Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1844-08-30
WIGS AROUSE !!

On Tuesday comes off the first struggle of
Vermont in the great contest. Are the
Wings ofthis State ready! Have they pom
dcrrd on the vas, interests at stake until they
are fully, deeply and thoroughly aroused to
IA sense Of their duty Have they thrown
off the baneiu apathy Which says, "dever
mind it will all be well enough, whether
wake or slcep," and have they braccd them
selves for battle and for victory? Have
they for this purpose bestowed their atten-
ton upon the inevitable results of failure to
do their duty to their cause 3! Have they
weighed well the destruction of the present
Tariff! Have they estimated the annexa-
ton of Texas! Have they counted the
of cost Locofoco success, to the welfare of
themselves and their children!
If they have not, let us remind them IN
all sincerity, that it Is time they did. The
enemy are active, vigiIant and INSCRIPTIONS
in their statements. They are falsely claim
ing credence for the shulllng, deceptive let
ter Of James X. Polk on protection, against
the united voice Of life devoted to hostility
to protective Tariff. They are falsely
garbling the speeches of Henry Clay to
prove that the father of the American sys-
tenn" and the special friend of protection is
hostile to protection! All the arts which
desperation can suggest, they are resorting
to, in order to keep honest men in their
ranks, against the convictions of their better
judgments. To all such, TO those democrats
who believe that protection is vitality impor-
tant to the welfare of Vermont we say be
not deceived. You are called by your party
to vote for a man scout and ont for free
lrade," and deadly opposed to the present
Tariff, If you doubt this, look at all his
acts in Congress, and all his speeches and
addresses to the people Of Tennessee.
Then too, he is the special candidate of
the annexation ofTcxas. Are you all ready
to face that measure, the only conceivable
object of which is to make slavery and con-
scqucnt free trade eternal in this Republic ?
If You are, so be it. Bat we cannot but be-
heve You will see the pit which has been dig
gcd for you, and escape while there is time
\ our brethren in New York, the best portion
Of them, have already backed out from the
annexation issue, while they strangely 90 for
Polk who is pledged soul and body to annex
; alton. You ought to do better in Anti
Slavery Vermont You ought to set yonr
seal upon this foreign issue which, as the
New York Evening Post well says, the Bal.
timore Convention most wrongfuly crowded
upon the Democratic party. AT the polls
on Tuesday let your voice be heard in con-
domination of these evil measures proclaimed
by your party, and in support of the subs,an.
ta interests Of your state, which are as dear
! to yourselves as to your Wing neighbor'
f around you. Let the shacklcs of party fall
and gather to the standard, which leads the
way to victory most certainly blessed anc
benelicent in its effects upon the welfare o
o our beloved country.
5 To our Wing brethren then, to those o
p our Democratic fellow citizens who feel tina
a. the demands Of party have at length toe
n openly crossed thctrack Of duty and of honor
4 we say arousel Arouse yourselves, arous,
your neighbors, and 90 TO the polls with
e determination to cast aside every considcra
e ton but duty TO the best interests of that Clio
e rous country which il is your high privilege
e to inherit from the staunch Wing fathers o
o the Revolution.
y GEORGE p. MARSH.
!, This able, slaunch and powerful WIFI
i Representative is before the people of til,