Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-11-17
NO could determine the effect it would

produce.
tie would not dclan Tie assembly. ex' |
ccpi 80 sneak single w1td with relation !
To those cItIzpns ~ New York who had |
cuiicd the rariy of he administration, and
contributed 10 produce the recent glorious
rcsu'l. tie, TO- onn, received them with |
eradication. He was rel 'lced that they
had exhibited sufficient ftmness of char.
acter nnd patriotism of spirit. To prefer.
even n, great personal sacrifices, the IN.
lprcets ~ 10" countty TO those OF ihclr p1r
". In New York there were may such.
and whIc cougtaIuIatng them on their
course, be would call on others IN follow
their cXamplG--sn stop snort o. 90 hal'
way principles of conservation. lie warn
ID hem not Ia hold To any such p'inC,p'rs
ihcre was before tho country bui Quo
question, and that question had bot two
sides. The great current Of public opinion
pointed to the success OF The Wing cause.
and he who would stand wih one foot on
| land and the other IN the Wing boat. won'd
! probably b. convinced that he was trying
disastrous and "mhartasa'og experiment.
| He CONCLUDED by announcing to the an.
dence. the Hon JoHN Belt. oi Tennessee.
| Mn. BELL on rlslng was greeted win
immense cheering, II began by tcma X
lnn how utterly unable b, was 10 overcome
the Impression which thu scene before hm
produced on hi, fec'ngs. He could nor
rid hDm-rlf of the feeling OF awe produced
By hs entrance into these tine hallowtd
PRECINCTS, whore were assembled the inraI
descendants Of the orclnators Of the rcvo.
?, lu,ion-lhat h" was IN ,tu(h almost IN view
OF Bunker HI Nor con | forget, SAID
| Al d. 7 g 49,
game ston port, which seventy years ago
associated the tea pIaut with the name o.
liberty. Passing by these ,hrllling recol.
lec'ions, can scarcely feel lcss excited by
the idea tha, ! am addressing 50 large an
assemb|age Of the respectable citizens Of
this place.
Passing 10 the consideration Of III"
leading political questions OF the day. Mr..
Bell launched forth INTO a ropld and clo'
, qncn, survey OF the abuses Of the admin
i>tra'ion. Could it be believed, he ask ed
thar policy could have been deliberately
formed and matured for blasting the pros
pcrIiy of his favored land But had NJ,
he decree gone forth" perish credli
perish commerce down with the credit
, system !"-and had it not been persisted II
even TO the present hour. BY the prohlgate
) and unprincipled administration now IN
power? In reln,on TO the sub treasury
system, he ked-You all know what
that mcaus--ils paternity Is written on lie
facet ia the well known progeny of the
. spolis sysiem--a system to aegrandIze the
Office holders and their adhercnts!
Touching upon the new hum6ug Of he
divorce Of bank api state" Mr.. B. pro-
J cecded N a fine s'tarn OF sarcasm to rIdl
cue the iuc"n-sIenc; Of the admin stra
ton. The Office holders had filed bii
for divorce of bank and state. asking
tina, the public money might be conidrd to
them for safe koeping--but the people had
now come forward demanding that The
( government might be divorced from the
oiiic -ho'dGrs. The people charge these
men with having violated and matreat, d
the cODs;tu'lon and The government 10 tho
mos, shameful aGd indecent manner. and
to graIfg the bascst aud most sufdDd de
sires. What asked M. e will 30 the
rc-ul, Of this tr'a' Has a fake c,amor
been rnjsed agBn-t ihese Office holders or
are the charges true; (Trur! true! true
exclaimed Thousand voices J Guilty or
no, gnlly' equity! guilty burst form
IN a sound ike thunder trom the Immense
congregation Mr. Chairman, am not
intimately acquainted with your particular
forms, bot II seems To mo this ls "A vote.
, Let sentence ot eternal separation be
issued against them! (Tumu'uous cheer
ing ensured upon this announcement
Touching upon The outrageous specie
f cXactpus of the ADMINISTRATION. Mr.. 3
remarked 'hat the uffico holders. "the e'er.
nal office hulders" were here found to be
, he oulv people bcGo fitted b. them. SOM
of The mrsr merlioflnus crrdilo,s Of N.
government, the evolutionary peu>lrnrr.
aud the honest labprors unon The public
works, had been habruajIy PIT IF wirt
Deprecated paper. These arbitrary DIS.
iinc Inus between he office builders and
the people, show The eXrcn, to which an
nnpr'ncIp'ed administration may 60 IL op
{ pressing "A free people
In closing his animated remarks--to
which it Is Impossible to do Justice IN -
brief aud ha,'y sketch, Mr.. Bel SAID
that ne came from a people who, though
distant, were identified with ~ N prlnrlpl {
aud love for Constitutional freedom -- o
Massachusetts IN resisting TO the u'mos
tho ruinUus measures aud absurd policy
Of the administration. Mr. Bell sat dawn
IN the midst Of long continued peals OF
ppause.
After he had concluded, Mr. Weh4tet
rose and remarked that although the meet
lag wa rather a political than convIvlnl
one, he would ask permission to propose u
sentiment
Mr. Bell aud the Wings Of Tennessee