Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-09-27
g. STATE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, SEPT. 81. 1871.
THE POSITION AND DUTY OF THE
WIIIGS.


WIGS.
Our columns to day are principally devoted to
matter Of the most interesting character. The
letter Of ExSecreiary Ewing aud the address of
tho Wing members Of Congress will command the
attention Of every Wing. These, in connection
with the veto message of President Tyler, indi-
cate the position of the President, and of the
Wing members Of Congress aud from view Of
that position must be inferred the duty Of the
wings as purity.
The Wings have carried all the great measures
proposed at the recent extra session, save one
They have placed the ocofoco National Debt
plainly before the people, and pm, ii in train OF
liquidation; they have repealed the sub treasury;
they have carried the Land Bill thus preserving
the rights Of the States and rescuing the public
domain from the grasp of the plunderers; and
they have promptly provided for the National De-
fence, which was so slmmeluIiy neglected during
the late season Of locoloco misrue. IN all these
great measures Congress has met with the appro-
val Of The Executive. But one ncasuro-Onc Of
ransccmdant interest TO every branch Of industry
and business in every section of the country, as
well ms to the government itself las failed, and
failed by the intervention Of the udious veto pow
er which has been twice exercised during the
late session, and in The last instance under crcum.
stances Of an aggravang character 1t does not
comport with Our present purpose to discuss the
ropricty of either veto though we will say tha. III
the Gfst the President uuquc$linrahly acted from
motives which every man must respect and for
the last his friends may have defence yet give,
! 4 L,f,,
Judgment is passed upon it by the people. We
deal now with simple facts. The Executive has
defeated the will Of Congress to Bank or
Fiscal Agent. Growing out Of this, these
things: the resignation Of five members Of the
Harrison Cabinet-the appointment OF other
Wings to succeed lhem-the pledge Of the Pres
iIent to propose n substitute for the fiscal wants
of the country at the regular session in Dec next
tile declaration, 10y the Wing members Of Con-
grcys (not full meeting, however, sill, in the
main we suppose The address to he agreed to by
nineteen twcntirihs of the Wing members, that
Congress and the Executive are not now political
ly n unit, accompanied by II promugaiion Of the
future policy OF the Wigs substantially lhis:
ONE PRESIDENTIAL TERN.
~ ft"utttOH W ASLttWtCc PUS', HC'UUt"5 u
notification Of The reio po,ccr
RETRENClINENT IN EXPENSES.
a RIGID REFORM IN ALL THE De
PAYMENTS OF THE GOVEENM ENT
AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF ~ SOUNG
CURRENCY.
Such is the position Of the President and Con
gress, In looking over the public journals VT
find this one atribuiing all hlnmn 10 the President
another finding faux with the resigned Sccrela
ries, another Seeding bcrausc Mr.. Webster hold,
ON, and rot few limiting that all this has grown
out of President making for the nexr tenn. But
1t strikes us the first question which prudent
Wings will decide Is, what 10 d. We see but
one course to pursue. Mr. Tyler is President
and will he President If he lives, aud the nation
exists, until le45 in spite Of all opposiiionor, IL
use the language Of late locoioco leader, ii
spite Of lamentations here or elsewhere" II,
must he sustained. lhen by the Wings, so far, arr
on, 50 far, as he supports true Whg principles
In every departure from these principles Ie, hin
be condemned, mud let him he met as well as h,
may he met. So much for the President. AS t,
Congress- we put it upon HE same footing. W.
are not for defending departure from Viii:
principles, because a Wing Congress may be gull
~ Of such departure we are not for defending
any policy, because it is recommended by whis
Congress. Their duty 10 the people is to go OH il
the work Of relrcnchment and rclorn,-lo re
deem, faithfully redeem, their pledges in that res
pect as they have noby redeemed some of Tia,
most prominent of their pledges in The late extr
session. the people viii hold them to thei
promises. For orr own part, we arc pleased Il
see the measures promiscd,in their address The,
are such we sure, as meet the wishes Of tn
wings of Vermont. AS to the Whig party: the c
vents of the last month call imperatively upon tn
Wings OF every section Of the land to hold fast Il
their integrity. They must stop the progress O
disunion and Reorganization, and again bring thei
united and vigorous forces to sustain lhemselve
through The coming trials. This is no lime 10
domestic quarreIs; 40 time for President making
The legions OF locofocosn, nIaddencd by the over
whelnling defeat of 1870 so us to stick nj II
meas how ever despicablc, and no measures, how
ever runous--are gathering new courage, and IN
less met by the wings in firmly un,;ed rank,
mus, gam strength. The first and conrolin
sentiment then should he-TaE UNION OF TN
WHO'S FOR THE SUCCESS or VINO PRINCIPLES
There m,lsl bet is the main point union a
mong The mass efh Wigs then, ami only thcu
can they control and direct tho councils of h
states and Of the nation; then, even, can tie,
control The President himself If he needs no
the peoples voice there is Short and leacc!u
renrdy he can be shorn of arbitrary power b.
a two Thirds Wing Congress, or by M amend
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