Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-12-27

zen; az, "seven tunes tried ~ HEN me
the ordeals Of fire and of wnic.. While
yet n STRIPPING. you will say he gave him
self to the ardnous service Of his country;
he exchanged Me. joys and The safety Of. fami
iy and home. for The periis and The hard.
ships Of a drcary wilderness and a savage
enemy. For for,y years. thence forward,
did he devote himself IN his country: IN
pesce and in war. in danger and security,
in the camp and the closet, in the Senate
| and in The battle field dld he serve that
country in true fealty and untarn'shcd
honor until. even now, grown grey IN
that hard service which has brough, him
not hing but glorious reputation and a
, conscience void Of offence against the obi
cations ot patriotism. he snnds, in his ola
age. Among he millions who surround him,
model Of o6iciat purity and uncorrupted
integrity. And th,s Is the tO'l.worn solder
| and honnrcd citizen who ia described as q
"superannua,ed and pilIab'e dolard," and
"petticont General"!
B-e,hren, # we believe another n be
. The better statesman Jet Us say so. ~ we
, think the aged patriot entertalns opinions
and sentiments adverse to the important
interests Of our country, let rs canvass
unreservedlv those sediments and opinions
, Bot, in the name Of humanity and gratitude.
let us MT tount the 1cnr rOrn veterdn ic,th
The decrepiiude Of gears, ,ohich come 10 all
or hun.rn kind nor touch miM rude unfeef.
inr hand. his hard. earned garidnds, 'con on
many bloody .fetd, ,ohere men fought -
T Gen,lemen, there is vast difference be-
tween the goose quill and the death deal.
,ng sword--a mighty contrast between tn,
/. sufferlngs and The dangers Of tented field,
> and The soft and easy life Of the critic who
3, despises it..
J When under the impulse Of political
b. accrbuy, one 'eels prone to disparage the
. jus, cInlms Of General Harrison to the con.
f -lderat,on Of the people. there are two cir.
T cumstances. the recollection Of which ought
!. it would seem to arrest The inc'pent pur-
Y pose. It should be remembered. in the
Z first place, that too gears hare just gone
/. By. when majority Of The citizens Of Ohio
r ,couid hare raised him, to the hfliest post Of
q responsibility and honor and that such an
,. expression nj popular opinion is entitled 10
o some weight. in estimating individual char
VI acter. And IN The second place, let it not
b. forgotten 10y future generations 1t viii
T. not he.) that from the service of the State
/, continuing through u the active ycnrs o
d leug' hencd lie. he retires in poverty
p When the fact becomes sn common a. NJ
1t longer to be remarkable. let his country
n men cease TO hold it az token OF Harrl
u sons worth; but while as yet it remain:
the solitary instance. save one, in which
the love OF money has been totally lost "
J. the noble love Of country and honor. let u
l. I.I- a..
}. ment OF his greatness, and the best memo
:. rial of his virtue. Ohio Confederate.
:. II there is any thin blood left in Wins
:! lows veins. it must mount to his check a
n such rebuke, from political associate.
u The editor Of The New Yorker wht
was himself present at Harrisburgh-lr
closing MS accoun, of the the proceedings
IS says
- Addresses Of thanks were rendered I,
e the Convention BY Mr. Merrill Of Pennsyl
d van, and Judge Huntington of Indiana
for The qualification accorded to the w:she
o. those States, with assurances that tn,
N Wing party should not have cause from
c. them I" repent its condescenS;on whit
of eloquent cxhorfatlons 10 harmony and yea
c. were made bv Me-srs, Sprs:ue of Mass
IN Summons %: r. |. Vosc of Maine. Br,gg
d of w. Boardman Of Conn. Gen, Wilson oi
N. II. Hon. Peter r. Livingston Of N
e Y. upper oi Mss, Whitehead of N. J
d billiard of Ala. Bates of Michigan Russell
ct Mo. Newton Of Pa, and Grahame O
y Louisiana. We will revert but to tw,
expressions which were deemed pcculiarI,
i. hanpy-lhc one burst of eloquence iron
10 the venerable Peter R. Livingston, the in
it 'imote and ardent friend of Mr.. CLAY, VIII,
)" closed his en'oglum on the character %
+" TINT Statesman with The wOrds-'I env,
=, Kentucky for when he dies. she will hav.
>. hts ashes !" a thrill Of electric svmpalh nv
lie with the aged veteran ran through the a $
.. scmb'age. Fits remarks were character
IS !, 'zed by the highest order Of eloquence
;, and when he spoke Of himself as trembling
on the brink Of the grave, and only waiting
: 10 see the country delivered from what he
+ deemed mlsrule and corruption before he
n took HIS departure,h hearers could scarce
restrain their emotions Mr.. Briggs closed
n brief response on the part of Vermont
to the nomination presented. with an q ilu
SION to The unconquered attitude of that
State, and her determination TO MAINTAIN
L that altitude until her Electors appear at
l. the doors Of he White House to demand
It's surrender, like her Ea,han Allen at the
-. gates Of Tic"oderogn. when he demanded
= the surrender Of that fortress SIN the name
: Of The Great Jehovah and The Conllnenta
Congress !"
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