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

of the administration e Cen Z,chary TAYLOR
Al his life long he has sc-vnd his country in /.
department o! the General Government. cnarC
iny and elrvatny him above the influence oi
more politics. Az his life long now, from hi.
youth IN somewhat past middle ago. tlc rirt d,
time Of rl,n'< life, he has been an observer a.
the fortunes, the policy, and the interests If the
General Government All his life long he la
been an equal associate with those great scenes:
in all his intervals OF leisure. in his winter eve.
nirgs, his lurlnughs. his retirements FROM tho
sharper services " I'll" camp, he has been an OBJ.
! server, a student aud thinker uron the great
national interests Of the land. lie has learned
them, sir as julius Caesar learned astronomy, in
the camp.
For all these reasons, observe in him exact.
! " the ability yon expect from the Chief Magis.
trsie Of the land. IIe is not to conduct our di.
plnma,ic correspondence with all the world he
is not to settle matters Of international jnrspru.
dence: he Is to execute h.mly, hninanely and
steadily, the laws Of tie land, which Congress
prescribes lie is tn appoint honest ard ucor-
rnpfible men to public Office; he is to hold a
steady hand between this nation and foreign
nations. observing honorable peace and avoid
ing cnfargling alliances with all. In all this
may be permitted to say hope without extra.
varance--tllat have the honor to regard him
this DAY, IN comparison with any public Amer
iran. pre.eminenty qualified tor the station 10
which we call him. | at least would rather
give the flag of my country into the hands of a
man that carried it among the living and the
dead, up the sleeps of Monterey, and against
! the tremendous odds at Buena Vista. than en-
trust it to that man Of kinderhook. who carried
ont that radiant standard, and laid it At the foot
Of the English throne. Immense appIause.)
/ | rouu have wished IA sav I,i n ~ tnnro
but AIN reminded Of the nigh, of time. g. Gu
on from the audience.) ] viii say, then, two
or three words more. ! have the honor,
then. to hope, that there is nc need Of saying.
and !inI myself having the honor to concur
with every one of you, with respect 10 the fol-
low citizens and representatives Of the great
Wing Organization of Massachusetts, that in
| the wn'l" history Of our course, in all the time
We ia'. .cted together as Wings, there was
never one moment when il seemed To be so
c.g1r'r i.r dutv and -rst to adhere to our
name a,it oreanigaion IS .c-d,y.
Why, sir WHITTIER else can the Wings of
massachusetts, with any se.i-respect, 90 !?
', mere, bn; in this creed OF ours can they find
the words of political life and salvation !? How
else, and where else, bu, BY adhering fast to our
name aud organization AS Wings can we serve
assachmsett> and the American people
over To the organization of the De pcra's under
General Ca,s.- Laughter take it for
granted this is altogether out Of the question.
with every man %! honor here or elsewhere;
take 1t rather that we are more likely to receive
and from such honest men as belong to that
party. Welcome, honest citizen Here MIR.
Choats turned round 10 Hon. David Pngree, Of
Salem, one Of the Vice Presidents, who was
seated behind him, and who until lately has
been an honored member Of the Democratic
party. and addressed him The applause here
was hearty and 'org continued. TO the sup.
port OF one who shall support our flag, in every
hemisphere and on evt,y coast. take It for
granted, sir, that we cannot think of going
over to such An organic .tion As that {; on the
contrary. ] think we are very likely to attract
honest men from il. When say this, do not
let me be understood to say tina; the Baltimore Is
less To be opposed than the Buif,io organiza.
ton should liz" nignt 10 think that over.
There are gnpd many things Ike in III.
Democratic party. like their natioIaliiy AMI
their spirit OF union after all ! like tue Am r.
ican feeling that ;ervalrs the masses but
only regret more and more that such an enor-
nous quantity Of ciiaif should cover up very
A." grams Of wheat, (appIau>p.) While the few
,.n-- that we can admire are bv other cOusi-
'icrt,.yH- ttshed aside and turned to poison. |
gree VII yon in the general spirit OF these
,,,ro,y wand r,,no,, ,.,,h OWLS ;nn,,r.,hl.
md :. wilderness nf v,e. Il, Ancrir, ,nI man
81, ,re ,vo,,id H., .,,,,h ,s !, in, c,.. -,
he absent witi.s, .n, vas dead. bat tner. are
n.t four fatal, damninp reason, for directing TO
.ia politics Of Gen Cos The tirst me i. that
desperate. insane n,s,,n. for territorial ccn-
nest and foreign war. Instead of rccnrr, zinr
that our country is already large enough for Il
.lnry such "A. tie world has never seen. in.teod
II stavinr at hume to decorate and adnrn II. TO
rie,nu, to set It IN AS II cr. m del o, bru,t,,.,
.oad. peace, p,nore,s, and tue lru. grandeur ,,r
,arions, gather from his whole pubic life, and
from every one of his speeches | have had the
misfortune, to read, and which hone | shall
lever be- Obliged To read over again that with
circle of Weston men around him and behind
aim. and .trnrr., than he. | gather that he is
..,.n nm nv nm sane ayxr;ca for m. ,r. area tn
A., H. ., 49,
oe ""'''''' ~ '''''' "'
Ia ms IfnI under ms ahih'hiStratlon,
should eXpect To see this beautiful Republic d.s-
cenl ,o the f,llles Of kinvs | should .xpert
!, h,d tho j,.., ,,r,;ci. ~ .,,r.h.n.;o, ti,t
| u n.y. 'e ""'' P"'. VI frI".. 49,
should ever 1--we I" see nun ire>'d"nt at all, mat
he would oppose the best interesS OF the hu-
IN s,eci.s the true glory and true progress
nr III, hmm, ,,ce. all w,uld In, nerilcJ ,r IN
! ~ ~, ,' ,la.,..,,,i ~, 49, . , a,
we emu 'hat ~" '""sa"" "''e's may se' 10
BIZ uncle Sam dra goons, ana lew small p''i'-
ticians nav grow To be great men. TEat is the
first J.,lnniu,, obiectiuu TO the polilics of Gen