Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-24
A Rh PICTURE.

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ing ertroet is from a distinguished cb., /
al Washington, 81 a rcctRi date. III, u
is no visionary character, and no pa5,.
Rdiic. lie as one icho iookS upon ilieg,s
are, and usually calls them 6u their rel,
We arc mdcbfcdboih TO The irr,ier andL, L
here for The pririlcge IF giring Tie air
readers, though zee greatly rcgrg
state Of Mings should crust that s6osJ ,.I
such a m%ortyytng and degrading c,paas
The Presidential Election is now Tho
ing subject, and whatever is done here h, u
yeierence 10 it. Immense e%xriiions an .aJ
by the party in power 10 retain their suprr1
and the influence which they are enabled ~
rs tremendous. doubt whether it can b, u
stood 1t was an unfortunate day foi the W.
when the purpose was first conceived oflt,..
the immense patronage of the govetumenh.s
upon party interests, and making il, cooata,
al powers subservient TO patty purpos., Il
fro that day, the genius &C our institutions,
chnngrd-and, if | may venture a predtt,
th0nged n,rer 10 be rttriered There m =
Il AN 10000 officers appointed by the Erte
who hold their stations by the tenure d 4
services. Not one Of them darcs 10 b. nevln
The press, more powerful in this country thu,
other on the globe. ! subsidized and corfups
The income Of the Globe ciiice for one m,a
.nn.t a., tIa .,I,.I, n....I ...... 4 RI 49,. +
Vermont. At the snme time, three. fourlhi Il
that issues from the press is mere ]elecllone
matter, and the amount is enormous. The q
try is inundated with it: and, what is heat /.
ening to every true friend of his county
mass. great as IL is, is an immense compous
misrepresentation, perversion, and ialsehM
Truth Is discarded rs out OF fashion and tn,
tIzan editor who hpsitai-s nj ial se hood. /, y
sldered unfit for his office. The Globe a 1
moment exerts an influence in every pooI K
corner of our widely extended country. vi
hi. influence regulated by a regard for iuh
would he salutary. But such is its habiiualht ~
hood, that scarcely an article can be found
which is not n gross and wiIiul Trversion ID
sert his upon the responsibility Of no min v
myself-upon the strength Of no mans rtnta
do 1t from my own observation. have Ia'
ed 10 the speeches Of prominent Wings in ca
gress, and have been startled at the %unblu'ad
lalsehood OF the represcntnt,u" or'nefr "--e-t
and sentiments published in the Globe within
hptFa W. kn.,. tbo,n D.. b. f.Isa Int tlOHfr :
and lens of thousands of the honest yeommr |
the States receive them as true. The pass
disseminated tbrou yhput the land with elsa4
~rapidity. If you would counteract il, you 4
visit every hamlet in the country. Al the 4
tiine, ms tr-inr ndons engine does not work az
An army ct executive hirrIings is engaged n
cry section of The country 10 vouch for the purNl
the Globe, and endorse its iabrica,ions. n u
can find one of these hirelinss about you, VI
him for only twenty.four hours, and you vii
of his activity. But the process n
stop here. The subordinate prints coy
fllsehood. 1t dIstils from every dingy slreli 4
M'ine to Arkansas, until our political a,m@y
is poi"ted aud corrupted.
Even Congress lends its aid to this delelr
influence. thirds 81 the mass, printed
order nj the public expense. consists of 4
matter, connected solely ff II
purposes. The presidents Message is o.
character, 30 is the Report Of the Secretary u
Treasury. Grundy's Report upon thu subjr
The State Debts is one Of the INST glsriog md
ccs on record. No mortal sup; .osed that tn,
'lmpiion Of the State Debts by Congress si'
contemplated by any one, or that .
any necessity for the action OF Cong'r
he matter. Bat the proceeding was got y
he purpose of connecting an -i-ciioneena.
Iment, which, in its turn would serve asa
speeches, upon any and every subject lnFT
ID IN the party tactics Of the day. OF this us
'ly weak document (Grundy's Report VI
neither intended nor expected to hare Il
slightest braring upon the leg,sAauoO o.
'r.ss, JO,0DO copies were printed by otdei .
Ten thousand copies of BentoIs u
cumen have since been ordered. Tbs
''ece Of Benton's foolery. In justice r
J sh pld say, he turns his fooIeppr
lie makes himself conspicuous BY o.
If gaHs the multitude.
mus II is that the government lends ii, q
ustaining and p%ntron'zing this powerful ~
I mischief. And the wages of iniquiy ~
mall. The thirty pieces OF silver for whe'
as sold himself would be spurn.d by ~
That guaranteed eOrp,,,' uh
'r'n'd by an honorable member, rolls in IH'
van an income Of perhaps 100000 a yof
'oners and evening parties are not 'urp''s
plendor aud Profasion by those Of even IsV
l@gistsate OF our nation, or the represehbp'
ne richest and mos, powerful nation uPo'"
.nch Is the reward for pro,tituiing The ~
10 worst purposes. THIS drleieriOUs Ihf'
! that powerful engine will prove too ''f'4
ur institutions, and will make Us. uHS"
use Of a free constitution. in reality the
q lactiou +. and .honld A hs tu,nsd 10 -