Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-07-21
For the Vermont Phpnix.
OWN REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mn RYTHER:-I perceive by your paper
thai the State and County officers for the
veal ensuing have been put in nomination by
The people This is as il should be. In
lnes like the present,-when vigilant and
ever restless minority party are doing their
unosl 10 bring this high souled. intelligent.
and uncoIlared State under the "Caudine
forks" the ignominous yoke OF the existing
| federal usurpation,-it is necessary and prop
rthat the nominations should be early made
and submitted to the consideration of the
ryemen, to the end that they may be sustain
ed with intelligence, unanimity and power.
But while we are looking to the Sc
curly Of our State and County tickets,
We should moi forget or neglect the equal
" important Office Of Town REPRESENTA-
TIVE The Wings Of this County have
been always remiss in this particular-they
Isve been late in putting forward their can
didaes in the several towns; and when
candidate has at length been agreed upon.
i has been done in such manner as to
evincc wish that some other person might
be elected And thus has been lost that una
plnny offceing; that spirit which ought TO
animate good cause and that vigilance
and energy that ensures success. Let us
now with single eye, and without selfish
ucss, look TO this subject as becomes patriots
United in common cause the most dear and
Interesting that ever engaged the attention
o. men. The cause in which we are enga-
yedIsth Of the constitution. The struggle
Is preserve that charter Of our liberties
avlOlae, as it came to us from the hands of
Washington and the other worthless of the
IeVOulIon; and TO repudiate the absolute
nonarchlcal doctrines of jackson. Van Blu
Ten, Kendall and Benton Id doctrines which
Aey are intent upon interpolating upon the
constitution in theory, and Of usurping upon
%m practice. Let us, sir, always remem-
ff'le reasoning of these men. on constitu-
uonal principles. 1t goes round in very
%''Ow circle They tell US that they an
ae'hnd The constitution to mean that which
gives them "the largest liberty, THAT is the
a''' absolute Porer. And they tell us THAT
I"yAare The right 10 administer the consti-
"''oH as they understand a." A system of
sa9lNlslralion more simple than this cannot
NMasned. Ii is a simple despo,ism. No
s'uer IN what absurd points of view you
paSs 'neIr reasoning they laugh at you.
~uaPpea TO the ballol-box The baiiot-tor
OuF vulgar, pettilogging administration, is
, "sr' lhe h'falah is TO the Irishman Ii es-
a',sneS all principles, decides all disputes.
%u 'aoonIzes all dogmas; and they wish to
o Dt'e 'nelr voters as ignorant, and as reckless
'r consequences, as the wild Irish are in an
,"ay-pIunge in, without thought or inqui-
y. !, alu leave It to chance, or some kind fed
''r u Ollee'holder TO direct them Alright
~ me oallot'box then. let us go. And
n %%s 60 there with intelligence, with una
!. 4''y and with strength. To this end let
'Ompose all our differences, and early set
M, spOA our men in all our towns, by pop
Then h. summation, openly and fairlymade; and
|n% 'Or one year, go shoulder and shoulder
|O0 NY pol's' and elect them triumphanlly.---
tand opponents calculate upon our division,
A4'eno hopes but from that source; and
lj0 S1 10 not have them ourselves, they will
Oo ~s make them FOR us. Let US disap.
De,' , men, yield up paniality and selfish
~ a"u Scl with single eye to our coun.
|k3,I good Silas Wright, the very copper
I,ls ~ president Van Buren,, when on his
Ibr hh'D''i,oneerng tour in this State, gave up
&an "b cause here as hopeless He
|bc Sd w regretted such result, as no doubt
las nv. because more slacish soul than ST.
v fEii'seSseS' never before took Judgement in
'hers i've; We must not content ourselves with a
sna A. II t'e'ory' The defeat of our oppressors
Eigp. "e = oPPressor of our country must be
ber ~' uecisve and total We owe this tc
Spi,;,a @" Intelligence; We owe it 10 our high
has hsa u,een Mountain pride, insulled as [
brOloon ny the atrocous double dealing
PyhO h. pedges, and official rapacity OF mer
"'e every thing TO gain and nothing