Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-07-12
wATCHMAN g. STATE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, JULY ~, 1871.
ON WITH YOUR ARMoR, WINGS,

The hatile-day approaches. On the one side
and the other the busy note of preparation is
to be heard ut least it is 50 in the camp Of the |
enemy. Are the Wings preparing 1t is time
high time-to think OF effirient action, md TO
prepare Tor n new and noble victory. Inst year
there was more enthusiasm more determination,
more eXertion but then, even, there were no
greater motives tlnn exist ut this moment. Mark
this truth or il you doubt, consider well wheth-
CT il is not really and simply the truth. That a
victory WINS then achieved, is not to he denied
one more splendid than every other, MS the exh-
bhon which it gave Of the majesty Of the People
was the most signal Of all. But wha, else t,.an n
costly and empty pageant, is victory achieved,
# the field is not retained and the fruits gathered
Wla avns it, that the People in their might have
spoken, and icmundcd-even MS they did, in
terrible voice-the overthrow of the corrupt aud
faithless administration then in power the ubnn-
donnlent o! their Experiments and their entire
policy, and the substitution Of entirely different
men aud different measures; we ask, what of nil
this if 81 he the popular voice is no, asserted
md the new administration is not sustained in the
work which, nj the command Of the people, i: has
begun? A revolution in The policy OF the gov
eminent was our aim last year; it must he our
steady aim to 2crseverc until the work is perfected
With the single exception that The man of our
hearts is removed by the fiat of Go! ,all else pre-
sents now the same motives for action that exist
ed at the last contest. The same principles, the
shne great interests the measures are al
stake nud by all these let us be nervrd to do our
duty mnnlIlly.
This is emphaticully true rs it respects Yer
mont. Look at the policy of tho two parties, as
declared in their respective State Conventions -
On the one hand The Wings have reafirmed the
great doctrines for which they so zealously con
tended in lS40 for Rutrenchment and Reform in
the National Government; against the Sub trens-
ury for n sound and safe National Currency for
the Tariff, and for protection 10 Agriculture, Man
ulacures, and all h!anrhes of Domestic Industry,
by means Of discriminating duties; for n distri-
button of the proceeds Of the public lands among
the staies-and, in fine, for the present National
Administration, so far as it is faithful to the peo-
pie and aims to accomplish The great ends which
The p'oplc of Vermont had in view in elevaiing it
to power On the other hand we find the locos,
as it bent upon defying and insulting the People
ana sealing their own condemnation, boldly re-
solving in favor Of the condemned sub-treasury
against all other modes Of collecting The revenue
and regu aling the currency Of The country a.
gunst Prdection against giving to the states their
own pntriniony the public lands; even agains, the
execution of the act OF Their own Congress, CIV
ing to the states the surplus revenue
Thus fairly is the issue put 10 the people of Yer
mont; so put that they cannot fail to sec that they
are vitality interested in the resulr---interested, il
we come to mere dollars aud cents, TO IN amount
of revenue, from the lands alone, which would re-
lleve the burdens aud add ID the blessings Of eve
ry citizen Of the state. Let the Wings look at
this matter, md be impelIed, by the same motives
which animated them in le40 to united and ,leci-
sive action For the sake Of principles and
for the credit of lever faithful Vermont" let us
not fail in single point