Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-04-23
URLNGTON FREE PRESS FRIDAY MORNINo ApHII 3, IsSs

tie array and must go with leader. Don
De alarmed. gentlemen; we must louk at this
question. Now who is to lead the Whr parry
Tell Inc what sort Of II fight would You make il
you went into the fight in this way-somr
shouting Scott, some Webster. some Fillmore
why it's the very thing We come to talk about
| ask You if you are willing to sacrifice every.
thing by these personal Differences? Let me
tell you truth-we must unite or we cannot
conquer. lie Democrats may quarrel now
but they will unite. They always quarrel, but
they do 1t all before the nomination; then they
shoulder arms, and march into line Shall we
DO other"Ise' Is it not TIC sole secret OF sue
cess2
1t is right you should have your preferences
l have nae them, perhaps too strongly. have
honnt I'd one mar to such degree that | fan
cled ii could not follow his holding plume to
success could lie down dishcartrned. III
! $50, as this friend will testify. when heard
that Henry Clay was Defeated was ready to
field my arms and declare would tight no
more; but | asked myself. do YOU not owe
your country an effort to repair the wrong?
saw my folly-l fought for General Harrison
| found this same feeling here. You feel as if
| you must have your own friend or you clnnot
night But for me, ] will fight for any Wing
against any Democrat. protest, sc1nnly, in
the name Of the founders and the Integrity and
! hcpes OF tins country and Of the Wing party
III the name OF liberty and our common hopes,
protest aglnst this division inithe party. 1t
must needs result in deielt. Nov don't shout
| wneH llention names. am irving to talk
Tennessee. If YOU nominate Mr.. Fillmore,
why do you do it: Because of his integrity
end ability. But do you wish to expose him
70 ~ 4 l..
want to elect him. We'll, can you elect hin
without the friends of Gen. Scott ard Mr. Web
S"r Is not this the case with the others =
You must have the friends of all tie elect one
\ es, yes. We'll. gentlemen, then you have
decided the question here tonight. You have
proclaimed the need Of uni N. Use every eff
fort for your own tayorite but if yen fail then
JON hands with the rest for the election cf
whomsoevcr is naiDed by the party. say tina
| am Ill favor Of the Wing nomlnee, without
any reservation. would not support any man
tor resident, be who he may, who was not ut
terIy devoted to the constitution Of my country.
Any mau who does honor that constitution
would vote Tor, If he were nominated, even
though did not like him personally. | an
rot behind any man here IN love of friends.
cling TO them forever, and in fighting, ! fight
to the last until Heaven has dccreed defeat,
end then, like the coon to Capt. scott, come
down"
Abiding to the connection of his name with
the Vice | rcsdency, Senator JoNrs says:-
$50 far from desiring any such position as
thli on any mans ticket spoken Of, haze new
or sought It. ! never will seek it. have ner.
er coveted i, ard do rot BOW coyet it. And
more than that, will 90 on NO mans ticket
unless am so!emnly confident that It is nv
duty to my party and country. Ala whenever
you hear 1t said that sought to be Vice presl-
dent, II you have any confidence in what say,
YOU will brand /. as mistake or illsehood.-
Why: Is it not high enough 70 meet nay am
bltlcn' Yes, too high; but high or low.
nave position quite as acceptable to we as
the Vice Presidency. Whether it be iirher
or lower, would rather, for myself, DC soma
tor IN the Congress Of the United States chan
Vice President otthc United States. And re
man lvng--and what an sayin! now IS TO
be published to thc wGrll-no man living ever
heard me express even desire to 20 on the
tlchel with scott, Fillmore. Webster, or any
oody else. And 10 man liYing-and ! nope
my friends viii write it Gawn distln tly-nas
ever heard Inc say So CT has ever .ecn Inc
write one solitary word to my living lrinE to
procure any such place desire to say thus
much, gentlemen, tGcause every act Of my life
every public acl-hls been perverted and
nscrihGd to Sordid scliishncss and the ambitious
moti"e Of attempting to advance my own pre-
tensions TO that Office If ever accept Of that
or any other Office, it will be, rs it has hereto
fore been, under my conviction Of the lu,r
which owe to myself, to my friends, and to
my country"