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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23

A few dsvs ago the Sentinel gave its readers
distracted article from Detroit newspaper.
under the caption of 81 Gen. Cass at Home. -
We remember that the following dreadful as
sault upon " the Kings English is fair sam.
pie of the whole humbug of the article;
Erery one you met in passing through the streets
carried the expression OF their feelings his counte-
nance!
If the SentnelS readers have recovered from
the effect of this extraordinary outburst we
should be glad to call their attention if we could,
to the subioined account of the reception of the
nomination of :" OLD ZAcK" and FILLMORE. in
Detroit, the " Home" Of Mr.. CdSS. 1t opera
ted as a 8 damper" on the fictitious "en,husi-
asm'' with which the Old lIunkers of that city
tried to cover their disappointment at the nom.
ina,ion of the acknowledgement, pro-
slavery Michigan General.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23

determined not to adjourn without nm inter.
change of feelings and mutual rejoicing, the Pre,i-
dent OF the meeting, standing under an umbrella adj
dressed the people, aud although he bad been an of
resident OF Detroit and NJ old neiglbor and friend Of
Cen. c., he could not think of supporting him Tor
President This was received with a round oi APP
pause, the Cas- men had gwen out that all the I'D
residents, including Maj Bldde, were going Tor Cen
Cas-.
A loud call was then made for II II Emmons, who
responded in a stirring and happy speech of some ~
minutes. The speaking was continued to late hour
by Messrs ID. f. Harbaugh u. Chandler, VIM
Cook, +. Pixley, &c, in enthusiastic and happy
speeches that told upon the great demagogue, who's;
preensons, jas citizen Of Detroit, they spurned. H.
had been entrusted with the interests Of Michigan
OF the great Northwest, and like Benedict Arnold
had betrayed his own friends ana neghbors--tlo-c
who had elevated him TO an honorable position in the
Councils of the Nation. For these reasons these
friends and neighbors OF his would now desert him.
and prevent his future power to wound and inlnrc-
Several Of our best Wing orators, OF whom no city Of
its size can boa st OF more IN number nor more eo-
quent, were absent from the city
Before the meeting had been organized half an hour,
the crowd had increased to a monstrous multitude,
and still they were pouring IN from all directions. 1t
seemed as though the entire city had turned out tor
one grand Jubilee, and the crowd entirely surpassed
the expectations OF everybody even had the weather
been fair. By using large number OF boxes and bar
rels, bright bonfire was kept burning despite the
falling rain, giving the vast multitude grand and
magnificent appearance.
Every allusion by the speakers to old Rough and
Ready or Willard Fillmore, or to the stirring scenes
of the battle of Buena Vista sent up prolonged and
deafenng cheers from the thousands assembled for the
nominees. The multitude was variousv estimated AZ
from three to six thousand We heard ofno estimate
lower than three thousand When we consider that
this meeting was held on the spur OF the monentfrom
the spontaneous impulse welcome the nomination
of the Conqucrng Hero, and the great Statesman, we
think of the greatest demonstrations ever
| witnessed in the Western States. II struck dismay
and confusion into the Cas- ranks that will tell on the
| 9TH day OF November next A large number Of Anti
Cass Democrats took part in the meeting, and their
huzzas for old Rough and Ready" were as hearty
as any others AT the final adjournment, three times
three cheers proposed for Taylor and Fillmore
which given and prolonged for several moments
their coats off and sleeves rolled up with the motto of
| " Gen. TAYLOR NEVER StRREvpERs.'
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
WING Nominations.
BURLINGTCN, ".

The Wings of Vermont hsvc been denouncing
slavery and laveholdersslaveocracy rs they call it
with their wontcd vehenence, and now present for
the suffrage OF their party man who owns it is said
two hundred men, women and children--u Montpelier
Patriot.
The foregoing is the sort Of trash that uni
yersa Hnnkerism in Vermont is training itself
TO utter for the next four months.
Z" The Wings of Vermont" lave never hest
,a,cd, and we trust never will hesitate, to en-
press their adherence of Slavery, and their de-
tctmned opposition to its extension into the
Free Territories Of this Union. With that in
stitution," as it exists in the States, they have
never attempted or desired to interfere.
Again their favorite candidate for the Pres
idency, the man who has the strongest hold up
on their admiration and affection. is HENRY
CLAY. a stakeholder whom, according to this
veracious and consistent lcgcan the Patriot
they have been denonncing with their wontet
vchelnencc"!
The Patriot will please accept the following
flea for its right car -" The Wings Of Yer
mont" would scorn and desrise themselves il
they were capable of supporting for the Presi.
dcncy Northern Free State Wing, or South
ern Stare STATE Wing, who should openly, and
in the face Of God and man, proclaim his deter
mnaton to inierposc The extraordinary pore,
,rhich he Constitution conters upon The Erecu'
tire, IN the VETO, TO PREVENT THE RErREsEN.
TaT1vEs OF THE PEOPLE IN CONGRESS FROM PER.
rETrATING FREEDOM IN THE NATIONAL TERRI
TORIES. AS Miss Susan Nipper would say: a
man may be a" slareho'der," but it doesn't fol
low that he is altogether the lowest dcmagogut
in the world
IvouM the Pairio,, the virtuous and indg
nant Patriot, be kind enough to inform us what
Leicis Cass's opinions are in regard to the EN-
TENSION OF SLAVERY INTO FREE TERRITORY
and the power of Congress to carry on "sys
tem IF Internal improvements"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23

FrssT GUN.-The Free Press says that the
Young Wings of the University were to ratify
the nomination of TAYLOR and FILLMORE, by
firing salute on the evening of June TO-, last
Saturday. Will Gen. Clarke inform the Young
Wings in his vicinity that salute was fired
here on Friiay evening. Our Captain Taylor
cannot be beat in the way of salutes, by Col.
Brick, or even by the Young Wings Of the Uni
versity. The first gun in Vermont, was a rrr-
TY.slX, at Bellows Falls.-Belious Falls Ga
zeite.
We communicated the information, as desr.
ed, and Colonel Jefferson Brick requests us 10
remark that, as the nomination of Gen. TAYLOR
was not made in Philadelphia, till after 10 O.
clock on Friday morning, HE doesn't see how
our friend of the Gazette managed to get his
| news so as to burst that old ffty-six the same
evening We coucede to our Sister Village
certain points mot exclamation points, of supe
riority, bu, reckon i, has no means Of getting
news ahead of the Teegraph-though we haze
heard strange accounts of the Putaey Express.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
From the Vergennes Vermonter,

a man who is in favor of sauander-
ing mlionso OF the peoples money to extend the area
OF slavery, but grudges iarthing Tor the Improve
ment Of the navigation of our neglected coasts. in
land seas and rivers, by which the entire commerce
OF the country Is 10 be effected compared with Sr,cu
an antagonist the character of the old General-,he
creased lustre. "
Never man yet doubted the honesty Of old Zack'
never man doubted his honor and ntegrity-le,
none question ms talents and capacities Tor his gen.
Jus is OF That strength OF character thai can comnnd
resources IN every emergency by his natural tai
ens and the strength OF his own arm he has wtouuht
out his own tnrtune-he has grown gray in his coan.
Try scTylce--his country Will not fail to reward him
zen Taylor Is whole souled and true hearted
Wing. lie has publicly declared hmself totally on
posed to any extension OF our territory, Whatever
and m the language OF Washington, and we trust in
The spnt OF the father OF his country also he ask
the significant question. IPhy should IRE QUIT orr
0rn ~ STAND on foreign ground" principle which
covers the whole question OF the Wimot Proyiso.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
GEN. TAYLOR IN MICHIGAN.

GRAND RoUGH AND READY RATIFICATION MEETING
ON FRIpAy EvENING.-Fnday was proud day ior the
+" City OF the Straits Never before was there so sig
nal demonstration on 50 short notice as that ON
Friday The nomination of Gen Il TAYLOR the
brave and beloved hero of the Rio Grande was made
known in the city about IL 4. NJ The news spread
like wild fire through the streets aud the countenan-
ces OF all, except a iew drsponding Cas- men, Were
Wag dW III at'1 N nc imprint OF e,etoy
ocos in whose ororn looks were depicted dcteat and
disappointment. Nothing struck great marry
with such death blow as this nomination has the 10.
cotoco party. After the nomination of " Old Zack'
was handed round and all were in the greatest ecsta
cies and rejoicing, the nomination of NurARD Fur
MORE was announced and received with one general
hurrah in al paris OF the city.
The word went forth that there would be meeting
on ilallochs corner at o'clock, BY O'Clock the bio
guns brought out III order and under the super
nendence OF several soldiers who happened To he in
this city, and who have braved the cannons mouth on
the battle field, alongside OF Gen Taylor, commenced
firing salute OF 200 guns ioi the old hero OF Buena
Vista. Those who had charge OF the guns acquitted
themselves with honor. They manifested that cool
ness and bravery winch they had learned from the old
hero in time OF danger and IN honor OF whose nom.
nation they were now firing.
The loud echoes OF the cannon as they doomed
forth emhlamatc OF the reoicings of the people drew
together Tremendous crowd of people from all p,rts
OF the city, About the hour of o'clock it comnen-
ced raining aud the general impression was that the
mass meeting at the corner would have TO be ndouru
ed but by o'clock the streets began TO present n
lively appearance, and IN oil, could be seen squads of
from ten 10 hundred people winding their course
IRON the various streets and avenues towards the an
pointed place OF meeting. The rain continue to IN ll
irithoW mfermissiDR hut it seencd TO have no cbeL
ON the spreading enthusiasm Tor the Hero of BueuS
Vista. At the hour of 3 O'clock mn immense mul,,,
iiode had assembled, aud the meeting was organized
by the appointment OF Col John Biddle President
md Col Cook, Franklin Moore, and David smart
Esqrs, Vice Presidents '''
Owing 10 the nnrentting rain it vas proposed to
adJ"or hui before tue motion could be formally mi
the sense OF the vast multitude was made known IN
deoieniug cry of "nono-no-yve can stand GS ~ a
better han the rc,gHot Lewis. Cass =" W. meyer s,,r
render" &C. &c. These declarations wcrs ,olo,y"d
WIN long and oonnimcd chc"rs Tor rANIOR and
ll'lN''hla Ni'T % Wus ivl4G that Inc I.crie
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23

STEAMER GAINESVILLE BURNED.-Greot loss
Of Lite.-We are panied to learn that the steam
err GAINESVILLE, Capt. Holiness from New Orleans
for Memphis, was entirely destroyed by fire on
the 10Th inst, at Ozarks Island five miles be-
low the mouth of Arkansas river. Capt Holmes,
and from twelve to fourteen lives were lost -
The fire originated in the wood-rack, and it
spread so rapidly that in less than five minutes
the whole boat WAS enveloped in flames. AS
soon as the fire was discovered, the boat was
run ashore, when two explosions soon followed
one of the boilers, and one of gunpowder.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 81, 1871
The Response to the Nominations in YER
mont

With the exception Of the Montpelier Watch
man, g. 2, III, Brme!") the st. Adams MesSen-
ger, and the Brandon Voice all the Wing pa.
pcrs in the State that we have yet seen, have
promptly run up the names of TAYLOR and
FILLMORE, as the Wing Candidates for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency. We have
every confidence that the three papers named as
exceptions will yield their objections and take
the side of the Country against the Spoilers
Of the honest, upright, patriotic Wing GESER.
AL, (who avows his determination to leave the
Legislative functions of the Government to be
exercised by the Representatives of the People
in Congress- against the Hunker General, (who
promulgatcs to the world that he will VETO
any action by the Representatives Of the Peo-
pie having for its object the PRESERVATION OF
FREEDOM in the National Territory Gen TAY-
LoR has declared himself to be CLAY WING,
and we trust that definition needs no ' transa
ton for the benefit Of country members" in
Vermont. It comprehends all the great princi
pies and measures for which the Wing Party
have been faithfully contending, in triumph and
defeat, during the past twenty years. To be
CLAY Wing is TO be VERMONT WHOA Con-
sentative Whg-and such Wing we have g a
Soldiers word of honor and a long life of pub
lie and private virtue" for saying, is ZACHARY
TAYLOR. A correspondent OF the Bellows Falls
Gazette, writing from Philadelphia, (and, if we
correctly Judge, a more ardent and devoted
friend Of Henry CLAY never liped.) says -
"ZAcuARY TAYLOR is a Wing in principles in
favor of Peace-Opposed to all Warbelieves slavery
to be curse TO the country, and desires It's cxternn
non-and is opposed to the further extension OF Slave
| Territory No man, therefore, who truly loves the
IVhig party, and who believes its essential to
our safety and prosperity, can for n moment hesitate
to believe his duty calls lin to give him his ardent and
| jealous support"
That this is essentially true, we have the tes-
timony Of many of the most eminent and UNI
yielding Wings of the Union, who are person.
ally acquainted with Gen. TAYLOR, and who
hesitate not to guaranty lis attachment to Wing
Principles. His own letters justify the SAINT
conclusions, while his wel-known character fo
frmness and integrity furnishes full assurance
that he will administer the Government in stric
conformity with those principles. In such {
view of the case. can it be that any Vernon
Wing can hesitate between TAYLOR and Cass
a man who superadds TO his ultra llunkersm OF
the subject of War, Conquest, Interference il
the affairs of other nations, Internal Improve
ments, the Tariff, the Currency, complete an'
perfect subservicncy to the demands of the pro
, slavery section of his Party? We believe not
We give below extracts from several of the
Wing papers in the State, and anticipate tn,
speedy union of the ~hole of them in siniIa
feeling and determination
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23

Tie Montpelier Patriot, and our young friend
of the Daily Sentinel, are becoming quite de-
ranged nver what they aboriously persuade
themselves 10 be our inconsistency in advocating
the election of Gen. TAYLOR, and our abuse of
doughfaces and lickspittlcs in general, and
Leuis Cass in particular.
Now, gentleman, don't get excited! With
OLD ZAcs and FILLMORE, we sha'l undoubtedly
beat you to death, in November, but there Is no
necessity of getting over-heated, on either SIC
We cordially despse Lewis Cass for his degrad'
ing and disgraceful subserviency to the advo-
cales aud plotters of Slavery-extension at the
South, and shall esteem any effort we can put
forth to contribute to the very signal defeat that
awaits him next fall, as in every respect credita-
BILE to us but we don't wan, 10 quarrel with his
newspaper party friends, in Vermont, unless they
spe cially invite quarrel We are persuaded
they despise the pro-Slavery demagoguism of
their candidate at heart, as cordially MS we do !;
and we should be sorry to lose a single locoioco
friend in the S,ate,o J.eris CdSs' account. We
don't want to buy whistles on "them terms! =
| Keep as cool as you can, therefore, dear
friends, and we will make every allowance for
the "awkwardness of your position" in being
under a party obligation TO support man ior
President, who, in the estimation o! every hon
orable mind, has voluntarily and deliberately
placcd hmScTa good deal be'ieat a Shareholder
and IL Slave-State PropagandiSt of Slavery, be-
fore the American People and the world. We
shall g lay up nothing against you' on account
of the hard things this painful "position' may
comnel Won To Of nS Ne. HJi "-wieli
you get warm and by excepting it before the
people" that General Cass, the man who " fl
for liberty in the war of 1912, and was brevet.
ted Snug he Joiner, for gallant conduct in the
u. 5. Senate on the Mexican War, is clearly
Of the opinion that the Constitution of this boast.
ed Republic requires him (in the melancholy
event of his election to the Pesidency) to VETO
any law which TIE PEOPLE, in Congress
may pass, FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FREEDOM
IN the NATIONAL TERRITORIES, and, also, any
law which the same supreme Legislature may
pass in furtheroncc Of a benefcent system OF
IslfRSAL IMPROVEMENTS. These two interest,
| ing err, pmstaDces in 1.-The Life and Opinions
Of Mr.. Leuis Cass, which no nd iftHter has
Ne hardihood to erpiain or deny, we think ii high
ly desirable to keep constantly " before the Peo-
pie" EAer of them is quite enough to swamp
a stouter crait than the one commanded by
Captain Cass,-bo'h together will sink him be-
I yund the pluminet's soundiuyi'
so be ms calm as you conveniently cam ger
tlemen, and you viii have less To be ashamed
Of when the thing is over
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
A charming tail.

The ETHAN ALLEN arrived at our wharf.
last evening, with tail that would compare
favorably with that Of any Turkish Pacha that
we read Of. It consisted of raft, of square
timber, $50 feet long and 100 feet wide, and
contained 10000 cubic feet, covering about t,ro
acres and a hay of the best water in the lake.
1t is intended for the work of construction
Bridges &c. OH the Rutland Railroad, on the
Division of CH&1sBERLAN, STEoyG g. Co. A
tail of these Dimensions would certainly be awk
ward on a cat, but the ETHAN ALLEN appeared
to regard it as nothing on, of the ordinary course
of nature. Col. RoLFE and Capt. BARREL
managed fleet and convoy with ease and skill
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
THINK OF Me.

Think ot Inc at evenings hour,
When the dew is falling on leaf and flower,
When the busy world in stiffness rests,
And the birds have gone 10 their quiet nests.
Think Of of me at early dawn,
When the birds are singing their matin song,
When the msts are rising DER the hill,
When all is quiet, calm, and still.
Think OF me when the stars are bright,
When the moon shines DER the earth at night
Nuru unc eurtn IN uui"- s'"''"e u. niveIs,
And the soul in quiet stiffness weeps.
Think OF NE when the evening air,
Floats to thy heart its fragrance rare;
When all is mute save the gentle rill.
Or the plaintive note of the whip poor-wll
Think Of thy distant friend Away,
When thou at evening hour dost pray;
Think OF me when, on Blended knee,
Thy hear, is all sincerity
Burlington ", June l4th, 1913.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23

The Celebrated letter of General Cas- TO the
Chicago Convention, we observe, is having a
wide circulation in our Western exchanges
But the editor Of the Detroit Daily Advertiser
gives it special imporance-thus
I'VE conclude to day the publication of Gen.
Cass's letter to the Chicago River and Harbor
Convention. We need not ask our readers to
preserve and read it. 1t is document Of vast
Importance to the people of the Lake regions
1t emanated, as Or. Bagg says, from well bal.
anced head and therefore deserves more atten-
ton. Il gives, in an extraordinary clear, lucid
style, the views of the locoioco candidate for
President on a question of great Importance to
our readers, and as it contains the only declara-
ton of opinion on the question which he ever
made. it deserves to be remembered
GEN. LEWIS CASS'S LETTER
| . TO THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
| (Concimitd from yesterday)
improvement which will meet in Chicago in
July
Circumstances, however, will put it out ofmy
power to be present at that time.
] am, dear sir, respectfully yours,
LEWIS CASS.
In subsequent edition he says
Orr Ertras-Therc was great rush to our
counting room yesterday for our paper, contain.
ing the lst part of General Cass's letter. The
large edition sc worked off was exhausted be.
fore l | O'Clock a. NJ. but having our type still
in form, we issued second edition at 10 NJ. and
a third at 3 =. NJ. We shall issue very large
edition to day, enough to supply all.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
From the Bellows Falls Gazette.
"Clear the truck for Old Zach Taylor,
VIVA, he undertakes won't prove failure

Clear the trnck tor bld Zach layor
What he undertakes won't prove failure "
FRENCH
ThcPEoPLE have made their nom ination and gives
us unbounded pleasure to be able to place the name
of ZACHARY TAYLOR at the head OF our col
unns, the regularly nominated candidate OF the
Wing National Convention. and consequently OF the
Wing Party for President Of the United States. His
nomination was fairly made there was nothing done
that was no, honorable and aboveboard. Every Con-
gressonal dstrc, in every Free State in the Union,
represented with the exception OF two IN Illinois,
while there were ten districts in the Slavehcldlnr
States, in South Carolina, IN Alabama, and ! ia
Missouri, which not represented and therefore,
had no vote. This shows that the North, even in
proportion to its power was more fully represented
than the South in the Convention and yet the choice
fell on ZACHARY TAYLOR The delegates
satisfied that he was the PeoplesCanddote; that
he alone could give us certain Victory As in 1910,
the voice of the people was numbered forth Tor Gen;
Harrison, in lSiS ls the voice OF the people heard
above all other voices emphatically for DIN Zach.
TAYLOR, ,oho nerer surrenders The nomination Is
good one, and victory is to the Wings in the COM
ing struggle and with the victory shall also bring
into powera Wing House OF Representatives, and
ultimately Wing Senate. Mark the prediction 1t
will prove true one
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-23
The height of the Dubious.

An excited nti-Cassand- Tsy lar man, a cor.
respondent OF the Boston Whig, urges every bo.
ny To g" TO the Worcester Convention and MAY
the very Dickens with Cass and Taylor, on the
2oth INST aud concludes his urgent cxhorta,iou
III 'he following very dubious terms -
7 iii rol rear SIR OF trespassing upon your time.
will close, with the hope of seeing men frnu,
all parts OF New England, who would rather he
iiight with 4" chosen few ", than be ,rronG rim
ne nhirerSe al Worcester the 2sth inst.
lam, Sir Respectfully Yours"
That inconsderabe portion of the universe
VINO go to Worcester for the purpose specified,
VIII be wrong" enough, beyond peradyen-
ture