Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-14
Them Instructions. -

We haven't heard how that Od bunker " in
istruction'' meeting at the Union House came
ont, last evening. (though Mr.. Darby thinks
It probably came out as it wcnt in, By the door!)
The Cass organ will doubtless let us know all
about It, however, on Monday morning. The
notion of getting the " democracy" together for
the purpose of instruciing their representatives
in an ordinary State Convention for the honi.
nation of State officers, is a sitiniicant feature
of the times! Who ever heard Of such a thing
before We can explain it to our readers in the
~clearest manner.
The nomination Of Lcris Cas-, has proved
the wettest and the coolest wet blanket that
ever fell upon the democracy" of the North.
The outrage upon the free instincts of the whole
North which this nomination of a Northern
man who is PLEDGED TO VETO any Legislative
enactment, by Congress. for the exclusion Of
Slavery from our Free Territories cons,Immates,
is too gross for the usually patient endurance of
g the party" They managed, though with i'll.
disguised reluctance, 70 swallow Mr.. Polk, four
years ago, notw outstanding they were really OPP
posed to the Annexation of Texas bm to be
called on to support a Northern man who has
submitted to the disgrace of a Southern sccond
birth, and come out Il doughface Of the most I'M
scrupulous character, was asking more than
disimercstcl Loco!ocolan at the North would
submit to, 1t has proved the last fatal ounce
OH the back of the overloaded Democracy of
the Free States, and, like Nehcmiah's calf, they
have "gire om!' M1ny ofthe prominent, leai-
ing, a"} ATTEST mombers oflhe Locofoco party in
Vermont haze tpVo,red The erample set them by
the Van BUeas. CnHtrsiengs, Buffers, amh The
"hosts Of democracy,' in he Empire state, anu
don0nnce CasS anil his pro-slarery doctrines, and
his uorsc than slarish sudSerriency 10 Southern
dication, and WHcriy refuse 10 sustaiR on support
him. They do so openly and without reserve!
They are Van Btrcn-mcn, and don't pretend 10
disguise il and will attempt ('hough we think
without success to procure tie nomination OF
Mr.. Van Buren, by the Locoloco State Convcn-
ton next week! They are strong, sensible and
influential men in the party, and understand pre-
cisely what they are about.
Now Burlington furnishes her full share, both
as to numbers and abHiiy, ofthese Yankee Barn
burners. More than one of them are in the list
Of Delegates to the State Convention. They
were placed there 0tier the nomination of Cass,
and when it was well known that they would
no, pledge themselves to his support. The pro-
liability is that they were selected because OF
their wavering faith in Cass democracy, and in
the hope that the " compliment !" would bring
them into the traces, The hope was delu.ive
They are contumacious, and the more they
think of it "the more they think they roHt' hell
debase the freemen of Vermont by pretending tc
be in favor Of a man for the Presidency, wllc
would aid in extending Slavery, and who would
leave the BrcakwaterS, and other Improvement,
upon our Lake, to rot unfinished.
Hence it comes that the Old IIunkers who
as supporters of Cass and the regular nomim
ton, assume to be 1.-THE Party" propose to :. in
sruct' the non-comforming Delegates. Per
ceiving the blunder they made is appoin,iaa
them without a pledge, they now seek to in,
struct" them out Of their seats! 1t is current,
reported that the thing emit be donc.