The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-09

already encircles his brow. Strongly inau.
enced by these latter considerations whether
RICH, or wrong. and not by hostility to Mr..
SIade. the convention thought fit to nominate
another individual. Mr.. Marsh has been
selected. He owes his nomination 10 the
high estimate placed by large portion Of
the convention upon talents Of the highest
order, united with sterling integrity, and
a private character of unsullied purity. He
has avowed himself 10 be every inch a whig.
a whig proteclionist, wing abolitionist and
an advocate of every other principle Of whig
policy. A convention of the people regular.
ly called to consult and compare the sen.
iiments in every section Of the district have
announced Mr.. Marsh as the favorite candi.
date of the party. His name has gone the
length and breadth of the land, and been
hailed with distinguished appreciation by
the wing party generally. Willihe wings now
desert him. No. No. Regard TO Mr..
Marsh, the suborGinaiion. safety and unity
Of the party perempiorilly forbid it. Under
the irrilated state of feeling which an at.
tempt TO interpolate Mr.. Sade upon the reg.
ular nomination would create, are their any
intelligent friends Of that gentleman so san
guine as 10 believe a sufficient number Of
wing votes could be diverted from Mr..
Marsh, as 10 secure his election, or can thew
cherish the hope that either voluntarily or
! Involuntary MIR. Marsh will leave the field
entirely to Mr.. Slade. In our opinion such
hopes are extremely visionary, and should
they fail, the third round might result, in the
eie'iion ola locofocO by plurality.
In making these observations we have
not the least disposition to dictate TO the hum.
blest whig in the district. We desire 10 be
the organ. but seek not TO control the opin.
ions of our fellow citizens in whose hands
the election is placed. We would no, say
anything 10 wound the feelings of any good
whig, and least of all do we desire 10 iniure
those Of MIR. Slade. and our columns are
open 10 free discussion upon the subject
we have dwelt upon. But we do mos. ar.
IDENTIFY desire the triumph of the wing cause.
Can this be done by running two wing can.
didaies side BY side of each other. We can
SEQ no other safe course but to sustain the
regularly nominated candidate unless be
withdraw. This cannot be demanded or
expected o. Mr.. Marsh who has publicly re-.
ceived and accepted the nomination. Will
the friends of Mr.. Sladc have the magma.
nimity TO withdraw him from the political
arena where he will be liable 10 be bai,ed
by all parties, or will they persist until the
iron car Of locofocoism carrying along its
exulting and tanning partisans has been
driven over the necks Of both of the wing
candidates. Where Is the patriotism Of
such suicidal course1 Where is the pub
lie good. where is the Tariff All inconsid.
eraiely sacrificed to preferences TO individ.
uals, both Of whom should be considered ss
dus, in the balance when weighed with the
common welfare. Let US reflect that Offices
are not made for men, but for the communi.
ty. and should be regarded as mere Incl
dents in the life OF true American patriot
TO be received with ,hankfulness, and with
held without CO nplaint at the pleasure Of
the people. Cease then wings we eseech
you, to contend abou, men. 1t is beneath
The dignity Of free born American. Go
for the country whose safety can only be
preserved BY observing the good old sale
precedent ofvoting for the regular nomina.
ton.