Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-09-15

recommend our measures, and 10 expose those OF our
political opponents but they are entitled to q fair tri-
al of their system Of policy, and we will make no
fact,ous opposition, nor throw any unreasonable Oh.
stacles in their way. Above al, we scorn to employ
any arts to seduce, from the path OF his duty, the
man, who has reached his elevated station, in spite oil
our strenuous cxortions against him, by the confidence
which they generously reposed in his honor and fl
delity.' How far the leaders of the other party have
concerned to this upright and stiaieht forward course
passed and daily passing events sufficiently TESTIFY.
They prove that the acting President, and the party,
which has'assumed the name Of Democratic. without
the least color of title to it, are now completely lden-
tilted, closely united, one and indivisible. II, in the
sequel, they should find him an announcement as
socate, they have nobody but themselves to re-
pronch.
The last war with Grea, Britain taught the patriot
ic lesson that, during a contest with a foreign power,
it is the duty of all parties to unite cordially. and TO
give our arms the greatest possible effect and vigor +;
and that any party, which violates that principle, IS
sure to lose The public confidence Our experience,
in a season Of peace, will, l trust, inculcae another
important lesson, that treachery and %peridiiy are
a Ike dcies,able at all times, and will demonstrate,
still more clearly, that invaluable but too often neg
lected truth, in public affairs, tina! honesty is the best
policy.
1t is painful even 10 gaze on the picture of the ad-
mlnlstratlon of the general government which have
faithfully sketched. Ii would have been happy for
the people of The United States, if it were IA mere
fancy piece to survey. But their long, general, and
intense Embarrassment have unfortunately too Sc
ciC 'tc"p VI iS oS'u"' S".'y "N"
have been a much more agreeable task to me to por.
tray the purity, disinteres,edness, honor, probity and
fidelity Of all in the charge Of our public concerns, the
wisdom Of their measures, and the consequent cener-
al prosperity of the country. But we now know the
nature, extent and causes Of the public disorders
and, what is no less important, their remedy. Tha'
remedy is in the hands Of the people. Under Other
forms of government, where public spirit is MOI en-
tirely crushed by arbitrary power, the people woulr
long since have sough: redress BY violent and con
vulsive means. 1t is our peculiar good fortune tc
have in the ballot box a remedy, which superscdes
necessity of resofting to them, and which is quite as
T - ~"- - ...''. .ti tam. % well a, uuurv ptncofu
than the use of the bayonet. And 1t affords me in
cxpresslble pleasure TO say 10 you that it is my firm
ellcf' from all the signs OF the times, and from al
the causes now in operation, and from all the infor.
nation which | derive from every quarter of the Tn.
ion. that a great and glorious deliveiance awaits us
and that the people will, in lai4, noblv vindicnt,
their rights, and manifest anew their capacity for sell
government, by a triumph more brilliant, more deci
slve, and, hope, more suspicious than that Of 1910
That accomplished, most of the views of public poll
cy which you suggest, will I trust be enforced, and
we shall once more behold our country honered and
respected abroad, beloved and prosperous at home
and steadily ad.vnncingin the path that leads to great
ness and grandeur.
am, with high respect, your friend and obslien'
servant, H.. CLAY.