Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-03-16

rssrhss. 90 rFsfre fnn wllea % can never
1Nss - rt af trl ~ Nn.s wha waHa pf1rF
lNsxfausft tin,f esqo'ft. D. te aame o' SIZE
f~srf trt feas. uafa1E ic people as4a5i
{nH enee uf ursIia aua Csc naneof of aust1cfarv
&eHy. sn0eui. snl n,acr1, Is ill Of slrA exam
sGNssf te-sms cc master RI tHe R7nan people
tbe hceafc aHatf t9c purscacc 81 supporting tbc
Dpu ssc cisins II tae fo-mrr. agaHst 'hr arstarrs-
f&fshw lsnct tgan7ttN, BIO 'hc character of grr'cc-
W%efahe hbrftcs of,ar people, became tac dle4iof
&tEsEiRnd an5 Bolyat possessed Lin.gIfo uuAm;-
Ff*%pwtf, Wiz rf uIf Of DIS r0Jnuss a.Cf8iafs -
Ak*ws Is. on ihs the coatray, ua single instance CA
T.ford Of o. tticnsf. ord well established republic I
NE change luio an anslolIaty. Tue tendencies of
ssy&ttA governments iU lheir decline ls go monarchy 8
ibc s~a'agon.si Drnap.c 90 b5cuy there IS the
e. 6aut 81 iacti1a-a saut which assumes the chsfac-
and, 10 tmss az great excitement, imposes itself
% abe people as 'hc genuine spiui Of freedom, and
m iasc CHRIST, Whose c0m.ug was orcioll hv the
psssr. seeks to, and vcrc 10 possible. would im.
, uron the true and most faithful disciples o. hbcf-
~ 10 h IN periods like tbs that 30 Lohooycs the people
Dc rnozi waichul ol those 90 whom they have en-
y nMrs power. Ard although there Is ~ tmCs much
I Ehuity n Distinguishing thc false from the true splr-
Calls AMI dispassiouaic investigation viii detect
e,sa,eifci as well by the character Of i's opera
e ~, as ,he results That are produced The ,f1c ,pir-
s4tf< bhery, although devoted. pcIscyclag, bold, and
n 1snptomising in principle. thst secured. is mild and
e <ssn, and s%cfupu,7us as 90 tc means Dr. employs
II s Mai Tic spirit o' party, assuming 90 bc that of h'er-
kktss - harsh, v%inaicuyc. au3 Iata.euui. and totally ruck-
Was rs 10 tbe character oi iAc allies which % brings 20
~ aid oftS cause. When the genuine spin, of ubcr-
IA animsics the body Of a people 80 a thorough eXamj-
Ixfiob ~ their affairs, 81 leads % the excelsior OF every
EoxrfeSsenco which may have fastened itself upon any
~ The departments oi Toe government, and rcstOrcsthe
nystcn 10 pristine health and beauty. Bot the reign OF
"a inioeaut spirit OF party among a free people, sell
3em fails 10 result In a dangerous accession 10 the
executive power introduced and established amid un-
asusl professions Of devotion TO democracy.
z The foregoing cmlfks relate almost exclusively to
n matters connected with orr domestic concerns. 1t
a NAV be urOuCT. however. that shDuII give some ludl-
cations to my iellow-ci1eus of nav proposed course Of
conduct IA the management Of our foreign relations.
j assure them, therefore, that II IS my intention 10 use
every means IN my power 10 preserve the friendly III
tercourse which now 50 happily suhsists with every
foreign nation; and that, although, Of course, not well
Informed as 10 the state OF any pending negotiations
with any of them, | see in the personal character Of
the Soyefclgns, ms well rs in the mutual interest of our
Il NJ the governments with which our relations are most
intimate, a pleasing guaranty that the harmony so I'M
poran; 10 the interests OF their subjects, as well as our
citizens, VIII no, be interrupted by the advancement
ofany claim or pfeicnce upon their part to which our
homer would no, permit us to yield. Long the defend
or of my %connuy's rights IN the field, | trust that my
fellow citizens wil not see in my earnest ondeavors to
preserve peace with foreign powers any indication that
thaif nights Will ever be sacrificed, or the honor Of the
nation iatnished, 10y any admission on the part Of their
Chief Magistrate unworthy OF their former glory.
10 oar intercourse with our Aboriginal %neighbors,
The same hberaliiy and justice which the course
prescribed 10 me by two OF my illustrious predecessors
when acting under their direction in the discharge OF
the duties Of Superintendent and Commissioner, shall
be strictly observed. ! can conceive of no more sub
lime speciacle-none more likely TO p~ropliate an i'm
partial and common Creator, than a rigId adherence 10
fhe principles Of justice on the part OF a powerful ma
ton IN It's transactions with a weaker and uncivllized
t .si. who" circumstances have placed al lis '''P''
Before concluding, fellow citizens, mus, say some.
thing TO YOU on the subject Of parties at this time exist
ing IN oar country. To me it appears perfectly cleal
,hs, the interests Of the country requires that the VIC.
lence Of the spin, by which those parties are at ihl:
time governed, must be greatly %mitiga,ed; # not entire
ar eItingulshed, or consequences viii ensue which are
appalling 10 be thought of. lipaTtes Ia a republic are
necessary, to secure a degree of vigilance TO keep IN,
public functionanes whiting the bounds Of law and du
~, a, that point their usefulness ends. Beyond that
they become destructive Of pubic virtue, the parent
Of spirit antagonist 10 tha, OF liberty, and eventual,
its inevitable ccnQueror.
We have examples OF republics, where tho love O
county and Of liberty at one time were the dominan
passions OF the whele mass Of citizens. And vet Wit
the continuance Of the nome aud forms Of free govern
meni, not a yestagc oi these qualities remaining IN TIL
hoTom Of any one of rs citizens. twas the beauifu
remark Of a distinguished English writer that in tn
homtn sfuse, bCiaYIus had a pSrtN and Anthony ha
a rltv. bot the commonwealth bad none" Yet IA
senaic continued 10 meet in the Temple of Liberty {
islk OF tie s~aCrcdness ahi beauty OF the cummouwealt
-and gaze Al the statutes Of the elder Butus and of tn
Curiii and the Dccu. And the people assembled j
forum. not a. 10 the DAYS of Camillus and the SCipo.
10 cast their free votes for annual magistrates or pas
upon the acts Of thc Senate, blt 10 receive from III
haNIh Ni i' hAf Ni we itarfNtff tAif4fN lNlf Nldl
Of the spols, and 90 shout for one OF the other, Is o..
collected in Gaui or Egyp, and the lesser Asia, woul
furnish The larger dividend. The sprt Of liberty ha
eed, and avoiding ,ho abodes Of civilized man, ha
sought protection IN the wllds Of Scythia or Saandm
via. and 50, uuder the operation Of The same oaus
and influences, 1t wti fly from our capital and our {
Iums.
A calamity 30 awful, no., only 10 our country bu,
abe world, must be deprecated by every patriot al
every tendency 20 a state Of things likely 10 produce
Immediately CHECKED, Such a tendency has existed
does exsl Always tho friend OF my cuuutymcn, nc
or their fs,ioter, 10 becomes my duty 20 say TO 10,
from this high place 90 which their paUIaIiy has cNa
ed me, that tAEfc eNsts 10 the land a spirit hostile
their best alercsts-llsu.e 90 liberty itself II Is
spiut contracted la to views. selfish lu as ol Ier's.
looks 20 the aEgraul fcmeut of a iCH. even Co the
s,rucuon Of The Interests o.uae Whole. The entire fe
edy - With the people. Sametinc, however, may,
effected by the mosrs which hey have placed 80
hands It's union that VS. want, notof a party for
sAss o. Aat party, bot q uuI1u oi ihr whoe country
the sake of thc whole c~aguiU-taT ihc l-'cnce ui
iuirrcsi, and is hoHor sEai1sl foreign aggression.
tie defence oi lA1sc pu1uP.es iuT which our aucrs,
80 glonousy coa'ented. A. Ear as q depends III
re q stall be accomplished All TIE influence th.