The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-08-30

good company for patriots to keep.
Platform OF the Bennington County
Democracy.
The Democracy Of Bennington
County assembled in Convention at
Arlington on the 18Th inst, adopted
the following resolution
Rssolrea, That the Democracy q Ben
nington County heartily endorse the resolu-
ti0ns adopted at the Democratic State Con
ycn,ion held a, Montpelier, and approve Of
the candidates there nominated.
Under the tbird resolution adopted
by the Democratic State Convention,
there is given long list OF the usur-
palions and iyrannical acts Q! the
present Administration, and at the
head stands Ii, following declaration
without qualification or reservation
Hhas denied TO sovereign states all con-
stiiuiioHal rights, AND THEREBY ABsoLyKD
THAN FROM the DTrY or ALLEGIANCE.
The Bennington County Conven-
ton having indorsed that resolution,
its candidates come before the people
with that as their platform.
The resolution is certainly given in
language sufficiently plain, and def
nitely marks the position of the DEM
ocratie nominees who ask the votes Of
the people of Bennington County
The Southern States have been alb.
solved from the duty Of allegiance by
the acts of the General Government,
and are Of course right in resisting by
every means of secret conspiracy and
open war, government which at
tempts 10 deprive them Of their right
TO cast off an allegiance no longer due.
The freemen of the North that obey
the calls of the President for men 10
meet the hosts of rebellion are no bet
ter than the hired mercenaries that
wreak the vengeance of English Kings
upon sovereign Ireland, or the hated
foreigner RS that sink in blood the liber-
ties of Poland. The Southern soldier
who falls in battle dies fighting for the
Just rights Of his sovereign State, but
the Northern volunteer that falls by
his side deserves no more honor than
the intended murderer who falls in he
execution Of his netarious scheme. -
The sick and wounded that languish
in our hospitals and the manned vet.
Grams that 90 along our streets, are the
willing minlons OF tyrant and can
have no sympathy from the men who
consider the South sabsoIved from
the duty Of allegiance And North
ern as well as Southern States are
freed from the trammels of allegiance
by the unconstitutional acts Of the
present Administration. Midnight
conspiracies, arms for the faithful, Sc.
cret orders in which the assassination
of tyrants is viewed in the light Of
Iesuitical morality, are but proper
preparations TO enable the State to
enforce its right of independence
against the tyrant at Washington. -
The State of New York has a perfect
right TO recall her troops from the
field, arm her militia, and plunge the
country into chaos and revolution.
Such Is the import Of the resolution
which forms the basis OF the Demo
cratic doctrine, unless the plainest
words of the English language have
lest their meaning.
The Democratic candidates for the
offices Of this County, by accepting the
nominations Of the Convention which
passed the resolution OF endorsement
place themselves upon the resolutions
OF the State Convention as their plat
form, and every person who casts bis
vote Tor them, declares himself a sup
porter Ct the doctrine enunciated
above.