Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-09-02
THE BALL ROLLS on
For the Burlington Free Pross

Mr.. EpIToE,-Permit one who is constant
reader of your paper to offer through its col
umns few words more for the consider; ion OF
the people who are shortly to assemble at tho
baIlot-boX, for the annual election of State Off
GERS and Representatives, | endeavored IN nv
former communication TO show he inconsist-
ency and falsehood of the pretended friendship
and new born zeal of the I.ocofoco leaders for
Tariff, by bringing in Offset thereto the LAM
guage of the prominent locoioros DO, in and
out of Congress- as held but a few months since,
decidedly averse to protective tariff and as
more recently disclosed in the vote Of that par
" on the passage OF the late Tariff bill in tina,
body, and which has been vetoed by Presden,
Tyler And here wish to put it seriously TO
every freeman whose mind may be watering as
20 which Of the candidates IoN before the pco.
pie soliciting thcir suffrage he would vote
Can YOU act reasonably, IN hcstating, again to}
give the Wings your support. merely because
through the detection and treachery of John
Tyler, they have not becu able to carry out the
measures intended for the reliefof the country
Are the Wings who constitute majority in
Congress, justly to blame for the continuance Of
the present distressing times because the Pres.
ident whose support they have abandoned for
this very reason, has taken it into his head to
nuliiy and knock in the head measures express.
Iv calculated to better the times And most
especially would put it to your sober judgment
10 answer, il the putting the I.ocoiocos again in.
TO possession OF that power in the federal gov
| eminent, from which they were So recently
| hurled by the decision OF an indignant people
would be likely to restore the country to pros
Gritty when the present rlnous state OF affairs
ire the legitimate fruits OF the policy of the La,
administration T! If not, if it he admitted that
the Wings are not responsl BILE for this failure
OF their measures for relief Gas indeed every
candid man must admitl if it he conceded that
nothing would be gained by again placing the
I.ocos in power, thon let Inc ask again, if it IS
not our duty to awake, grid on our arn.or and
rally one and all to the polls on the day of cleo
ton Did ever any cause prosper, by It's pro-
tessed friends staying away from the polls, or
by throwing away their votes on a third party
ticket q! what use or what sense can there
be in setting up an exclusive anti-slayery tick
ct in Vermont, where there are no slaves, where
| the people are from prnciple opposed to slave,
ry, and where our Wang legislature has
year after year passed resolutions against it as
decidedly as any reasonable ahoitionist could
wish! Let Us consider that in union and mum
bers is our strength, that the way to bring about
| a change for the better, is to take hold of the
work in earnest, repair to the ballot box, and
elect men who do their best to effect such A
change. Ii then fellow; citizens you wish to sec
a foundation laid for wise and effective lepsla.
ton, and change for the better, repair to the
polls on the first Tuesday of September next
and deposte your ballots for men who are know n
to be firm advocates for Protection. and for ,
sound uniform currency, and finally let every
one who is so supIne as TO stay away from the
polls on that day remember that he will have nc
right to complain if in consequence of such neg
lect, the power OF the government is thrown in
to hands whose management has the effect o
sinking us deeper in distress and confusion.-
Such, | repeat it, will have no right in that case
to complain seeing their Incidence and inactiy
ity led to this result Let each one then be
wise and govern himself accordingly.
a VOTER OF HUNTINGTON.
Huntington, August y, lei2.