Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-09-19
WIG STATE CONVENTION" ."

ing notice
WIG STATE CONVENTION" ."
The Wings of Vermont who desire the priv
ilege of voting for Whig President, at the
next Election, are requested to meet in Con-
vention at the TOWN HALL in Burlington,
Friday, Sept. 18th, at one clock p. NJ. to
choose delegates to the National Whig Con-
vention to be held at Baltimore on the 18th
inst, and to consult in regard to the course
to be pursued in the coming election.
BY THE WmGs OF BrRLiNGroN.
What the origin of this remarkable docu.
mcnt was, we know not, though We suspect
the Sentinel office could give some account Of
it. We observed also ,anoiher bill posted icside
the one above, giving notice that Hon. Eras-
tus Brooks would address the friends Of
AiLLARD FILLMORE, at the samcplacc, at .
O'Clock, p. NJ.
Now there are a large number of persons
in this vicinity, Merchants, Farmers, Me-
chancs and professional men, who for a long
period have borne the name Of wings We
ventured in our daily of the llth, to sug-
gest that i, would he well for them to see to
it that nothing p, iruc in their name 10 wit-
which they occupy ir regard to the issues now
before nation, and as to what they intend to do
respecting them. Accordingly, II number of
the true Wings of Burlington assembled at
the hour, together with u few gentlemen,
who are in favor Of candidate for the pre-
sidency who has abandoned the Whig party
and its principles - who is the candidate
of another party, opposed in its principles
to the great doctrine of the Wing party, viz,
Mr.. Fillmore, South American - and at
about half past one o'clock, r. Me X.
Ormsby of Bradford, called the meeting to
order. Il. F. Edmunds, Esq. nominated Da-
vid Reed of Colchester, for Chairman. Some
one nominated DR.. John Wheeler 1t was
insisted that Mr. Reed was first nominated
Mr.. Ormsby put the question on the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Wheeler. The noes beyond all
question, were three times as many as the
ayes, nevertheless Mr.. Ormsty declared
Mr. Wheeler to be the presiding officer. Mr..
VIM. Miller was also declared to be Secrcta-
ry BY vote of the same sort. Hon. c. p.
Marsh, referring to the call desired to know
on what authority the call was signed as it
was, by the Wings of Burlington saying
he had long resided in Burlington, was one of
the Wings of Burlington-they had never so
far as he knew Of, authorized any such call |.
if individual men, over their own signatures
pleased al individuals to call the Wings, or (
any to a meeting for any purpose
no f-n,. he made but no man or
men~had right to sign call, " BY the ,
Wings of Burlington without a public .
meeting properly called had authorized them
to do So The first proper step therefore was
to ascertain what authority there was for
call so signed He knew Of none and be- .
lieved there was none.
DR.. Zachariah Bass. Of Midlcbury, follow .
ed Mr. Marsh. He did not reply to MIR Mursh's .
queston-but said he de,c>tcd such senti-
ments. lie believed in free speech, though
not in Fremont. lie was modest man. tho
his face and hair, he said, might not show it,
and for his part, he would never disturb n
public meeting. Mr.. Marsh disclajmed all
intention of disturbing this meeting or auy
other but he feared movement was in
progress to misreprescnt the position of the
Wings of Burlington, Of whom hc was proud
to be one He pressed his question, in be-
half Of the true Wings of Burlington, by
what authority their name was put to this
call
Mr.. 0rmsby of Bradford said that Mr..
Marsh was doubtless ignorant Of the true
state of the case. The Wing party Of Yer
mont had become a contemplate abolition
party, following Fletcher, Braiuerd and such
like rotten, reekins, corrupt, contemptiJlc,
damnable, leaders. a few wings were. how
ever, left, who had not been aboIitionizcd.-
Mr.. Marsh here mildly requested Mr. Orius-
by to point out the principle in the platform
Of the Republican party, which is not to bo
found in the Wing platforms Of former DAYS
Mr.. Ormsby, however, had no reply for this
request, except that he did not wish to dis
cuss general principles.
Mr.. Lucas said he was not a public man.
nor man accustomed to public speaking,
but he claimed to be an honest and conscicn-
tious man, From early life he had been
Of whig principles and he protest.
ed against any such Unauthorized use Of the
name OF the wings Of Burlington
The Chairman here remarked that be un-
derstood that the meeting was called by a !
few wings who still remained here, as in sew
eral other States, and who were desirous Of
their personal identity. lie did '
not know butthe call was improperly signed,
but he did not see why they should not be
allowed to go on and complete their organi-
,ation.
Mr.. Marsh had no objection to their organ
lling, but he protested against their use Of
the name of the Wings of Burlington, and T
again asked who it was who claimed the g.
to use that name.
Mr.. Wheeler said those who issued the
call might answer the question. but silence
was the only reply to it,
DR.. Bigelow of Bennington said he believed
the call was qualified those only who t
desired to vote for a Wing President we're a
invited. q
Mr.. Elmunds replied that for one hewas a whig I
andw desirous Of voting toraWhig President d
of voting for Col. Fremont who now repre-
sents the great Whig principle of opposition t
to the extension Of Slavery. This call pur. a
ports to come from the Wings of Burlington. a
When the ass takes the lion skin, the ion I
has right to be by to see what is going to C
be done with it. 1t was the duty Of the C
Wings to be there; to protest against the
fraud of signing the call with their name, t
and to show that on the great issue Of the o
Jay they are where they have always been '
Mr.. Benedict Mr.. Sawyer and others essay !
ID to speak but it soon became apparent o
hat Mr.. Ormsby had the management, aud !
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