Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-08-18

honesty, the strict integrity of Cen Taylors
character, and his earnest desire TO be the pres
idcnt not Of part, but of the mhole country
were added with much force and ability.
The lippant bombast of Cass-his uniform
cutlery for war--his vote to censnrc the old he
70, who, stripped of his troops, laid bare his bo-
som to the deadly hail of the foe, and bore on the
flag Of his country to victory, vanquisling not
less by his humanity than by his bravery,-were
all commented upon by Mr. II. in the course of
his remarks. Between such men, with such
views, with such characters. was there no choice
for the Wings of Vermont ?-ls Cass to be pre-
fered . (Mr. Everett - The one full of
bombast and erpansire democracy, the other
with tone of moral elevation seldom witnessed
in aspirants for the presidency.
What can be accomplished by the Free-Sol
movement? Weigh the incritable result. The
annexation of Texas, the war with Mexico, ct
cetera, the repeal of the Tariff of 40, the eleva-
ton of the Slave power, Mr.. f. admits are ow
ing to the defeat of Mr.. Clay and the elevation
of Mr.. Polk. Mr.. r. declared that Mr.. Clay
was defeated by those Wings in New York
who cast their votes for Mr.. Birney. Mr.. f. is
now advising and striving for like result
For, as Mr.. r. contends, the real issue is, and
must be, between Cass and Taylor. Allow the
friends of the Free Soil movement all that the
widest of them claim and they cannot succeed.
They cannot carry one hundred electoral votes.
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would, then, be throwing away so many votes,
and bring in Cass, with slavery, unlimited ex-
pansion, and all the rest at his heels. Again,
said Mr.. X. There are now Is free, Is slave
out the Senate there can be no legislation.
Suppose Taylor and Fillmore are elected, it
will stand 30 for the slave, and 81 for the free
States the North in the ascendant Now
stand 30 for the Free, 81 for the Slave States.
And now suppose that State with consttu-
ton that shall tolerate slavery, applies for ad-
mission 1T comes into the Union How stands
the Senate then?-33 from the Slave, and 30
from the Free States. Thus the hopes of the
Free Soil party and the ascendancy of the
North will be gone .forerer.
The real issue, then, is between Cass and
Taylor. With Cass there is no hope. With
Taylor there is fair probability that much
perhaps all, that we desire can be accomplished
Because we desire a better man than either
shall we abandon all, and refuse to secure what
good we can: When two houses are offered
between which there is choice, shall we, said
Mr.. r., because there is palace, ,rhich IL,
cannot hare, refuse to live in any house? II
becomes all candid men, who really have Their
principles at heart, to cast their votes where
they will tell upon the result. Remember what
followed the defeat of Mr.. Clay,-consider what
will follow the election of Mr.. Cass. Let those
who are really candid and honest ponder, pom
der, consider ioeL, weigh all things, and act meL
their part.
NhAI HAS OLD <.Acn Uu1E.---.u Ia. .,,....
Of the Hon. Il. w. ThompSon's remarks at the
Baltimore Ratification Meeting, he asked, what
has old lack done Here a voice in the crowd
replied" I'll show you what he has done.
About two weeks ago stopped at Gen. Taylor's
house, and he received me in the most cordial
manner, gave me a comfortable meal and good
feather bed to sleep on, and in the morning ten
dollars TO pursue my journey with" Mr.. II. in
qulred OF the person speaking, who he was to
which he replied that he was a wounded soldier,
on his return from the army in Mexico.