Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-09-20
From the Troy Morning Mail.
.'. YOUNG MEN. is


The early and imposing position assumed,
BY the Young Meu Of this district. in their
recent Convention ni Coxsakie, while il has
auracicdtae attention and wonihe admiration
Of our friends throughout the state, mas evil
IDENTIFY aroused the apprehcnsions 81 our po.
llilical opponents This is manifest from the
exeftions they are now making 10 get up 3
District Convention al Calskill, composed oil
/ Young Men friendly 10 the administration.
and policy OF the general government -
Thut they will fail 10 bringing any consd
renbe portion Of youug men 10 support them
at the ensuing election, it needs no prophel
to predict
! The interest, the feelings, the prospects,
the ambition olthe Young men OF this state
are peculiarly identified wiihihc Wing cause
Il is the cause which holds oui TO them their
hope Of only future advuncement---wbich
opens to them broad and unolstrucied path
TO prosperity and bonor--which promises to
secure 10 them the legitimate rewards OF it-
dusiry intelligence and enterprise.
The sordid selfshness ofold and hackney
ed Ieaders--,he excIusivrncss Of arbitrary
dictation-the party usnages and closet ,ac-
tics established among our advcrsarIes. have
blocked pevery avenue Of honorable amti-
ton among the,n. against the ingrrss OF the
| Young Men Of the country. Their policy
isessentially opposed iolhe hopes. the genius.
the aspirations OF the Young Men. The
principles they seek 10 carry out would rob
him Of his independence-his inheritance
his incentives to exer,ion. Instead OF difiu
sing the benefits ofcivil government among
all classes OF the community, they seek 10
concentrate It's powers IN their own hands
land pefyeft It's ndvan,a yes to their own rx.
elusive use. Having for long series Of
years monoplizrd TO themselves the fruits oil
an expanded credit system having made
their own fortunes III the rapid rise aud pro
gress Of the country in wealth nnd resources
having specialized in bank charters until
they have gorgcd themselves with enormous
dividends aud premiuas--they would now
cut short the public career Of improvement
lprostrate the enterprise Of the country. and
poison the very fountains from which they
themselves have so freely drank. They care
not That generation OF young Men have
come upon the theatre of life who have tic
same righ,to the enjoyment OF all the Lles
sings Of a happy form of government. ths
encouragement which il can lend 10 iheiI
efforts. and the honors which it offers Ia
their ambition. which they once had when
they were themselves young. They care moi
that the lapse oflime and the rapid increase Of
population have extinguished their right lon
| ger 10 retain the control ofotiices TO which ey
cry capable Citizen has an equal claim
They care not how long they obstrurt th,
nrn orI 4. r.. ~sf, IL. A..
nre crowding at their heels. They seek
power for their own sake--ihey use il for
their own pro6t--they covet gold with a
miser's grcrdiness. and exercise authority
with atyrants insolencc.
4 The young man who passes his politca
apprenticeship under the guardianship Of
Van Buren, and the Regency, had better
have been born beneath the tonJsgr 9th,
Southern slave holder. Ia vain he struggle.
through long years of servile drudgrry IL
improve his condition. In vain his alacr IS
in the service Of others occasionally wins
him passing promise, or n transient smil,
from his memorable masirrs--thc slightest
exhibition of an independent or impatient
spirit. brings the lash upon his back. and pa
crs him under the refractory. In vain b,
comes forwad at an apparently auspiciou.
moment TO claim the promised reward for hi,
exeriions in the political Geld--some ollie.
fayorie. or more expert drudge. elbows hin
from the coveted position. aud Rcic promis,
is made to patch the wound OF disappointed
ambition, and prop up the broken hopes which
have chccred the gloom Of his servtudc.
Ii is to these causes that we may aurbui,
the sirikineiaet that the great mass Of Young
Men Of the country are so warmly enIis,cc
in the wing cause. They know that i, i:
Through the triumph ofthat cause, and thai
alone, that they can expect TO succeed in lite
They see that IFS progress is breaking dowr
the barriers which are raised ngainsi them
They see,he broad and noble avenues " licl
it opens to the entcrprising md intelligent o
every class and grade in society
Well may our adversaries, therefore
dread The influence ofyoung men at the com
ing eleciion.-Twicc have the exrrlions o
the Young men been pul forth to aid the whia
cause and accelerate their own polilica
Emancipation in this state Twice has The ef
iciency ofthst aid been felt in the unexp ect
ed triumphof the wing party. Once NOR,
they have taken the field against the dcsper
{ ale faction which still struggles 10 prosirat.
the interests. and paralize their ambition
i From every section ofihe state they are I'M
Ifufling their banner to the breeze Eagerly
will they carry il TO the polls--pI ondly viii
litirnmph there Nor will the victory be a
frniiless one II will bring iothe young men
OF the state. benefits Of which they have been
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