Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-01-10
Extract Of a letter from Hon. Heman |
a Hen of Highgate:

cuss any individual preferences. A most highly
respectable convention, by course Of unusual
maguanimv, has seen fit to present US names for
these high offices that identified with the honor,
the interest, and the fame OF our country. The
only approp pirate question, therefore, in NV opinion,
for US now to decide, Is, whether by II long pull,
strong pull and pull altogether, we slia II eadea.
vor rescue the constitution, and maintain the
supremacy Of the laws, OF by divisions and supine
ness, to endure longer their prostralion.
The prize is maniiesly within reach. and
trust that our native mountains, our valleys, and
hamets VIII never cease TO echo and re'echo The
names Of Harrison and 'Tyer until the vote Of
Vermont shall have proclaimed them TO be its
choice.
For my self, my dear sir, 90 heartily for the |
nomination, and this sad, trust need not assure
you that my humble efforts will be exered IL its
support. HEMAN ALLEN"
Extract of letor from Hon. VIM. Jar
Wis.
6 It must be obvious to every man who
has gwen moderate share OF attention
to The political acton of the federal ad
mnlstrallon for ten years past. that unless
/, eau be brought to those principles OF
honesty aud good faith which marked the
administrations o: Washington, jefferson,
and Madison, that the liberty of the coun-
try Will be undermined, and tho we preserve
the form, the substance will be lost. The
doctrine Of constituting the constitution as
the President understands IT, backed by
the support of his INSCRIPTIONS parlisans
10 and out of Congress, is pregnant with
mischief IL trees hat iunclIonary from
all CONSTITUTIONS aud lawful restraint. and
leaves the many at The mercy of The eXecu
tive aud bis party. 1t viii follow as u
natural consequence, that their policy will
continue to be what it has been--lhe pur-
suit of such measures only as are likely 10
promote the interest OF the party to the
utter neglect of those which are adopted
to promote the well beng of the whole
community. Some of the fruit of this doc
time was shown IN the case OF Claiborne
and Gholson, and now again IN the case of
the n Jersey members. The constitution
and laws of the United States, the uniform
rules Of Congress. and the laws of the
separate states are unceremonlousIy set at
defiance to secure party ascendancy and,
ber,nnlnr with the President and gradually
descending to the lowest officer Of the
custom house or the post office department,
, we find them all loudly supporting every
. act, however unjust or outrageous which
/, the party leaders deem 1t Iur their interest
to perpetrate.
3 We thus see that officers which were
. intended by the constitution TO be the
executors OF the laws, passed to promote
the well beng of the community, have be
come, in practice, the mere agents OF the
executive, and are employed as humble
tools to support the will of the Pres ldenl
A l., h,,,y Il th,,y
measures may be to the best interests OF
Q the country. The warnings and the admo
, nltions Of the wise, and the petitions o
. those who ale beng ruined by their meas
ures. avail not. The universal suffering.
OF the peupie are needed not, and the voice
Of experience, prudence and moderation
makes no Impression upon their minds. 1t
{ such "a state of things # the people Go no
arouse themselves, their rights and inter
) ps,s will be trampled under loot and the,
y will only have the poor consolation LEI
u them Of tttl"ctng on the happy days tina
are past. But | do not believe that tn
, sons OF our revolutionary fathers are $
-upne, SO md 'tiefent 10 the purity of on
institutions, the welfare of themselves an
their posIer'y, as to be wiling 10 submI
to such state OF things,
"The pure life of VIM. II. Harrison is
guarantee that probny, public virtue an
S. the good of the people, will be the end a
which he will aim, # elected to the pres
dency; and in John Tyler they will have Il
honorable, upright and faithful publ
servant.
The services of such men are all impol
ant at Tins time to stay The mass OF iiaut
ialsehood and Corruption, which Is mo-
uverspreadng the land, and to the INTEL
IF gence, good sense, virtue aud patriotism
the people we must appeal, 10 secure
Gu the present and rising generation, the pei
H. petuhy OF those institutions which tor II
n first forty years conferred upon US so mar
:: bless and which can only be- continue
IT, to Us by rulers US capable, honest al
10 faithful as an Harrison and Tyler
he WILLIAM JARVIS"
'st Extract of letter from Hon. Benjam
Swift:
II. u have made these suggestions wl,ho
tie expecting or wishing TO lesson the Impo
lance of The tariff ~ your opinion, but f
Ia, the purpose of Introducing a subject, whlt
son | thnk considering lis connection with II
mt, taflll, ehou'u nave sun more p'oulllle
by place IL the discussions at your mee',a
sr. mean Mr.. Gays land blll or the dlslr
W." button OF the avalIs of the sales OF Il
md public lands among the states for the pu
The poses of internal Improvement &c.
=, This subject should have a promlne
~ place, because It Is peculiarly Inlerestll
VA. to the people of Vermont, because the pc
lily pie can be made fully to understand It's II
BILE pcr'ance aud because by the recomme
ire daions Of Mr.. Van Buren, IN his last me
10, o. sage respecting the disposition of the pu
On. Inc lands, aud by the proceedings before /
hen Legislature at Montpelier last session,
'oit has been made party question IN III
The State.
nat at The people will see that if this measu
u sha Il be adopted, It will divert irom I
10, ordinary disbursement of the goveTnmeI