Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-10-12


listened to those words of approval, some
prophet of marvels and mystery had stood
up to tell us that some one there would CO.
operate in the nomination of Martin Van
Buren,, against the regular Wing nomina-
ton, would not each man Of us have said
with IIazael -" Is thy servant dog, that
he should do this thing"
And then if that same prophet of marvel
and Of evil had answered, eyes" and had
gone on to point out not only that he should
do it, but that he should be all the while
protesting to be a better Wing than he had
ever been in his life, and yet should go for
Martin Van Buren,, who is no better Wing
than he has been, but worse democrat,
and if he should tell us that he should be
selected by him as the liitest man, born Of
woman, to bear aloll the great flag Of Phi
lanthropy, do you not think that Il universal
exclamation and gulfaw would have rent the
roof
Pardon, me, fellow citizens; it is perhaps
not unreasonable to 20 bNck TO the year
1884. But let me call your attention to the
more immediate inquiry, who and what are
we to night? We are on the eve Of a Pres
idental election; the great trial of the peo-
pie; of the strength of the Constitution,
and the stability Of the Union. We are ey-
cry man Of us Wings.
Why are we Wings, fellow citizens, and
why have we decided to rally under that
nomination, under that ncorruptible old
man whose life has been his country's;
whose deeds have filed the measure of his
country's glory; from whose integrity, ca
pacity, iirmness, from whose clear head and
large heart, and constitutional Difference TO
the popular will, we dare to expect an adj
ministration like that of Washington! We
are Wings, because thus best, and thus only
can we serIe-our country That is the rea-
son; thus BEST and thus only can we serve
our whole country. Why do we 90 into
any political connection at ALI 7 o advance
the interests, increase the glary, strengthen
the Constitution, consolidate the Union, and
preserve the peace of our whole America ;
including, undoubtedly, MIR. President and
fellow citizens, as one great element in our
practical politics, the extension of the area
Of Freedom, and the limitation of the area
Of slavery; and above ALL the keeping of
California and New Mexico unpoluled by
the foot of slave.
We must: therefore, enter into some de-
scrptlon of the political parties. aud they
are three: the Democracy under Gen
Cass; the Bulfllo or Free Soil party, think
they call it, under Martin Van Buren, and
the Wing, under Gen. Taylor. And we
have devoted ourselves to the last, fellow
citizens, because thus best and thus only can
we accomplish the grand end of all party
action, the true service of America, incu-
ding, as have said, the eternal prohibition
of slavery upon the newly acquired territory
upon the Southwest.
How do | make this out, that thus best
and thus only, we can serve our country !
and permit me TO say tina, he who would
persuade you not to become Wings, or be-
ing Wings, to cease to be 50, it would rath-
er seem to me would have the burden of
the proof | see a learned legal friend of
mine in the crowd, and if | am wrong, he
will set me right, when | say that the bur-
den of the proof is upon him to make out
/ his case and not upon us. | submit to you
that the man who would turn us aside from,
! the Wing party, whatsoever and whercsoev-
/ er he may be, if he have borne our name
and shared our counsels, and been covered
over and over again by our honors, who ow.
ed his own fidelity to us, within the short
/ period OF thirty, sixty, or ninety days, all
that he was, or hoped, or dreamed to be, i
he thus comes TO allure us from our party
attachments, to burn incense before his owr
ldoatrous alterations, the burden of the
proof is upon him to make out his case, anc
= not upon us. Who and what are we anC
what are we doing! We are Wings this
county and this State, heretofore and til
this day have been Whg heretofore anC
till this day we had supposed that duty, Clio
ny, safety, and interest, all lay that way
80, fellow citizens, upon very wide sur
rey OF the political parties that divide thi
country--aitcr a very careful study, auC
: some experience in past years Of their fruit
the people of Massachusetts, by MAORI
: ties OF from ten to twenty thousand--o
Massachusetts, not the least intelligent AM
, prosperous Of the free States of America--
! Massachusetts, that first founded coleg
and FIRST planted free school in the New
/ World Massachusetts, whose labor, intel
2 lect, culture, public credit, and private yir
tues, we have thought "set her in the yer
f forehead Of the morning sky'-Massachu
sets, by majorties Of from ten to twent
? thousand, has deliberately. selected the pol
} tics OF the Wings, as the best instrument
tally, upon the whole view, of serving hel
/ self and Of serving the whole country.
] To carry these politics into practical e
e feet, you know very well that we have I'M
a ted ourselves and entreat your attento
0 TO this view Of the basis and objects of tn
a great party; in which the Wings of Mass
= chusetls unite with all those throughout on
: Widespread republic, who hold the sam
e general opinions, TO form the great Viii
e party of these United States. We unite
It to form this party many years ago. On til
: 4th OF March next, gentlemen, we all hop
+, and trust to see Zachary Taylor inaugur;
= ted as President of these United States.-
S On that day this organization will have e.
o listed, substantially in IFS present form, f
n quarter OF century; with no more tina
c those notifications which time impressC
J. upon all things human, upon men, upon o
If gauzed opinion, wherein some ideas pr,
IS sent themselves more prominently at on
II time, and these subsiding, others emergin,
l. present themselves more prominently at al
It other time; with no more modification
l. than these, our party has existed in til
a aud fbo al ,,t,rlI IN, SS0 IN IrIl