Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-06-09

froscs~ RIAL rscii sllc FrtiitinfAs - i"uk WIN
vs..ncsnis UJs.n tie honest The mechanic. And
Ne trust that II MAY nos &c aansss sometimes 30
y. mind that portion Of Our fellow eiuzena,
who are dis;ose3 70 fosirt irsad distinctions,
among tpen torn Tree ana ogsal.'' ofsaoh is-
ssssees oi msnisl s0leT.oTiiy a. fooI H.cchsn.
,cs NJ ssrse,e gwen.
SPEECH OF HON FRANC S DATHES.
Ga fk< dignity AID .ysgscfDb'lgy = ascAaa-
srsi ecrapalisn. In 6vbs;c ~ the Massa-
ei.sseus legislature. on an aDradm,B, 70 tie
Constitution. proposing 20 reduce the nnm3cr
Of .i,s members Of tlsn House Of Kepresenta-
nvss. q Mr. Hobar, of Leicester undertook 10
riesesle One j,opui4,ion OF Boston, calling them
- 81 printers. isook-,indofs. bar''cfs, COO
bisss. ,silors ssd unkefs. moving here and
thcse without any permanent places ni abode.
NJ. Bsyiics. 81 Tsuoion, replied VA The fol-
] sing happy fnsnrer.
4 Azvs had some experience IN legislation,
having teid scat in diAefeui legislative
bcd,es for ten yoars- base lisleaoI 10 many
legislative debates, and ! have listened 20
many extraordinary speeches, bot must con-
ftes the mos; extraordinary was The one
viss~h WIN made bs tho gentleman from
Leicester. Is tina, gentleman aware of the
character OF his propusli!on' In adjusting
The terms Of an amt ndmeii TO the cunS'iiu-
t,6s y. .siS-.,.- ,l.e 80. .,lish.~ar, ef n,ins
eipis which woulh tolerate a real bona tide
anssocracy. lie has grasely urged upon this
ssenbly fhe pfopfic,y 81 giving 70 one class
Of our citizens greater priyilcgs than are al
lowed 10 The other classes II this PROPOSE
ton prevails, one class must be favored at the
exyrnsc OF the others and those thus favored
bj1lpms virtually an arisiocracy for II is not
~ titles which constitute an arisiocracy bRi
privileges. W e-yould deny an equality of
nights and privileges TO tic printers, book
binders clock makers, blacksmith, cobblers,
tsiiors; BARRIERS, and tinkcrs, or in other words,
tl,s mechanics ofour State on whom he has
lsvished his sneeis ard whom h. endcayors TO /
70 soyer with contempt. lie speaks of them /
~ abir,1s OF passage" 'moying planets" as
devoid both Of patriotism and Of local attach
meni. ~ men without home. who hang on
society as membranes, aud lac has placed .
then in humiaiing contrast with the cuiiya-
tors Of the soil, TO which class I've compliment
ly tells " he belongs.
Sir, there arc mono who cherish a more
sincere respect for the yeomanry--ihe farmers
OF Massachusetts--than myself know
their WORTH know their viriues-I would
give them their full share OF civil and polili-
cal privileges, but would give them no more,
and III understand their feelings, they would
ask no more. ] am not certain that they
would ever contend for more than equality Of
privileges, and believe them TO be the last
who would undertake TO wfest from their
neighbor one title of,heir right.
Tho gentleman from Leicester has called
up his revolutionary "reminiscences, and has
lold NJ Of his personal knowledge Of the pa
riots and heroes who composed the glorious
band Of revolutionary chiefs, the men who
we're engaged in the most noble enterprise of
nodefn times. Put, sir, ! can tell tina, gen.
lemsn that II il not amongst the green hills |
II the county Of Worcester that he can look |
Eos those daring spirits who gave the first inn |
pulse which resulted in that mighty event. |
In two little rooms in this city were assembled |
The men who. devised the project Of emanci- |
pesink . nation-,he pioneers of the Amer |
lean revolution were the Mechanics Of boston. |
In thsif meetings. they celebrated on the |
highest object of human conoernmeLt--a ma
aons rights; and having asceitaned the /
strength Of the foundation, ,hey had no dread !
OF tfse issue; and courtcd the conflict. ] can I
transport the gentleman 10 another place--,he /
Csspenters Hall, in the city of Philadelphia. !
In that place, on n day memorable in our an
nails, the Fourth day OF fully, 1910, a deed was
v.
That place, was assembled the most august
political body tina, ever dclibeIaiod on ma |
lions destiny. Five men bad been selected I
- the elite Of that assembly-ihe greatest |
among the gtea,-to prepare the manifesto of
. naiiob'swrongs. Amongst them was man |
BY the name OF Benjamin Franklin, (the gen /
Iicman from Leicester IN his muliifarious /
reading, may have read OF him) al nigh 1
y amongst the sons Of men. who by common
consent stood nj the head of philosophers Of
America and Europe, whose deep inyes,iga-
lions into the secrets Of nature, had given
him the knowledge ofhCr sub,lesi, most mys-
Ierious, mos, Tremendous, most destructive
gent, which nc disarmed offs p W.. Yes,
'ir, ne played with the forked lightning as
with tanned snake, vet the elements of that
Rsyveiious wisdom which enl ihiened and
lsionished the world, were gathered in
'Iinicr's office, and this gr a; man was a
Prrnter.
There was another not ,'iei ftior ofFrank-
IN IN sagseity, but his superior in sound
PRACTICAL knowledge Of polircs. A man
whose opinion was the e. seBco Of strong com
non sense, the results ol tire Uni ed action OF
clear head and an honcs,ieau. The name
4 tins man was Roger Sherman. (ihe zen.
lesnsn from Leicester tas hiard Of him This I
feeer ss<unan wrlughi at tie trade of !,
s.A"eratey, many years after lie had reached :
he age Of maturity.
here was yet another, 60, mechanic {
'imseu, tut The son Of mechanic; 4
sill now take the gentleman from the ;
Dom Where the statesman Of America
assembled, 10 that which he philoso- I
pbeS Of America assembled. In the |
chair OF The last he once would have ,