Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-31
shment, to "pRoMOTE TIE GENERAL.

"lishment, to "pROMOTE TIE GENERAL.
" WELFARE," and when we reflect that this
"welfare is inseparably connected with the dlffu-
"sion of knowledge, we cannot but be struck
"wlth ACCOMPLISHMENT, that the general
government with such ample MEANS as it pos
sesses, should so long have delayed to lend ito
direct and eGiciciem aid 10 The general purposes
"of education in this era Of peace and increas-
:" ing attention to the internal condition of the
" country, may we not be permitted to hope that
"the present administration will not suffer TO go
" ungathercd so rich hrrca IF GLORY, as
"woud spring from the adoption Of measures, by
switch all the states would be enabled, without
"pressure to their inhabitants, TO impart to cv-
"cry useful extent, the cstmable blessings Of
education"
h n h h IA h h n Il
From this it appears that so monstrous and
alarming doctrine" has before been "broached"
by democratic governor in Vermont. In 1925
Mr.. Van Ness appeared TO be very clear that
this phrase, $50 promote the general welfare"
me mt something-it was then one of the pro,ni-
nem features of the constitution and the Cover
nor was perfectly "dStoniShed" that the admns-
tration should "suflcr to 60 ungathcrcd so rich a
harvest Of Glory" as would spring from the
exercise of a power, the bare mention of which
now makes the poor man "sck at heart" and
exctes only his pity and contempt" for "ths
author!' In lS!J, it was the duty of the govern.
ment to appropriate money to educate people,
: because it would promote the general welfare;"
and of course, there was equal GLORY in pro-
tecting the industry Of the nation, furnishing .
, sound currency adapted to the business of the
country, and constructing works Of Improvement
, in which the clole people have common inter-
est, for those, too promote the general welfare"
, equally with education. The authority to do the
t one, implies the obligation to do the other and
: Mr.. Van Ness maniiestly designed in that expo
G stion to cover the whole ground now occupied
y by the address. And yet, with brazen impu-
dence, he now tells that these are ''monstrous
I. and alarming doctrines" and with recklessness
c equalled only by the desperation of his cause.
J turns and villfes the people for adopting his own
n exposition of the constitution. Was Mr.. Van
+ Ness correct in 1925 If SO, he is corrupt and
is wicked now. Was lie in error then! lie will
10 excuse US for not pinn,ng our faith upon Lis
10 sleeve nor. For surely man who has no more
y regard for consistency than lie manifesto car
o. .. never be a safe guide for any honest man to
IL follow.
In conclusion, Mr.. Barber asks, "Can any
m ching be certain then, than that the party
ID switch puts forth such unconstitutional doctrine!
W. "-doctrincs which cover the whole ground az
OF "sumcd by Hamilton and his coadjutors-is gor
", er,cd and contracted By Gderalists Of the ,choo
L. "@ '0s J" We refer him to Governor Val
NJ Ness, as he is the author and promul gator of the
cir doctrine in question. and was supported in it a
OF the time by the present locofoco party generally
at. That party now embraces large portion OF thu
nd old federal party, and from the fact that Mr.. Val
he Ness has lat;erly clustered around him sucl
cd men as Martin Chjttenden Stephen IIaieht, Gu,
nd Catn n. B. lIasweil, ct idge cmnss, it is bu
he fair to infer that he was then. as now, measure
ri bly, governed and controlled by fcdcralig.s
the school Of 'oS'