Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-17

hS IhoI 'OlC vi IACHIuChy SIOOQ LOT i dYlOT
. for Clay. The announcement was received
in the cold, dead silence of utter establishment.
What root OF bitterness was there-and who plan
ted it,-what could have produced that migrate,
Jaf vote! Strike out the name of Henry CLAW,
and what is there to illumine the history of Ken.
lucky for the last forty years !-Even the Hon
Mr. 6urthn regrets that the first vote Of Ken
lucky had not been unanimous for Mr. CLAY.
What member was not astounded that it was not
so!
now come to fact, in relation to the nomi.
nation Of candidate for Vice p resident, to which
wish 10 call your attention-now-au to-mor-
row-and days to come.
On The first ballot for Vice President, the Hon.
Abbot Lawrence received from the slave States
63 votes, and Mr.. Fillmore IS
On the announcement of this ballot member
from New York, rose, tout of order) and said
che wished to say word in favor OF the New
York candidate" WILL CARRY New
YoRK" FILLMORE WILL CARRY New YORK =! !"
which is thus translated in the Inelligencer;
Immediately after the announcement of the result
of the first ballot Mr.. MERRILL of New York. rose
and said, that New York claimed to be heard on the
Vice Presidency. With Willard Fillmore as the can.
ddate for that Office the thrysiX votes of New York
would be sure for the nominations he hoped there
FORE that the claim of New York would be regarded
[Great cheering.T
On the second ballot, the slave States gave
Mr.. Fillmore 40 votes, and he was nominated
Thus, on the 9th day of June, at the Chinese
Museum, in the city of Philadelphia, the 80 votes
ofthe State of New York were bargained and sold
to Gen Taylor for a candidate for the Vice Pres.
dency in the teeth of the WhigS resolution
of the Wing members Of the New York .egisla-
ture, "ReSolged, That in the judgement OF this
meeting, the Wing party of this State ojH e1pect
that the candidate whom they shall be called up
on to support, shall be thorough and blameIess
Whig-of known and wcN tried principles and
opnon5-a statesman of known capacitg and
qualifications for the highest civil employment;
and one who shall FULLY REPRESENT AND MAIN
TAIN, in the eminent station to which he may be
called, The distinctive doctrines and character Of
the Wing party of this State"
1t remains to be seen, whether the true Wings
Of New York, who remain in the faith of this
resolution, will ratify, by their votes, in Novem-
ber this WALL-sTREET bargain and safe.
A resolution was introduced for the unanimous
confirmation Of the nominations. A most earn
est appeal was made to the mover to withdraw
tho resolution on the ground that it was evident
it could not be carried unanimously; and it was
Withdrawn. My belief is there would have been
many roteso gainst it.
have no great liking to the spirit, aim and
end with which Gen. Taylor's nomination is forced
upon the North by the Southern Wings. A
military popularity of Southern man. (which
sinks into shade in comparison to Gen. SCOTS :,
is seized upon and the North are told "Takt
Taylor or Defeat, and so they will be told from
four years, to four years, Is they tamey submit
The South, in fact ask of us two things frs
a President for all time, who will maintain anC
protect Southern rights land second if perchanc,
any Southern man, should, by the expression O
liberal opinions, render himself barely acceptable
TO the North, that is deemed good ground for re
jecting him, and forcing an ultra STAKEHOLDER up
on us. My Clay is rejected by the South, 70
Gen. Taylor, who has never expressed singh
mitigated opinion the subject of slavery or it
extension. And hope may ask without Of
fence. are you willing that the Wings of tn
North should be bribed by the spoils to the con
tinuance of Southern rule and Southern dicta
ton.
You see in the Taylor papers, it is elaine
that be will sweep the entire South. If it be st
ask, on what is that expectation founded 2
do you believe that any southern Loco Foco wi
vote for Gen. Taylor becac'Sc he IS a Wing 2
Do you believe they will abandon Mr., Cass,-a
all 4he hold they haze for northern aid-and 0