Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-17
For the Vermont Phoenix.
TO The Wings of Windham CenpfrI

people. The freedom Of The press, The free.
dom of elections, the Constitutional rights Of
our representatives in Congress-these great
fituiionai barriers and safeguards Of The
rights aud liberties Of The people hare been
ruthlessIy assaited, and are in danger of
being broken dorm and destroyed by eIecp-
tire patronage and ereeUfiUe usurpation -
1t is a well known fact that Jackson Van
Buren & Co. have lavished an immense
amount of the peoples money upon the
newspaper press, with a view to purchase
its support and bring it into subserviency 10
the will Of The Executive. So far as executive
influence and executive patronage extends,
the press is in great degree subsidized
the sources Of intelligence are corrupted by
a golden bride, so that the freemen are de-
prived of the necessary information relative
TO the measures OF the administration, to en-
able them to perform the responsible duties
Of voting undeTstandingly. 1t is equally
evident that the freedom and purity OF cleo
iions has every where found n most deadly
and nveterate foe in the persons Of the Off
GERS OF the General Government from the
highest to the lowest These hired rnainl
bands" OF the executive, always >vigilant in
their undue influence, have often been found
resorling to the baseN means 10 deceire, de-
fraud. iHfimidate and ersn bride the voters
into the support Of the government candi-
dates. Can there be a greater interference
with lhe freedom of elections than the rule of
the administration requiring the officers Of
the government to vote for the administration
yea, and electioneer for them
ioo2 And yet this has been well under.
stood and we'll defined rule for long years.
and the officers have been obliged to govern
accordingly or be reformed. -
Nor ii il less true that every infamous and
corrupt device has been brought in reqnisi-
ton 10 infringe upon the rights of the two
houses Of Congress and convert them into
the subseryient tools OF the Executive will.
In addition TO these abuses ard usurpa-
tons, the expenses Of the government for
the last seven years have been upon the
most wastefu and extravagan. scale. having
increased from Is millions under Mr. Ad.
ans TO 35 millions under the present Exec
uliye. All the great business interests OF
the country have suffered immensely from
the ruinouS policy Of the administration
The odious "suh treasury system" although
thrice condemned by the representatives. OF
the people and the people themselves. is still
persisted in By the President. backed by his
'subservaiive" members OF Congress, BY one
Of whom we have been told on the floor OF
the House that il will be persisted in until
ls4l, in spite Of the lamentations there and
elsewhere" One Of the ablesl statesmen in
the country at the adoption Of the constiiu-
ton declared that the abuse OF the appoint
ing power by the President would be an
offence ofthe magnitude Of which he could
form no conception" In view ihen of the
solemn pledges with which jackson and
Van Buren, came into power, how shall we
estimate the Psrfdy and turPtude Of their
ntpaf'aas, abEses e.d assaults npoH The
righS aud iibe1iies Of ne people
These great and inesiimable rights must
be vindieated at the ballot boxes. That is
the proper place TO Iebuke the invaders Of
the peoples rights The state OF Vermont
has always maintained a high and noble
stand agains, these encroachmentS and us.
urpa,lons OF the executive
There are nevertheless too manY of her
sons who have not duly appreciated the high
and solemn duties which the right OF sulf.
rage and the other great rights secured to
us al such an immense cost OF blood and
treasure impose upon them. Else how does
II happen that from IL TO Is thousand fiee-
men habituslly neglect The great and i'm
poranl duty oivo,ing. If,hose voters would
arouse TO a sense Of their duty and Nv to the
rescue, the state would this year give a ma
Iority OF near ten thousand against Van Bu-
rem. The county OF Windham would on a
full vote give majority Of near twelve hun
dred
Let us rouse up then. II there ever was.
or ever can be n time when the duty of vot-
ing becomes absolutely imperative, it is at
the present crisis when our votes are wanted
TO vindcate the constitutional safeguards Of
the liberties OF the people from executive us
urpaiion. At such time we are called up
on by the greaiful remembrance of the tolls
and suilerings Of the wings of the revolution
by every consideration OF patriotism and
the love of freedom-bv our hopes for the
future prosperity OF our beloved country and
the happiness of our children and posterilv-
TO come forth IN our strength and by full
and united support Of all our candidates in
nomination, vindicate the freedom of the
press, the freedom of elections, the rights of
the representative branches of the Govern
"N"" ""N '"e IiSht VI pelnlon anu AZ tue
same time rebuke the executive tyrants who
have wanIonly invaded these ines,mublo
rights, in voice that shall be heard through
the length and breadth of the land giving
hope and comfort to the friends of freedom,
and carrying terror and CONSERVATION into
the very citadel of the usurpers of our rights
and liberties.
SPIRIT OF SEvENTy-SIx.