Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-04-02

Senator SEWARD and his friends were denoun- !
ccd, and for all their dongs the actors in these ,
proceedings claimed without contradiction, the
direct countenance and authority OF the Pres /
den.
The whole patronage Of the Executive De-
parttnent was thrown into the same scale. The
chief actors in this violent disruption Of the
Wing party were rewarded by lucrative and !
honorable appointments. New organs were
established and old ones returned. for the ex-
press purpose Of wagng war upon those Wings !
who declined to JOIN in this crusade. Wings
appointed to Office by President TAYLOR were |
required either to use their power for the de- |
sructlon of Mr. SEWARD, or to give place TO
others who would The whole official power
OF this Port was brought TO bear directly on
this point. The Collector, the Sub -Trcasurer,
the Naval O1icer--all the heads of office here,
prescribed, relentlessly, every Wing who would
| not Join in this intcrnecine strife. Inspectors,
| Night Neutrality-suspicious. Of every grade,
true Wings, who had always been active and
efficient in party abors, were elected because
they could not conform to this new standard Of
political action. The heads Of departments at
Washington, and finally the President himself,
took part in these measures by removing from
Office throughout the State, Marshals, Collec-
tors Postmasters and others, whom General
TAYLoR was supposed to have appointed from
among Mr.. SEwARps political friends.
! Throughout the administration Of Mr.. FILL
MORE thus far, there has been an active and
systematic ondeavor to break down. and eject
from the Wing party, the Wing Senator from
this State, and all who are supposed to hold
his opinions or his character in any degree OF
respect. So far from making any secret OF tins
purpose, the special organs of the Executive
have always proclaimed il, and instead OF de-
nying it now, they distinctly avow 1t as emil
Ting them to the confidence and support OF the
South. They insist that the battle has been
fought, and that the victory rests with them
They point eXultiugy to the fact that they have
extnguished for ever the political Influence OF
Mr.. SEWARD, as giving them special title to
the affection and votes of the Southern States.
,, This is the view which prevails ver7 gener
ally among the Northern Wings, ofthe policy
and tendency Of the administration of Mr.
= FILLMORE. 1t is very widely believed that he
!, has directed the whole weight Of his position.
: and the whole power Of his patronage, to the
political destruction Of Mr.. SEWARD aud TO the
exclusion from the Wing party of all who
share IN any degree his sentiments and opln-
y ions. And those who will consider the facts
= we haye set forth in this historical sketch. or
. even give We: .rl,t to the representations and
u claims Of his OF ans and friends, will readily
see that there Is abundant room for preSumlng
y that Mr.. FILLMORE will neither ask. nor expect,
a full, cordial and enthusiastic support from the
great bojy OF those whom he has thus branded
- az aboltloniss and traitors. There Is, o!
" course, no reason to doubt that the leading
Wings of this State will feel bound b! the de-
cislon of the WhiC National Convention, and
> that they will do what they can towards secur-
II ing the election of its nominee. But they feel
= nevertheless, that in Mr.. F;.LNoRE's case
II they will be required to conquer pre]udces'
. On the part of many which mly prove too stub
!: horn for success that in so large and so close
u " DIVIDED State where few thousand votes
. will be quite sufficient to turn the scale 1t would
y be wisdom, on the part Of the Convention, II Ii
y seeks the welfare and success of the Wing
- party, to consider candidly, and to weigh fairly
VI the circumstances under which they would be
81 compelled 10 enter upon the canvass, should
= Mr.. FILLMORE be fixed upon them for re cleo
u ton. Very many Of the most sagacious meI
\ among them believe, that conslderate Wings al
~ the South must see abundant reason for think
= ing that the vote Of New York could not be
, commanded for him.
= Nor is the force OF these considerations lin
Is tied to this State The root of this envenomet
y hostility to Mr. Seward and his friends is the
! acknowledged dislike of Slavery, ana their un
vond he hounds fyed for !, bv the Copsti;u
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ID onon iii tho con,rovers;os now Ionnilv ,o,,lnd