Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-31

MIR EDITOR: Now that the result OF the re-
cent election in New Hampshire is generally
known to be favorable to Mr. Williams, the radi-
cal candidate for Governor, ! propose, through
your columns (as the "PhnnixT has a circula-
ton this side Of the river somewhat extensively, to
make some remarks relative to the causes which
have led to this result.
That Mr. Williams would be elected, / have
not doubted since / read the proceedings Of the
Wing State Convention, that assembled at Con-
cord last October. That Convention, purport-
ing to be composed of the Representatives Of the
Whigs Of New Hampshire, met, and in a manner
very exceptionable, to say the least, placed the
name Of Nathaniel S. Berry before the people,
as the Wing candidate for Governor. l ques-
ton whether the Democracy of the United States
were more surprised, when the Baltimore Con-
vention nominated James X. Polk for the Presi-
dency, than were the Wings OF New Hampshire,
when they heard of this transaction. l think j
hazard nothing, when | say that two-thirds Of
the party did not know that such a man resided
within the limits Of the State; and those who did,
knew him only as the candidate OF the self-styled
Liberty party, for the last year or two. But i
seems that portion Of the Locofocos who call
themselves Independent Democrats, had also
nominated him; and thus the good people of
New Hampshire behold the rare spectacle Of
Wings, Locofocos and Abolitionists supporting
the same man, for the highest State Office in
their gini 1t is not strange that the Wings
should anxiously inquire who was this Nathaniel
S. Berry, this rare statesman, whose good quali-
ties were so strangely combined, that he should
receive the support Of parties whose principles
were Numerically opposed to each other, in all
matters of State policy. And when, after dill
gent inquiry, they found that he was a thorough
going Locoioco, that he was also a violent poiti-
cal Abolitionist, and that he is not now, and new
err has been, a Wing, in any sense, / ask, il ii is
strange that the more rejecting portion Of the
Wings should feel chagrined at the proceedings
Of their Convention, and when election came,
should either not vote at all, or cast scattering
votes for Governor? Such has evidently been
the case; Berry has every where run behind his
ticket, the scattering vote is unusually large, and
Mr. Williams comes in by u majority more than
twice as large as he had last year. 1t was in
vain that the Wing State Committee, or the
County Committees, or the Boston Atlas, or all
the Wing journals, out of the State or in il, re-
peated the cry that slavery was. the only subject
Of importance 10 be decided upon; the people
knew better they knew too well the abuses the
State Government had suffered, when in the
hands Of New Hampshire Democracy, to believe
that it was their duty to vote for a Locoloco,
whose principles did not differ from the rest of
his party, except perhaps ON the subject of
slavery. 1t is true, a large portion of the Wings
sNstiio"tA ~ pm b1bci 10 ~ was mtitll rum
a desire to support regular nominations; but a
respectable minority, composed of the more
thinking portion Of the party, refused it. They
knew that the position Of the Wings on the sub
ject Of slavery had not changed from what il was
last year; they were then immntably opposed 10
the extension Of the peculiar institution" INTO
territory where it does not exist, and they are SO
now they then strongly condemned the useless
interneddling of the political Abohhonisis with
it where il exists, and they have seen no cause
to change their sentiments in this respect. And
If no Wing could be found, holding these princi-
pies, suitable for Governor, they chose to remain
passive in the election for, true to their princi-
Piles, they protested against Loeofocoism, whether
pro-slayery or anti-slayery. But we were told
that the Wings, of their own strength, could not
elect a Governor; yet that was no reason why
they should vote for a Locofoco. With as much
p~ropriety might the National Convention, which
is to assemble at Philadelphia next June, nomi-
nate for the Presidency JAS. G. Birney or John
p. Hale, and then call upon tho Wings Of the
Union to rally to his support, because, ~forsooth,
we should thus effect a union with the Abolition
lists. But every one knows that this would be
absurd in the extreme; and yet in what respect
such a course would differ from that of tho New
Hampshire Convention, | am unable to sec.
But, because a portion Of the Wings have reihs'
cd to ratify the proceedings Of that Convention,
they will probably receive a severe casiigation
at the hands Of the Boston Atlas, and a host OF
minor iault-Gnders throughout the Union. We