will rely upon with confidence. In his
paper the Vermont Patriot, of April 28, 1859,
he said
"Ihere are probably out Of the l3 900 democrats in
Vermont not hfy Cow boys. The only danger from
them lies in their ability 10 cheat and deceive at this
they are adopts
Who were the Cow-boys' Let Mr., East
man tell the story, and also tell who are the
Know Nothings, whom the Argus talks so
much about. Look at the Patriot of April 9,