Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-03-08
The New York World the organ Of the Sey
mour Democracy, states the Democratic position
rather more mildly and ambiguously, as follows /:

The New York World, the organ Of the Sey
mour Democracy, states the Democratic position
rather more mildly and ambig uously, as follows
When the South entered upon this war, they
deliberately exposed their slave property to the
perls and ViclssItudes of military contest and
they must take the consequences. Ihe Demo-
cratic party Of the North steadfastly holds to
the same principles Of non-inervent0n which
1t has always insisted upon as the true constitu
tional doctrine. AS it would not interfere to
cripple or destroy slavery, though dsapproying
1t, 80 neither will it interfere 10 save slavery
from the consequences to which its friends have
exposed it.
We call attention to these declarations for the
purpose of saying, that we do not believe that
Brooks, or the World has aoy les regard for
slavery than heretofore AMI thts; adm ,slons
and declarations We regard as simply evidence
that portion Of the Democratic party have b.
come persuaded that, unless they abandon
slavery, they do not stand the ghost of chance
OF carrying the next presidential election This
view does not, however, seem to be shared fully
by many of the peace Democrats. The recent
Democratic State Convention in New York, to
nominate delegates to the national Democratic
Convention at Chicago, passed no resolutions,
which shows very concluslve that they have no
principles or policy which they dare announce.
The New York Leddcr, Democratic paper,
speaking for Tammany Hail. DECLARE, however,
that peace resolutions would have prevailed in
the Convention il any had been introduced and
peace convention of the Democratic. stripe IL
now pro.slavery convention.
The position Of the Democratic party with
respect to slavery IS very much ike that Of the
engineer who. with many expressions Of regret,
jumped from his locomotive as it wac going
down an embankment preierrIng to remain on
the track to going to destruction with the best
engine ever constructed. The Democratic
slavery machine il now going down pretty
high and steep embankment, aud the chance.
are small that any man or party that follows il
will escape complete wreck The Democratic
engineers are getting of, and this il not because
they love slavery less, but because they love
themselves more If they can make slavery
again servceabe to draw them into places o.
profit and power, they will be It's champions o.
heretofore, bat if they cannot accomplish thai
result they will undoubtedly be ready to part
company with it. We warn anti-slavery men
against placing much confidence in these an
nonncements of Democratic politicians If they
can save slavery they viii do it yet and az few
slave States will participate in the next presi-
DENTAL election, it will doubtless be necessary for
them to assume in that contest, substantially, the
ground taken by the World But, whatever they
maydo, the anti-slavery men have but one course
to pursue, and that IS to steadiastly labor and
vote for men Whose opinions and probable ne
ton arc known beyond doubt or cayi