Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-08-07

- NhC itlOlC anu VlOTi0uS
achievements and important services Of The
brave and magnanimous Macdonouch 4, his
officers and comrades on Lake Champlain.
in completely defeating the British squadron
on that Lake, and securing the Northwest.
ern borders of this State-.he most proper
aud acceptable manner of testifying our hioh
sense OF gratitude and admiration of those
services, and rewarding those gallant de-
lenders OF our country, and 10 report by bill
or otherwise"
And Oct. ls, 1914, the following action
was bad on the Resolution
"On the Committee raised BY the Resolu.
ton 10 enquire, and report some proper mode
OF testifying our gratitude 10 Commodore
Maedonough, and TO Generals Strong and
MISUNDERSTANDING. LaDgdon. ID. Carpenter,
Hatch and Elliott were appointed.
And IN course of the session, (lSl4) we
reported a Bill granting TO Commodore Nc
Donough a Tract Of land belonging 10 this
Stale lying near Cumberland in The state of
New York, IN full view OF the splendid no.
val engagement fought under his command
on the ever memorable llth of September
1914, in testimony of the high veneration
entertained by this Legislature for his dis.
tinguished services"
This bill was passed into n Law, by near
y u unanimous vote; as also several resolu.
tons OF thanks and warm appreciation 10 him
and Generals MaeOmb and Strong, with the
gallant troops under their command. This
farm at Pla,isbuig fell TO the state for a debt
due TO the old state bank, and asMacdonough
was considered poor. it was an act not only
OF praise. but ofsubsiantial assistance. How
much more useful this than for the Legisla.
ture 10 transform itself into u formal thanks.
giving party, at an expense OF several hun.
dred dollars without afording any benefi, to
those who participated in the dangers and
glory oil the battles
Warm. and alarmed as | was. against the
ambitious strides Of Napoleon, and engag-
ing in his war against Great Britain, | was
nevertheless opposed to appointing delegates
10 The Hartford COncentiOn. when the sub
ject was brought forward. this the agency Of
Il SORT OF mission lrom Massachusetts, and
we declined 10 enter into the business. The
result was, that Mr. Dunham of Windsor at.
forwards volunteered, but | believe was not
admitted as a member, and some sections Of
the state sent on their agents. But the fact
is tina, our state was not regularly represen.
ted in that convention. Thus much for the
comments and allusions in the last Democrat.
The manner in which that paper treated
my brief address at Guiliord, several weeks
since, is still more uncsndid, because the
whole drit and character of my remarks
were perverted, and sentiments and feeling
ascribed to me which | never felt or uttered.
What could induce the writer 10 slate, that
| first addressed the meeting with many
hard expressions against our Republican
Government, as | formerly used 10 declaIin
against the ruinous measures OF Jefferson and
Madison" is passing strange, that wri-
ter well knew, (as the fact was,) that no, u
pi rlicle of anti. Republicanistn, or even
harshness, was exhibited in the speech. Mild,
constitution and republican principles and
measures were advocated. 1t was contended
on my part, that rotation in Office was u fair
and republican measure and even axiom
Son that ground %alone,a change OF admins
~tra,ion was now proper and desirable, and
ought TO be cheerfuliy assented 10, by the
friends oil the administration. after SO long
holding the reins and offices OF Govern
ment, and more especially so, when u course
OF measures, whether honestly designed or
not, had eventuaied in much public and pri-
vale dissatisfaction and injury. And | al
tempted 10 show briefly wherein some OF
those measures had been wrong and %injuri-
Gus, aud that measures, more than men or
party considerations, ought 10 be regarded,
condemning all extravaganza, violence and
mobocracy, and exhoning the advocates oil
Harrison and Reform. not TO their tents"
but TO their Ballot BoIes, for a redress oil
grievances. The election of Harrison was
advocated as a SOLITARY and hopeful meas
IRE, and his life and character was spoken
of in high & deserved commendation, not as
the greatest man in the Union, but as a
good, practical and safe statesman.
Having shown that there was nothing ex-
cep;ionable or anli-republican in my conduct
at the Legislature in 1913 and IA, and that
the sweeping charge aguinsl me oldeclaim-
ing against our Republican Government, is
"baseivss us a vision" | will not at present
extend my remarks upon the general state
oflhings, or why | am convinced that a
change of administrator is necessary, and
will 10 all human probability soon take
place. Every citizen has a just right 10 his
political and religious sentiments, aud this
guessing. (or as the Southerners say, reck'
oRing) US 10. future events and results, is al
so u common right. with all men and parties,
and has been much practised by our oppo'
nenls. While public addresses and proceed
ings ought ever TO be open 10 free and just
criticism. itiseqnally representatives should
be fairly stated, and that the facts and cir
cumstances should so far be made public as
l.. ..:..z III ,on.nnd M thIS Qnd