Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-06-09
For President,
HE CLAY.
For Vice President.
WILLARD FILL MOkE u,
or NEW YORK.
Subject, to the decision Of the Wing National Con
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The Whir National Convention.

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This BODY, comprising the Representatives of
the grand Wing Party Of the Union, will assem-
bic in Philadelphia, on "Wednesday next. Their
action is anticipated with deep interest and anx-
iety, for upon it are suspended more important
issues, we think, than have ever before been
presented TO the People. Upon whom the choice
of the Convention will fall, to sustain the Wing
banner in the approaching political canvass, is
a question that is on every mans lips. The
ansrer varies with the preferences, or the sup
posed information, of those who make it.. Upon
one point. we are glad to be able to say. the
wishes and the determination of the Wings are
harmonious and united and that is he inTor-
ance Of stamping muh The popuiar Misrepresentation
the leading measures and he policy ofthc Admi"-
i~s,ration Of Mr.. POLK, which, it is now well I'M
derstood, would be fully sustained and carried
out by Gen. Cass, in the event Of his election.
This, then, in the present National cXigcncy.
is the great substantive issue to be decided =
whether the people will sanction the principles
of aggressive war, of territorial extension and
acquisition by means of war. ofopen interference
in the affairs of other nations by this Govern
ment, which have strongly marked the charac-
ter, and ins,iga,ed the leading measures of tue
present Administration or whether, looking to
the %counsels and examples of WASHINGTON, they
will determine that such principles do NOT un-
derlie the true policy and the true prosperity of
our Republican Government, but are hostile
to its genius and dangerous to its perpctuity.-
Other important issues, are unqnestionably to
be determined by the result of the approaching
contest. These are the extension of domestic
Slavery over Territory in which Congress has
supreme Legislative authority; the reasonable
protection of Home Industry 1.-THE management
of the National Finances and Domain River
and Harbor improvements for the promotion of
the interests of internal Commerce and Trade,
&c.-issues that have heretofore, more partic-
ularly, divided the two principal political par
ties of the country, and that, by very general
consent, are to be settled not so much by refer
ence to the Constitutional power of Congress, as
by considerations of public policy.
In addition, therefore, to the ordinary and
well.delined issues between the Wing and Loco
foco parties, the administration OF President
Polk has presented to the country a grcaier one,
which renders the defeat of Mr.. Cass an object
of The rery first Importance, and the strongest
.nd highest bond of Union with all who desire
10 preserve anu priPutuatC an A.NP"""-.
His insane course in the Senate of the United
States, on the Oregon question, which was cal
culated and Designed to involve lis in a war with
England his views on the subject of "%acquir-
ing" Yncatan, .Iamaica, CnJa, or any other
neighboring country that may be supposed to
offer an inducement to the ~cupidity of European
powers; his rabid opinions on the subject of the
Mexican War, and the conquest and annexation
Of Mexican Territory, (more rabid, if possible,
than those of the administrator whose MOUTH
piece he has been) are too well known to need
rccapitulation. lie is The acknowledged hlder Of
the ertreme War, Conquest, Anner"tio", Pro-
.Siarery party cfthe Country. As his election,
therefore, would throw the whole power of the
Country into the hands of that party, and thus
give the popular sanction to measures and
schemes whose direct tendency is to wrest the
Government from its legitimate and only safe
career OF lcaCc. ana convert II iiltO IL MIIitaIg
Republic, so his dctrai is an object to secure
which party triumph is one 0! the lowest mo-
tives. That he wU be defeated we unhe,ita-
tingly believe, and by the candidate who will be
nominated by the Wing National Convention,
next Wednesday. Which of the several prom
inent and distinguished Wings whose names
have been mentioned.-CLAY WEBSTER, SCoTT,
MCLEAN, TAyLoR,-will unite the votes Of that
Convention, we are able neither TO ioresec, nor
greatly to cure. ALL of them are avoWedly OPP
posed to the destructive principles and measures
of which CaSS Is the exponent. With either
of them as President, four years ago, the annex
alton of Texas and the War with Mexico, and
all their monster train Of evils, would have been
avoided. Either Of them, we believe, will re-
store the Country TO PEACE, SAFE PRINCIPLES
and GOOD GOVERNMENT. With our personal
preference strongly for Henry Clay, our con-
tdence in the wisdom and integrity of the Ma
tional Convention, and our earnest convictions
Of the vital necessity of union and concert in
the Wing ranks, will lead US cAecrlullv to de-
fer TO its decision.