Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-06-15

ARE Not THESE THINGS SOf
When those sterling mas'ct-sptiis Of early times
,oiling work on, for this nation It's glorious
sriepenaencc. rcat It's proui Temple Of Liberty and
frame i,s Democratic Institutions. they looked for
ward into Us prospective history aud anticipated it
truly nation Of ffeomen blessed Of Heaven, peace
FOL prosperous and happy. To them an oppressive
government, appeared to be the father Of that great
system Of social and rdrridaai evil under which the
Old world "a bored snd the formation Of laws in tie
New. on principles Of equality and human rights,
seemed to guarantee to burdenci humanity land
OF rest and qce,-of peaceiulness ana reposo. Al
Acton had taught them Notwithstanding, hu-
neutrality-suspicious. commisseralion lIardships
ard ptivaiious 10 them great school OF ration
al lns,r1c,on--and purifier of character. They
ssomed to have anticipated perpcluaion OF all their
sterling virtues In generations yet to CONF, unat-
tnlel with the lis and barjships Of their own
better LOT So wonderful a restoration from thral-
dom and orpressioH--so righteous and equal the
spin, Of its new framed laws and ins,i,utions--so
ample lhe means ior universal prosperity ana plen-
~, thli seemed 10 their piro 1rd ch7~'ene1
minds that the ordinary cofrlpuous and evil pas
sions OF human nature could never creep into tais
new Eden, TO destroy rs peace or mar us happiness
Wan, and Woe, oppression. suffering, and all the
ills arising . nation from an overgrown arJiocrat.
ic monarchy, appcare1 to have no Necessary place
under the beautiful and equal democratic insiitu-
,ions % the new world The rights and interests OF
one man were sacred in its eyes as another, and
!, contemplated the good Of all its supreme object
Could they have anticipated the present condi.
ton Of the country-ihe declension OF vrlue--.he
NAL administration Of goyernmen,--ihe ptostra,ion
OF its instuupns-ihc prrrerson Of law--the OK
uncton OF pa,to,i.m---lhe conceptions of office
the solutions ani owl workings OF amhiiinn-the
bankruptcy Of The naon-le ruin OF businesS-the
distress OF the people, and the general aposiacy of
the times their strong hands would have fallen
powsrless at their sides, and the hope Of ameora-
ting the condition OF man have been abandoned as
an Ulopian dream.
Political ambition has produced its dites effects
upon US. The experiments and negligences Of gov
crnmenl have dried up the streams that waered in
dusry, and filed their channels with tears. Labor
looks for no adequate reward-its products de-
proeisied and unsaleable and seasons come and go,
leaving almost unchanged history Of hopes and
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and sad reversals
Mon 90 on hope. tuthopc deferred makes all heart
denty Of The times, Is the only individual not neces
sarly harrassed and WON down with ceaseess dic
hcuity and irolbe Every rank and grade Of bu-
siness irtetes more Of less oppressed labor dis
sppoiu,ea Of It's reward, and distress multiplied on
every hand
BE-, is there no, yet hopci Is no, the fact beyond
dispute tina, very large majority OF the voters OF
the counry Ia favor OF restoring the old course
oi things, under he operation Of which the country
has been prosperous and happy II SO. il is not gel
100 late 10 remedy the evil. The next congr, IS will
bc against Us, bn, the Wings, mos, sssuyedly, can
elect their President, and ultimately gain Congress
too, finley will but roie. They have lost all BY
not voting, and they can gain all By voting The
roeer ample-ihs tsiH only is wanting So far as
we have teen able TO learn, not a single reverse
agans, the Wings in State or Congressional cleo.
tons, has been obtained by fair, homes, express
ION Of the will Of the people. Al, we fully believe
Is attributable 10 fraud the part, and gros,
negligence the OIL er