Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-09-23
A Voice from old Fancuil Hall.

The Wings of the old Bay State me, IN a
body at the old cradle of Liberty, on Wed.
nasday of last week, to nominate candidates
for State Officers, and TO prepare for tho
approaching election. or this meeting tho
Boston Atlas says" The Wings of tho
OLD BAY STATE have every reason 10
be proud Of the glorious spirit which was
manifested by the noble and true hearted
Wings who assembled yesterday III Old Fan.
cnI Hall, to consult together on the welfare
of our country and Commonwealth. Ncvsr,
even in 1910, have we witnessed ANYTHING
to exceed the zeal, enthusiasm and unanimity
that prevailed. But one mnl-but ono
spirit seemed to animate the whole. The
cordially and the perfect unanimtv with
which every one responded to the rcnomn-
atoms Of our excellent Governor, and Lieut..
Governor and the enthusiasm with which tho
entire assembly, as one man nominated HEN.
RY CLAY for President, and HONEST JoHN
DAVIS for Vice President, is an earnest Of
the success with which that nomination will
everywhere be followed in this Common
wealth." The meeting was organized by
appoinig ABBOTT LAWRENCE of Boston.
President, ENos REYNOLDS, an old Revolu.
tionary .odirr, over so years old, and seven
others, Vice Presidents, and WILLIAM Hay.
DEN, Of the Atlas, and five others, for Secre.
taries. Excellent speeches were made bv
Messrs' Baker, Saltenstall, and Burnell,
members of Congress from Massachusetts.
and several other gentlemen, and the follow
ing patriotic resolutions were reported and
adopted.
Resolred, That the political revolution OF 1910
was accomplished by he patriotic efforts of the great
body of tho people OF this Union, then suffer np IN
der the msiule of the party who administered the
Government, and that, among the objects proposed
TO be obtained by that rev solution, and expected from
the party which elevated 10 power, were the e.es.
adjustment of sound and Uniform cnrrency-ths
distribution of the proceeds OF the public lands among
the several States-lhe encouragement of American
Industry by discriminating arti upon imports
IN the administration OF the governmen-and a limi-
taton of the exercise OF the executive Eeto BY
the srictest construction Of the constitutional
power.
Pcsolred, That since their accession 10 power. ths
h9s nave, IN Sool lalh, iuihIeu iheir pledges 10
the country upon these important sui ects of poicv
by the passage IN Congress OF financial bills for the
regulation of the currency by the establishment of
a system for the Distribution Of the proceeds of The
public lands Just 10 the old States and liberal to the
new by the enactn ent Of a tariff which while il
does not exceed the necessities of The treasury en-
corag the labor and industry of the country;-by
cnrlalng the sources of expenditure in many depart.
mens of the government; and by uniform OPPOSE
Ion o>Q frequent exercise of the veto power.
~. so'r-t fhnt if the people of this country have
'1'i 10 reap the legitimate fruits of any of these
measures the rC>nrnshllt ~ not with the Whgs
who have adopted them, but with the President of
the UHtcd States, who forgetting or dl regarding the
Just expectations those who elevated him 10 the
second oficein thr g has, by the reTeated and ex-
raorduary cN,rcs, OF his power defeated the will of
the people, as expressed by their Representatives
and overwhelmed them with dsappon laent and
distress.
Reso'rel. That the Wings of Massachusetts, ws,s