Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-08-12
ADDR ESS
OF THE STATE COMlIITTEE
TO TIE WINGS OF VERMONT.
FELLOW CITIZENS.

FELLOW CITIZENS
TIE State Committee deem it their duty
to address TO you few words upon the present
condition Of our country, with special refer
cnce TO the important questions, upon which
you are called incidentally to pronounce at the
approaching election. In its relation TO the af-
fairs Of the nation, our State election is one Of
unusual moment. 1t will dcvolve upon the next
legislature to elect United States Senator not
only for the unevpircd term Of the late incum-
bent, but for the succeeding period of six
years. and to district the state anew for the
choice Of Representatives in Congress, accord
ing to the provisions of the late act of appor-
tionmen BY that act, the number Of our Re-
prentativcs is reduced to four ard there is no
doubt, that upon fair division of the stale, at
least three of the districts, and very probably
also the fourth, would return wing members.
while on the other, division is practicable
which would render the result in two of the dis
trcts, if not certainly adverse, at any rate OK
tremely doubtful. IT. through the remissness
of the Wings, our opponents are suffered to
carry the election, the representation Of Yer
mont in the Senate, and perhaps in the House
of Representatives. will be equally balanced.
and the weight of the state in the national
councils, where we have so long maintained a
uniformly consistent and elevated position. will
be annihilated. An honorable pride, were
.'''-' 0'+5'' - ','0''' "S ~
put forth the most VIGOROUS eXenions in the
defence Of post, which Vermont iLOsE has
never abandoned, and a fortress. which could
neithnr he storned bv tho ovorvlolp,ir,r .,D,,-
l..;,. r. ,,,.,..ail:.. .....,r
i"."y VI S''''", H"'"'''' "'' S'iFe" y! '"e III
trIgues' or won ny the Siratagems OF bis WHY
successor, ought not now TO he yielded to the
assaults of mercenares. Who folt without a
leader or . aar and ro,,v u,on No c,,,,.,o,
.,
Pr'hcPe u"' '""' Vi HoS''il'y /" Inc po4ICy OF
fostering the industry and improving the phys-
cal resources OF our country.
Accor1jnr n tho ,est vote or1a,o ,to v-r:rs
nossessed majority Of nearly two n ono h,r-
inr cast more than 32.OnO ont cf the E0 O0D
ynies pollod at tha, election. nor Is tlarp anv
doubt that your actual majority is as ,aroo At
this moment. Thn nower lien is ,,ncnc.1ion.
eblv in vonr hands and il rcs,s with vd, IA, cav,
whether. hecorso = mysterious d;srco.,.i,,, If
an inscrntahlc nrnvde,cn has FIR ,Lo ,;oo 10
priyod Won Of The we'll earned and angiarsI,
eypec,ed fruits of vonr sinn9l tr;nm,nb VIZ, a. IN
nov Law down vorr arms without sirr,,-ro
and snrronder 70 . oe v,ho Won VOL, l,,,,,, [.,os
no ouor,or. Bu wc annoa not to vnur ur;de
ONLY. TLcrc arc vo, birl,or cons;derafions. and
moro urrent n,o,vcs which ,or.,nl of ,.c,, ,,ri
fees as Great, and eyertioos rs snir,od as those
of 1910 tie memorable vnar of characterization,
when Won. with voYr hre,bron. administered to
your rulers fine scyercg, condemnation and tho
most humiliatinr rcbule that eyer Il free ucnnl,
inflicted upon weak ard proliaate ,royarY-
ment. Our pride indeed. both national and in
dividnal. has bern humlled h., the iYlr,gort If
provi1onco. bv the treoclorv IF f,,',o in whom
we trusted. and above ali Inv tLe crov.,,fur
shame of that national npl'ic and nri,a,n l,,.'..
rnntcv. which The whole cor,er7roranooYs RI.
;snd world and all nos,ori., ,,iiI associate win
Tho administration Of Martin Van Dur,n in
their ,rue and obvious relation Of cause and
effnct Dp, howocor onr ,.jI, NAV Laro Lcor
n,ortjfod orr n,,rv 70 orr country and ia orr.
selves raouirasrs IN roisa crnrv Iatonf o,,or-
cv and 70 rn.onterthe ficld viii, firm and
HHnsb,ken resolution IN Ioavn il. on'y a.. va Ia.,