The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-08-10

ISAAC CHIPMAN. "a
DEcLENs1oN OF JUDGE W1LLIAMs.-From
the following address to the people of Ver-
mont, it will be seen that Judge Williams de-
clines being considered a candidate for the
chief magistracy of the state. Whatever OBJ
jections may be urged against Judge Williams,
as politician, yet as a lawyer, judge, and
worthy and estimable member of society, he
has ever acquitted himself nobly, and display
ed talents and requirements which place him
high among the most distinguished of our sons.
Influenced by predictions, springing from
these truly estimable qualities in the character
of their fellow citizen, and perhaps induced to
believe that the nomination of small portion
of the WING party, a little more strenuous than
others upon the subject of slavery would ensure
county assembled at an early day, and nomin-
ated him for Governor. For several reasons
however, the State Convention in which, if
we can believe the Waterman, the whig party
was never before more fairly represented, did
not see fit to confirm the nomination made by
the county of Rutland. Col. Paine received
the nomination from the only body of men in
the state, who were authorized by the people
to announce their united wishes upon the SUBJ
ject. Still the editors of the Herald, and their
correspondent, doubtless an influential man,
were dissatisfied, and boldly appealed from the
state convention to the people. Judge Will
liams saw at once the false position his friends
had taken for him, and has generously declin-
ed upon the true ground, that he would not be
held up as candidate against the declared
wishes expressed by the state convention,
which, it daily becomes more apparent, demand
the support of the regularly nominated candid
ate. This just and praiseworthy course of
Judge Williams has brought change over the
spirit of the dreams of the editors of the Her.
aid, and with spirit of concession honorable
to themselves they have placed the regular
nomination at the head of their columns, and
as they well express it, democratic Vermont
will now be saved from the curse of loco foco
ism"
To THE FREEMEN OF THE STATE OF VERMONT:
The office of Chief Magistrate of this State is
Of that dignity and high importance, that it
should nerer be solicited by any one, nor should
1t be declined without great and weighty con-
sideratons. 1t is emphatically an Office Tor the
people, to be bestowed by them on that individ-
ua, who they deem worthy of their confidence
and esteem, and to which no one can.wirh pro-
priety, be said TO have any claims. There may
| however he reasons which should induce an in
dividual, when his name is brought before the
public, TO express his own wishes and views
with regard TO being a candidate for that Oh
station.
PeIceiving that have been named, through
the Partially ofmy friends, for that office, think
IL proper, on due consideration and reflection, TO
decline being candidate.
Having for some years past received The unani-
NOUS vote of the representatives of the people,
OF both political parties, for the place now
mold, II would be with great reluctance could
consent to be held up as a candidate for any
once against their declared wishes expressed in
Their convention. While feel very grateful to
my friends who have named me as candidate
for the office OF Chief Magistrate of this State,
and however strongly, under other circums;an-
ces. | should have felt bound to Weld to their
wishes. yet considerations of public as well as
personal nature require that, under the present
circumstances, l should decline.
II is due to highly respectable class of NV
fellow citizens, who | understand have put me
IN nomination, to say, that it is not from ary
distrust of the principles for which they are con-
tending, or any doubt but that they will ulti-
mately prevail, that decline. The nomination
was wholly gratuitous and without the usual
iofmailtIes OF asking my opinion on the subjects
for which they contending, and on such il
will always be remembered with gratitude
And on those Subjects in the language of dis
tinguished English Judge for whuse decisions
and opinions entertain most pro6oud respect,
| have no hesitation to say ''thIt standing upon
the high ground Of natural rights and disdainrng
TO bend to the lower doctrine of expedienry'
slavery is inconsistent with the genius of the,'
American Constitution, "and tina. human beings
cannot be the subject matter of properly" And
If slavery is recognized any where bv law, sit is
an anichristian law and one which violates the
rights Of nature"
CHI. K. WILLIAMS.