Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-08-13
From the MiddlebnIy Peoples Press,

The following letter, coming from an en-.
lghtcned cultvator of the soil, under al! the
circumstances, is truly gratifying to the friend,
OF the country. 1t is what might have been
expected from tina sagacty of the man who,
by his able researches, has done more than
any or all others, to render the industry of
the Busy bee in gathering the sweets of our
fields tributary to the subsistence and comfort
OF our race. 1t goes back to first principles,
lays the foundation of all Just policy IN the
promotion and protection Of the great inter-
ests otagriculturc, commerce and manufac.
lures, and reprehends every act of govern
mcnt, Gale ulatcd to impede the proserny Of
OF either oft these natural classes of commun-
ity as vital offence against the freedom of
the country. He very justly observes in
substance, that all the elements of the social
state may be resolved into these three elias.
ses, and that the object of all political econo-
my was to protect and advance their inter.
ests, and seeing no trenchinC upon then, in
the mearures ofthe present Administrator.
he cannot act against it. TIE truth is, Mr..
Weeks convictions Of the destructive nature
of loco-focoism is at length complete. and
he will no longer suffer his partlai,ies for
that party to lead him aside from the path Of
duty. We hail this communication as
strong Indication that the recent open ayov-
ais of northern dough-iaced oco-focoism
against the tariff, the distribution bill, and IN
favor OF direct taxation, instead ola system
vi i"puslS calculated tor protection, in hum
BILE subservicncy to southern dictation is pro-
ducng It's legitimate effect upon the in,eli-
gent yeomanry Of Vermont. This crush
commerce, crush-credt, northumberland
party have at length crushed themselves
in the estimation of the more rejecting nor
ton of their own party, and nothing enables
their leaders to buoy up single day but the
unnatural ecstacics into which their feeble
hopes from wing dlssentions have thrown
them.
=, Salisbury July a. ISL
Nh. BELL Sir l observe a notice in your psper
'hat am appointed committee TO act for political
.,
ms nor even TO have my arrayed against ths,
Administration OF Government, that is a decided
choice OF the people unt they do something thar ia
calculated To infringe the fundamental principles anon
which the freedom of American citizens is based I
am democrat of l79S | must be free as the mir I
breathe. This cannot be, and feel pledged TO any
party in politics. No Government can be flee ana
republican, that has not for its object the most mo
found interests of agriculture mechanical arts man
uiactures and commerce. In other words the whole
system of free republican government lin mv,s
umation) is based ON the interests of the f5r,nsr
mechanic manufacturer and merchant and INV ,c,,
on the part of Government that is calculated m 10,
pede the equal prosperity Of either of these classes
our fellow citizens, and impair single link in bs
perfect cham ought To be looked upon by evcry fo
man, as an infringement Of the free ins iutons t am
country. The first word spoken by the Alm;oh,r
after Creation was finished except man. intmntsd n
the strongest terms the destiny of man 10 labor bat
,'od sali there was not man 10 nil the ground ="
Agriculture soon found the necessity of the mechanic
ana Manufacturer, and from the productions of these
me merchant is able 10 facilitate the EXCHANGES az iii
the different productions Of various climates M ala H.
industry OF each other, and administer to Their nu,ns
wants. IN TINS cham OF natural principles my theory
oi politics rests and all others feel comnollcd -
"" unee would not be understood 10 condemr