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

TIE NEW ADMINISTRATION. &c.


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zoe Unncd Stale. era MsGrN Vas ruEES hes
been transferred f.r ihc sc-au3 'e ihc Get phcc
.u the Co,cta.a,nt 'B their fre'. sos 80 ka"~
them" j. sentiment g. Nl-o and 80 iisi unN -
% uas ehch t-s; ..ta'rn. and bad rlt the Pfc2
deai elect himsolf 90 h.s great anhti,"n fafcs'a'-
l,d public ob.uiou ard f,retoiJ iHc d,r'unc, "f Die
nduin.-l ration Nhso be became a candidate f't u'-
zee we sl5li h.vc bcoa among tie las 90 La,c .
pronounced Judgment so advance If scti'n. NJ .
Van Bmeb obly pramisci IL do isrorF when cleo .
ties 60 the 81 ce be- now h,.is atl e. Ole iusir'ns
prototype promised 70 DO rirh vbon be vas ol'e-
ted add acted in ,olailon oi I'- prom.-e- snd d'd
,rrorr we hope thst Mr. Van BEfcu N'N i'us SOC
cary co., the principles of hi. p.cleccss"r' o7d
do yirhL We gladly ronfr.. flai We ilye some
hopes of itis Poucr and CuNNr>c hs,e been the
idols Of NJ Van Blrcu from The very hour 10 which
he FIRST understood ohqi polity and GINNING were.
They havc grown With his quv,h enl strength
cnod Wuh hes strength until, IN faci, stra'ee-m
ha- become hi SECOND nature aud. his polar star
/ or action Mr. Van Boren has hced something
more than half crututy and. according TO all hl'
t,orflriprs md "un lets he was . most prDA
! pious h"v.--1t fifteen years g age, as Professor
. Holland issuto- MS. standing UPON chair,
allr md n al the wisdom uf Tature NeRrs. inter
urr'irr tho laws Ms well almost MS The Wl>es Of its
expnuuacrs For nearly forty years then he has
been in action. aud of course seen some service.
Tho political ip"xreuruce Of his predecessor
thcr wsnt Of Union lack Of discipline, -thcir
hesis,rooc and bendlong ucnsures,--a thousand
Thing. taught by a change Of times and a change
of people are all good lessons which have been
gathered NJ and treasured up by oar sklltDl Chief
Magis,raic Hence then. Mr. Van Barren vii act
like shrrwd and selfish nan, leaving no avenue
unmatched mi no post uuguardod. The end vii
san.'ify The means. The ambitious politician VIII
net Tire Statesman and patriot when and where |,
is his inreres, to do so-keePing those about HIN
who will sustain him, aud sending those from nun
who nigh, snatch laurel from has brow. He
Will boy mcn when they can be bought Bnd sci!
them when they can be 80 d. Unlike The king
Richard no has gone before hlm, he viii elweys
be Gin the vein" nnl remember "the moveabcs'
promised to the plant DuckInghams about hun.
Russia Siberia, or some other far off place Will
receive those who may endanecr his fame ant his
fortune. Like the Roman Augustus he will ptac-
tce Discrimination and maintain his power, not by
the force Of despotsm bu, by one no less danger
Gus means of sancli,y and nattefy. Ills slns he
will "pa,e with gold" aud his power viii be pre-
served BY doing that whatever II, may be, which
it is for the nierest of himself and hi dependents
to DO. Mr. Van Burcn, if We may Judge of the flu
turc from the past will shout hosannas to the PEG.
pie. and Gerry God bless the majority and IN turn
the majority, also will shout back hosannas to the
people, and "cry God bless Mr. Van Buren, II
then il can he made the interest Of Mr. Van Bu-
rem to govern OcH. We have in his past life some
evidence that he will do so. One of the greatest
evils in the early part Of his Administration, both
to the country and himself, will be the number
and character of he political Office expec'ants that
will swarm like locusts around his hive al Wash
ng'on, and suing him. and torment him like so
many hornets. lie leaves multitude behind him
who nre ambitious ot his place, aud who viii en-
danger him and all his future prospects, far as
they depend upon political friendship. Rves with
his strong guard Of Virgnians and more Southern
Democrats" will press his clams for the success
sorshp with constancy and determination. Ben
ton will bring up his cohort of Expungers Anti
Bank men, and gold and silver advocates. each of
whom will press the claims Of their leader as yea
lousy to say the least Us Mr. Rives Kendall will
bring up tho rear with his twenty Thousand "hiie-
Inns threatening Mr Van Barren with disuniun,
division and deserinu, # he viii not enlist IN bis
ranks. Such will be some OF the many difficulties
surrounding the successor. HIS leading supper
tiers look upon themselves as eqrdts, having equal
, claims upon their party, and equal prospects Of
success with their party. They know Mr. Van
Buren t. be Is destitute of moral as he is Of physi.
cal courage, and that his ndeclssion promises to
bring about he political run. Instead OF roses
then be will find his path srewed "ith ihorns.
And having ambition thst II has done Violence Ia
natures self" and giten him only al uncertain
something "thnt rays out Of darkness and inspires
nothing but gloom and melancholy, that finds
comfort only in spreading the conlageon Of Its
spleen"
We hope, and anticipate an improvement in pub
lie affairs although our ground Of hope has for IT.
foundation only the weak aud fanny basis Of self
interest and personal emblli0n. Mr. Van BUron
. has every nducemeOt ~ the world 10 be an hon
est man and If le dare be honest and independent,
Ito exercise justice "i'h prudence. he might
prove blessing 20 his co-niry.
Bat in times like these when political! corruption
. spreads lis aihertug influence over tht land. an
= nbler and a better mau should stand a. the helm
. We are as willing 20 be governed BY q Cn-ar as
by al Aurusius--The one tobs ~ oi our liberties
? like a hish.Raymau. The other coates ,hentfom
us or steals thee, from " hike ibirf al night.
Gne u- puy thing rather ihsn dosi clothed 10
the very ofs Ssl1'. Honest tyranny we fear and
dead. 5o, The 'yfaauy Of tmbrion Hu! hypocusy,
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