Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-10-02
VOL. II, NO, 49,
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,.1 election DIVING on our ear, it may be PIoh'o'4'
-, a,,d take a olance at the course we arc iuiF
r I'D tho tendencies and sure effects OF tins caIeel
str;re for # is believed that few indeed arc
.o e tho ovtent to which it has drawn US Hoi' O'
.r;,,l and fundamental principles of our goVeriiei''
~ :. =, ; ;Anence ON our national character'
" g common nooriety that our cltzenS ule
a,,u milton. are arranged in two great Polu-
parties: each party having the same gol0i%
o.. oocb nrofessnc the same constant ana l'i'0i'
.achoent to our free government e1'i atl,or
curse of policy in perpetual oppoSiuoN -, enc.
nd each claiming, at the same ule' tll'' va
oss depends the dearest and most vital li'7i0'''
,,uh1c And tits especially worthy OF renarN' ui''
T. oiti0ons tbouoh similar in their general cioi"0"'
- .,nar nnrsuits in life, promiscuorsIy' anu III
ga ,oannor. attach themselves to one OF uie
thor Of fine two great parties with zeal ana 'eiia'i-
rortIv the patriotism they profess And beng mus
l4aorod seem plcdgod, with zoaEblnd to arguments
.1,,+ +bo entire creed of the party, and WIN "
.o,,o or disapprove every public act inns Sta'e
H.. - MINIATURE commenced pt an eary PeIiou VI
o;tcal history; and though the parties nave
,r;c,s chances in name, and many III Pol'y'
co, +bo first. those Characteristic features nave
ro+o,ro5 and steadily gaining strength ana SYSTEM
G. In consequence Of such state OF thlhgS'
v.,, 1oodors have been enabled to subordinate inc
;,;,,os and nolcv ofthe people, to great extent "
party ends ,.......,,o,o-
The first instance We shall notice. Is IcA0'N0 "
The attitude of our government was orl9iNu4l' 40
yor Of liberty. The Declaration OF Independents
os declaration of those rights only granted ana MAUI
lorort Inv tbe author of nature. 1t was lirsV h0uo
M s,oci,l reference to freeing about three HliIloi'
tIo human family from oppressive taxation. le' !"
., ,r,ao on nripciplc. And those principles were
.rr;od ort From the assembling Of the hFSt Ooi-
ross in VIA until its final organization uhuei ui0 90
sno Constitution in 1889, the Amercoh go'.i'I ~,
ros anti sInverv in its character and policy lid
,;rb no shown by many important acts WILL no"-
10 name but one. ain 1883 Congress pro-
,,,,,o+o5 an ordinance for the government OF the 'cI
10y 4l,cost Of fine Ohio" In this ordinance, Tor inc
,.noso Of extending the fundamental principles Oh
= ,,u;,s 1ibo,tv. as the basis of all law which
,3co +lorooffor he formed in said territory, con-
s docreed that there should be neither slavery hoi
voluntary servude in the territory, otherwise uiaii III
r,nisb,ocnt Of crimes" Thus, while our own liOer-
es as nation were at stake, we could appreciate ul'
rbts Of man. But, alas, how sad the clai'g'' Siiio'
WV, organization has to pledge It's aeNotce9' u'
,ortics Of near three millions are sacrnceu " ~
, ,o,;c, and the action of the Federal Government
+Lrorrb It's instrumentality, long since, been DE-
1on, IN favor Of slavery Though hand JON III
- ~, wicked shall not be unpublished
RIBS. ..-..uort, i
Another evil growing out of this devotion to party Is
Granting to the President of the United N'''o' u'-
ne and dangerous power This is done BY peNerVlnS
he nryiece of franchise to sinister purposes IL wa
ba oy,octod that elections of Legislative and cXecu
80. to,n and State officers would be made with dl
49, uoco.o,co TO fine duties assigned them SO Ia
rom tbis. thew have been made with ultimate lel'i
nce to their bearing on presidential eecuoN'
connected with this is another dangerous c'4i. va
nal rodce from the presidential candidate TO OeS'0'
"a his most efficient patrons all the cnthousahu oi'''
iroctIv and indirectywithn his gift together WIN
bo;r rich benefits. In this way all the Offices DERIVE
,,,, +ho president tocehcr with a large proportion
hose directly from the people, of every class ana Oh
-. eu.,1o arc united in irving the president imPer
o,yor nlocing him above the liability of nnpeach"i
nd 50 making the will of the president Olc Sup'''
lw ofthc land. -, a., 10,
,,,o,hor evil intimately connected with tins de'
>, to Marty is. the practice Of betting on elections,
W.. 80 has nrovaiIed to an alarming extent. 1t
.n .n;d and believe from fair computation, that
ai;ons Of dollars changed hands in the State OIL IN
ork onlv on the last presidential elccuo" wv
is be true then it is fair to suppose lla' an 'f
m was staked by the winning party making
or,ols sum of twelve millions pending between
tzcns of New York,-a motive equal to 81 dollar
roto. including both the prospective loss anu gun
vorv dollar of this sum was, and ought u W Wv
brhe to corrupt the election. we nope oluNo'
hor states arc less deeply iuyolvcd yet when VT
,hor t,,at this is not gambling for money me
l,irr wifi, orr liberties the evil is alari
1o1 Onr devotion to party has not only saefl
1uoutios and all the rights civil, social, dome
80 and rnHcous. of about one sixth part OF gu
1..,, ,.;t;yons and Frustrated the fundamental
,la.,is,otvc Judiciary and executive brNnch
ut sbo,Id ever be kept distinct" but II
~, o+ lonuth laid its ruthless hand on uni5 pm
uAu elections ought to be free and Wlthou
.o,n All this has prepared the way ior al
on FIR more dangerous, and deadly to tne coi
,l Guardians of our liberty 1t Is this' VIZ
,bortv to the president, by means OF his eleo'
.rcb acts by himself and through the feae''
opt as are not authorized by the coi'ti'U'
bio ,eoerlemain is performed by nfS' nol'i
,or for president who stands PoSpecVFe! r
certain act or course of conduct not oO'iou
,r;,od bv the constitution, and then making ~
~ authority for carrying such design in'o q
,oral instances might be adducea IN 'ne ms
~ government to corroboratc this statement
~, oe lanes K. Polk, with direct Ieieren'
,aov.t;on Of Texas, seems to have set'Iea
'.aoodod on all hands. That the constitute
n,tborize such annexation by the Federal
n a'o or any Of its branches is sufficiently ey
as we'll said ra be power to annex, derived from the el'
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