The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-09
ConventiOns-down
with them.-Indepen-
dent Candidates.

OonC CanOlQat6S.
In this land Of liberty diversities Of senti.
ment in relation TO the common veal will
exist. The people who are the sovereigns'
and govern at the ballot boxes will differ as
to the measures necessary to ensure the
public welfare, and become extremely INK.
ious that the government should be admin.
isiered according TO their views Of the true
policy Of the country. Hence the formation
Of parties as the only means Of acting with
effect and una nimity.
But how is this union 10 be attained in
relation 10 the nomination of men for office I
By conventions Of the respective parties
called together TO consult and test the opin-
ions of every portion ofthe community who
are affected, fix upon worthy candidate
mos, likely 10 concentrate the greatest mum.
Der Of vo'es, announce HIM TO the public. and
rally unitedly in his support. The ~it Of
man never has nor never will devise any
other means Of placing power in the hands
Of the men who We believe will subserve the
the public good. Federalists AMI democrats
did this. Wings and Locofoeos do this
Aboli,ionists and third party mer practice
uniformly upon this principle to avoid dis
cord confusion and utter defeat to the party
who inconsiderately disregard it.
But upon this subjec. as upon many 9th
ers the views Of the editors and correspon.
dents of the vergennes vermon,er differ
very materially from ours, as might be ex>
pec,ed from publication which has rcnoun-
ced the district advocacy of wing principles,
or rather under pretence of neutrality las
retained just so much of the loose whig gar
ment as will prevent tie world from being
startled with the revolving features of locofo.
coism or some other isms concealed beneath
its folds. mr.. Gfandy declares that "party
ties are loosening their influence, and eau
Gus nominations are coming to be regarded
as they should be-" Mr.. Slade is urged
not to refuse The support of tho people for
want Of caucus nomination, and is told
that should he do so, &" he would be undescr.
wing their support, and thus prove tina, the
success of The party was paramount with
him." and horrible dictu," the interests or
the party would be the object for which be
would strive"
Thus while we have been exborting to
union, TO the prompt and cheerful surrender
Of all individual preferences to the triumph
Of the glorious wing cause. Mr.. Grandy is
lighting up the torch OF dlscord in our ranks
Disever The ties of party organization, disre.
gard the nominatio n Of George P. Marsh,
and sustain an independent candidate whom
he threatens with mortal displeasure if he
discounienances his diso.ganizing course,
these constitute the spirit and substance oe
the last Vermon,er. II the object of Mr..
Grandv is the ruin of both Mr.. SIade and
the wing party he could not have taken
more efectual way of accomplishing his
purpose.
Mr.. Slade has long been 10 Office. For
six consecutive elections 10 congress have
the wings Of Vermont como forward, and
generously sustained him. Many other
able and talented men ia his oistric, well
worthy ofPublic confidence during tina, long
period, have withheld their pretensions, ard
actively aod periodically canvassed in the
political field, to crown Mr.. Slade with of
repeated honors. He has been a faithful
representative. He has been active and zeal. |
GUS in the public service. But he has had his
reward 40, only 10 tho tens Of thousands be |
has received from tho public purse, but above !
all in the plaudits aud honors which his feI- |
low citizens, for twenty years have been
showering down upon him. He is still |
fas6ui,e Of tho Wing party. who upon any
proper occasion may DO yet ready to add |
.thsr and brighter laurels 10 the wreath which |