Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-07-01
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LOCOFOCO OLICY-RESOLUTIONS OF THE
LOCOFOCO STATE CONVENTION.

fcsotred, lhat the history OF the self styled WING
party, during the brief time il has been in power
presents for the most part naught but series OF bro
ken promises and unredeemed pledges, but that the
late popular demonstrations throughout the country
in favor of Democracy, give hopeful assurances III
the day is not far distant when the administration OF
the General Government will be confded to those teho
hare nerer riolated their promises to The people.
That the Wings have not yet redeemed all
their pledges is true ; that they may not do it,
is also true-but it will only be because it is put
out Of their power We now hold, and shall
hold, the Wings to the faithful redemption Of
all their pledges Those pledges were honest-
ly made he principles which the Wings pro-
fessed were true ones-and the honor Of the
party, as we'll as the prosperity Of the country,
require that they should all be faithfully carried
out If those now in power fail by negiect-let
them be ousted, and other and better Wings take
their places if they fail through the treachery
Of profess, Wings and the force Of a factious
opposition-let the Wings abandon the traitors,
and let the people, if they would have the Gov
eminent honestly administered on Wing prnci-
pies, see to it that they are not thwarted by
locofocoism. These things are to be noted the
Wings have been for fifteen months-a time too
brief more than to begin the stupendous reform
which corrupt locoioco administration left on
their hands, even if possessing all power and
one spirit for the great work. AT the outset they
lost their leader-the centre of the country's
hopes. He was succeeded by the Vice Presl-
dent-a man differing seriously from MAORI.
ty Of the Wings on some important points, but
yet sustained by enough, in his peculiar views
to divide the Wings both in Congress and out
OF it. In these circumstances, it cannot be said
that the Wings have even The po,cer to redeem
all their pledges and yet have they done much.
The work Of retrenchmeht and reform has been
commenced in every department of the govern
ment the sub-treasury las been repealed the
Wings have attempted to remedy disordered
currency--fahfully attempted at the extra scs.
sion, though unfortunately in vain the land
question has been decided in favor Of the states;
the bankrupt bill, unpopular as it is now deem
ed by some, was passed in obedience unques-
tionably to the popular will the Florida war is
closed so far as the government is concerned !;
the various threatening question of foreign re-
latons have assumed far more promising and
peaceful aspect and now the strait forward,
thorough and honest Wings are doing their ut
most to restore Prosperity to this long abused
country, by good Tariff They are opposed
BY part of the southern Wings. who are not of
us on this question and never were-may they
speedily repent They are opposed too, in this
and all other measures of Wing reform, by loco
focos, almost without exception. Thus have
the Wings ga hard row to hoe" and may fall
But if they fa-we trust it will be while fight
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honestly redeem their pledges. If so they fall
no Wing will reproach them the People will
not regard them as recreant to their pledges :
and the country, though it be cursed by misrule,
will hold the faithful Wings guiltess Such.
We are proud to believe, will be the course Of
every Vermont Whig-we know it will be of
every true Wing let him come whence he may.
Let not the People abandon or discourage those
who are endeavorng to be faithful and true
Rather should such be encouraged and strength
ened and supported by the people, more and
more, as their abors are more severe and the
result more dubious. Least of all should such
be abandoned to locofocoism yes, least of all
to that brazen-faced locofocoisn, which in the
face Of twelve long years Of the rankest treacl-
cry, resolves that its leaders shave never viola
ted their promises TO the people!
Whereas, At the Revolution the sovereignty devol-
we'd the people and they the soveregns of the
country, and, rhereaS, the citizens of America are
equal as ielow-cilizens and joint tenants in the
sovereignty and, ichercdS, Of the right Of the whole
people to change their government at will, there is
no doubt therefore,
ResOlred, That we believe in the right ola majority
of the people of Rhode Island change their form Of
Government, from King Charter to Republican
UInII n,
their attempts to do SO and while we would cncour-
age them to persevere, we cannot but condemn the
action Of the present Executive and those members
OF the Cabinet who are his advisers, in the course he
has adopted IN ordering an armed force to that State,
10 overawe e-peopen the exercise of the naenable
rights, and the privileges guaranteed to them by the
Constitution of the United States.
Since The people OF Rhode Island have SO signal
ly,rebuked the bloody and revolutionary schemes
which this resolution was intended to counten-
ance, we have no disposition TO multiply com
rnents. That decision of the people has knock
ed out the foundation stone, and Of course the
whole structure falls.
We have now given all the regular resolu.
tons the rest are volunteers:
d. p. Thompson introduced the following re
solution which was adopted.
Resoiped, That the Bankrupt Bill the great Wbig
measure Of the Wings, in view of all their promises
and the manner IN which they have kept theln was
conceived in the true spirit OF consistency the only
mistake init being the omission TO embrace their mu-
tual contracts.
AS this was the only measure of the extra
session OF doubtful expedIency,--and the only
one. too, to which the locofocos gave any support
we are perfectly content to leave it as the
butt for locofoco rdicule. It's truth which gives
poignancy to sales Of this sort and if locofocos
generally succeed no better than this specimen
I'm the main point, We fancy a further extension
OF the act will be necessary--to bankrupt piis
Wooster Sprsgue introduced the following
Resolution, which was also adopted.
Resorcd, That the proposed tax of Is cts per pound
On green tea and l0cts per pound black would be
most gorgeous lax upon The common people TO sup.
port sinking and exIrayagant administration.
Yes, certainly it would be tax on the com.