Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-01-10

ed, arise not from the open assaults OF DE.
cla,ed enemies, but from the arts Of those
wbo. under the fair guise Of patriotism, use
the name OF liberty to its destruction. We
fear 10 open enemies; we can meet them
and put them down: but against the arts
of the insidlous who can guard! We have
seen this administration pursuing system.
attic appropriation of the powers of the
government tor their private advancement;
aud the bold and daring deed of an intre
pid man gives courage to one more timld and
cautious to walk in his footsteps. Hence
the deposits were removed, the head Of O
department dismissed for conlumacy, the
acts OF Congress treated with contumey,
the free action OF the government re
strained, the records Of one branch ex-
plunged, and the decisions OF anol her defed,
until at last the constitution is violated IN
the person Of sovereign state.
| The issue OF sucn measures cannot be
doubtful, It not effectualy checked. They
must end in the certain destruction Of our
free institutions. But, although we have
reason to fear and tremble at the result, we
do not despair. The remedy is where it
ever should be-with the people, and we
shall not confide in VAIN. The remedy is
within our power to obtain this should be
our ceaseless aim lit should command our
highest effort. 1t can be done-et. one
and all unite in saying it shall be done,
And the resolutions were severally resd
advocated by Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Stevens
Of ST. Adams. and passed.
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mlttee, reported the following address to
the people, which was read and adopted as
the address of the convention.
FELLOW CITIZENS:
1t is now about six years since
a general wing meeting assembled
in this place, to take into considera-
ton the dangers with which our
rights and interests were threatened,
by the daring extension, and reck.
less exercise, of executive power
then meditated, and since carried
into effect, by the cabinet of Gen.
Jackson, and which are persevered
in by the administration of his sue
cessor. The overwhelming evils
under which we are now labouring.
and the general consequences of the
mischievous measures then in pro-
gress, were distinctly ioreseen and
clearly pointed out, on that occasion.
We have lived to realize what we
then feared, we have seen our COM
mon country reduced from a condi-
ton of high prosperity and the most
cheering promise, to one of the
deepest embarrassment and depres-
sion, our most important branches OF
industry, the chief sources of our
welfare, Frustrated, and our political
rights, and the sacred barriers OF
the constitution troddcn under foot,
by an imbecile and intriguing admin.
istration. 1t belongs to the people
to seek out and apply the remedies
for these evils, and to avert the
still greater dangers which still
impend over us, ana the whig party
is now beginning to act with uneX-
ampled energy and harmony, for
the attainment of these objects.
The first, most obvious, and most
certain means ofrecovery and res
toration is the removal of those
unfaithful servants, whose mal-ad :
ministration has reduced US to our
present condition. That we possess
the power to do this, there is not a
particle of doubt, and indeed the
assertion may safely be hazarded,
that at no time since the accession of
Mr.. Van Buren,, has his administra-
ton possessed the confidence or
support of a la,rtul majority of
American freemcn, But, as we
have said, the wing party is now
not only united, bu. inspirited with
the firmest purpose of rssolutc and
energetic action, and the sure conf
dence of triumphant success. 1t
has been said, that when bad men
COMBINE, good men must UNITE,
and we have now learned from our
opponents the only good lesson they
had to give, the absolute necessity
OF UNITED EFFORT. Let us initiate
their 'one Virtue,' without adopting
the vicious practices by which they
have sullied it.
The struggle in which we are en-
gaSIng is a contest of PRINCIPLE, and
the sacrifice ofall individual prefer
ences in the late national convention,
ana the general acceptance which
the Harrisburg nominations have re-
celved, the generous devotion with
which other candidates have yielded
their hopes and their claims to the