The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-08-08
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To the Freemen of Vermont:

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can be little which is either startling attractive for
its novelty. Deriving their political faith from-the
wise and Patriotic Fathers of the Republic, the peo-
pie Of this State have abded by it with steadfast
ness, only exceled by their own Green Mountains
They have been shaken-never broken; they have
been severely tried-but have emerged from tho
fercest trials, purified and radiant with brighter
glory. Their fearless attachment principles, and
the rmness Of their integrity, have for them uni
versal admiration and respect, and reputation worth
sacrifices TO maintain. But they have a higher and
nobler motive to stand fast and mmoveable. Their
principles have passed the unerrng of experience.
and the verdict is-T1EY ARE RIGHT. Tho
voice Of past events and the louder voice Of the pres
ent, both proclaim them RIGHT.
With the Sd of March 1929, ceased the admnis-
tra,on Of President, unsurpassed for the splendor
Of his abilitiesa statesman taught in the school Of
the Revolution, and enriched with all the wisdom to
be derived from long experience and constant asso-
citation with the most eminent ofthe age-a man,
honest, able fearless, and thoroughly patriotic. This
President, who was sustained by the people of YER
mont with very great unanimity-this statesman
this man, in all the modest attributes of man-was
John Quincy ADAMS.
In his administration, Mr. Adams acted upon the
principles, and adopted the policy, which had grown
out Of the preceding administrations, conducted by
the wisest Of the founders Of the Republic and which,
under Monroe, had received the nearly unanimous
assent of the people, As well by their inherent
excellence, as by the approving verdict Of the people,
those principles and that policy stamped E.
PUBLICAN. The principles Of that administration
required an honest and economical government, using
ts constitutions! powers for legitimate endsto pre-
serve the Union establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility provide for the common defence, promote
the general welfare and the blessings of Lib
erty 10 ourselves and posterty" Its policy en-
braced among its main features Protective Tariff
and National Bank-adjuncts without which ev-
cry branch of domestic Industry either be crush
ed by foreign competition, langush FOR the Of
sound and stable currency. There was another
feature, aiming to deveope and improve the resource
es of the nation, which is less dependent upon
the patronage Of the Federal Government since Theses
high objects are, or may be, mainly accomplished
through individual enterprise and the aid Of the
eal states. STILES will the energies of that Gov
eminent be taxed for this purpose, when all the
shall have their ghts accorded to them, by an
nua distribution Of the proceeds OF the public lands
This is the natural substitute for what called the
Internal Improvement System, and whose
justice never was questioned by the statesmen who
formed the Union. They, indeed, offered the public
domain, for just division among the several states
expressly "to facilitate the completion Of the articles
OF confederation s. perpetual union among the United
States Of America. The design, and the effect, OF
Distribution is but honestly to carry out their nten
tons, according the spirit and letter OF the deeds cf
cession.
But TO return from this DEPRESSION. John Quincy
Adams left the national prosperous and happy in the
enjoyment Of full measure Of protection; with
currency unrivalled in any nation of the earth and
with every branch Of Labor and honest enterprze-
the producer Of the material, the artizan, the
factor and the shipper-all progressing steadily and
successfully. The benign influences Of tire republic
policy had been universally felt, and so universal.
y were they acknowledged, that in the political strug
giles of "a and 49, both parties, in the main, pro-
fessed their entire adherence it. Another dynasty
succeeded; it departed from the Republican policy
with what results, let the history of twelve years Of
political misrule, and unhitigated misery, attest.
Assault after assault made upon the Tariff Of
1928. Manfully, and for time successfully, were
these assaults repealed by the Wings of that day,
aided, in part, by the members Of the dominant party
from the free states But last it FELL and the doe
into existence coeval with the Constitution and in the
estimation of our patriotic fathers, synonymous
with AMERICAN INTERCHANGEABLE abandon
ed. At the same time, equally persevering and
ruthless war made upon the Bank ofthe United
States; ON institution which.-however widely it may
have erred under the goadings of it's destroyers, and
however widely it unquestionaby did err, uader the
charter subsequently granted by the state Of Pennsy
vania-had hitherto served both government and
people with unexampled fathfnlness and success.
1t fell.
The consequences Of this radical change in the pol
icy of the government, suddenly felt as they
were in themselves extraordinary. Wen the truth
full language Of an eminent statesman and senator ut.
tered on the 18th of March, 1s34:* "In the midst
Of ample Of national and individual happiness,
we have unexpectedly fallen into Distress
Our course has been suddenly arrested. The general
*Daniel Websteis speech on moving for leave to
bring in a bill to continue the charter Of the u s.
Bank for six years