Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-10-15

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poee iau 10 tore away dssB. from an object "a ,,.sf
Food Yet We are not gnefsui ihs whle low siose s,a
oen"as'''oh ere uethef resson arrsrcsi they arc
ohrn The oscr, Of weak Minds ~hea folded AID ,hsy are
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hfs' sHd last and this ARTILLERY In, icca bouss, To
'rn' VITA al possible force sPon COLONIZATION asd it, sud.
aFd 81 o'hcfs wio viii subject owe ophnns to
,hf d'ets'ion q teoull te) Ami slavery leaders
We Hosrioy trcosd 20 The large BODY Of sboluionss
nicV'tY 81 puoso and honcsi dcsire io the ,peed, s
complainant 81 tbcf o, erila from COR souls We deiss,
The political dcmsGogu' ofever hue Who havc mounted tho
caaae . abolition % iiet both, upon which ,iry hopa
to Get into Hoce tde into office f,rrdiess or caa,o.
quesees. and AZ nderoat about Condition Of ,o slave
as the iahsbi,art Of G'eeninnd
We invite attention 10 the following article rom
the Culuvaior for October, 1899, as well worthy Of
the sober consideration Of every true friend Of A.
mercan liberty II speaks Of evils which begin to
be developed, even in New Engand--eyils which
must be checked in the very bud lest in their growth
they become too strong for the safety of our free in
sutuiions The article we suppose be from the
pen of the late Jesse Buel, who now " rests from
his labors"
THE PACEANTRY OF REPUBLICS,
To maintain republican principles and republican
government, II it necessary that preserve repub-
lican habits and customs. We affect TO be free yet
We glory IN being the slaves of party. We profess
federation, yet we prescribe, unworthy Of public
confidence, the brother who dsSents from our polit.
ical creed, who refuses to support our candidate
he he ever so bad-We are republicans by profess
sion, but arisiocra,s or sycophants in practice.
Our news journals, for the last two monhs, have
been filled with accounts of pageant professions,
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got up ostensibly in honor fdistingu citizens
whose duties or pleasures have induced them 10
travel abroad. Thousands, many thousands, have
been expended vast deal oitlme has been wasted,
and some OF the more dangerous oithe human pas
siOns invoked in getting up these shows-not so
much we suspect, with the view Of doing real honor
to the individuals, as OF strengthening the interests
OF party, and subscribing the sinister purposes of in
divlduals. As republicans, we ridcule the adula-
tory homage paid TO the crowned heads and privileged
classes OF Europe, by what term an ignorant and
ensaycd population and yet outstrip them in
indiscrminate and fulsome panegyrc, and par,izan
worship. Our constitution and laws regard public
officers as public servants not elevated for their own
but for the public good yet in our practice we treat
them as our masters, and it would be no wonder
such is human propensity To abuse power, if they
soon assumed TO Toe such. Rome granted triumphs
TO her distinguished men and these distinguished
men became her masters Elections by the lepiti.
mate authorities soon ceased to be voluntary and
Cmsais were raised up, by the tumultous acclama-
tons OF the mob, the army, to curse and ensave
the republic
We would by no means withhold, from public off
GERS, the respect due to their stations from dis
tingushed individuals, the honor due to their merits
We would cordially tender our hand, and our re-
specs, TO merit as any man, yet we verify think, that
this respect and this honor would be more compat
lbe with our republican professions less derogaiory
TO our dignity as freemen, and equally complimentary,
TO those whom would honor, If proc essions cav
acades and military parade were dispensed with
II is but too apparent that these pageanis got VI
for party and not for public benefit and that il toll
Grated, they will increase in frequency and in mis-
chief. II is not the evils that have happened that W.
much deprecate but the evils that arc likely tt
grow out OF these anti-republican precedents
Ii should be mans virtues, lis public services
and his fidelity 10 our republican institutions, tina
should recommend him to public confidence and sup
portland these likely to be known whenever
they are deveoped--and not the number ofparsan
which can be drummed up 10 swell his calyacade
A good man needs not these eXtraneous anli-repub
lican contriyances, and bad man is certainly no
entitled to them.
We intend no political or personal illusions il
these remarks. We consider the practice bad one
inconsistent with our republican professions, on
that is growing upon u.s. and one that should be dis
counienanced by the sober, rejecting part of tn
community.
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