Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-08-29
TO THE FREEMEN OF THE TOWN
OF RUTLAND

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FELLOW CITIZENS Tho undersigned, he
ing appointed committee TO address you, by
feSpec liable portion OF the ireemen of
'h's town. 'eel that II is no very pleasant un.
uer'aklng yet, IN order to secure freedom Of
Thought to all, and to prompt all TO ac' on
Their own Judgments. independent Of dic,a-
'ion from any source, We shall not shnirk
rom the Responsibilities al our DUTY.
heaeVihg INIT the principles OF me iloer-
ais OF 'his Town are those nj justice and eter-
n pa unth-hehfving ,a' NE doctrine ct
rqu1l hlgnts Is iounden upon the great may
iih OF 'he chtlsllHn religion, " Love my nei9h-
90 "'FSei' vi as - elso"ne,u eNplessuu'
~ u"neS N"''soeNe' !e "ou'u uM men
shooiu 90 uhto you' 40 We also uh'o 'hem -
believing that the carrying out OF these prln-
cip'ss IN politics is the only safeguard of
freedom, the only hope OF equal jus,ire to
al men," we trust ~ the triumph OF our prin-
cip!es, not only in this town but throughout
the State. We believein the success Of our
party, because we have faith IN The happy
destiny of MAJ.
Ii has long been known that by the lnhu-
ence OF The Jep, Rutland has been represent
ed III our State Legislature, Tor the last
twenty years, exclusively by merchants and
lawyers. A large majority Of our justices,
town officers and lurymen, have been select
ed from class numbering less than one tenth
OF the !reemen oil this town, and which is
composed OF men no more intelligent, honest.
or virtuous, than many others, who have new
err held any office, although residents of the
town for forty or fifty years.
Fellow Freemen The spirit OF SERENITY
sir" is revived. Oppression and unequal
representation must cease to exist We have
unfurled our banner TO the breeze. with its
glorious stripes and stars; on one side is en-
graved, OuR LIBERTIES, CuR RIGBrs, Our
Con AND OUR Country. On the other, The
YEoMANay ARE THE PEoPLE-THEY CAN MAN
AGE THEIR OWN AFFAIRS.
"Then boldly he our banner flung,
And firm lie, every freeman he,
Soon, soon shall leap from every tongue
The 'hr''''ne shout OF victory
Rally Rally round and support this stand.
ard-Whigs, We TRENDS OF the Tarlff and the
interests OF the Nor'h-Democrd's, ye oppo-
sers Of the few governing the n. '1,riy
men, ye friends OF the poor down-troiden Al
rican, come-comc one, come all, To the res.
cue of the standard Of the Liberal party. Dor
course is onward, until it is planted above
the dome OF the capitol OF the Green Mountain
State.
The General OF the "OH Lines extreme
western division may IND a traitor to our
cause.-The General OF the Northern division
may aid him i he choose-and the Central
Commandet-in-C hief, with his ald-de-camps,
may come up with the army OF reserve-yet
against all this marshalled host, we bring
our "Darid," with sling and stones. We
present you, fellow townsmen, with the name
of AVERY BILLINGS, as the candidate
nominated by the Liberal party for town
Representative. In him you find an honest,
intelligent and liberal Farmer--a Farmer in
the strictest construction Of the term-accus.
toned 10 labor himself-has feelings and
sympathies with the laboring classes, and,
| should he be elected, will defend the interest
of our State, the interest OF our town, and
the interest Of all concerned.
Freemen of Ruilandi We have endeavored,
very briefly, TO do our duty tear.essly.D 1t is
for you TO weigh the matter candidy-let
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led more by the influence OF others than by
my own understanding! Has the lew an UNI
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