Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-12-30
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FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 60

IlbW UiiCU UHNG lHC pew
pie Of this state been reprorchcd by the
otficc.holdcrs, or rather The office seekers.
for their "muiisi" opposition to the ad.
mins,rnlion; how often too have they
been officially" admonishcd that BY per-
sls'ing IN their oPposi'un they cast them
selves without the pale Of government ia
vors;' and who las forgotten the many
mournfnl lamentations that these Jealous
guardians Of the coun,rvs honor have
uttered over the consequent "lost charoc.
ter of the state" But how stands the &C.
count now? How much have we los, :
Fuvors! we asked none--justicc, we de-
minded. "Spoils," we coveted not. OK
cept snch MS came by industry and an nor.
est calling. And "ckr,ncier" the opin
ion ofthc world answer. But have we not
gained that which t" tho patriots heart is
above all price, the abiding satisfaction Of
showing hat we have faithfully supported
what was right - because it was right re-
CARELESS Of brides and threats, md have
under all circumstances. sustained The con
stitulion. against principallins, powers.
md wickedneis in high places. at is
sufficient glory for mo-" said Mr.. Van BIZ
rem, "to have Serued under such a Chief"
For ourselves, we covet no better mpmo-
rial TO our dust than the record -"IIcro
lies citizen OF The only state That uniform
ly. under all circumstances, firmly opposed
the corrupiions of Andrew Jack.on's Ad
minisiralon."
VERMoSr.-T have heard the state eyiolled in
the highest terms, frr It's dnvolion TO u, nciple
An eminent man, few DAYS since, said in my
hearing, that M state has shown more pa,riois,n,
md more steady and consistent adherence to rri,.
cipies, ih'n Vermont lie observed, thar the far.
mers Of Vermont could not I've corrupted by the
spoili, nor tempted from their inIegrirv and that
ny Standing ont Tor eghi Years against the admin
israiion, they have given the fullest and most de-
cisive evidence that they possessed right principles
and meant 10 maintain Them. tie added. that no
state could claim higher slandin. far intelligence
virtue. aud just srah'liiy Of character flashing.
ton Correspondent.
Massachusetts and Vermont are the only states
OF the Union that have never bent The knee TO tie
military popularity Of Jackson. Those two STATES
in the moth. and South Carolra in tie south,
have of all The States. the mos, fixed and parked
national chararier. Nowhele are Deniagogurs so
powerrss. or The People so much governed by
sirady principle. This was once the reputation
which Virginia enjoyed eminenlIy. Rich
mond IVhis.
VERMoHr.-I'hrrc is no STATE in the Union de.
serving more honor. in the laie struggle ihan Yer.
moni. DesH On every hrnd hv the Van Buren,
influence Of New York ont'e West, and the had
Influence Of y seriled mai"iy in New Hampshhc
on the EaSi-she has shown more Than 1000 ma
Jorliy in favor Of reforming the General Cove,
nen'. Had the other Sr,'os entered with the
came zeal anil devn i'm into the cause. William II.
Harrison would have been chosen i,y The Colleges,
for ue''her Judge White nor Mr. Webster wonli
have desired v"" 10 rul IN hazard the Grea, oh.
eci.-Eetne Sentinel.
The Edtnr OF the Sentinel ought, ere
this. to have known that the influence of
the Empire and Granite States upon Yer.
mom. is as dust in the balance. Indeed
we have hllc doubt nat the disgracelul
attitude in which those States have stood
for the last eight years has had salnrary
influence in keeping Vernon, where she is.
VICE PREsIDENT.--Ii j. now asccria,net
that there is no Election Of Vice President
by the people, Virginia having cast hrI
twenty three votes for Mr.. Smith. Thu
question is therefore narrowed down 10 the
two highest candidates Johnson and GRIM
ger, aud The Senate must eide bclwrcr
them. A majority of that body are Var
Buren, men; but We chnrnably nope that il
is yet questionable whether that ma mi'y
hive so far lost their sense Of moral b'iga
ton in The pursuit Of spois, as. by their
votes to make sooly wcnch heir apparrn,
to the White lIonsc,and the degraded faith
or Of half score OF illcgirima'e mula',o.
President Of the most d,gnifcd body upon
Garth. To this complexion must i; come
II is said that Indiana has instructed her
Senators TO vote for Granger.