Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-08-11
MIR. 81. AIDE

The Loco Foco clique who control the
Nergennes Nermonter are endcavorng to
divide the Wings in this Congressional Dis
trict by getting up nomination of Mr.. Slade
for Representative. But gentlemen this
wont 90. Mr.. SLADE himself will vote for
Mr. MARSH and we have no doubt he will dc
all he can to secure his election. Mr.. Sladc
had nothing at all to do with the Vergcnnes
movements and we learn from his own lips
that the nomination in the Vermonter was
not only made without his knowledge, but
against his wishes. No man, We honestly
believe, would more sincerely regret to
see the Wings of this district divided than
WILLIAM SLADE, and, from our knowledge
of the man, we presume he will improve the
first opportunity to signify publicly his disap-
probation of the Vergennes nomination.
Any other course, he must be aware would
be as fatal TO Inn as it would TO the Wing
party in the district. But he is a gentleman
of too much sagacity, too much patriotism,
and is too thoroughly devoted to the inter-
ests of the great Wing party to allow lis
name to be used by clique of Loco Focos,
or even by Wigs to advance Loco Foco
interests. We have no doubt, therefore, that
MI. S. will publicly withdraw from the can
vass, and, with that sterling patriotism for
which he is so much distinguished, exhor his
friends to present an undivided front in favor
of Mr.. MARSH. Such a course the Wings OF
this district have a right to expect of him.
If he pursucs il, like IA true Wing patriot,
as we have no doubt he will, he will never
regret it.
While on this subject, we cannot forbcar
to extract the following most Judcous re-
marks from an eloquent and powerful article
in the last Middlebury Peoples Press.
Mr. Sade has long been in office. For six conse
cutve elections congress have the wings of Yer
mont come forward and generously sustained him
Many other able and talented men in his district wei
worthy OF public confidence during that long period
have withheld their pretensons and actively and pa
ironically canvassed IN the political field, 10 crown
Mr. Slade with oft repeated honors He has been
faithful representative. He has been active and zeal
not only IN the tens of thousands he has received from
the public purse but above all in the plaudts and hon
ors which his fellow citizens, for twenty years hav,
been showering down upon him. He is still favor
tie of the Wing party, who upon any proper occasion
may be yet ready to add other and brighter aures Il
the wreath which already encircles his brow. Strong
ly influenced by these latter considerations whether
RICH, wrong, and not by hostility to Mr.. Slade, thu
convention thought fit 10 nominate another indvidu
al Mr.. Marsh has been elected. He owes his nom
nation TO the high estimate placed by large portion
of the convention upon talents of the highest order
united with sterling integrity, and private characte
of unsnllled purity He has avowed himself TO b.
every inch wing, wing protectlonst, wing aboli
ZIONIST and an advocate ofevery other principle of viii.
policy. convention Of the people regularly called II
sonsult and compare sentiments every section of tn
district have announced Mr.. Marsh a, the iavoru
candidate ofthe party His name has gone the lengtl
and breadth Of the land, and been haled with dstin
gulshed appreciation by the wing party generally. =
Will the wings now desert him. No. No. Regar
to Mr.. Marsh, the subordnat.on safety and unity o
the party peremptorlly forbid it, Under the rritate
state Of feeling which attempt to interpoate MI
Slade upon the regular nomination would create ar
there any intelligent friends of that gentleman so san
gulne as to believe sufficient number of wing vote
could be diverted from Mr.. Marsh, TO secure hi
election can they cherish the hope that either vol
!, unnry or involuntary Mr., Marsh will leave the fiel
entirely To Mr.. Slade. In our opinion such hopes ar
extremely visionary, and shcnld they fail, the hr
, round might result in the election OF a locofoco b
u plurality.