Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-06-15
Breaking Ground

We copy the following circular from the Boston
Courier, which states that it has been extensively cir
culated and signed We do not Jel;eue the voie of Nus
Gu It's c1n be giuen for T1yor
TO THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Wing National Convention have nolinqted
General Trylor for President of the United Stltes-
In so doing they have exceeded their Just authority
and have proposed candidate whom no no. thefn
wing is bound to support
lie is mol Il Wh;g, when tried by the standard of
our party organisation. He has never voted for a
Wing candidate has declared that the party must not
look to him as an exponent of its principles, that he
would accept the nomination Of the Democratic party,
and that he would not submit his claims to the decis-
ion Of the wings acting through their regularly con
stituted Convention
He is mol Wing, if judged by the opinions he en-
tertans upon questions of public policy. Upon the
great questions of Currency and Finance, of Internal
improvements, Of Protection to American Industry,
far from agreeing with the wings, he his distinctly
avowed that he has formed no opinion at ALL
He Is mol a Whig if measured by the higher stand
ard of principle, to which the Wings of Massachu-
sets and of the North have pledged themselves sol
EMMY, deliberately, and often He is not opposed to
the extension Of slavery territories, acquired
and to be acquired, by the United States. He is a
STAKEHOLDER, and has been selected because he could
command votes which no wing from the free states
could receive.
To make room for him, the trusted and faithful
champions of our cause have all been set aside
The wings of Massachusetts, by their Legislature,
and in their popular assemblies have resolved, that
opposition to the extension of slavery, is fundlment-
ii article Of their political faith. They have spoken
with scorn and upbraidng of those northern demo
Gratis who would sacrifice the rights and the interests
Of the free states upon the altar of party sub5ervi-
ency
The wings of the Legislature have recently declar-
ed to the country, hat if can attend the par
ty only by the sacrifice Of whig principles OF some of
them" they do not mean to be thus successful that
they are determined "to support candidate who will
not suffer us to be ovcr-balanced by annexaons of
foreign territory, by the further extension Of the
institution of slavery, which is equally repugnant to
the feelings, and incompatible with the political rights
Of the free states and that they "beeve it to be the
resoluo purpose of the wing people of Massachusetts
to support these sentiments and carry into effect tn
design which they manifest
Believing that the support of General Taylors nom-
inlton is required by ITO obligation of party fidelity
and thltto aCqesce in it would be the abandonment OF
principles which we hold most dear, treachery to the
cause of freedom, and the utter prosraon of the in
terests of free llbor, and the rights of freemen-
The undersigned, wings of Massachusetts, call
upon their fellow-ctzens throughout the Common
wealth, who opposed to the nomination of Cdss and
TdgOr, to meet in Convention at Worcester, on Wed.
nesday, the 2Sth day of June current to take such
steps as the occasion shall demand in support of the
principles to which they are pledged an to co-ope-
rate with the other free states in convention for this
purpose.