Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-08-16

TO THE WINGS OF ORANGE COUNT


FELLOW CrTizENs,-On the first Tuesday OF
September next, you will again be called upon %
discharge the highest trust ever reposed in free
men- the right OF suffrage. Notwithstanding the
victory obtained by the friends of good govern
mcnt and sound constitutional principles, ut our
last election, the opponents of those principles are
now busi|y employed in deviSing schemes to dis.
unite aud divide us, and really fia,ter themselves
with the prospects of success.
Are we prepared for the contest ? Do we intend
10 vndcatc the character of s. Old Orange from
reproach, or do we intend to sit supiney and suf-
fer our opponents to obtain an easy victory?
Our opponents very couiteously inform us that
the candidate, selected, Ivy our State Convention,
for the gubernatoral chair, is unworthy of the
station Convince us that such is The fact, and
we shall certainly experience no relief in accept
ing of the nominee of their convention. He may,
it is true, he a worthy citizen and an amable man,
but That he possesses large, comprehensive views
of state policy, II liberal, ningnanmous mind, or
an American, constitutional creed in politics, we,
who have been educated in the school of The old
republican fathers, can never he made to believe.
That lie may he exactly fitted 10 represent Cam.
bridge in tile House, or Lulnoille County in the
Senate, we shall not venture to dispute but we do
deny his capacity 10 fill the gubernatora chair OF
VERMONT.
And now, what are the charges preferred q.
gainst onr candidate The writer of this article
were pleased with his nomination the nomination,
however, has been made, and consistent wing,
he feels himself called upon to support it, unless
good aud satisfactory reasons can he given for the
adoption of different course. All the charges
we have yet been able to 4atlIer, we will endeav-
or briefly 10 recapuatc.
In the first place, Col. PAINE is rich AMI is
wealth crime? Is Nathan smile poor aud PEN
nyless We had supposed that both had nude
themselves wealthy ny their industry, and feel our
selves little inclined to make il an offence in eth
or.
Gel. Paine is the son of his father aai his father
is an old H0miiionian federdiiSt! That Cob Paine
Is his faher's own son, we hnve not the courage
10 dispute; yet what The politics of the father, dur
ing the administration Of Washington and the ell
der Adams, has to do with the discharge of the
duties o! Governor in Vermont is more than
we are able To perceive. We knotO that Col. Paine
approved of the administrations of Monroe and OF
john Quincy Adams, that he was active in pro-
curing the nomination of the lamencd HARRISON Y,
and that he is friendly TO that system Of national
policy, advocated by Messrs. Clay aud Webster ;
and in this, we sufficient guarantee that he
sylnpahses with the feelings and wishes OF
n large majority of the people OF Vermont. We
knOlo too that the contrary is true OF The dislin-
gushed advocate of shank REFORM II federal
ism he nm objection, we have yet To learn that our
candidate Tor Governor ever nced and voted with
The old federal party. lie never aided in procur-
ing the election of delegates to The Hartford Con-
venlion, like the dem0craiic' candidate for Gov
ernor in New Hampshire, nor did he ever declare
that had he been old enough he should have been
IL TORY during the American Revolution, like Mr..
Ingersoll, The democratic" Representative to Con
gress from the Northern Liberties.
Col. Paine is engaged in The business Of Manu-.
features and in buying wool! And so, loo we
presume, Mr.. Smile has been engaged in selling
rum We are told TOO that the latter gentleman
has lnbored and in fine, is now laboring on his
farm. We bring no railing accusations" against
Mr.. Smile on account of his ayocations, past or
iurer is necessarily SO degraded that he may moi
he Fl, man for The office Of Governor. That q
farmer may be fit, The name of SILAs II. JENI
SON abundaniiy proves
But Col. Paine went TO college! and more than
all that, he went TO Cambridge! MIR. Smile OBJ
tanned his education al a common school, or else
never had any at all. We must again plead gull.
" TO the charges aedged in the Indictment Col