Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-11-20

Resolved, That, whereas DO or so 900 Off |
GERS of the general government, and the debt
ors on the revenue bonds only seem 10 he !
worthy of the least attention Of alority Of
the special session Of Congress- therefore the |
high duty Of the people is, TO exercise their
power TO effect proper change, until two
thirds of each branch of the general govern
ment shall be right side up.
Resolved, That, being impressed more
strongly than cvef that our views and prnc-
pies ere right, we will go ahead until every
town, county, and district Of this State, shall
stand forth, with the people OF Rhode Island,
Mano and New York, "redeemed, regeneraicd,
and disenthrailed"
The report of tho committee having been
read and accepted
On the question shall the resolutions be n.
dopled, the meeting was addressed by J. Y.
Veil, in relation 10 the great struggle OF The
Wings Of the Union, and their firm and I'M
fllnching opposition 10 all encroachments up
on the Constitution and laws--and more pat.
ticulafy to their signal trinuphs in the great
! West, in Maine, and The splendid victory in
the Empire State, which this meeting was cal
led 10 celebrate.
Judge Ware followed: he thought that
! Thanksgiving would come in good lime-thcre
was something 10 rejoice about. The Judge
! introduceda witty alluson to New Hampshire,
spoke at length of the slippery elm conse
OF tlu Kinderhooker, and closed wit wishing
that the people OF New York might have a
"good Yankee thanksgiving" He was cheer
ed throughout for his quaint illusions and
| pleasing wit, and sat down amid the applause
| oil the meeting.
! Next, amid tho still roaring of cannon and
ringing of bells, arose Samuel b. Prenliss, to
respond % the call Of the meeting, who re-
marked generally on The course contemplated
| by the government at the late special session
| OF Congress; in relation 10 the loss of the pub
| lie treasure-ils being taken from the cuso.
{ DIV Of the law ard transferred TO all parts of
the country, 10 be used for the good Of the
| par.y-for clectioneerlng purposes 10 adj
! vance the election of that man nominated by
! President Jackson to be his successor. Mr.
! Prentiss also spoke upon the attempt Of the
administration 10 separate the government
| from the pcoplo-to make the people obey the
will oi the Executive and his Office holders
The PRACTICAL doctrines of the administration
were that the people vera The servants Of the
Executivo--lhe executive The master Of the
people. Hence, the government claimed
! gold and siIrer currency for itself, and gave
deprecated paper currency to the people -
| hence there was one currency for the Office
holders and another for the people Mir Prem
/ tiss also alluded TO the bankrupt law, proposed
! by the President and administration party-as
bold attempt to exercise a power over the
state Institutions never granted them by the
Constitution, and which Van Buren, himself
once denounced, in the Senate, as utterly re-
pugnant to that sacred instrument! He also
spoke of the recent struggle in the Stale of
! New Y orlI-the fearful odds with which the
W higs were obliged to contend, and their I'M
expected and unequaled victory over the com.
| bined forces of official patronage, power, and
I loco iocoisT. Mr. p. spoke of the duty of the
wings OF Washington county; what they
/ might do If they were TO enter into the
test with heart and soul like the wings Of New
York-what they ought to do, and he hoped
/ they would do redeems Washington county. -
Here Mr.. P. sat down, greeted with applause.
Mr. Prentlss remarks were characterized
with that glow Of enthusiasm, which carried his
arguments home 10 the hearts Of every one
present. His style was such as to denote
tho oiator, whose rising genius is attaining its
meridian splendor. His voice was SO clear
and distinct, and his manner 80 impressive, us
to carry conviction TO the mind at once.
Mr. Prentiss was followed by Charles Lyman,
whose palpable hints UPON the Van Buren, and
Locoioco party were pronounced inimtnble,
and called forth rounds OF applause. Indeed
Mr. Lyman was continually interrupted
by the cheers OF the meeting His remarks
were PrlhcipalIy ulrecteu 10 inc great ana Slo-
rlous triumphs Of correct principles, and the
causes that have produced them. He was
certainly eloquent-is quite lavorite of the
people. and made one Of his happicst efforts.
Mr. Lyman having taken his seat e. p.
Walton, jr. succeeded him in brief address.
lie said the administration and lis measures
had been descanted upon literally and eo-
| quontly; but he preferred on this occasion 10
reverence the ancient maxim, the English oil
which was, speak nothing Of the dead, but TO
| their praise. Mr. Van Buren,, in endeayorng
to follow in the giant strides OF his ptedeces