Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-10-07

save me from kind of outpouring of wrath,
which seldom proceeds from Wing pens aud
wing tongues against any body. | am always,
gentlemen, hard to coax and harder to be driven.
Laughter chose to trus, my own Judgment
and thinking was in a post where was in the
service OF my country, staid there [Cheers l.
And leave il TO you to day to say, leave il 10
my country TO say, whether the country would
have been better off it had left also [Itenewed
cheefing.l hive no attachment to olfice.-I hive
tusted OF It's sweets, but have tasted Of it's Bit
tesncss ! am content with what have achieved
am more ready to rest satisfied with what is
gained than to run the risk Of new acquisitions
| Cheers.
6 suppose | ought to pause here. [Cres of
go on."l ought, perhaps, TO aude to nothing
mOre,- will not aude to any thing farther
;hn II may be supposed TO concern myself"
He then nlIudes to the proceedings and resou-
tons OF the State Convention of the Wings Of
Massachusetts, recently holden in Faneu Hall
81 feel very little disturbed by any of those
proceedings, Of whatever nature, but some Of
them appear to he inconsideruc and hasy. no.
ticc nmong Others declaration made in behalf
of the Wings Of this Commonwealth, Of ga full
and final separation from the President of tho
United States" II those gentlemen saw fit TO
express their own sentiments TO that extent, there
was no objection; Wings speuk heir sentiments
| every where, but whether they may assume II
privilege to speak for Others on point on which
those others had not given their judgment, is an
other question: am n Whig-l always have
been Wing and always will be one, (tremen-
dous cheering) and il there are any who would
turn me out OF the pale OF that communion, let
them see who will get out first Laughter and
cheers) | am Massachusetts Wing, n Faneul
Hall Wing, (renewed cheering,) having breathed
this air for tlve and twenty years, and meaning
to breathe it, as long as God spares my life ] ain
ready TO submit to all decisions of Wing Conven-
lions on the subjects on which they are authorized
to make decisions; | know that great 1nrty good
ana great public good can only be so obtained.
But 1t is quite another question whether set oil
gentlemen, however respectable they may be as
individuals shall have the power 10 bind me on
matters which have not agreed to submit TO their
decisions at all.''
This decree Of separation, Mr.. w. thinks, needs
u commentary, and he asks whether it means n
declaration Of opposition to all the President may
do for the remainder Of his term-naming sundry
good measures which he may recommend!-
What, too is to become Of the Wing Office hold
ers? Was this all inmaton TO them to resign, or
TO the President TO remove them? Where would
Everett (llihistor to England) aud himself fall
Mr.. w. rdcues tile decree Of separation, aud
says he does it because, intentionally uninten-
lionally, it has bearing on his position.
Gentlemen, there are some topics on which
it has been my fortune to differ from my old
friends. They may he right on these topcs-very
probably they are,-but am sure am right in
maintaining my opinions such as they are when
| | have formed them honestly md oil deliberation
There seems to ne 10 be disposition to postpone
all attempts to do good to the country to some fu-
ture aud uncertain day. Yet there is Wing
majority in each house of Congress, and am Of
opinion that the time 10 now 10 accomplish what
vet remains to be accomplished (Applause.)
"There are persons, gentlemen of more san
guine temperament than myself "Confidence,'
SAYS Burke, 81" sa plant of slow growth in an old
bosom" lie referred probably to confidence in
men, but the remark is as true of confidence in
predictions of future occurrences. Many Wings
see before US prospect of more power and a
better chance to serve the country than we now
possess Far along in the horizon they discern
mild skies and halcyon seas, but iogs and dark
ness and msts blind other sons of humanity from
beholding all this bright vision. 1t so that
we accomplished our last great victory, by simply
broodiug over glorious Wing future. We sue
ceeded in lo40 but not without an effort; and |
know that nothing but union, cordial, sympathetic
fraternal union, can prevent the party tina.
! heved that success from renewed prostraon. II
4 is not would say it in the presence of the world
it is not by mere premature and partial, by pro-
scriptive aud denuncalory proceedings, that thi:
great Wing family can ever become united. Ii
was party made up Of different opinions aud
principles, Of gentlemen of every political com
plexon, uniting TO make n change in the admins
tration. There were men oil strong state rights
principles; men of strong federal principles
men of extreme tariff and men of extreme anti
tariff notions What could he expected ofsuch
party unless animated by spirit of cancellation
and harmony, of union and sympathy 1t sought
to agree aud not to widen the breaches that exist
| nd l., tic ranks II consented a become unted in
order to save the country from n continuation OF u
ruinotIs conrse of measures. And the lesson
fought by the whole history of the revolution Of
1910 is the momentous value of Cancellation
friendship, sympathy and union"
Mr.. Webster says there were five great object:
in that revolution first settled peace, and tina
he thinks has been accomplished. Second, an in
crease ofrevcnue; that we have got, and he gives
thanks and praise to Congress for it, Third, Pro-
lection, incidental TO or consequent upon rcyenue:'
that we have gol, and Mr.. Webster hopes enough
Thanks, he says. are due for il TO the Wings, and
equally due to the locos in the House and the Sen
ate, who helped the Wings carry the bill. 1t wa:
saved in both Houses 10y one vote, and for that one
MS much prise due 10 the ocos who voted
for il us TO the Wings. Net SO, Daniel: mer
who vote under protest and with pledge TO repeal
don't deserve tho credit due 10 honest, couSsten
friends of protection Wa think poorly of thi,
willingness to praise the voters under protest, anc
poorly, too of Mr.. Webster's giving countenanc,
tperhaps Internationally to the false doctrine o
incidental protection, by tho terms which he uses
Let us then admit the truth, land lawyer ma,
do that when it helps his case,) laughter] that i
was necessary HAT large portion of the ohel
party should come to the assistance of the Wings
to enable them to carry the thrift
[Monsirous tho first and hest bill was passed
solely by tho Wings, with one solitary exception
II was not until distribution was abandoned, thai
there was any call Tor ocofoco votes. Does MIR
Webster abandon disiribuion?]
Sand this is a very important truth for New
England. Her children, looking 10 their manuiac
lures and industry for their livelihood must re-
ioice to find the Tariff so necessary are these, nc