The people's press, and Addison County Democrat. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1838-1841, 1841-05-25
LOCO CONVENTION.

this the Burlington Sentinel CALL pre-
parao the meeting of convention of the selstyled demo-
republicans be assembled at Montpelier the nth Of
June purpose nominating State Ticket This
restless party although severely crippled will expire for
Inck of part leaders, who hunger for the
spois Unsuitable appetite Their zeal and resolution
indomabe the love of power and emOluncn
inexingusable in the human character. To accomplish their
object political asprans would they already have DONE
bleeding interests of the country and the ag
mens constitution without pang of emore The bright
hopes of returning prosperity which should aay their ardor
only provoke their fury and draw forth deeper execaiions
against whose sautay operations will be death to
hopes rensang themselves the places from which
they have been elected Vigilance, eternal vigilance must
therefore for all who would preserve the freedom
welfare of the country from the unng attacks of this des-
perae clique Of dsbaned holders who have sub
drgaed popular rights and TOO often acted the part of
yrans The which has been applied to the wing party
however intrepid in gaining victory they the most in
different soldiers the world and perpeuae its advan-
ages just Hannibal defeated and pursued The Ro
very gates of their capital and would certainly
annhated this naughty republic had he been content
eclnc upon his aure until the enemy had gathered the
strength which fna crushed him. II much with the
whgs Tired with the fagues of the victory they have
achieved they imagine that little more is be done but
enjoy fruits Alas Leviahan is tanned His eye still
parkles desires avenge defeat and regain the de-
egy and which enabled the wings TO drive
their opponents from the places of which they abuse
prevent their rposessng them They are
embracing the earliest opportunity to recer the po
ed and if the wings do not arouse from the fatal SUM
beers stealing them their enemies weak as they
will regain position which will render them formula
humia,ns the apathy of the wings at the recent
charter the city of NewYoik very few hundred
wings loungng about their shops or
their redes while they might have been at the polls would
have carried the city. Men whose penny avarce,
supneaess would allow the sacrifice of hah hour TO
veal deserve the chains which they would
finger unloose The wing tTiumphs in Maryland, Viz
gna North Carolina, Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee and else
where show clearly that nothing is wanting but harmony
and e place opponents Hors de combat for
least half generation Shall loose by our
negligence the mighty advantages the welfare of the country
has placed within graspl Can we expect
our representatives Congress will relieve from the msor
tunes which brood US while doing nothing III nome
10 sustain ascendancy have attained Our victory was
the last hope of desponGing country The efficient relief which
we expect, must not by careessness and apa ih
we now fail of realizing rich harvest Of all our hopes when
nothing is wanting Bile effort it, we shall
well consumed by the burning de of desoaon
which experiments of the last adminisr alton
have brought upon U.s. full time State ond County
committees Vigilance upon the alert.