The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-28
PEOPLES PRESS.
Tuesday Morning, Sept. %, 1871
WHAT SHALL WE DO.

WHAT SHALL WE DO.
For week past, this question in substance
has been repeatedly and mournfully put TO US
by some who have placed little reliance upon
our sagacity upon political subjects. There
seems to be two classes of wings who are in
clined to this interrogation. Those falnting
spirits who are ready 10 despond upon every
little reverse of fortune, or obstacle thrown in
the way of uninterrupted triumph, and again
| those whose standard Of public morality is 50
low, that they are forever restless, and watch
ing the signs of success to determine upon
which side of the political field they shall e.
ic, and single hearted wing puts no question,
| but TO his conscience and his God. He asks
the former what men and what party are Pur-
suing measures for the common welfare, and
satisfied that he is right, he goes straight ahead
undsmayed and nyielding in the discharge of
duty, trusting TO a righteous providence forthe
success of the cause which he has cspoused.
"Measures and not men," is his motto. The
wings have not been conteuding so long and
SO earnestly, only TO enable few master spirits
10 seize upon the spoils of office. Higher
and holier objects enkindIe their energies. Re-
form of abuses. frugality in the expenditure of
the public monies, protection to agriculture
prosperity TO manufactures, success 10 CON-
merce, facilities TO all business operations Of
the country, guarantees to the rights of the
people, and security against foreign aggres-
sion,a which have been grossly and criminal
Is sacrificed by the harpies of Locofocism,are
the patriotic purposes which the wing party are
leagued together 10 pursue. And it never can
be disbanded while truth and patriotism have
a lodgment in the American bosom. The wings
will at least endedrOr TO carry out their
principles through every impeachment which
fraud, treachery and imposture may place in
their way. We will not. we cannot believe,
that that the great whig party are so lost 10 tie
dignity of their principles, and the integrity of
their motives, as pusianimously TO lay down
their arms because few steal,hy Ahab's have
been found in the camp,& deceived our republi-
can Presidentlinto ali ungracious exercise of his
royal prerogative upon single measure howev-
er important; especially since many, and among
them Nj Webster, seem 10 look with confidence
10 the next Congress for measures which will heal
the breach between the President and the wings
upon the subject of the Currency. We have in
deed nothing to discourage For two years
we shall have strong whig majolties in Congress
| The wing press, and after moment of panic the
wing party throughout the Country remains in
flexible. Above all we have right and the true
fundamental principles of policy to oppose to the
wrong measures and mercenary ambition OF the
most reckless faction that existed in this or
any o:her country.
We have only to rise as we have once molly
done, equal TO the emergency and tie crisis, and
success will again crown our cfflrts. While
dangers lhicken aud traitors multiply, we must
swear a frmer allegiance TO our cause and our
country. We must again rally and bear alolt
with redoubled energy, and unyieding per>eyer-
ance, that glorious banner which once flashed
with victory, and upon which, in addition to its
former inscriptions must appear in burni letters
the true republican motto The ,cW IF The people
uncontrolled By the ,cia Of single man.. For our
selves, we are again girded for the battle. The
principles of that pa riotic party to which we have
ever adhered are embodied in our hearts core
Whoever else may break Loose from their moor
ing, as long as the wings remain true 10 their
princiI les, we will say 10 them, in the language
of the beautiful CLEANER of Bethlehem, on another
occasion, whittier thou goest | will 60 and
where ,hou lodgest will LODGE We Will fsht
on against executive dictation and lncufoco des-
tructiveness until ii shall clearly appear that the
freeborn sons of America are dead TO the dictates
of sound policy and enlightened PATRIOTISM and
are only fital to wear the livery Of usurpers and
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