Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-03

which most the wants Of mankind are sun
plied-to produce throughout society chain
Of dependence which leads all Glasses 10 look
TO privileged associations for the means OF
speculation aud extravagance,--to noprisb, 10
preference TO The manly virtues thai give Dig
nIty TO human nature, a craving desire for lux
urlous enjoyment and sudden, wealth, which
renders those who seek them dependent on
those who supply them--te substitue for Re-
publican simplicity and economical habits a
sickly appetite for eHcminate indulgence, and
an intimation Of that reckless exlrayagance
which impoverished and ensIaved the indus
trious people Of foreign lands; and al last, 10
fix upon US, instead of those equal political
rights, the acquisition Of which was alike the
object and supposed reward of our Revolutions
AIRY struggle, system Of exclusive privileges
conferred by partial legislation. To remove
the influences which had thus gradually grown
up among us--to deprive them Of their decep-
tive advaniages-to test them by the light oil
wisdom and trnth-to oppose the force which
they concentrate in their support--all this was
necessarily the work Of time, even among o
people so enlightened and pure as that Of the
United States. 10 most other countries, per-
haps, Il could only be accomplished through
That series oil revolutionary movements, which
are too often found necessary 10 effect any
great and radical reform but il is the crown
ing merit Of our institutions, that they create &
nourish IN The vast majority Of our people, q
disposition and power peaceaby TO remedy
abuses which have elsewhere caused the effu-
sion of rivers Of blood, and the sacrifice Of
thousands Of the human race. The result thus
far is most honorable TO the selfdeniai, the in
telligence, and the patriotism Of our citizens /;
II justihes the confident hope that they will
carry through the reform which has been so
well begun. and that they will go still farther
than they have yet gone in illustrating the inn
portant truth, that people as free and enligbt-
ened as ours, will, whenever it becomes neces-
sary, show themselves TO be indeed capable Of
self government by voluntarily adopting appro-
pirate remedies sar every abuse, and submitting
to temporary sacrifices, however great, 10 in
sure their permanent weiiare.
My own exertions for the furthcrance Of
these, dcsirbale objects have been bestowed
throughout my official career with yea! That -
rourished by ardent wishes Cor the welfare Of
my country, and by an unlimited reliance on
the wisdom that marks its ultimate decision on.
all great and controyerted questions Impress
ed with the solemn obligations imposed upon
me by the Constitution, DESTROYS also Of laying
before my fellow-citizens, with whose conf
dence and support have been SO highly hon
ored, such measures as appear TO me conducive
TO their sprosperiiy-and anxious TO submit to
their fullest consideration the grounds upon
which my opinions are formed, have ON this,
as on preceding occasions, freely offered my
views on these points Of domestic policy that
seem, at the present time, most prominently to
require the action Of the Government. know
that they will receive from Congress that full
and able consideration which the importance
OF the subjects merit, and Iran repeat the as
surance heretofore made, that shall cheerful
" and readily cooperate with you in every
measure that will tend TO promote the welfare
Of the Union.
M. VAN buren,.
December 2, 1899. ~