Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-07-17

ing prescription disQruced its annals. For
this, wns the public treasure seized By the
President against the will OF congress, and
deposited 10 Banks Of his own seieciing.-
For this, is il now TO BE- placed, by law. IN
the hands oil Executive dependents. and kept
within the control OF the Executive will
And Tor this. is new and unwonied activi-
~ now given TO Executive influence, through
the extraordinary means 10 which 4 have adj
verified.
This whole fabrick Of Executive usurpa-
ton and abuse oi power must be RACED TO its
foundation. The Constitution must be re-
stored 10 its just balance. The money chan
GERS must be- driven from the Temple OF
Liberty. And now-noto is the time 10 do
it. II must be- dolir. not merely because the
people are suffering, but because they see
that mower has been ubused-that the Con
s~tiluiion has been ,iolated-ihal public ,ir-
tue has been assailed-and that corruption"
has become The order ofihc day"
I rejoice, exceedingly. that tic people are,
at length. rousrd. and are rallying TO the res
cue. Their gatherings. by thousands and
tens o thousands are indications ola depth
and strength o; feeling rarely iinrssed-
may ! not ray never witnessed. before, IN
this country. And these gatherings are
spontaneous. The spirit that prompts them
seems -irreprrssible. Upon a simple no.
tice, without any OF the accustomed Efforts
10 get up assemblies. the people rush togrih.
or by thousands. The farmer stops his
plough. and ans OCT his team. The me.
chanic laws down his tools and takes off his
apron ; and the hired laborer SAYS, he will
come again the day after tomorrow. A spi-
il moves the muss, such as never moved
them brfore. Their language every where
is-ibete must be a Reform T; and we the
people must take il Into OUT own hands
Power grows more graspins and insaiiable
and will no, let go its hold. unless we sieze
], with our strong hands. and put forth our
might 10 ~slangle il. We see the Executive
regardless Of our snferings. persistingjn his
%ruinons policy. We see him binding Con
sress 10 his " i'll. We see him sending the
poison Of his influence through every vein
and artery oithe polilIc, by thousands Of sub
%servicnl agents. who are paid with our
money. for their labors 10 mislead Us TO our
ruin. We have borne this long. We can
bear i, no longer. We want a Reforn-an
honest rriorm-a MorSugh reform. We
want u man al the head of the Government
" no will give us something besides pfofes-
sions-s nsn who Will talk less sbou, de-
mocrsey. and practice more ofit-a man who
will take hold. and help US get the govern
meni back. il possible. 10 the simplicity and
purify, aud genuine rrpublicanism oil other
and better times. Such is the spirit which
nnimatcs The people. rejoice a, III. mani
frsialions OF II. II may sometimes. indeed.
be excessive in It's zeal. Would that there
were excess OF Zeal in no worse cause than
this. Bot let the qniei disr iss their iea RS
There is a conservative spirit mingled
with this excitement. which will give il u
safe and Wholesome direction.
Many are sensitive, aud more profess 10
be. a, the prominence given 10 "hard cider"
al these gatherings OF the people. ! respect
the real srnslllvencss that is felt on this sub
jcct. regret that the Inventor OF he Log
Cabin aud hard cider iaun, OF Geo Harrison.
had not substituted cold water Tor the in,ox-
icaling beverage. | would move that su bsii
tu,e and | hazard nothing in saying that
The time viii come, when the people OF Vel.
mont will second thai mellon. Hard cider
was not he beverage OF the pioneers Of that
State, 10 the days o. their simplicity. II was
pure wa:er-a fitting emblem Of the purity
OF whig principles. Hard cider will have
its day but il viii be a short ons " hilv the
Log Cabins viii stand appropriate and en,lu.
ring monuments OF the people ofShc United
States effected in the year iS40. IL is graf.
ifyingto see the people rallying around these
rmblems OF simplicity. and virluous. peace
lal. contented industry. Aud | ~r,joice Ina,
we have Il candidate for the Presidency who
is not a stranger 10 the simple habits, and
unpretendiug virtues Of Log.Cabin life-a
man whom The people can take by the hand
and say lie is one Of as a man who has not
been corrupted by a life Of pracliced ingenu-
iiy in the school Of political intrigue ; but
who will bring TO his administrator clean
hands aud an honest heart What a reform
10 get such a man into The Chair OF State /
do 20, wonder tina, the people nre excited,
when they think Of the necessity, and the
possibility OF e~aec,inc il: and | trust they
will not cease 10 be excited, until the noble
purpose which movesthem. shall be triumph.
antly accomplished.
am, gentlemen. with sincere regard,
Your friend and fellow citizen.
WILLIAM SLADE.
Wai,siill r, Ranney,
Austin Birchard,
John Smi;h.
Samuel l. Billings.
Wm w. F-ssend-n.
Samuel +. Thompson,
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