Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-28
New Series, Vol. 3-..No. A.

are being made at the present time The 50.
called Liberty party, marshalled under the black
banner of political piracy, is leaving no store
nnturned, whereby its own party interests may
be served. 1t is busily engaged in whipping in
TO its ranks all those Wings, who from dissp.
potntment that Henry Clay was not nominated
as the Wing candidate for President, are disin-
cned TO support Gen. Taylor 1t has had but
poor success thus far. It has tried abuse Of
Taylor charges of corruption and dishonesty in
the Wing party, and false, 6are-faced lies have
been trumptcd from one end of the land to the
other, with an impudence and assurance tina.
can be accounted for, only on the ground Of POI
litical ianaticism and righteousness.
| 1t is now making great struggle in this
county, as a last resort, to get mp convention
to take measures to defeat the Wing party in
the county and in the State if possible.
The " one idea Of the "Thrd party" was
stolen from the Wings. Hostility to Slavery in
every form, AMI in every place, is principle of
the Wing platform. Every man in the country
knows it. The Wing party, as party has new
er surrendered this principle. The face of th.
party has ever been straightly and decidedly
set against Slavery. And in every place where
aught could be done or said against Slavery
legally and nationally, the Wing party has al
ways been foremost. Not wildly or era lilly have
the Wings acted on this subject. But like
party composed of men, clothed and in their right
mind, has it always been true to this princi.
pie.
What has the "1'hrd party" done against
Slavery? John Quincy Adams in his address
to his constituents, at Draintree" in 1919. fore.
told the Annexation of Texas, as the certain re-
suit Of the radical, unprinciplcd act on of the
"Thrd party" lie lived to see his prophecy
accomplished.
Had it not been for the "Third party" we
should have had no war with Mexico, with its
immense waste of life and property, with its
legacy in the form of a national debt of nearly
/, 500. 100000, and with its eternal stain upon
our national honor. The war was the result of
the Annexation of Texas, of the annexation of
more Slare Territory; and at the close Of the
, war We find ourselves in the possession Of vast
extent of Territory, over which the South hopes
r and expects to extend the blessed influence CT
its peculiar Institution.
twas BY the act of the Third party" in 1914,
y that the Wing party--,he Ant-Slavery party cf
\ the country, was overhrown, and the Locotoco
. party. the willing tool of the South was raised
e to power. Thus much has the "1'hrd party"
r done towards the accomplishment Of its profess
= sed object. 1t has given to Slavery a stronger
Y foo,hold in the country, than it has ever had,
! since the adoption of the Constitution.
A., l. there Wing in Chttenden County, that
:. will lend his aid to party of such professions,
Il and such deeds
Is there a Wing who will coalesce with the
party that defeated Henry Clay?
Is there Why, who will lend his aid to the
attempt of the Third party to dsmember the
y Wing party
. The ruinous financial and commercial policy
of the Loco.ioco party, under which the business
l. Of the country is fast sinking, would not have
Vt seen daylight had not the Wing party been Grip
? pied by the ctlorts of the Third party" And
IA now the only hope IS in the success Of the Wing
party Either Gen. Taylor or Lewis Cass vii
Z b., orr next President. The question is. whicr
y of these two men do you prefer Gen. Taylo
is is Wing. lie is an ant-slavery man in prin
ia ciple. and from principle. He is a warm admir-
er of the whole Wing platform; regarding it s
embodying those principles, on the carrying
~ ont of which the wel-being of the country de
tn pends. Lewis CaSs on the other hand, is pro
re slavery man, pledged to war, and to the rIi
III and destruction of the agricultura Commercial
; and industrial interests of the country. His III
y ,itable nav would not be satisfied with In
q whole of Mexico. VIII sing Wing Of TN
'r country, virtually support Lewis CasS, by yield
! ing to the slecious. unlarhlndcd tricks of an
OF Third party! We hope there is not o1e VIII