Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1853-08-12
The Policy of our Opponents.

The Free sellers of this county met last
week Friday, and course by previous ar
rangemcnt, illuminated the same county ticket
which had been nominated by the Democrats
nine days before. 4 coohtion then has tccn
formed, and is to be the main instrument Of
the party machinery by which the county is,
if possible, to be carried against the Wings
Or course the resolutions of neither of the
conventions, have much to say about prin-
cipics.
Where men Of directly opposite opinions,
heretofore antagonists, are found side by
side ploughing in the same lurrow, it is
evident that principles have been abandoned
Democrats are to vote for Free sellers and
Free sellers for Democrats, dividing equally
the spells for which they barter their conss-
trncy. The natural tendency of such coali-
ton is to become more and more INSCRIPTIONS
and corrupt.
The state Of things in Massachusetts, OK
cmplllics this clearly. There set Of disap-
pointed politicians banded together for the
sake Of the plumber, and succeeded in obtain
Ing the rcins Of government. 10 pcrrctuatc in
their hands the power tbus obtained they have
got up II constitutional convention; the object
being, not to improve their constitution, bv
changing some of its provisions SO rs to CON
form to the wants Of the people but D." to iii
corporate into an organic law, some hUic
p,HY proriSioH whih many Secure Mc ci,ciioH
n n ccriaja maH 10 alice or opcr0tc in Iaror
IF hc coaiiion at the met or Hc meet succc,d-
ing h,ijoA."
We quote from the AtlaS, from which we
also obtain an account of the means employed
10y the leading Coalitionists, to get them
selves elected delegates, and obtain IL ma ior-
ity in thc convention. They not only visit
ed towns, canvusScd counties, and almost
crcrt into the kncading troughs of families. -
but adopted the disrcpulahlc plan of choosing
their gr,n mc", (thcir greatness not being
appreciated in their arm towns.) as delegates
from other towns than those in which they
resided -
Thi, system was carried out perfectly that some
of them obtained nominations in several dilcrcnt
towns, and Henry Wilson actually chosen in
Mattel, and in Berlin. Gco. :. Boutwell, was Il cam
didatc in hi> own town, and WAS defeated. He was
then pressed upon the good people of Acton; but
they dl-Ialu,d eng represented 10y uOn-rc>dcu
and the GuNcrnur was again Il 'lcntcd. But after
the Convention a~Srmblcd and Gcu. wilson declined
representing Berlin. the coalition thought that here
was another chaucr for the gentleman, who had
failed in his own town and county and in order to
ensure his election, the Convention trHu>crudrd it,
powers. and in violation Of both Constitution and
law did in fact ,,Siqtc for that ca,c by ,u4pnndng
general law. to secure the election of cuali-
Zionist. ly mean, such these. they at last sue
rrcd"d in bringing Geo :. boutwell, into the Con-
Ncutiun.
BENZ f. IIalctt though a candidate. We believe.
in several tpwu-, did not obtain an election and {,
gcntlcman 80 famous for R,&oi,djo,S on all sides of
almost every question, and friendly to the coali
tlun, when not at Baltimore, must be brought into
the Convention by mean, or other. 80 after
the election, were all over, they succeeded in hndng
Il town in a distant part of the Commonwealth, which
had adjourned it, meeting, and the people there
were finally induced to come t. the city of Boston
tor u candidate, aud Mr.. lIalIctt was elected. BY
party appliances, Mr.. sumner. of B,,ton was palmc
oil upon the people of Mnrshticld Mr.. Kcycs of
D"dham. upon Ahngt"" Mr. l.rli",s"",s, ~, Co,..
bridge, upon Nurthhor"'; Mr.. Dana of Cambridge
upon Manchester Mc,-rs. Gri-wod and Alvurd
Of Greenfield, upon Ewing and Sunderland and
Mr.. sumner, of Great harrington, upon Russell
:" that almost the entire liz, of coalition leader,
have succeeded in obtaining seat, in the Convention
Ihi, fact alone, show, that the whole thing Wa, Il
matter ul phfy management. lhcrc T. no llsliuct
"i Wing town selecting Il nonresident for dele.
gate. No Viii: could Ice found. who would 50 fal
Trans rcss the rules OF Pr"prictv, to offer him,c
candidate To people in another town or county
They had too much of scli-respcct to Ito 80 ana
thank fortune, the Wing towns have had too murl
the spirit of 10 in thc to consent to be represented
BY strangers.
The above is a specimen of the party trick
cry which is making Massachusetts by
word throughout the Union. May it he long
before Vermont allows such a prostitution OF
principles for the paltry objects of party It
prevail, or permits trading politicians t.
parcel out hcr places Of honor and trust