Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-08-06

aShast, and by Which it was swept from place
and power, hodh higher birthplace than bar
rel or log-cabin, 1t sprung from a deep con-
vlctlon in the popular mind that there was some
thing wrong in he administration of govern
meht That pow'r had been shamofuly abused,
and confidence grossly betrayed. hat mat
terS were not straightforward and upright as
they should be- The honest, popular heart
sweiicd with Indignation as the evidence accu-
mulated against he party which had long had
the administration in its hands. The people
determined i'll god earnest to right matters,
and that determination made doubly intense by
feeling that the correction had been too long
delayed, produceda feeling which has no par
allcl in our political history,--a feeling which
Wings wish to pmembcr, which Democrats
cannot forget.
The popular chacc in 40 went straightway
to man not known as politician, but rcnown
ell Tor ms patriotism, for an honest heart and n
clear head; for strong common sense, for strict
| integrity, for moral worth, and for PLAIN and
Vlrtlous life. Had his reputation been chiefly
political, he would not have been selected
Had his qualities been different, there would
have been no such response from the national
heart. For then deep conviction took hold
OF the popular mind, that there had been too
little integrity in public affairs They saw
that party had usurpcd the place of country -
lhey discovered that public affairs were man
aged not for the People, but for the Partv.-
Nhcn they found that politicians were not
what they protested 10 be, their best friends,
they lost confidence in politicians, and came
TO consider them as a class destitute of inteuri-
ty in public affairs.
From that day forward, the people have been
disposed to regard patriotic services, honesty
and integrity, plalnand vrtuous life, with the
greatest favor, and these qualities have deter
mined their choice Of candidates for the hrh
Office Of President. 1t was this that in 40.
made the country ring from side to side, with
shouts for the honest old farmer of North Bend.
1t was this, III Us, that turned the popular
choice upon the trough and ready" straight
forward, plain aud honest TAYLOR, through
whose military rcnown the popular eye was d.
rccted to the MAN, and the gold and pearl of
his truthful nature.
Now again, by popular preference, one is
presented for the Presidency, who for 10 years
has been on the frontier and the field, in the
service of the Republic. lIe has stood where
the eye could see him. for even in his youthful
days, his name was associated with the plory
OF our flag, and the nation spoke Of him, and
the hamlet knew him. 1t has been hls fortune
to achieve great glory in arms, without dlscred
1t to humanity; but he has led no arms, save
IN the cause Of his country, which though 1t
has partaken of the glory, has not shared the
wounds His patriotism is WELL well attested
by his military career; and if he is to suffer in
the estimation of any because of that career,
1t Is no less certain that the country has had
The glory and honor of his deeds. But it is moi
IN the American heart to be Indifferent to plo.
nous achievements. The people will not be
blinded by the golden haze OF glory, but ,tlcy
will recognize the pure fame, the great and no.
Die qualities of WINFIELD SCOTT!