Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-06-21
For the Democrat.
" TOWNSHEND WING MEETING,r
(coNTiNuED.


Mr. Edior,-YouT correspondent in your
last No. having, uninleniioualy no doubt, neg
lec,ed To report Mr. Tru;hlcllcrs speech on
that occasion, take the liberty TO send YOU
an extract froiG the same for the edifcaiion Of
your readers, whether they be regular subscrib-
ers or borrowers merely, Of your paper.
"Mr. Presideni-The cause in which we are
enlisted is the cause Of our country, of human
ity and Of God--Our objcc, is, to expose the
couuptions, the abuse Of power and exirava-
gancies OF our national administrations wrrst
The constitution from repeated and wuutvs vfo-
laiion-.Io rescue our finances from the clutch
es OF base, dishonest, Specializing sub-leg indie
pendent fredsWrers and appropriate them TO
The legitimate use of the whole people. We
contend that our government is based upon The
republican principle-that the people, aud not
the President, is the sovereign, aud that our
rulers are our servants, TO he instructed, con-
trolled or removed by The popular voice, Tlegit-
imaicy cxpIessed.--We deny and protest
against the doctrine, that the petitions 81 the
people are not to be considered, even on sub
jects Of less consequence than the restoration Of
three millions Of our inhabitants from beasily
degradation and savage cruelty, 10 stale OF
freedom and equality which our Declaration Of
Independence declares TO be selfevidenily the
rights of all. We ask for the protection of
American industry against foreign competition.
We ask for safe, uniform aud ample curren-
cy. We insist on fair sale and equal enjoy
ment OF the avails Of our public lands. We be-
lieve IN equal laws, equal rights, and equal
pnvileges-in banks and other corporations, so
far and no farther than the common interests
and greatest good Of the whole people demand
We are American ciiizens-our motto is--our
country-our whole country.
Such, Mr.. Chairman, are ourseniimcuis. the
same as were entertained by the patriots of ZIG,
by Washington, Jefferson and their successors,
down 10 the commencement Of the reign of
terror in 1929: and which we fully believe is
destined TO terminate in ~. But, Sir, there
are some things in which we do not believe.
We do not believe in preaching reipench-
ment for party purposes, and squandeiing our
national funds with reckless prodigaiiy
do not believe in keeping known defauliers in
Office 10 accomplish political designs do
mol believe in committing important trusts To
unfaithful OF incompetent hands, or the neglect
ing the execution of requisite bonds--we do
not believe in the unwarrantableaand unconsli-
iutional exercise Of the reto power SO rs TO
render the Executive subvcrsive OF legislative
auhoriiy-we do not believe in evading the
constitutional provision OF a senatorial parici-
patton in appointments 10 otlice--we do not be-
lieve in g executive patronage being brought
into conflict with the freedom of eleclions-
And further we do not believe that an indi-
vidual or party acquires either credit OF ad-
vantage by false aspcrsions Of moral character
OF personal abuse Of political opponents. In
short, sir, we do not believe in DEMOCRA-
CY which teaches such doctrines or tolerates
such practices.
But, sir, we do believe that the anii-bank.
anli-abolilion, anti temperance, 'and anti-staie-
administration in Vermont, will continue 10
increase in the same ratio of fifty per cent mi
mus, as in the last year two, Till they arrive
at absolute power. We are aware MIR. Presi-
dect that some desperate and death-stmggles
will be exhibited-the same yelpins caTs will
be let loose to annoy the peaceful traveller
the same foul-iongued- sidnderer will be en-
ployed to sustain the sinking ship aud to fight
the battles DER again. with his pop-gun.artil-
lery, heavily charged with federalism, black.
cockddes, sOrdid seignors, Unsuitable asurers
and m0nopOiies for ammunition.---But one
thing Mr.. President, is beyond contradiction,
that the hind end Of his gun is far the most
dangerous, as is confirmed by past experience
for in the last election it kicked over every
town but three in the county, and they would
have shared the same fate had the breecb of
the gun been pointed that way. But their oy-
oluton is made doubly sure in the ensuing
campaign, from this redoubiable guns,er's hav,
ing selected position on lower ground and
nearer the centre of operations"
MANY.
Townshend, June IA, 1885,