Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-09-03

FELLOW CITIZENS For nearly forty years, with
out single exception, the Wing party has had the
controIe III the Legislation OF thus State. The re-
sponsbiIuy OF administering the government has
rested with our political party. invite your candid
attention at this time TO the manner in which We
have discharged those duties and the effect ui the
operation oi our principles upon the welfare OF the
state. No State in the Union can boast Of Il better
code OF laws aud no State in the Union is in a more
ioutishng condition than the little State OF YER
mont We have sometimes gone into our elections
with little hopes OF success Daring the political
contests i'll our State, our principles have been OPEN
y inscribed upon our banners and our banners no.
bly, horne aott the breeze by our standard bearers
when there little hope OF victory to uphold our
hands or encourage our hearts. But the influence
OF ouI acts and examples has not been lost. The
Wing party ol this State and Nation has been en-
c"uragrd, and the which we are striving 50 hard
t"cstdhls!, has been more firmly fixed IN our land
We have seen the interest OF oar State and nation
suffer through the obstinate and ucr,crsc legislation
"t our enemies The industrial energies ol our pco-
pie have been cramprd because L.ucolocvisnl having
once adopted the witlcrng doctrines oi radicali.n
had ohslnatcIy refused to discard thoS. principles
TIL the voice OF public indignation become too strong
To he whstuOd
But the opposition parties of State occupy at
the present llnc a hunlIlatlng position. In order
TO obtain power in their hands, they have laId aside
principles they once possessed to believe, and have
adopted some OF the most important measures for
which the Wings have so strenously contendrd -
Oar opposing parties in Vermont have tor the most
part been united and harmonious. Their members
luV il, ,,C
thcirhcttcr nature condemned, and in support OF men
whom they acknowledged unworthy OF their conf.
dencr. But the parties are 10 longrrunircd \ but
ter personal quarrel en%rosses their attention. and
dI'tractng their ranks. Their principles are ever
changing. Those ii yesterday are uusuitcd to the
plans OF to-day. One year ago the Free Drnocra-
cy oi Vermont met in convention in burlington aud
deliberately Homlnacd a man for the highest office
in the State, whom they knew 10 he strongly in la-
vor OF the most important measures which they
most srenuouSly profess 10 discard But he had too
much honor 10 accept nomination from 80 corrupt
party, and declined, and thus lett them 10 their own
destruction.
The same party has recently met in County Con-
vrnton in Richmond aud Is ont OF l25 voted to
unite with the Ilunkcr Democrats whose Call was
Tor "dH Haf 'coHId SHpIOrt Hc HoWlDGtion Of
Iicrcc GHd hiHg !' But OF the III members OF the
Convention, there were G3 .ocoioco Free Sol MEM
bcrs, and G. Wing Free Soil members the L.ocnlo-
co fre' SoerS voting for union, and the Whip
Free Soers against The Burlington Courier in.
forms us that there were numerous arguments in ia
vor OF uniting. But it neg.ects to tell US that A. i
Howell their candidate Tor representative 10 Con-
gress, the man who, it says, never voted ocoioco
% rkpt i'm Ms hut, l,,f 4
y aud tree soil, ever since he assumed the freeman.
oath, was one o the strongest advocates IN favor off
a union. Neither does he lellus that Mr.. Rowell j.
III iaVor OF the election OF Pierce aud King; though
such IS Tie lact and he is opposed to the third
candidate Tor the Presidency, and accused OF the
idct at Richmond by some ot the more honorable
members. The lIunker Locutocos pursued the same
dlshonorable course. When they found that all cl-
Iors to unite were in vain they proceeded to nomi
nate mkt up ticket OF all parties Bu, viii only
notice their selection Tor Judge OF Probate, IVm. II
fTcHch, man wholly unqualified tor the Office ALL
80 man who always icnouucrd every locotoroI
principle, md never east Locuiuco vote in his life
was originally a Wing, and still claims To be one
III every point, except the one idea But he is surc
Of defcaL
10 this remarkable turn, fellow Wings have thinns
come in Vermont The opposition parties, whose
boast has been that they would soon hold undispu-
ted sway IN our STATE, now oppose Us with Two scts
ot candidates Tor every office OF importance IN the
gilt OF the people, each claiming to be the true repre-
scntatlvcs u pure democracy. Each rival faction il
now opposing the other with bitterness of feeling !
wIh "A severity OF action, aud with an intensity OF
hatred, such asa personal quarrel only cnarnGcrs
II be- handy necessary to rrcur To every rubir