Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-09-29
SPEECH OF
HON. UFES CEOA TIE
At IKE
WIG STATE CONVENTION.



| Reported for the Atlas, by Henry Parkhurst.l
| cannot suppose Mr. President. notwi,h.
standing the great and overwhelming Kindness
of this call, that it can really he the wish of the
Convention 10 hear from me, at least anything
| in the nature Of speech. Considering, Ger.
l.ainlv, how little we have left. how much i'm.
ror'ant business remains for the Convention Ia
do. and considering, most of all, how anXinu.
Won must all naturally be To listen, rather thar
10 m -, those public agents Of ours who huunI
rs with their presence to-day, and who can sreaL
So in.,ruc,iveiy upon the great subjects of IL,
hour ! at least do not isel at liberty To d.tai,
YOU at all. Elsewhere. aud at other moments
On other fields and other days. may try to scat
ter the seeds of Il few thoughts but not now
ND not here.
At the same time, Mr. President, that res.
pecttu'iy decline 10 make Il speech, ! admit 4
very strong desire to pre.Ant myself for "A few
moments to this Convention, (app!au.e) in tn.
character Of wi'ress, and not ui nm advoca te
SIR, had the honor, by tie favor of a portion ri
orr common constituency, - be a nembr of
that tinlai"lpIlia Convention persontlv rnr
maps, ANA Temporarily. "A panied and disappoint
ed member; and yet rejoice at an opportunity,
here to-day, 10 testify aud To declare nron my
veracity, aud my honor. that according to ms
" 'Nu-V, "'iu - ~ "ihI'Ht I'h'Wi'Gse
AMI belief. no nomination WAS eyer more f,ir!y
made ,ppl,n>p y no nomination WA. ever mad,
more exactly in accordance With IT, yes OF
~" representatives Of great paI'.es EAc t.is in
similar T. n ento = assembled.
M. fellow 'iIl2cn IL. that seeks a prelpXt
'>r hoanGonlng r.s friends, hs iag. and his
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"'ti clear head and i'r.'' reat; anu SIR,
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The L." press every "he'e t"K '''ih up on
Nrt IS IN me lree sa'e', every where, oro /
hlir 2 ward. Public sentiment began to rally
in hi, D... 49, appeal To every man here
pres nj, ii the members ui the PnltjclpIia Com
vcu'ion were not surrounded. penetrated b ,thpd
in public o.in.n " hicii CANE, we knew hot
whence, winch We conlj not resist, u Iich no
,nan ia the Convention, ma party, and no Stale
could resist, WituesS Vermont and Maine to-
day Immense chccrin!)
Yes, sir, i, was a nomination by the people,
and it only Remains now to be seen, whether
the people o: America are equal to that r-ea,
| function flr which a republic people have ever
been suppose to be qualified TO designate their
own Chicf Magistrates AID whether they are
able, after they have si.n led their WILL 10 have
II carried Mt, Elf Ct
Let me say, then, Mr.. President, in the mex,
place, std! conhn'ig mys IT 10 the Philadelphia
Convention, one word IN IRE of lis general cn.r.
acter' IN reply 10 another Observable in regard
10 IT, They say did not pu, forth a platform
81 "nr doctrine; we did not put forth Wnia
creed That is AN olgecdon here, and lnert,