Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-10-11
Address of the New York Wing
State Convention.

EIll0,o Citizens of Ne,c York:
Another election is at hand. In short
time you will be called upon to exercise
the high prerogative of Freemen in select
ing agents as temporary repositories of or-
tons of your sovereign power. Represent
ing the Wing party, it is our duty to present
to you the names Of proper persons as such
Repositories of high judicial and admins
trative power. 1t will be the duty of other
Conventions to select candidates to excer-
else legislative functions, and you will be
called upon, if you approve the policy which
has governed the Wing party, and the prin-
ciples by which it is guided, to raiify such
selections by the authoritative sanction osthe
ballot box. Ii may be prudent to refer brief
~ to some Of the measures and principles
which we deem at issue in the coming cleo
ton.
The Constitution, or great fundamental
law of this State, has been essentially chan
ged by the action of the people themselves.
BY the new instrument, which is now the
rule of our conduct, the Legislative power in
regard to Internal Improvements is great
ly restricted and the questions in regard to
this subject which have divided public opin-
ion have been essentially modified Still,
there is room upon this subject for the ex-
ercise of both the legislative and admins
trative power upon policy either liberal or
narrow, according TO the predominant spir-
it Of the agents administering such powers.
The elections held under this Constitution
aud since its adoption have given to the
Wing parity predomlnance in the Legisla-
tive and Executive Departments ofthe State.
We can point with pride and confidence on
the manner in which these powers have been
exercised in regard to the interesting ques-
ton of Internal Improvements.
The powers which the Constitution left to
the Legislature have been SO exercised as to
prosecute toward completion, with all the
despatch which the constitution permitted,
those great public works contemplated by
that instrument to be perfected.
The dlstrust which had been artfully ex-
cited and sedulously los,ered, has been dis
PEELED Funds which had been Withdrawn
by the unauthorized acts of administrative
agents, have been restored so as to effect the
legitimate purpose contemplated by the con-
sttution. The credit of the State depre-
ciated by those who should have iosIered it
the most sedulously, has been steadily gain
ing ground from the wisdom and prudence
which have characterized the administration
of its financial affairs, and it now stands
high firm and mistaken.
That noble system of internal improve
ments, conceived with so much sagaclty,
and eilecting and promising SO much for the
prosperity of the State, is being prosecuted
steadily and energetically to completion -
the rich revenues which it yields sustaining
the credit of the state for any emergency,
aud the prudence of their administration JUS
tifying the confidence both Of the public
creditor and our own citizens; the embar-
easements occasioned by the Stop Law OF
1912 have been overcome, its consequent
losses repaired, and the state placed in
condition TO go on without further delay, il