Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-08-06

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amy purpose whatever when IN the opinion
Of the Legislature, the public good may re-
quirc such alteration, amendment or abro-
CATION; any law, usage or custom 10 The
contrary notwithstanding. Provided. how
ever, that whenever the Legislature shall
abrogatc as aforesaid any act of incorpora-
ton heretofore granted, in which the right
of such abfogation is not declared then. and
ia that case, II tho personal rights Of indi-
,iduals are inluriously affected hy such alb
Irogailon, the Legislature. upon due infor-
nation thereof, shall make such provision
for compcnsaiing such individuals for said
injuries, as Justice and equity may demand. "
FEnrnAL FEDERAL The Wing party
are continually assalcd by the affiliated
presses of this State. as "the federal party -
because, forsooth, Gen. Walton. former cd
tor of the Watchman, happens 10 be n
Wing. He is called the editor Of the
( Waterman, which they aver is the organ of
the Wings IN Vermont; and then put the
question "can the Ethiopian change his
SKIN or the leopard his spots 7" Now il so
+ happens that Gen. Walton is not, nor has
I he for long time been, the editor or one
( ofthe editors of the Watchman: he is mere
/ ~ one of the PROJECTORS Of the paper, from
/ the business concerns of which he has re-
tired, and the paper is edited solely by his
son. This the Tory papers we'll under
stand. But suppose it TO be true, that he
was the editor, and we should turn the rule
upon the Van Buren, party, which they ap-
lply to the Wings. The fact cannot be
questioned that there are among the lead
oh o. al 81, e a.
party more of the prominent men Of the old
federal party than among the Wings; and of
the distinguished men of tho old republican
party, those who were distinguished for
honesty and consistency, now living, large
share now stand foremost in the ranks of
| the Wing party. This is true beyond ques-
/ ton.
! Where stands Martin Chittcndon, the ex-
/ Governor, who refused To call out the mill
tia, in the last war, to defend the State p
/ He is a Van Buren, man, one ofthe venera-
bic members, If not one of the PRINCIPAL
counsellors of the Van Buren, party. Gov.
Halusha, his competitor for the Gubernato-
rial chair, was Il Wing at the time Of his
decease.
Last fall, John Smith of ST. Adams, an
old iederalst' was elected to Congress by
the Van Buren, party.
Ia the congressional district represented
by the Hon William Sadc, an old rcpubli-
can, and the editor of republican paper
during the last war, Charles Lindsay. an old
federaIist, was run by the Van Buren, party,
in opposition TO Mr.. SlGdc.
The county of Windsor, when republi.
cansm and federalism were the appellatons
by which parties were distinguished, was a
strong hold of the republican party. 1t is
wing by an overpowering majority.
: In 1872 Vermont was a republican State
and New Hampshire federal: the latte,
is now a federal Van Buren, State by COCO
majority, and Vermont is n Democratic
Wing State by 5000 majority. The princi.
pal men of the Van Buren, party in New
Hampshire are of the old federal party
Henry Hubbard, one of the Senators in
Congress, travelled the whole region Of the
Conn. Valley TO get up conventions TO cleo
delegates TO the famous Hartford Conven
ton, and was instrumental in the appoint
ment Of Messrs. Ocott and West as dele
gates. While N. II. sent two delegates &c
the Convention, Vermont sent none.
Look into the IT, s. Senate. There VIC
behold such old federalisis as buchanan
Z '"'' i'hbOhlhs w iiIltlilo, &C.. ItuNGTS o
the Van Buren, party. Among the Wing,
who are old republicans, we lind Clay
Prentlss of Vermont, Talmadge, White
: Riyes, &c.
Now, reader, "can the Ethiopian change
his skin or the Leopard his spots :"
II there is odium attached 10 the cpithe-
tederqi, larger share oft belongs to the
Van Buren, than 10 the Wing party. VIII
The people consent to be humbuggcd by The
hue and cry which is raised by the Van.ites
merely TO cloak their own misdeeds Sure
ly they will not.
We would not deny that there arc
many men, honest and good men, who were
old iederalsts, now belonging to the Wing
party. They are those who were honest in
their politics, and much less ardent in their
feelings than many men Of The parry. They
generally approved of the movement of John
q. Adams when he ceceded from and de,
nounced some ofthc high toned and cxirava-
/ CANT measures OF the federal party. and have
pretty uniformly adhered TO him 10 tins day
On the ether hand the rank. ultra, "cock.
ade" portion of the old federal party united