Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-07-14

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man who was not ashamed TO avow himself
a be the head, not OF his people. bu, OF his
par,y. will speedily find that party to be but
lean minority.
We have thus, fellow citizens. IN accord
ance with the spiritof the times, gone back TO
frs, principles We have briefly inquired in
10 The purposes and duties OF the federal gov
crnment aud touched upon some of the points
iin which for more than ten wears. IL has been
grossly mnl-administered. Having pointed
Z Gu, the evil, we are now 10 suggest the rene
DIV, and in this the voice of the public has long
since anticipated MS. The servants of the
! people have indeed become their masters, but
( Inc riehtful sovcfeigns are about TO resume
( that authority. which comes to them from
I source higher than all written law, and to del
era,e the reins of government to ADLER and
/ more Trustworthy hands. We do not think IL
necessary to dwell upon the character and
services of the distinguished CltlZen, who Is
/ destined 10 lead the ireemen of the Union To
! triumph over domestic factions; as in other
/ DAYS he led the armies of his country TO tri-
umph over her foes We worship no man,
we bow to no faction, we acknowledge ale
| glance to no narrow party. The Union, the
| Consiution--words that once stirred mems
blood like the voice of the trumpet-are our
watchwords, and we are determined that the
sacrel principles of national freedom, which
| in better DAYS were our just pride shall hence
\ forth cease 10 be--what misgovernment has
wall nigh made them--bui an empty boast
/ The man of our choice is a citizen oftried and
| primitive patriotism, OF mistaken indcpend-
ence, of approved ability and experience, of
unnpeachable integrity, and though in
! green old age, OF vigorous and unclouded in-
teect How superior, fellow citizens, are
these qualifications to those of the smooth
pariizan, who processes no enlightened regard
for the law and constitution, who is guided by
no poe-star of political principle, who declares
! that he can raise his eyes no higher, and take
in no larger field of vision, than TO enable him
to discern and follow 'the footsteps Of his pred
ccessor'
fit be asked what advantages we expect
from a change in the administration, we re
ply that we confidently expect, first and fore
most, the restoration of public confidence, the
main spring and indispensable condition of
success in all industrial enterprise, and the
| consequent resuscitation of the pasied encr-
| ges of commercial and busy people we ex-
! pect revival of manufactures, increased ac-
! tivity in agriculture and the renewed cultiva
| ton of all the useful arts we expect retrench-
ment and economy in the use of the public
| funds we expect diminution Of the patron
age of the executive, and a reduction of the
number of pestilent officials, who are now
consuming the land, and living in luxury on
he earnings of the people we expect to see
the principle, that TO the political victor of
right belong the spoils of office, discarded and
reprobated; W. expect system of collecting,
keeping, and disbursing the public revenue,
whereby the purse shall be divorced from the
sword and the national treasury shall be be-
yond the immediate control of the executive
AID It's hlreings ; we expect distribution, or
other equitable appropriation for the benefit of
the States, OF the proceeds OF the public lands;
and IN fine we expect return to the princi-
pies upon which the government was admins
tered, while those who framed the Constitution
were alive to watch over it.
| We know that we have much to struggle
against An INSCRIPTIONS executive, with
an overgrown patronage, backed by devoted
party, and controlling the whole resources OF
the nation is no contemplate opponent. The
| administration have on foot numerous array.
Office holders, and Office seekers, subsidized
! printers, post masters, census takers, collect
4 ors, inspectors, and an the underlings of the
i custom house, contractors ofthe public works,
agents, sub agents, and superintendants-a
motley crew, whose name is Legion. All these
Il and their retaners, are to be met, vanqulshed,
4 discounted. We have the best reasons for
the cheering confidence that our sister states
will well and amply redeem the pledges which
f every day brings us from distant quarters OF
the Union, and we have no fears that Vermont
al the final charge, will stain her well earned
and unspotted reputation. Vermont alone has
never bowed to the idol Of the dominant par
ty, and she will not now turn and aid in set.
ting up Dagon in his place again. Our own
state enjoying the undivided praise of being
found ever faithful, is fortunately to have the
honor of being in the front rank in the APP
preaching preliminary contest of the fall eleu
iions. But few states precede us. and We
firmly trust, that on the first Tuesday in Sept
ember, we Shall show our sister states an ex
, ample worthy of our chamberlain earnest o
f the victory which in a subsequent month j:
= destined 10 perch upon the banners of Tho
! friends of the integrity Of the constitution
, Ii is the leading object with our opponents Il
change the issue, and to divert the attention o
the ircemen from the real question before us
They would not have you influenced by wha
you have heard, what ouhave seen, and wha
you have suffered. They would amuse ant
f beguile you with misrepresentation concern
: ing the remote past, in order that you may fine
, less time for inquiring into the corruptions o
the present, and the prospects of the future
But they underrate the intelligence and patri
oiism OF the wings We shall be deceived by
: no false issues, we shall be diverted from on
: fixed purpose Of political reform by the reviva
4 Of no forgotten animosities.
Our opponents well know that at this mo
0 ment the whig ranks embody a vast majorit
= of the lawful freemen of the republic; and thei
= only hope is that what has been an honest dill
2 ference OF opinion may Toe converted by thei
o articles into an element of dissension and dis
s cord. Let us defeat this hope, let US presery