Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-08


ond citcpm-anccs 70 which i aliair. b.
may laftlg bc com ierei ~ tie &C. shing
stroke of Polk ani Tcxassn M New. York
Ne me ran ar 10 approve the tone snd
'rnprf Of lho Pos, nor 10 scc the inr,ts
hi~ rtrs,q 4nc's 10 which ihcse notcmrn's
o. Tho rvry c,n'fc Of the Loco Foo par,
lend BE- rae auiclc
Pm ~, Ny ~, Pot
Tue TEXAS QUESTION.
The Plcheisn Ia. undertaken N reru.
ls'e ihr p1lE.csl conscience Of the Fvrnnq
Pos Onc OF tWo articles ave l1,ely ap-
pcarcd N that paper. the obJce, Of which ap
pcafcd 10 su Us fgh, on the Texas qurs.
% n BY lhoaioninsu with immediate oypul.
sion rom she Democratic patty unless we
should declare ourselves IN favor OF the An,
nctniion Of Tens 10 the United States. We
have always, bro course Of many years
whenever The subject came before the pub.
lc ptc,eacd against tina, measure. and rs
sc SUI entertain She conviction that il is
ucfaor jest nor wisc, we DO no, see how
Nc can give !, our support Our opposition
hahoilo has never caused our a,taehmon,
10 hmocraiic principles nor our friend.
thi? 10 the D,moefa,ic party to be called
IN qucaicn, nor do we entertain the lens,
orpfchcnt.cn that IL, III have that eject
hereafter
II We chose TO recriminiie. and If we
cared 10 give ourselves any trouble concern
iag the political character Of the plebcian.
We nigh, adj. that we have no fear OF the
'feci Of ans ,invccivcs from that quarter. /
\ Journal which is itself regarded with 1
dtfaa by It's own party. can have liul, au. /
horny when !, constitutes itself II Judge of
The purity and honesty Of others Not 10
dwell at present upon other of; noes against
lno'hieaI morals its coqueHing with the
lyIer party, and its abandonment of the
sufpou OF Mr. Van Buren,, before the nom.
nation Of the Bil,imoro convention, n, The
very lime when his name was pa raded as
heandIda'o at the head Of its columns. were
Of themselves enough TO have s,rippedh ofaEl |
moral influence That such print even !
now fresh in disgrace with the party for its v
Iampering and whiting course, 10 say moth. y
ing OF us other transgrcssions, should read u
letters TO others upon political consistency ,'
'f' N''NNfAf wv bbi vs. lbI iils
is common expedont with those whose |"
own sincerity is oquivocal
The Plcbeian TO give occasion for its Ia
attack upon US IN its sheet Of this morning g
defends 10 the infimy of procuring aud &c
publishing private letter signed by one v
OF the editors Of this paper and six other u
persons The letter contains only the ex- A
FfcssIon Of opinions which are frequently Is
repeated IN the Evening Post. and will be m
rePeaied hereafter hu, We claim right to lie
correspond privately on political subjects an
when we choose. and if our letters are nil. f
tered and published, we merely ask the b
community 10 mark those who are concern. W
"a IN the oct as spies andihieycs Here is b
he stolen Letter
Confidential Of
ola gu will doubtless agree with US Int
NAT the baltimore Convention placed the O.
'cmocrailc party al the north 10 position of IN,
great difficulty. We are consequently re- 20
minded that II rejected Van Buren, and nom ~
mated VII. Polk, for reasons connected with nv
mo immediate annexation Of Texas reasons -,
"h'eh had no relation to the principles of The
fany. Nor was that all. The convention NJ
went beyond the authority delegated to its
members. and adopted a resolution on The n
oo!oci oil Iesas,(a subject not be fore the coun. A
~ when they were elected upon which,,here- n:
ore they were not nsirucied,) which seeks Nv ~
- 'h'efpolaie inio tie party code new doc ''
flne' hitherto not known among us. at war ma
"ish some OF our established principles, and ba
'oho'tehi to the opinions and feelings Of a pr
,fea' msloniy OF the northern Freemen. In ne
us poAiuoo, what was the party at the North I'm
20 90 was It TO reject the nominations and g,
ioanuoa the contest, or shonld il supper, the -,
rejecting the uBlenable doctrine
h'eTpolaied at the convention, and taking IN
are that their support should be accountant. or
60 WIN such an expression OF their opinion as ITO
o proven, It's being misin,erpre,ed The m,
AueI alternative has already been preferred I'M
ma We think wisely for we conceive tha, co
roper expression Of their opinions will save 70,
heir votes from miscons,ruc,iou. and that
'opcr Efforts will secure The nomination OF
700 Il me'nbers Of Congress as viii reject the
M a'Tab'sSle scheme now pressed unon the pr
'oun,rv. mr.
i'h these We've, assuming tina, YOU feel is
WIS s1oleci a. We do, we have been dss,r- To-
10 address you, and 10 invite the co-oper- in
'"on OF Yourself and other friends through. a.
1ui the Stale. M
is' In tie publication Of Joint l,i,er. de. 90
A"hs our purpose 10 support the nomina- W
non 'fjee'ing the resolution respecting Tex 81
2nd In promoting and supporting at the de
isii elections Tho nominations for Congress, r.,
O. zach persons as concur IN these opinions -
~ touf views ia ihis matter cosnride with -
~ ~ ease 10 ~nie 20 some one OF Us, and
-, ., proposed letter will be forwarded %
'o' eAAhiNanon. Very respectfully fih
GEo. =. BARKER. "a
WILLIAM G. BRYANT pl
w. EDMONDs,
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD p,
THEODORE SEDGWICK =
THOMAS W TUCKER, :
ISAAC TOWNSEND. g