Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-07-14
Address 10 tho Frcc:nem Of
Vcr0t0nf.

Vermont.
TfHets Ciiscss The purposes for which
t,o people OF the several state IL this Repub-
lao unilcJ Ia the establishment, Of the Federal
Constitution, are declared Nv the preamble OF
that instrument 80 he so form - moic perfect
fai71. csiiblish BHdee "ilsIrs domestic
treaguihfv, provide for the 20 ,m0,os Offence.
promote The general reifdrs, and secure the
blcts,sgs Of liberty "io ihemIs selves and their
pr'sporliy.'
In the Judgment Of the slgcs Of that day.
these general object, were not atiaInablc by
the Snpsrac and independent action OF the peo-
pie OF legislatures OF the individual states, AMI
they were therefore wisely committed 10 the
charge ola central representative government,
ia which lis due relative share OF power and
influence was securai 10 each independet SOW
ercign,y of the conlederacy. The constitu-
lion confers upon the national Legislature
all the powers supposed TO be required for the
attainment of the objects set forth in the pre-
ambc. and makes il the duty OF the executive
10 sugges, to Congress all legislation needful
FOR that purpose.
Whenever therefore these objects fail TO be
attained. in such good measure as the imper-
feciion OF human Institutions allow, II is a fair
and natural presumption tina, such failure is
10 be imputed TO trroncous or defective legis-
a,ion h, Congress.
During most of the administration Of Gen.
Jackson, and through the whole OF that oil the
flnctionary whose highest pride II avowedly
is to bc known as ''the successor and disci
pie Of tina, distinguished parsonage, the exec
u,iyc has been sustained by decided MAORI
" IN both houses Of Congress- Is true, that
the highest delbcIa'ive council Of the nation
was for a time upbraide1 as "factious,' be-
cause il revolted at the doctrines and Ian
euagc of the notorious Presidential Protest,
but that body long since wiped of the reproach
by expunCing from its journals the obnoxious
record of Ms Independence, and whenever a
stnct party measure has been since proposed
and urged 10y the executive, its friends have
lacked neither the power nor the will to carry
n,hrouch I, is then plain tina, the response
bii,y OF all improper defective Legislation by
Congress, for the Presidential terms, belongs
TO the administration, and with all, its conse-
qnences they are justly chargeable.
Let us now enquire in what measure the
benefits proposed to be secured by the Union
Of the States, and the delegation Of a portion
of their sovereign rights to a federal govern
mcnt, have been realized from the year 1929
TO the present, day Have we enjoyed con-
diiion of perfect union and domestic tranquii-
~, has the administration of Justice by the
lawful tribunals been sustained and enforced,
has due provision been made for the common
defence, has the general welfare been advan-
ced and promoted, and finally has aught been
done by th, or the late administration, TO
maintain for ourselves or to secure to o ur pos
terity the blessings of liberty These are
questions, fellow citizens, which the boldest
partizan of the present executive dares moi
answer II the affirmative, and the voice Of
thunder in Which millions of ireemen are now
repeating them has penetrated the Utmost re .
cesses of the White House, and made to quake
upon his throne the supple intriguer, who
cfept into that gorgeous piacc, when the
Man Of Iron strobe out But let us look more
particularly at the separate clause of the pre-.
ambe. 40 form more perfect union, ant
\ to insure dom sstic tranquility" Is it not no
torious, that our whole country has been sha
ken, rent, dlvided,by the implacable rancou
of party discussion, that elections in the prin
cipal cities in the union have been absolutel,
! controllc ] by violence, lawful voters driver
back from the polls, and illegal suflrages for
chilly thrust into the ballot boxes Have no
men been taught that they owe allegiance no
TO their cd1Htry, but TO their party, and has no
this doctrine produced its natural fruits in tn
general disregard of the obligation of the free
mans oath, IN the conversion of the session q
Congress from theatre of honest discussio
and grave delberation into an arena Of faction
discord and brawling violence, and finally i
the utter exclusion of a sovereign state iron
her place in the councils of the nation
Has not the mutual alienation of the Mort
and the South been promoted, encouraged
and famed into flame that, until better coun
sells found place among the people, had wei
nigh severed the political bands which hold u
together, ITO establish Justice" An abl
and independent Judiciary is not only IN
source, but the only certain bulwark of impair
iial justice. There must in the nature o
things exist in every well organized govern
ment some common tribunal empowered I,
determine, IN the last resort, all questions o
conflicting authority in jurisdiction, and L
pronounce upon the interpretation and con
siuciion OF the laws of the land Such au
thorty the constitution coniers uponth court
ofthe United States, and the judges of thes
tribunals are made independent OF tine execu
tive, in order that their decision may not b
biassed by fear OF favour Of the officers who's
duty il is TO administer the law which the cour
expounds The cabinet of Gen. Jackso
first preached the monstrous doctrine that ey
= cry department of the Government was 81
4, preme, independent and Irresponsible in itseI
;. and that II was the duty Of executive officer
!. TO execute the constitution and laws, "as the
a understand them" without being bound
n the construction sanctioned by the constit,
!. uonal eXPounders OF the law. In accordanC
g with these principles, solemn decisions of
ri Supreme Court OF the United States, in ma
A tiers of lie and Liberty, have been direVards
j and lis mandates openly SET at defiance, NJ
has this dangerous and disorganzeing do
= irine been renouneed or disowBed in word
/. deed by the present administration.
TO provide for the common defence"
!, This clause embraces tot only the proie