Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-10-31
EilImnreism in Vermont.

To crafty the few Fillmore men IN this
State and to let its friends know what is
poinr on, the Vt. Journal publishes the
official account of the " Wing Convention, so
called, - held at Montpelier on the Sth inst.
From that account we take the resolutions
there passed. Other particulars we have
have given before.
The Hon. John Wheeler, in behalf Of the commit
tee on resolutions, reported tho following "hicn'
after discussion, were adopted;
We who are here assembled, believing that in the
principles of the Wing party are found the true
grounds and method of administering the govern
ment of tho United States, desire to preserve alive
and active the organization Of that party-andw where
rs there was held, in the CITY OF baltimore, on INC
18th of September last, n Convention oil National
wings, from twcntv-siX or more OF tho states oil inns
Irr,on among whom were many long known and
bonored rs wise and excellent men, who, after mu-
tual conference and dcliberation, passed sundry re.
solutions respecting the present state OF political
matters in the country, We, the National wings OF
Vermont, declare our general agreement thcrewi h.
of ourselves, we would also adopt the following {:
Rssoired, That in the present political canvass
for President and Vice President, we eschcw all
sectional purposes and all sectional acts, and will
regard the interests Of the Union as 'onc and indi-
visible
Resoired, That for this end We will give our car
nest support to the persons nominated by the VA
,ional Whig Convention--Millar Fillmore for
President, and A. j. Donelson for Vice President.
Reso'rsd, That while our opinions and personal
feelings are opposed to slavery rs n great moral and
political evil, we consider that the Federal Govern
ment has no right to interfere with 1t in the states
where il exists.
Resoirsd, That in regard to topics of immediate
discussion in the National Councils, we believe that
Congress has supreme power over the Territories
that the present administration is to be held res
ponsible for the horrible outragcs in Kansas, and
that peace and harmony is not to be expected unless
. Missouri Compromise IL practically re-cnaotcd.
Resoired, That internal improvements. Of a ma
tioual kind, are demanded of the government, by
the interests of the whole country-that a modifca-
ton of the Tariff, that shall more or less prevent
the evil effects of oxtravagant foreign Indebtedness
and the huctuating expectation of gold and silver,
should be made-that the state of the national cur
rencyshould not be disregar1ed-that the interests Of
commerce should be watched over in every cline
that the industrial interests of the country should be
studied and wisely cared for-that men of probity.
wisdom, eminence and sagscity should be called to
conduct our diplomatic negociations-that We
ought not, and of right should not, covet our neigh
bor's house. nor his lands, nor his man-servant,
nor his maid servant, nor anything that is our
neighbor's-and thus, that the total impression of
our political and Of our national character on the
world, should show that justice and that good judy
ment are the stability of our times.
On motion, the Convention adjourned.
WIN. BIGELOW, Chairman.
G. F. HouGHToS, Seretayy.
For the edifcation of those who passed
those resolutions, we append the following
Mr.. Yeadon, editor Of the Charleston
Courier, writes to his journal a minute and
circumstantial account of an evening he
spent recently with Mr.. Fillmore, at Buffalo.
One paragraph in the letter is as follows
~ have the satisfaction of being able to state on
Mr.. Fillmore's own authority, from his own lips,
that he is against repeating the Nebraska-k Kansas
Act, or restoring the Missouri Compromise line, and
is utterly opposed to any further agitation Of the
slavery question. and for restoring harmony and
giving permanent repose and peace to our now dis
tracted country. He agreed with me that he and
Buchanan at the North were fighting each others
battle, and were waging common war against the
common enemy that was seeking to poison our
political Eden with the serpent AMI destructive
element of political frecsoilism."