Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-01-05

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and corruption fulfilled, and you have also
lived TO see that injured people arise in its
majesty and rpbuke its venal servants. and
drive Them with disgrace from its conf
dence" In reply TO this second COMMUNE
cation, the following letter has been received
by the Committee. We commend il 10 uni
vcrsal perusal - sgaf Gnn
WAsuIxGToN. Dec. s. 1887.
| Gentlemen-The delay in acknowledge
ing the receipt Of your letter of 10th uItimo,
/ has arisen from the fact that it reached Ken
lucky after my departure for this city, where
| it followed, and has been received by me-
cordially reciprocae the congratulations
with which you have honored me- on the
glorious triumph of principle and the peo-
Pile achieved at the recent election in New
4 York. There were many brilliant affairs
which preceded ii, beginning in Kentucky,
Tennessee and Indiana, in August and in
GLIDING those in Maine Rhode Island, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey and Mussachuse in
the autumn but there was still one single
and decisive victory wanting TO close the
campaign, and put an end TO the contest
That has been nobly won, in the State in
: which Burgoyne and his army surrendered
10 the Wings OF the revolution. The bat
ties of Yorktown. of Leipsic and Of Wa
, terloo. did more eh'.ctually conclude the re-
spective wars out of which they sprung,
: than the great event in New York has SET
, tied our political controversy. rejoice
heartily with you, and the enlightened
: world and poslerity will rejoice with US.
1t is true, gentlemen. as suggested by
/ YOU. that have lived in an age of reyolu-
e lion and great events at home and abroad.
deeply affecting large portions OF the Lu-
II man race. Those i'll our own country have
. naturally most interested us. We have
j. been acting not for ourselves and posterily
Z only but all mankind are concerned in the
% successful issue OF the great experiment Of
IT selfgovernment con6ded 10 our care. l
e. have watched, therefore, with intense ankle
~, the progress and The development of our
10 system When | beheld. nine years ago.
re the people OF this country, impelIed by en-
" ,husiastic gratitude, placing their executive
Sc government. in hands which had only been
IL accustomed to WELD the sword, tiembled
es for the fate OF our free institutions. My
10 worst fears were more than realised by the
& administration which ensued. Blow after
+ blow fell upon the constitution, experiment
M succeeded experiment uIon the business and
&c prosperity OF the people, and violence Of in
re- iimdation, abuses aud corruption became
Ell the order OF the day. | stood amazed at the
Is lawless acts of the Executive Taking
M courage from the IMMUNITY which attended
ne its career and proclaming the fallacious
oil doctrine that the successful issue OF every
~ election was popular approval of all pre-
ne yous measures aud previous opinions oil the
Executive, there seemed to be no end or
on bounds TO its encroachments. The express
on srd will OF the representatives of the people
ISL and of the States was openly condemned i
III an important proceeding, of vital influence
1o on the constitution and the public welfare
be was adopted near the commencement of a
nor session of Congress- with the known pun
IA pose of preventing its legislative counterac
Die lion; and bills which had passed both
raj Houses with remarkable concurrence, have
rus been withheld, there is too much reason lC
are believe, with the motive OF preventing the
nee exercise of the salutury restriction in thu
my constitution upon the power OF the yeio.-
IN Amidst all these arbitrary acts and proceed
Il nss few faithful Senators, annually di
',h- minished, lifted up their warning but un
iar needed voices | did not indeed despair :
airs but confess that felt greatly discouraged
ing 1t seemed as if all the cautious checks 0
' ms the constitution were subyerted. and that tn
ave Republic was almost drawing to close.
am Another administration came. Justic
ing and liberaity required that il should be judg
fea' ed by It's acts and measures but as if re
ent solved 10 cut off all hopes from the people
"a the new President soon announced his pur
DIS pose TO be to follow in the footsteps of hi
ara, immediate predecessor, and he has faithful
ara w trodden in them His eye and hisea
'ng' appear to be directed more towards the Hel
TINS mitage than turned to the People and thei
'ui sufferings. a
a. But our delivernnce. thank God is Q
~ hand The Peope--the deceived the abus
a nJ ed, the betrayed People-have risen in lhei
~" a. majesty, and by demonstrations which car
,;" not be misunderstood or perverted have pre-
''se nounced, in a voice of thunder, the doom c
1--WE Experiments and Experimentels. The
nee have again signally vndicated their capac
'''e ty for selfgovernment, and marked the linn
e"' beyond which madness and folly dare nc
49,. proceed. ggr
,n's, Gratitude and thanks TO the People !
!" u Most of all, gratitude and thanks to the Pee
,e'e pie of New York They have show
'on themselves worthy of the proud and prom
,a'e nenl position which they hold in the Amer
10y lean confederacy 4as
sup Henceforward it should be our constan
80 ~ - care TO maintain and strengthen the groun
p ,I which has been so gloriously won. Pru
'n &c dence and moderation should characters
% " our councils, and we should extend the han