Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-08-25
For the Burlington Free Press.

GIN. d, W. c. CLARKE--
Dear Sir:-lly attention has been directed to a no.
tice which seems 10 be going the round OF the Loco
foco newspapers, attrihuting TO me an abandonment
OF the Wing party, It's candidates and principles, If
the opinions OF so unimportan person myself are
OF any consequence to others there must exist like
interest in their correct statement. No more
properly do this than myself
have hitherto acted entirely in good faith with
the Wing party-ior the sole reason that they have
seemed to me, the only organized party from whom
be expected aid in the various pressing emer
genccs OF the last few years-,he extent OF my poli,
cal life. now retain the same opinion. | have al
ways been in favor OF the nomination OF Mr., Webster
Tor President Tor the that he is statesman OF
the highest abilities, OF the agcst experience and
vices OF any OF age and county lie is moreover,
Northern man with national principles.
! was dissatisfied with the nomination of General
Taylcr for the reasons that he is STAKEHOLDER, and
his opinions upon the allabsorbng topic of the
sion OF Slavery, are comparatively little known. |
have no hesitation in saying that if any course could
be presented by which the election OF Cass could be
prevented other Than by the election OF General Tay
or by the people should not hesitate TO avail myself
OF it but the truth is there is no such way was we'll
disposed to if the Buffalo Convention would not
furnish means OF exricaton, but instead OF doing
SO, it has hardly offered MAJ more acceptable than
Cass himself
| cannot bring myself to support a man for Pres-
dent who offers neither apology confession tor his
past offences, and who has done than any other
living TO foster that spirit of bold aggre sson on
the part of Slavery, which annexed Texas to this ma
ton, with all its consequent evils.
To elect Martin Van Buren,, would be to reward the
whole band of unprlncpled men who in 1874, aug
mented the extent of Slavery the utmost of their
power, and brought upon us an unnecessary and
bloody war, terminating at last in digging pit of de-
struction from which nothing but the wisest and
calmcs of counsels can rescue us. When these men
have labored as hard and as long for good as they
have for evil, it will be time to besiow upon them
the rewards of well-dong
There are other and decisive reasons against Mr..
Van Buren,. His position relative to Slavery itself is
entirely unsound, lie is against its enlargement but
can well tolerate the existence of il in cases where
the power is admitted to exist for its prevention
and destruction Further he cannot be elected by the
people. The result is quite evident: either General
Taylor must be elected by the electoral college, or
Mr. Cass will be chosen by the House of Represen
tltves This consider the greatest evil which could
fall upon the country The success of himself and
party, will give us Slavery throughout the conquered
portions OF Mexico, for time we canno, foresee. n
general system Of misrule-a farther prosration of
free laborn short, shall receive from it the twin
plaques Slavery and Modern Progressive Democra-
cy.
cannot consent in this crisis to waste even one
vote The same reasons which impelled me to vote
Tor Mr. Clay, are equally binding now, and point un
errngly to the support OF the nominees of the Wing
party,
There can be no help for the country until IN. Lo.
cooco party Is disbanded and annihlIsted. II ba.