Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-29
Great meeting in lsOstuI


The Wings OF Boston assembled in area,
numbers on Friday Evening last, at fremont
Temple. Ex-Gov. SEWARD delivered noble
speech, for the abstract Of which, below. we are
endcbted to the Boston iHos. No Wing in the /.
Union is better known, or more widely honorad.
in Vermont, for his consistent and determined
resistance of" the cncroarlncnts Of the Slave
Power" than WILLIAM II. SEWARD. The
counsel and advice of snch undoubted and unirn-
peached Free Soil Wings as he and CoRwIy.
will have their Just weight and influence with
the Wings of Vermont. We commend Gov.
Stewards speech to heir candid attention.
The Hon. Gee Lust presided. aud made
brief and stirring speech. The Atlas says: -
Mr.. Lunt concluded by introducing to the
audience Ex-Governor Seward, of New York.
who was received as he came forward with the
most enthusiastic applause. After the cheer
ing had subsidized, Mr.. Seward addressed the
meeting substantially as follows:
In the darkest hour of the Romaa Republic.
when Caesar, flushed with victory, sought to
crush the liberties of Germany, Pompcy was
with other lcgiuns in Africa Some of the pco-
pie were in favor of declaring for CH~ar-othcr
again for Pompey. Cicero said -" lie knew
whom he ought to avoid, but had some hesita-
ion whom he ought TO follow"
Such is the position or had been the position
of some of the Wings, and such is the question
which they called upon to decide The
PhilideIphia Convention had placed before the
Wings OF the country, the names OF General
ZACHARY TAYLOR and WILLARD FILLMORE.
Cmmcnce applause.) and invited them to follow
and support them. The Baltimore Convention
had nominated Lewis Cass. We have our
: choice. ard we know whom we should avoid.
, even though some may hesitate whom to fol-
low have determined myself whom ought
to follow, an! have come before you TO express
very briefly the reasons which influence my
: choice.
, have been disciple Of the Wing doctrines
promulgated by the Wing of Massachusetts
and feel proud to meet so many of them here
TO night.
:, We must follow say somebody. We mus
have some leader: and it remains with the
, Wings to decide from among the candidates no
minated, which one will be elected. In tbs
I first place we must determine what we want
then we can vote for the candidate who will Civ,
It us what we want. In the choice or selection
II Of candidates, every persons wishes cannot b,
gratiicd all cannot be satisfied We arr
u" agreed, however. on some things one thing W
l. desire is the prosperity Of the Republic; another
: that the people may be made prosperous Again
O we desire ndicious system of internal i'm
provements. Wcwant peace. We desire tia
L education may be universally dffl-ed anon
I, the people. And there is still another grea
h matter which We Believe, and tpet is. that hu
man slavery IS eE'f'iug an influence hostile I
Liberty, and it, further extension over territur
. now free should not be permitted W. 20 fur
e thcr. We say that slavery should be oppose
p in every form consistent with our duty u til
= Constitution.
it To act elfictually on all these great suLi,c
;. we must follow some leader; we must dccid
whom we shall support for Pres dent. Goncr;
ie Taylor or Lewis Cas-. Now, can we folio
Q. Cas-? WHY he is for war, we are FOR peac,
ID lie is for swallowing the whole Of Mexico "
a.. arr for taking no ptrt Of her. War i the ban
=, ~ of Republics. X converts them into u desa,
-. usm.
~ Then We want system of national industr
nj This j. necessary to our welfare. we Won
e. be great people we must b. commercial PEI
= pie, and in order to be a commercial people "
he must have orr workshops at home instead
~ abroad. Vow Lewis Cas- is not with u {
he this questionable l. for Free Trade. tie i.
mt the party which DEGREES that domestic iudust
re should be discouraged. In New York and
a. Massachusetts we feel and we know that int
e- nal Improvements are beneficial. We kno
at. that they enrich and improve country The
20. unite Us in closer bonds of union. They maj
ss- us realize that We are brcthren-NOW Low
mt Cas-, although he has found time 70 write
ne volume in praise u! tue late French kim, Y
n wa-n Invited to attend large and respectful
of Convention at Chicago, which assembled To-
wise measures for The improvement of our rive
he and har5ors, cond only find time To write
,o, reply letter Of six lines in which he said, tn
ye circumstances would not permit him to a
lg- tend"
to Now, as regards slavery, we are opposed,
an said before, TO extending it over territory no
he free. Gov. Seward referred to a people ~
We, We're slaves, that had appealed 10 the Pope
IB- their freedom. lie answered them bv sayi
me that they should be rendered free from be-
nj daee "a soon as a gracious Providence W
ice permit
M lie believed in the force of moral power. n
'h' he believed that the time would come. and Il
Pre- in his day, when the free people would free t
me slaves in this country. This is TO be acco
ry- pshed by moral force 1t was to be do
the without injnsilce: it was to be- done by payi
tie, full remuneration for so great ble>,ii
ost Now, said he. Lewis Cass is in favor of cNtC
I'M ding slavery over lands now free. No WI
mo can therefore support him, Whom then sh
esS we support.
80, There is gcnoral Taylor; from the circu
w stances OF the case we are either to take him,
it Mr., Cass, say, from the force Of circumst,
9N ccs, and circumstances are potent element
politics, for they prevented Mr.. Cass going
>, Chicago.
~ Disguise it as we may, there are in real
las bat two candidates. There is no third Cho
W. We must choose between Taylor and Ca
on. Providence has permitted the people TO b, di
=. led into only two great parties not into a h
".' dozen. Now some may say that it won't adyar
aid our principles 10 elect General Taylor. 5
men that it will. la all controversies, there is an
;al. iirmatve and a negative position. Now pa
49,: divisions are not mere arbitrary divisions. III
'' do not come by chance. There is great cat
n.y. tor them The party which has ever prora>
on the north to the south, is the present dom
de- an, party To quote from Mr. Jefferson. I
Northern Democracy are the natural allies OF
South" have never known it otherwise.
yes has always been One party has its foun,
OF ton in South Carolina, and the other in the Re-
his of Plymouth.
the The Wings go everywhere for improvement
co., for education, for the diffusion of ntelliren
- which are calculated directly 10 make m
'e' free. The policy OF the others is to make II
aie slaves.
II | should prefer at all times, a Northern n
of for the Presidency, or rather man who is no
bv holder of slaves. ! wish the public were of
~ views; but they are not They do not az
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