Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-11-29

ciples of the American Republican party
are such as must enlist in their support a
great majority Of the American people,
They are essentially American in their OBJ
iects and must result in purely American
trumphs. We look forward with great con-
fdence to the day when all those citizens
of this great Republic, who are in feeling
and principle American Republicans, and
who desire TO see all foreign political in
fluence so curbed and checked as to be ut
terlv powerless to work evil or endanger
the existence Of our cherished institutions,
will be found arrayed openly and decidedly
on the right side-the side OF American
Republcanism and true patriotism. We
believe this must be the result Of the great
movement now making in various parts oil
the country. The evil is seen not only, but
felt. and felt most grievously too. Inc
people every where are awakng TO the
necessity of taking prompt and efficient
measures to both check and destroy the ele-
ment of destruction which has crept, SER
pent-like, into the very yitals OF the body
polite. The American people never move
as one man, and all together, without effect
ing their object, be il what IT may. Their
object now is one which calls out all the
patriotism, virtue and political honesty ex-
istng among us. 1t moves every mind
which is alive to the warm impulses which
have their birth in love of country and pa
triotic determinations to defend to the last
all encroachments upon rights and Liberties
bought with the best blood that ever flowed
from human veins.
We are not at all surprised TO find that a
simultaneous movement was made all over
the country in favor Of American Republic
canism, so soon as the exciting and all abb
sorbng Presidential contest had passed
away. The result of that mighty political
struggle has demonstrated to Americans OF
all parties, that the blow was not struck a
moment too soon. Further delay would
have been imminently dangerous. The evil
had grown with unparalleled rapidity, and
had arrived at magnitude which enabled it,
even thus early, to decide a conflict, upon
the result of which depended the political
destines of the country for years What
ever this fart has spread, and whatever the
people have become sufficiently cool and
calm to look at causes and effects, as Amer
leans, and not as partisans, they have unani-
mously, and independently of their "Whig''
or democratic" predictions, come out
decidedly upon the side of American Re-
publicanism.
So it will be every where. The time is
at hand, when the honest, right-minded free
men of America will unite around the great
standard ofour country, and mutually pledge
themselves 10 spare no effort 10 secure the
patriotic purpose we have in view, aud save
our native land from the dangers which
threaten it from thoroughly antl-American,
sectarian and foreign political influence
We rejoice that this time is approaching.
God grant that all who desire il may live to
see il, and that all those who oppose it may
be made to rejoice with those who will re-
Joice. Albany CitIzen-J
Northampton and Springfield Railroad -
The Court of Common Pleas now in session
in this town, Judge Gushing presiding, yes
terday decided in favor of the petition OF
the Northampton and Springfield railroad
corporation, to vary the line of their road,
so as TO cross The Connecticut at Whitman
sett, and thence proceed to Northampton, on
the west side of the river 1t appeared from
Z,
that the west-side route was much the more
favorable. The maximum grade on the west
side was only IL feet to the mile; on the
other side 40 l-2. Hence an engine of ten
tons would take train containing I39 tons
OF freight over the former, aud only S3 tons
over the latter; that it would require two
engines on the east side-in consequence of
the steepness of the grade-to do the work
OF one on the west side that the amount of
bridging was about 400 feet less on the latter
than on the former, and of less expensive
character; that bridge at WiIlmansett
would be perfectly secure against floods and
and the former would cost some $40, 1000
less that, for various reasons, the expense
of repairs would be less on the west-side
route that it would be less liable to OBJ
structons from snow; that although two
thirds of a mile longer it would be practical
ly, ION account of its more favorable grade)
three miles shorter; and that i would cost
about $62 900 less in construction.
Hon. Edward Dickinson of Amherst APP
peared in behalf of others against the petit
ton. He introduced various witnesses to
show why the road should be located as ORR
ginally contemplated, He also attempted to
show, in an able argument, that the Court
had no authority to act in the matter. The
Judge, however. had no doubt on this point,
nor Of the expediency of granting the prayer
of the petition, which was done without de-
lay.--Hampshir Gazette.
NORTHAMPTON AND SPRrNGFIELD Rail-
RoAD.-The Road is nearly completed to Cabot
vile, and, we understand, that the cars will be
run in about three weeks. The depot al Cab