Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-08-30
For Representative, Montpelier,
j, A. VAIL.
RALLY +!

RALLY!
Wings of vermont,-RALLY! that is now
tho word.
Rally for your Principles. They arc right !
they are identical with The prosperity Of the
State they are time honored.
Freedom!
Wings of Vermont! i, is you who have been
pioneers in the cause of freedom. 1t was you
who raised the first rallying cry for Freedom Of
Speech and the right of Petition, when these
birth.rghis of freemen were basely surrendered
by Northern Doughaces. 1t was a Locofoco
Congress which established the Gag Rule-it
was Wing Congress which repealed it,
Annexation!
II was you who ever resisted the infamous
scheme for the extension OF slavery and the
prostralon of the political power of the Free
States, by the ANNEXATION Of Itras. You resis-
ted it to the last. 1t was the locofoco party Of
Vermont, under the lead of their Dillingham; and
Villas, aud Barber, and Thomas, which first pro-
fessed TO be against annexation, and then basely
surrendered its opposition at the command of the
Slavocracy. They were treacherous to Freedom
then; lou were faithful.
Slavery & the Slave Trade!
Wings of Vermont it was you who took
the highest ground for Freedom warranted by
the Constitution, and asserted the right and du
~ of Congress TO sever the Federal Government
from all connection with or responsibility for
Slavery and the Slave lrade-to exclude both
from the District of Columbia and all the Fed
crnl territory. The boastful I" Free Democracy"
have but followed you followed you reluctantly
followed You slowly: be it remembered that
the Van Buren, platform of '4S lacked this sub
stantia and important plank, which you was the
first to shape and fit and fasten to the good old
Wing platform in Vermont
More Annexation.
You were the first also TO detect and expose
and resist the last subterfuge ofthe Slavocracy-
the cunning scheme of extending slavery by an
nering hall Of .New .Merico TO TEXAS, which
Paul Dillingham; and the occfocos of Vermont
helped into the Union with constitution forev-
er perpetuating Slavery. The Dragging "Frce
Democracy" Is behind you lis entirely uncom-
nitted on that great question lis in a position
again TO become traitors to Vermont the tools
to do the wicked work of the Slavocracy. Free.
men of Vermont! these men have been PREACHER.
Gus once it will be your fault if you permit them
10 be treacherous again.
The Presidency wrested from the
SlaVOCraCV.
Finally we claim for the wings of Vermont ard
the Union the high honor of rresting The Presi
deney from the hands Of The Siapocracy. "What
il not Gen. Taylor STAKEHOLDER ?" That is the
question which the truck and dicker organs in.
dustrously put, and which the truck and dcker
dupes earnestly repeat. Yet-he IL a Slavebol.
der; but bound by his pledges bound by his
Alison letter bound by his Inaugural address
bound by his honor and patriotism, to be the Pres
ident, not Of the Slavocrats, but of the whole
country; bound TO exclude KING VETo from the
Executive chair, and 10 sit there as an impartial
honest, patriotic and constitutional President o.
the United States. What if LEWIS CAss hat
been permitted to occupy that scat? You have
his written word, just gwen afresh to the world
that Lewis Cass would have been another tyran
in the Veto line another tool of the Slavocruts
IL it no honor to wrest the Presidency from tn,
Sayocracy-to put an end to the one Maj
Power-to save the Wilmot Proviso from tn,
veto-to secure the admission of California an,
New Mexico as FREE STATES OF THIS UNION
We submit that it is "gory enough" for on,
Presidential campaign, and we claim that III,
Wings of Vermont who contributed to that re
suit are entitled to the honor Of giving substan
'ial, practical, and important aid 10 the cause
Freedom.
Profession and Practice.
Wings of Vermont! we repeat, then, that 70,
have been pioneers in the cause of Freedom =
You were early in the field; you have been con
ant-cons'stent-and thus far successful
Look at the resolutions, upon our first page, a.
dopted by Wing Legislatures. They show nom
creed upon this subject Look at the speeches
and votes of your delegation in Congress: The,
show your practice it is all rght-all coDsis,
entail straightforward. You have promised
your delegation has acisd. 1t has been left TO
your locofoco opponents in Vermont to promis
well and for the bel.weathcrs Of old locofoco
ism and new free soilism to violate their plghte
faith and cast the strength of the locofocos O
Vermont into the Slavocratic scale.
Remember .annsraiion and The poie of Pau
Dillingham;, Jr. You have remembered them il
days past, and the verdict of Vermont has beer
sgainst them: remember them at the polls or
Tuesday next
Protection.
We turn to another point, and one OF the ut
most practical importance 10 your own interests