Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-12-01
THE HERALD.
TUESDAY EVENING, DIE. l, 1910.
GEN HARRisoN's POSITION.


], has been frequent for politicians to "deess
their positions" or stemp, to DO %. AZ ~
present time il would be no difficult matter 30 de.
hne the position Of not . small number Of politi-
clans who have figured largely in the arena 81
party politics for they will soon be laid upop The
shelf Of political insie ni6csoce. Some Of them
have earned for themselves indeed lasting fsss
but such fame a. man will covet or envy.
Not 90 with William Henry Harrison. His
position needs not now to be defined, in the ord
nary sceeptstion Of the term, for he 10 like city
set on . hill which cannot be hid He now occu-
pies place pre-eminently honorable, . plses
more elevated and more honorable than any men
living-elevstef TO the highest Office De
Of sixteen millions Of people; and els, g, -
else ~ The free end snbosghs sufi
e ~ body Of the people.
Ne enemies Of Harrison have don. iFey
couIe, ed BY the whole power Of exssu,,v. psf
ronsge, combined with the power Of prosttutsd
party press, and BY low and abusive spithets, foul
ISLANDERS and base calumny, 10 defeat the wishes
Of free people and to deprive them Of The servic
- Of hero, patriot and statesman. But truth
has prevailed, bis enemies are discounted, tho
power Of "the government" 10 brok en-, the power
OF the press 10 overcome, the shafts Of csiumny
have fallen to the earth, and he 10 about 10 b.
come The chief magistrate Of these United Ststes
Gen. Harrisoo will not be called the president
Of party, un'ess we treat ihs whole country as
that party, for almost the whole country 10 united
upon him. No one section Of the Union cen
clam that their interests should be preferred ~
cause they have been the chief agents in his exc
ton, for such claims would be applicable to ALL
The North and the South so often arrsyed in op.
position, have laid aside their preferences; the
tariff and the sntitsrif, the slave States and The
free states have united on common ground for
the good Of the whole, and the President elect
may stand forth with the constitution in one
hand and "the balance" in the other, prepared 10
mete on, justice TO oil and to every part
Gen. Harrison is not pledged to follow in the
"footstsps" Of any man-his situation will hold
out no inducement 10 threaten ito veto any bill"
u his Inauguration. lie will not bs compelled 10
truckle TO Calhoun or = Kendall; he will have
NJ occasion to encroach upon the limits of the
constitution or 10 commit outrage upon the rights
OF State 10 force q favoriie measure through
Cs~essss sgsinsa The voice Of The Peopis-hs Nsn
not be forced 10 dictate 10 the Clerk Of the House
to disregard the abroad seal, nor will he iced 10
send hreling into any state either 10 exhibit 10
the people The odium Of Federalism, or 10 cry up
the beauties Of Democracy in order to conceal
from public view the measures of his sdminis,rs.
ton. and We trust he will not have 10 resort to
Treasury Of sLin-plssters to sustain the financial
transactions OF the government. -
The president may 60 where be will 10 gil his
cabinet without let or hindrance, for he owes no
man 10 place" no .tate a preference. He may
put in practice :he long neglected precepts and
principles Of Wsshington-he may give full e.
feet to the Jefersonsn rule Of in,errogstory, "Is
he honest, 10 he faithful, 10 he capable instead
OF the Van Buren, rule, twill he 20 the whs,e
hog'"
And now, whether Gen. Harrison 10 elected 70
the presidency "throuRh the influence of log cab
ms, hard cider and coon SKINS" or through the
influence Of pure principles, patriotism and love
Of liberty. his position will enable him 10 earn
for himselfs name and place in the hearts Of bic
countIymen second only to George Washington.