Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-06-10
Wing State Convention.

Wing state Convention.
We ARE glad to see on every hand, sound
expression of feeling in the Wing newspapers
Ct the State, on the subject of the approaching
State Convention, to be held at Montpelier on
the 22d instant. This is as it should be. There
il lust as much re, son for full representation
Mt that Convention by the friends Of Wing
PRINCIPLES, as there would be- were it to be held
last before a great national struggle, instead Of
s,el ,ifnr mo
what II there is no question raised as to
Y 40 will be nominated for the chief offices Of
te State, and what if there is no doubt in the
rinds Of any Wings as to the election of their
candidates when the fall election comes on, do
We not gll know that beneficial results can be
reached only by faithfully using the proper
means: Do we not know, too, that there is to
be u three-sided struggle, as there has been for
some years past? Do the two other parties,
however free in their condemnation of the po-
li'lcal principles and action of one another
MAZE any secret Of one great principle ir their
line Of action viz: to yield almost airy scrupe
before hand which may prevent their coaescing
nj the polls, or in the legislative, if by SO doing
they can then and there defeat the wings; ;
the spojls to be divided afterwards, according
10 some satisfactory arrangement TO be Geter-
mined when The case arises !? Time was
when there Us some little hesitation about
Wowing zach a special partnership. 1t was
true IT, whenever any chance arose for an
nvG!' lie movement of that sort. it was made,
q first, not with boldncss, but in sort Of sham
bling way and the conclusions were spoken
o! "a. f reached rather by accident than by any
design. Couldn't exactly say ho~,-bu some
ho,o, this Office was given to A. of one party
aud that office to B. of the other party. though
there had been no sacrifice Of any principle by
any one. They had defeated the whirs any
way, and that they were glad Of But that day
oi maiden hesitation has gone by. TO get pos
session IF the balance of power so as to make
terms with the other party-to JOIN their forces
ia oycrpower their whg opponents, and to fix
the offices afterwards are aims avowed as
openly as an intention to 60 to the polls.
Were the ultimate end of an election nothing
more than to get office, without reference tc
great pubtic ends to be reached by the posses.
sion Of political power, there would be less tc
be said against such mode Of proceeding.
might be looked at more matter of test
than one Of principle, so far as the term i. ap
pcable to political parties claiming to bt
considered national in their character.
But have the Wings great political par
~ ever considered the possession of poIilica
power means only for possessing the emolu
ments Of Office Far enough from that
They have claimed that the power Of legisa
tive office was on to he sought, because there
hy certain great principles OF public polio!
Which lear directly on the welfare of The Amer
lean people, could be embodied in suitable laws
not for the benefit Of party bnt for the good
Of ar,--and that executive power was desira
tie only to give efficiency to those principles
Ioined with such others as al! men of cool head.
ard sound American hearts, whatever be thei,
mental ones of our government,-which ar,
embodied in our constitutions, and have bee
recognized from the days Of our fathers to tn
present time.
The Wing party has much to do therefor
with plain argument, with candid discussion,-
with manly and fair dealing; but with pollics
coalitions nothing whatever. They stand Q
their own ground and must rely solely on uiei
own united and disciplined strength. The in
fluencc of Wing principles in the conduct o
cur national affairs is just as much needle
nov, as it ever was. They cannot cease to b
operative, either as a check to injurious inhu
snces Of different sort, or as positive agent
TO promote n sound and well balanced nationa
growth, when they shall be again in the as
ccndant. And that day will come again, a
surely as it has come repeatedly heretofore
Jet then our gatherings to our primary meet
ngs to choose delegates for the State Conveu
ton he just as prompt and general, as if ma
ronal election were just before US. Let on
delegates assemble with as much alacrity, an
confer with as hearty a spirit as they ever die
Let their voice ring out in their resolutions I'll
utterance Of sound national Wing principle
as clearly and strongly as ever. Talk of III
Wing party as dead Why the Wings migl
Es truly have talked Of the Locv'oco party q
dead, when the elections for Harrison and 1al
lor swept il from the field. Great national pa
ftcs 30 not die so easily as that comes to.
the mean time lie. the Wing ranks be keI
full. their arms bright and their powder dry Ii
il is wanted.
During the severe blow of last Monday, tt
bark Nordcr, Norwegian vessel, foundefed
her mornings, at Quebec. She rolled over