Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-03-21
NUMBER l3.

W" WV '"'"N 81 our thiscns, winch bad been hong
''''d have at lcneth been ss1now lodge sad ed
l''cd. rnd satisfactory arrangements made for
tncif taal payment and with ln,itcd, and. I
t"si temporary exception. our relations with
r'"fy Foreign power sre now 81 the INCA, friendly
charactrr--our commerce coni.nuslly expanding,
and cor Tag rosfcci,d N every quarter of The
world
Thee cheering and grateful prospects and
'hesc multiplying hyors. We owe, under pio,i.
dencc, in The adoption "i The federal eun.inuiiop
ID o. - longer question whether this great eouu-
'ty con fr'nh,n happily united aud q Iur,sh,ng un-
Der our present iutm Of government. Expert
euce. the uucIrinc test 81 all human Undertaking.
has shown the wisdom and foresight ufihosc Who
''imed u uGd have proved, that Ia ibe un,on of
Wrsc State, thc'r Is sure foundation for the
0ngh'rsi hopes Of t'c'don,, aud for the hsppincss
"i 'hc people. A. every Lhzzatd, aud by every
siethco, ius Uuion must be preserved.
TIE ""ccssi'y Of watching with iealou. anxiety
'"r inc cse,a'i"u Of the Union, WIS earnestly
pfess'd uPan bic fellow citizens by the Father u
BIZ country. m iu- arewell tIlfo.s lie has there
tod us, lhst w hilr experience shall not have do
mo6stratea lie mprocticsb,iuv, there will always
be reason TO dsirust The patriotism or those who.
IN any quarter NAV cndayur to weaken IT'S bonds !"
AID he hus cautioned ur, m The strongest terms a.
eninsi Ne" formation of pnrics. OF peograp hieal
determinations. ts one Of the means " hich might
disturb our Gnloh. and to which ursipning men
would be likely To resort.
The lessons contained in This inyalunble legacy
q" Warrington 10 hts coUntrynen shnld DO cherished
10 The hear "t rvcry clizen To the latest genera.
ilon and, perhaps, at period of time could
they be mole us.fuily remembered than st the pre-
sent moment. For when we look upon the scenes
that are passing around us. and dwell upon the pa
yes Of his patung sddress, his parental councils
would seem to be n" merely the offspring of wis.
dom md foresight. but the voice Of prophecy fore
telling events aud warning us Of tho evil TO come.
Forty years haze passed sinco this imperisbaLlo
document was given TO his eounirymcn.
The Federal constitution was then regarded by
him as an experiment. and he so speaks of 1t IN
dls addrcss but un experiment upon the success
of which The best hopes of his country depended aud
we all know that he was prepared TO lay down his
le, If necessary, to secure to i, full and fair ,r
al. The trial has been made. II has succeeded
beyond the proudes hopes OF those Who ffan,eJ IT.
Every quarter of the widely extended milton has
itit Ils hessinge, and shared 10 the general pros
peity produced by lis adoption. but amid The
he general prosperity, and splendid sncccss, the
dangers e which he warned us are becoming eve
~ day more evident, aud the signs evil are su..
hcien'Iy apparent, TO awaken the deepest anxiety Ia
the bosom Of The patriot. We behold svs,e,natic
Efforts publicly made To SOW the seeds Of discnro
between different parts Of the United States, aud to
pace party divisions directly upon geogrs phicai
distinction 10 excite the south against the north.
a"J Tie north against the south aud to force into
he contIC,ofsy the most delicate and exciting to.
Wrs topics upon which II IS impossible that n
large portion ofthe Union cat ever speak nitbout
strung emotion. Appeals. too, are constantly
made To sectional interests, ia order TO influence
tie election Of tho Chief Magistrate as if IL were
desifed HAT he should favor particular quarter Of
TIC country instead Of fulfilling the duties of his
station with nnpatIu justice to oil and the pos
slhle dissolution Of the Urlon has al length be.
come an ordinary aad familiar subject of disco.
fi"a' Has the "efmlug Voice of Washington
been forgotten or have designs already been
formed TO sever The Illion Let II not be supoo-
sed Int rpIie 10 all ot those VINO have taken
an active part ~ these un~ise end Improbable d,s
cusslons, want Of patriotism ~ of public yiriuc
The honorable feeling Of State psde, and Local at
'acHmeh's. uhd place ~ the Blossoms of the most
enlightened and pure. Bot while such men are
conscious Of their own integrity aud honesty of
purpose they ought never to forget that the eli.
zcns Of other States hei, political bretLe,.n;
and that however mistaken they may be in their
'IeAs. the great body OF them are equally honest
aud upright with Themselves Mutual suspicinns
and rfptonchcs may "a line create mutual hosiii-
~. aud nr.iui aud designing men will always be
found, who ore ready 10 foment these fatal diyis-
I"nS and to lnrauIe the natural jssonses of difs.
rent sections Of The country. The history Of The
world - fnll e such examples aud especially Tho
history If republics.
What hs'e you to Rsin by Division and 6issen-
'''n" Delntc not yourselves with tho belief
mot breach once made may be afterwards repair
d. lfthe u0iun Is once covered, the lne Of sep
nation vii grow WIDER and wider, and the con.
tutef-cs h5,ch nav dcbaied and settled in
bo hsls Of leP'latlon wl then DO iricd ~ the
isds 81 bsiil', aud determined by the sword. Ne-
her s"'ald you d,ceiys yoursel,e. with the hope,
nat iln hfi Hne e separation would 10 tho per-
'rn"1i 'ne. end that nothing bot bsrmony and
'ncOfa Hnuid be- found 10 the new associations
Iimei uplo Toe dissolution Of The Unlon. Local
l'efess woHid eth bs found there sDd uDchastsn-
d aG,b I,n. Aud d the recollection u common dan
or, n which be people Of these United States
TODD fIac hT r'cc against line common foe The
'eW'ry 'i victories son By their united sailor
'" 'fo'rrn'y sud LspP.Hsss they haze enjoysd
uief HE present constitution tue proud nsms