Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-07-30
The Democratic State Ticket.

Phclps's judgment, bat simply 20 remind
the Vermont Democracy tina; their chosen
stanlar,!-l carer this year has already rrophc
sled the defeat Of Hancock There is some
thing more 10 lie properly said of the scloc-
lion of Mr. Phelps. In 1851, when the
Initial shot at .;umptcr started the Nation 10
its feel with her hand on her hit, the Dcmoc-
racy Of Vermont divided and Icmaincd
divided until App0na;oN Sioushton. Ed
wards. Rand. bingham, E0wdi>h, Randall,
Chil!S anil Davenport rrprcst ntcd the war
Democracy. Who STOOD hv the flag firmly
until The tll.s was restored. The other FAC
tian uf The Vermont Democracy was repre-
sgnicd ..v Atkins of the .!ysW' 0j;G !ItFs0f
a coppcrhral OF il.c brutal "liriCk pomcrny'
tvrc hv The late .loha Cain, an iy NUM-
Ter If obscure n!,n whoic names we do not
nov recall The yiTi,ncc Of these men was
in exact line with the views and anl bitter
language ul Nalland .hHuI, Voorhees,, Long,
Ealun. rcHLl,tnu and Thurman, who, dur
iac il.,. war. wee til brains OF the copper
head parry ii The North. \ gentleman ol
fins. natural .,u,l acquired ability Tor public
lie s., rnd Ia no man in Vermont in this re
spc,t save Senator Elmund>. a man %! cX-
ttltLhtlil tlltl.t anu rt' itil 'i'Np'iiIii7i
ments, LAWYER of the first rank, Mr. Phelps
enjoyed an unusual opportunity for winning
aud exercising mrs. bencticcnt influence
in behalf of an imperilcd Cnon, when the
Nation ilcw la arms. lie sided against us,
honestly and sincerely We TO not doubt, for
the hi.hcs, personal ard political honors
were his had hc made a different, choice;
bat his sincerity of opinion will not permit
us 10 forget the fact of his great and gricvous
error at this tremendous time when the life
or death of the Nation was tossing in the
firlt Mr. Phelps has always been man
of political frankness and courage; 1t Is
therefore. an open secret that he de
nouuccI Abraham Lincoln with intense
bittern ass of language from his Inauguration
to lis assassination TO him Lincoln was
clamsy boor, a vulgar political accident
when the bells rang out lie Deum Lauda-
mus" for lincoln's Emancipation Proclama-
ton tnc voice of Mr.. Phelps was heard eX-
pressing lis contempt and Indignation our
defeats excited in him no expression of pa
trioiisn. nothing hut a cynical smile OF de-
risinn for the folly of the North that assum-
| ed to conquer the military race Of the coun-
! try :" or victories never elected from him
| single cheer. Born and bred in Vermont,
the son Of u statesman whom Vermont had
delighted 10 honor Mr.. Phelps had the
| frankncss 10 openly proclaim during the war
,h,, hc ,id not fccl the SLIGHTEST sympathy
with III. cause of the North against the
| South, nor the slightest hope or desire for
our success. Estimahlt in private life, adj
mirlh!c in his rare professional and public
abilities. the only blot on his scutcheon IS his
extraordinary and offensive public attitude
during the war his mental idiosyncracy on
this subject seemed uncomfortable, and from
pholrs y,,r >. lit,crl,. hostile 10 the war
ii, Of ,t'r,I,r Lincoln as Vallandir-
tho,, H.. ,,.as in az fnlI svun,,bv with the
-, I.,l n,n,,c,,c,. or Vermont ,s any
III, ~ I-a;,s 1,l courtesy and cui.
-, cn,,iJ n viii . Marty that exclusive of
L;,,,s,lf wa cor,n,Sci of nn,itical blackruards
ami Inn,,;rs whose Inns were always laden
III 1u~srs fnr nnr Cousc and ribald tests
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,;,.i,.a, Of o,,r SELLERS Mr. phclns was al
,,.a,s fr,,l, .,J manly and cnu,,cors in
thn cxnrrssion of lis orposition to the
ncru,,l.r,n war for the Union. and because
ha ,,,.or ,,... c,n,Ilr of tho "HricI,
pon,rr,v' r;lnllry OF the average Vermont
conperhca! his influence for evil against US
exceeded al the efforts OF the blatant tories
'it .' nj II" ,,';..rs b,c"rsc we do no,
onnrcciate the courage Of sincere convictions
that was represented BIZ Mr.. Phelps in the
unpopular a''''u''c assumed :" NM ,i ,n
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From the s. Ni''''' N'Iei'.s'rl
We have very high admiration ipr Tie
l,r,,;.,.r ,hc cr,iiv,ti,n The ability. ami The
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me ci"'i'c"0e VI WI mop ana
personally we have Ia" highest regard IL Is
only in hi; attitude towards the great qucs-
ti,.,ls which divide Republicans from Demo
crais that We take issue with him. Our SYM
n,ihirs are with the type Of men represented
i,y John \. Andrew, who felt sure that
Whatever other faults had been set against
his name, il could never he said of him that
he a,.spsrd any man because he was ignorant