Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-03-16


George II. Lewis of Middlesex, II
Russell Butler OF Waterbury,
Ebenezer w. Coise of Duxbnry,
Hiram Jones Of Wailsheld,
F. A. Wright Of Warren,
Justus Kinney of Painfeld,
Horace Phelps of Moreown.
For Secretaries,
George Il. Manser of Montpelier,
j. Wordsworth Ellis Of Berlin,
R. c. Smith of Waterbury.
Which report was accepted andAle several pcr-
SONS named appointed
The committee appointed to draft resolutions,
anade report OF the following:
Resolved Tibet i, is the riglst and duty of the
People to Judge their rulers by their fruits, and
mete out TO them righteous Judgement.
Resolped That the history OF the last few years
of federal rule establishes the following charges:
The ruling party promised retrenchment; and
vet has run up the expenses from thirteen mtLtoHs
TO FORTY MILLIONS year.
II promised economy; and yet Offices ana eaa-
ries have been largely increased.
II promised reform and yet has abused the
appointing power to accomplish the worst OF t,ar.
Nv purposes, and boldly resisted all efforts 10 reduce
executive pow and patronage.
1t promised better currency; and yet has given
us the worst currency civilized country ev-
er cursed with
1t promised a redundancy of specie; and yet
the government sefby its Treasury notes has he
come a J." credit paper banker 20 the tune OF "a
millions IN three years.
1t promised to keep the public money safely !;
and yet has suffered q hundred hands to plumber
the treasury where one before dbl notreacf it,"
Witness Swartwout, Price, Boyd, Harris, and the
long list of unpunshed deiaulters
1t promised non-interference in elections; and
yet the federal office holders have conspired to
ala Il al. n, cI,
of the party on the floor of Congress, have dared,
again and again, to defeat bill TO preserve the
purity of elections
1t promised to stop prolific source of bargain
and corruption" by refusing to appoint members
,o Congress to Office and yet has appointed more
than oil preceding administrations combiaed.
I; promised to restrict the Presidency TO one
term and yet President Van Buren, is u candidate
for re election.
1t came into power with the Tariff of 1928 in
the full tide of successful experiment, rendering
us independent of foreign nationsand eevating the
Iaboring classes 10 their rigIhful rank first in rhe
scale of importance yet that tariff has been redu
ced, and we now have coalition OF the Magician
of the North, the lumbugger of the West and
the Nufer ofihe South, bent upon the destrue-
ton ofthe Tariff and the prosration of the value
OF property and the wages Of labor.
1t came into power promising, in our fareigr
relations TO demand nothing that was not clearly
H.,
North Eastern boundary is unsettled, Oregon i,
ihe seat of British aggressons, and the high han
ded outrage upon the Caroline is unatoned for
IL came into power with the country ut peace
with the world; yet it has plunged us into an in
glorious war with pitiabe Indian irbe-s cost
dirty mons-its Laurels are yei TO be woa by
Spanish Blood Hounds.
1t came into power promising TO practice npor
rhe rules of ancient repubhcaniSm; yet it has Ions
been under the malign influence of a leader, who's
personal habits are n libel upon democracy, ant
who has ever sacrificed principles for the further
nnce of his own petty, mousng schemes OF per
sonal ambition who, in 1879, Is opposed Ma Ii
son and the war -- in 1928 abandoned the Amer
can system to- obtain the favor Of The auti .tar1
states--and now has made a bargain and SALE 0
the interests of democracy of the free states, Il
purchase Southern support. Under the lead O
such republican, the party in power has crushe
the right OF petition refused 10 obey the voice @
the people: struck New Jersey from place il
the Union, and that, to accomplish new triumph
over the popular will, in the passage of the sub
treasury bill in short, it has given US the tyrann
OF the federal head over state rights the deSp0is,
of the Veto: The federalism of ag-aws: aud til
toryism ofuamited Executive power.
Ii came into power with the nation prosperou
and happy; yet now find the milton with Il
immense foreign debt its means of defence, mil
tary and naval, inefficient: its treasury sustane
only by credit: commerce and manufactures crit
pied: aud the great Interest of agriculture in a de
plornbe state ofdepresSon.
Resolved therefore,, That so far forth, the fruit
of our present. national rulers are evil, aud onI
evil: justice, TO those who have abused their lru:
and TO the People, who have been slamefully de
feived requires that these artifceis of evil" shoul
no longer be trusted
ResOtred, That we do most heartily approve TIA
nominations Of the Harrisburg Convention:
elevating the standard of "lIARRIsoN AND RE
FORM" it has chosen The man, and pledged tn
thing, required by the country
RESOLVED, That the ardour and enthusiasm, wit
which the name Of VIM. Henry Harrison is ever
where hailed and received by The people, con(irr
the wisdom of The convention which nominate
him, and furnish a sure indication of his trunl
plant election to the Presidency.
Whereas, Gen. Harrison is wise in council eli
quent in debate, brave in the field sound in h
views Of public policy, scrupulously honest an
faithful in the discharge Of public trusts, unosel
tnrous in his personal habits, and pure in his pr
y0te life therefore
Resolved That we will trust Inn for our ne!
President, though Ike Gideon OF old he is Gale
from the threshiag .foor like Jefferson, Madison
anil Monroe, he is not rich and like Washington
he is not spared the fouest ISLANDERS and the reck
less lies of pensioned Iress
RESOLVED, That from the election of VIM. Her
ry Harrison TO the Presidency, we should conf
denIly look for republican administration of III
government, in conformity with the enlighiene
WIZ OF the pe0pe; for The establishment of lh
principle OF one Presidential term only for re
recruitment and reform in every branch for til
Ie,urh OF the officers Of the government, from ihe
Wc'ouS interference in elections, 10 their Q6ciG
sa'Jle a''u dniles for the right OF petition IN
nn"'"Beu Tor mn equitable distribution of the pul
~ '"us nunohg me several states for a sount
pe,'Iai n ana uniform currency for the prolec
N '"'''ss VI agriculture, manufactures an