Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-08-25
The State Tickets,

The 5th of September is close by. The
candidates for Office are fairly before the
people. Whatever misunderstanding and
conflicting aims there may have been for
few weeks, they are now disposed Of
We have two State tickets and only two. To
be suro, the Freeman sets up Mr.. Baldwin for
Treasurer we think we can see why; and
the Inquirer keeps Mr.. Underwood s name
in spite Of him, in his paper for Lieut.
Governor, we do not sec why &; and the
Stamford has no candidate for Governor. We
suppose all sec why but We make small ac-
count Of these obliquitics The votes will be
given either for RoYcE. FLETCHER and BATES,
or for CLARE, MAITooRs at PACr.
We do not believe there are ten men in the
State, if Their" is one, who can doubt which
ticket is to prevail. The only question now can
be,by how large majority for RoYcr, FLETCHER
and BATES, will the people Of this State ex-
press their condemnation of the present Ad-
mlllstration and of the men who uphold it
their adherence Of ITS most important acts
and their determination to do all winch by
their votes, they can do, to impede its fur
Their progress in the same direction That
condemnation, that Adherence, that deter
ini.i"tlun can be tnrctuaIIy SHOWN no where
else but at the POLLS. Conventions may be
attended by hundreds and thousands every
week in the year. speeches may be praised
to the skies, resolutions may be Iassed by
the score, and all will be but as the froth on
the wave, if nothing more is done. The
wave itself must sweep through the ballot
boz, to effect anything. Every freeman
ought to see and feel this, and to act uron it.
We care very little for the influence, so fura
any PRACTICAL good can come of it , Of him who
does nothing but talk of his anxiety for the
general welfare and for individual freedom,
bat who is too sluggish to 60 promptly and
boldly to the polls, and to give his influence
for tne right side hoc.
Some may say that liquor laws, school laws,
usury laws, militia laws, bank acts, and all 9th
erlegislative action'whose influence begins and
ends with the State itself, will he carried on
just as well, whether Royce or Clark be elected
Governor. Granting that, (but only for the
sake of argumenO how will it he with those
influences which lear directly on Il grea in
terests of the nation at large, and which must
contribute their share to the tremendous iuflu-
= ence which, IN its turn,wll come back from. the
rational action upon the people Of tlis State
Living as every American does under two
Governments, one Of the State, the other Of
the United states, he cannot cast aside as
hi 81, l..
which if less felt in it's daily minstratiuns,
deals with influences that exert an i'm
sistible control over the welfare Of every
State in the Union, Vermont among the
rest
Never wa. the General Government felt to
be 50 influential, and SO dangerous to all that
Vermonters have been taught from infancy to
prize above all other earthly blessings, as it
Is under tho present vicious administration
Professedly demoratic, but really dcsronc ard
corrupting, to an extent which the country
never saw before. II talks nf liberty, but
has shown an awful power and an unainch-
ing purpose to " crush out " all sense of
individual Independence in every man who
holds Office under it. 1t prates of dem pctacy,
and Of State rights, yet applies all the
influence and power Of Office and Of the
national treasury, to oyerpower sIl reve-
renoo for tao NEST sAored ohligations-all
regard for tho rights of the Free States
all love for human equality and human
freedom.
Every vote given for CLARK, MATTocKs and
PAGE, will he appealed to, az 80 much Of II
sanction given to the most outrageous and
disgrace[nl deeds Of the Pierce Admins
tration-will strengthen it Just So much
to; persevcre, and to abuse still more the
pdwsr it already has. Every vote given for
hoYcl, FlLIcHER and BATS will hip to swell