Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-14

with the work; and we shall not hest
tate to press, respectfully, upon the
present Congress the duty Of reforming
our revenue system upon the revenue
standard. The country expects this
reform at the present session.
The assertion tina, the whole county,
almost with one voice, now rs,i6es and ap.
proves the stand taken by the Admini,,ra.
ton on the Annexation question, We take
TO be a matter Of mere opinion. Tha, the
doughfaced democrats Of the North have
been whipped into the support of this south.
ern stroke Of policy, we in shame nre for.
ced to admit but that anything like n ma.
jority ofthe FREQ people OF this nation rati.
hes and Improves the extension OF our slave
territory and by such an encroachmcnt as
has been made on another nation, we do
not and can not believe But saws the I'm.
ion, mo one can question the success Of this
policy thus far" With all due Difference,
we would ask what success has as yet al.
tended us in the acquisition Of this new ter
ritory2 Is II the immense outlay Of mon.
ey and means and the loss ofthe few valuable
livce, thot has already attended orr few
months occupation Of that country;-or is
our success not rather as yet entirely pros.
pective' 1t is true, that, to the latest dates
from the Rio Grnndc, we held possession
OF Texas to the extreme line claimed by the
administration, but that we are in the peae.
able possession, to the present time, of this
country, is a matter Of serious doubt, and
in view OF the present uncertain situation OF
the Army Of Occupation, who can with
any degree Of confidence talk Of the sue
cess that has, even thus far, attended US IN
our designs upon this terr'ory2
|, is longer useless to attempt to dlsguls"
BY the wan,on and reckless direction of the
President, is placed IN position more crit
lcaI, more Illuminating and degrading than
ever before was placed an army Of n civil
zed and powerful nation. Our claim to
Texas, says the Union, is founded on the
bes, possible tlIe-"lhe free consent Of a
free people y This complacent statement
but lily nccords with the army reports o.
the abandonment and destruction of dwell
inps far this side of the Rio Grande, ant
the high, of, the inhabitants before them tc
the western bank Of that river And villa ]:
the situation ofthis army Of occupation a
the present moment No one will pre,enC
to predict with any degree OF certainty. A
the las, accounts it still held its first posi-
ton opposite Malamoras, with a wilderness:
Of one hundred miles behind lhem--thei
communication with Point Isabel cut of
and which deprives them oil all further sup
plies-marauding bands of free Mexican
robbers all around them and in front ,
well disciplined army Of nearly three time'
their own number. Who, in this view o
the situation of the army of occupation,
would EXPIRES surprise to learn at any houl
that il hal suffered 40 entire rout and de
fealH No one and yet the Government
organ talks Of the entire success thus Tar
of our operations in that quarter Ina
success, so far as Ultimate triumph over
Mexico is concerned, will in the end
attend our arms there, none can question
bu, will thus afford any justification to the
President in thus exposing the comparative
IL small-ihough we doubt not gallant
force OF Gen Taylor to m infurlated peo
pie with force, within two hundred yard
OF our camp, OF three times our number
As it regards the views ofthc Union OF
the subject Of the Tariff, We have lhlle o
nothing to say They arc Of the genuine
free school order, and il the present DOM
nan, patty remain in power, they wi
doubtless n&he end prevail Whether tn
, present Congress will answer tins pretend
ed call oilhe people, remains 20 b. seen
We see, however, that the Northern Loco
foco press are, since the installation Of Pies
ident Polk, fast losing their love for tn
doctrine of Protection, anc are now givlni
, 10 the people the sage arguments and con
, illusions Of The renowned 'Bundelcund
spoken Of by the Union F or BundeIcund
read Edmund Burke the John c Cal
houn Of Ntw Hampshire
! ~ Nothing has occurred in Congres
. since No re.assanhIlnr NJ ell Interesting 1