Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-11-06
Milton Brown, Windsor.

F.F. Merrill,
Milton Brown Windsor.
For County Corresponding Committee.
Bennington Co. A. p. Lyman Bennington.
Windham, Calvin Townsley, Brot,leboro.
Rutland Solomon Footc Rutland
Windsor, julius Converse, Woodstock,
Addison, James NJ. Shade, Nliddlebuiy
Orange Asa Lowe, Bradford.
Chitenden, Geo. A. Allen Burlington.
Washington, L II. Premises, Montpelier.
Caledonia, A. G. Chadwick, ST Johnsbury.
Franklin, Orlando Stevens st. Adams.
Orleans, George Worthngton, Jr. Irasburgh.
I.amoie, Cornelius Lynde, johnson.
Essex, John Dewey Guildhall.
Grand Isle, Gary Whitney, North Hero.
For Council Of Censors,
Rutland Co. Gordon Newell, Ptsford.
Windsor, John A. Pratt, Woodstock.
Addison, Peter Starr, Middlehury
Washington, Hezckah Reed, Montpelier.
Caledonia, Ephram Paddock, ST. Johnsbury.
Grand Isle, Wallis Mott, South Hero.
Orleans, Ava r. French, Crnfsbury.
Windh i'm, Austin Burchurd, Ncwfane.
Chi,tenlen, .lIeman Allen, Burlington.
Bennington, Martin c. Deminr, Arlington.
Franklin, George w. Foster, Swanton.
Essex David Hbbard Jr. Concord.
Orange, Luther Carpenter, Orange.
Which report was read and accepted and the noml'
s,ons were unanimously confirmed
The committee appointed to draft an addressrepor'-
Oh the following, which was read, and on motion OF
nr. Warner of New Haven, it was adopted and or
,.red to be printed in the Wing newspapers Of the
State.
To the F're.m,n Of Vermont:
a. Of tho freemen Of
Vermont, some observations on the condition, pros
poets and duties OF the people of the American lnon
,,would be arrogant in the com tce to imagine that,
this crisis much either OF fact or of argument could b
suppes,ed which would be new to ,der fellow CIT zens
and il would be an insult to the understanding Of tn
people to suppose that they yet require be convinced
that change in the principles and policy of headmln
stra,ion is absolutely necessary for the preservation
of the liberties Of the Union.
The verdict, which they have lately rendered on
collateral issue sufficiently indicates what their judy
ment will be when they come to pronounce direct
upon the doctrines and doings Of those who have 5
long miscoverncd them. With this confidence in III
intelligence, political soundness and patriotism Of III
ficcmen it nigh seem work Of supereroga'lon to re
mind them that the great a'te is yet obe fought an
to urge them by every consideration which has weigh
20 secure not merely naked victory, but 'plend
triumph, in the approaching contest. But the co"
mttec consider it matter Of cordial Importance
reference to its influence upon future political actor
that the State, to which has been accorded by con
mon consent the right to claim for her symbol ar
device THE STAR THAT NEVER SETS, shou
vet more sign,lly manifest her disapprobaon Of Il
principles and dctestation of the practices Of tho
who not by her choice but by the voice Of her sister
have been &c, to rule over us The march Of free pr
cipes ought ever to be onward; and if when our o
poncn,s were united, disciplined md even ins'ne e
ourh to hope for a victory, were able to defeat the
by, majority of TEN THOUSAND, we may, no
t, they are broken dissprtcd, and divided, rout the
bcyonA the possibility of any future rally.
Al The meeting Of the last Legislature, the prospet
Of our country were indeed gloomy; and the M
Ajscourauinp feature in the aspect of the times was
xua,hy with which the people submitted TO abus
that nigh, well be deemed intolerabc, 1t is {
not 10 be disputed, that a. no time since the CO
nencemcnt of Gen, JacEson's war upon the currcn
has the administration or its measures possessed
confidence Tor approval Of majority of the law
freemen Of the Union, and there is question tina
concert of action among those who were openly
po,ed to the policy Of the Government. would HI
nrevsnted the election of Martin Van Buren, and HI
saved the country from series Of insane and corr
measures from the ruinous effects Of which we
hardly hone TO recover in the course Of . generate
Blu, the Wings suffered the favorable moment to p
unimproved; the innction and discussions deve
them into the hands of their opprcssors, and the p
ciples of misrule, which had established themseivs
the former cabinet, seemed to be hopcessly enla
upon the American republic 1t is most fortunate
the liberties of this country that the present inc
bent of the presidential chair lacking all those brill
personal qn,li,ies which, in the eye Of the peopl
the Union, shed so much lusre on the charnce
Andrew Jack son, has sought to accomplish, by
shellowest ST. a,ogems, what his predecessor eaa
by OPEN bold, and resolutc action; that in his an,
TO avoid comm,al he has often made his policy &C
ocal that he has been possessed of no such we q
character or consistency of principle, ms TO be abb
contro, and harmonic his own subordinates and
his course of political action has seqlcny been
strkingly characterized by apparent vacillator
purpose, and utter imbecity of effect; and that
has in general committed himself to the blind
dance of those who in the hand OF Gen Jack
were but passlue instruments to the accomplish
If purposcs of which they themselves were often
norant 1t is to these fortunate circumstances
r., par, owe our approaching delvaancs; and