Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-08-11
EVERY MAN Should BE- A POLITICIAN.

3 EVERY MAN tNOliD BIZ POLITICIAN.
IN government lac bat unde' which We i've.
1t is Of rursn.os "A npr nee that every should
be poIiieian IN ,his puntfy al political po~~r
is vested TO- and exrFcisIby the people, therefore
every individual who participates IN welding that
power should BE- veil sesuaiused with the poli,ieal
structure Of the govern"s nj. he oNght 10 under.
stand The principles whel should regulsie the ton
duct Of every pebble oihoe, a. Wi - those neees
sary 10 the right dschssrr Of The duties existing
between man sna man. ~ private cspacty IL
should not neglect 10 inf I'm himself apon every
measure Of public policy nt Is submitted 10 him
Tor his approval, % condr, nai'on. II u Of vital
necessity 10 the ssisiy q hhcrti,s, and O. the
security Of our rliiicsi frh h that the Of elec
tors--,bc great BODY q ~ rople-should te esPa-
bic Of judging wha, ui b. the effre,s Of the VAR
Gus political measures that r. brsschsd-whe;hcr
they are calculated 70 frtafa advance our ind
vidual and nsiionsi pro-rrrnF.
The success Of our syst-ss, NJ goscrnment dcrcnds
upon the virtue aud 'sieli'r .pee Of the peaPle-
This Is admitted By ~ if ih~u, the pope, thO-c
who hold the pssssy IN thea' own hsuds. are not
well informed IN reistoa - political shairs, and
when well informed a. - yet accordingly, have
We not great reason a. trruihlc for our e"anify's
welfare Every individual ,'ho enjoys the high
prrrogaiiye Of q Frermsa-~hu deposits his vote IN
the ballo, box shosld iaiifu himself sufficiently
upon political msuers, - "a be may b. able ~
lodge whether b. vote ~ hvor sosnd Pal'cy o.
not 1.-The y ineomprirni - q eide upon The meas
ures which are subuiiiied q q 9 ProPie, snd upon
which hrs vote proiss-s o. '~elsfr Judgment
from a neglirruce IN eHnaniuinl them, h. = "a holly
unprrpased 10 dschasrc M d. rs Of gcPubi'ean
etizep. l. Il not thea defy hieh be- o~es 10 h's
country, 20 make hiu,ssif ss,pa ni~d with ell mat,
tiers pertaining 30 the wsiisfs . The country j.
he prepared 10 di.chafge he Representatives, that
rest upon hun a. q eansiiucni % Il this republic
as supporter q free ,nsiiisiiasi -unless he Knows
the nature aud bearng a m seasures, upsn the
merits Of which he s,nually "a. IN Judgment ~hrn
he deposiies be vote On Ne baiia box We would
urge upon every e,iirea ihe b. III obligations be-
owes to his country, aud hts g. ow mer, 70 study
well the political siruciusr - 'uf governmental
system, that in ibe discharge u u duty ir~s
man he may not fail 10 iavur ~ policy whieh u
bes, suited 10 the grnius q our Institutions. Aud
wiihal, when an individual knovs the right coufsr,
he should not fail o. Pursue q md Il should b
pursued in a way tha, vii maae' N Impression
Be the politician ia earnest. and Ike DE skllful
mechanic, strike when the biau si eject The most.
Now in saying that even man souid b. pole I
tician, we would no, b. undersfaai 10 mcaa that
man must support be party. ughi Or ~roug thai
he must go for the party l. winch he happens 10
belong, without looking 70 iis prime pies, aad aseer
tanning whether is policy - caieul Ied To operate
favorabiy, otherwise, upon ~ interests q The
country. W. want politicians ~ Ia derenl school /
those who reason, compare, and icd,e. We would I
no, have man 80 deurean bins-eii take such
low rank in the scale Of politics. % JON that class
Of office seeking demsgogses who 10 pr only Tor ne
"spoils" There ,ha.~. knsu fnh we'll. who I
shed many crocodile iear Sc M Gear people !"
they are pre-emineniy disiin sisled hr the parade
they make Of constitutional fscts 4dse "shstrac-
tons, and all the wh,ie thrir h'rhsst ambSion -
10 not in the spois Of ofIiee end iras theS unha
lowed pass-on Cor luorr upoa ne d. asufy oi tbs .
public. The drmonstfstians q haai N hsartisss-
ness and political Iecklssanc.s vh.rh have Coz he
last Few years ehequefcd oar nsiou iissoTy, have
had, we well know, tendency T. make men feel
and act differently from What they slould under
other circumstances. They have scsn these enhi.
billions, and the Consequences - this have felt
disgust loaihing evcn--tov ards ever thing con.
neeied with the name u politics. Thnl u taxing
step too far. We may le~l an utter a icsisli1n o.
men and measures bot this i M rras Why we
should desPise every thing conosctd wnh poli,ics-
add in consequence negleet the gresi Do es deyolv-
ing upon every freeman. when ve ~e bad meh
in office IL Is imperative duiy b. east ouf votes
against them-and 10 vete fr wha Will iaiih-
fully discharge their duty Nothing j. gained BY
the field 10 The s.ls os-es. On 81 dis
honest politicians, but every uiug y lost We
hope ihoac who have been indtfsfsnt az. the 500.
ec, Of politics will BE- - no ionrsr 4 great re-.
sponsiblity rests upon every indisidua ho enjoys
The freemans rght-ihc right 10 cast vote into
the ballot box for such nien a. h. cho-sss. Ifthe
wise and vrluous IN our lsn6 neripct urir duty, n
they can have 10 blame bot ihsla.sves irthev 4
suffer under poor laws Dishonest sulrf.. aud expc-
renee the whole train Of evils uhich sstit stat.
nf things must necessarily proaucr. AZ uen uant
good rulers-wse Snd whslerosne Az. ~ shoald
therefore work politically, that thy mar euJ,y
these inesimable blessings.