Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-08-28
"ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH, DEAR
FRIENDS. ONCE MORE!"


Next Tuesday the freemen of Vermont will !
an administration which they have annually con-
demned for eleven successive years. The evil
dence is before them. The case is closed. 1t |
is now too late to reargue it. Are you ready
for the verdict Freemen! We believe you
are. We believe you fully understand the
bearing of the evidence which has been submit
ted toyou. You have seen your riffdestroyed
your system Of internal improvements aban.
doned-your currency deranged-your system
of credit assaulted-your manufactures suspen-
ded-your agricultural interests grossly ne
glected-labor and industry crippled-anew ma
paralyzed-whilc the expenditures of the Ad-
ministration far exceed its income, after having
been sweled to the enormous sum of $s39,000,-
600 annually! Nor is this all. But when an
injured and exasperated people have, on count
less occasions and in countless numbers, assem-
bled together for the purpose Of consultation and
discussion you have seen the pensioned press
es and heard the leading men Of the administra-
ton denounce these assemblages of freemen as
tumultuous and dsorganizing, and calculated
to undermine the foundations of social ORDER
You have seen them sneering at the pretentons
and slandering the character of gallant old
soldier whose head has become grey in the SER
vice Of his country. We call upon you to look
with serene composure upon these assaults OF
the Office holders and take courage from their
alarm. Let them attack the reputation and Willy
the character of faithful old servant of the
Republic. But rely upon it, they dread, while
they assail him. Let them deride him for his
old age and taunt him with his poverty. His
country will remember that both are honorable
to him, for he became old and poor in her service.
Let them boast of their democracy and friend
ship for the people. That man is the TRUE
democrat and friend ofthe people who can point
to long life of illustrous actions in the cause
of his country. We call upon you to disregard
these assaults of the Office holders. You have
seen state after state throwing off the shackles
of spurious democracy and CALAMITY rushing to
the rescue of their country under the broad BAN
ner Of HARRISON AND REFORM. CONNECTICUT,
RHODE. ISLAND, LOUISIANA, VIRGINIA, KEN
TucKY, INDIANA, and North CAROLINA, have
thundsred forth their denunciation of this cor
rupt administration in tones which make the
Office holders tremble. VERMONT HAS
| ALWAYS BEEN FAITHFUL. While all
around her have been treacherous and false she
alone has alrays maintained her integrity, faith
| full amidst the faithless, unwavering, and true to
the Constitution as the needle TO the pole.--
CONE FORWARD ONCE MORE THEN
FREEMEN OF VERMONT. Let the daily
laborer drop his spade, let the mechanic close
his Workshop the merchant his store and the
farmer leave his plough in the furrow-coME
ONE, COME ALL, AND GIVE ONE MORE DAY TO
YOUR COUNTRY. The Tories are desperate,
are mad Driven as they have been from doubt
to Distraction they will rally with all the frenzy
of despair. No means will be left untried-no
expedent uninterrupted to achieve a triumph
over the dauntless and free. Every string will
be pulled, every pulse will be felt, every muscle
will be strained to its utmost tension. They
will sweat, they will chafe, they will froth, they
will buster, they will coax, and threaten'-
TO THE POLLS THEM WINGS OF THE MOUNTAINS
Take your neghbors with you. Let no man
stay at home. Come out in your strength, over
whelm them. Meet their buster with camness
and resolution Oppose to the bloaed faces
of the Tories the serene but determined
fronts of the Wings of seventy-slS. You
will meet cohorts which have been discl'
plined by the drill of years. You haue met them
before You KNOW THEIR WEAPONS. YOU
HAVE CONFERRED THEM OFTEN. IA
arms, then, TO ARMS! Wines OF THE ONLY
STATE THAT NEVER HAS BEEN CONQUERED!
G Come as The winds come phen forests are rended
Come as The mares come phen naries are strandes'
And Just so truly as the sun rises in the East
next "Wednesday morning just so surely will ne
, dawn on the most glorious trump that e'e'
erowhnd the efforts Of the brave mounta'"e's'