Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-14
THE HERALD
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY "a.

IN entering upon the second year Of lis eI'
isrnce secs ht to re.publisb its prospectus,
and takes the occasion 10 review, briefly,
the past labors Of this journal in its support
OF The measures OF the administration, ADD
10 shadow forth somew hat the future course
OF the Administration in regard to different
questions Of policy, and which are laid
down as the orthodox principles Of the par
ty. Tha, our readers may know by so'
,hority' what democracy really 10, We trsn.
scribe TO our columns so much of the I'm.
ions article as relates 10 the past history Of
Annexation and so much as treats OF What
is TO be the ni,ure action oflhs> Governmen,
in relation to the tariff
After disposing Of the Oregon question
asserting, by the way, that the Notice
| Resolution OF the House should have pass.
ed both branches OF Congress with great
promp,ness and unanimty- The Unlcn pro.
cecds TO say
I'VE cannot omit, in this come xion,
To refer for moment TO the settlement
of the first great measure which forms
a part Of the history oithis admnistra-
ton We speak, of course, of the an
ncXation Of Texas. Who can doubt
that the whole country, almost with
one view, now raliiies and approves
the stand taken by the democracy
on that question? Who can doubt
that the policy Of this administration
in respect to it has been at oncesgnal-
" worthy of the government Of this
republic, both in its forbearance, It's eff
iicicncv, and its conciliatory spirit tow
ards Mexicol That it has been sue
cessful policy thus far, surely no man
can question. Against the opprohrous
opposition of party journals at home,
and against the alternate vacl.latlon
and violence of Mexico, our boundary
of the Del Nortc has been protected,
and our new Texan territory, aCcTulng
to us BY the highest possible tltle-thc
free conccnt of free peope-has been
preserved entire. Our difficulties with
Mexico remain indeed unsettled. The
short-sighted and reckless course of
that government in refusing all our
overturcs and efforts at Cancellation,
and in foreclosng international inter-
course with us at moment when
large, and just, and liquidated claims
against it vet remain outstanding IN
our hands, has presented, and still pre-
sents, our relations with that country
in an unsatisfactory aspect, and may
soon demand, both of the Executive
and Of Congress, prompt and efficient
action.
Our prospectus refers particularly &c
the reforms in our internal policy, &c
which we intended to devote the col.
umns of the Union" Among these
stands prominently and conspicuously
the second great question of the day
Upon this question of the talin oul
views are already well known. We
feel that we have already contributed
through our columns something of val
lie to the discussion ofthat question in
pointing out the enormous errors
and abuses of oUr existing tariff legis
!. lntion. During the last autumn we
looked around US for an able champion
of the Faith, to assist our own efforts
and we selected the man whose pow
erful pen and indeiatigable labors have
produced a work of great value and o
high reputation. The public voice has
ratified the proprlety OF our selection
And if we had done nothing more thar
to call forth the Nos. of ''Bundelcund,
we should claim to have made a con
trbuton to the principles of tree-trad'
which would have amply redeemed thu
promises OF our prospectus. we shal
continue this discussion. Nelook up
on this question as an altogether capi
tai feature in the policy ofour country
We shall continue to hold the stand W.
have assumed against excessive mini
mum and specific duties to urge th'
adoption of the principle of the provls
, ion for revenue as the basis Of our tariff
: and, in a word, to advocate the genera
I principles of legislation announced up
on this subject in the report from thu
r treasury, and in the suggestion Of th'
message.
r How can we do otherwise A lib
f ernl system of free trade is adapted 4
= the provisions Of our constitution
q which recognises no power TO contro
! the labor and the capitol of the people
n 1t is recommended by expediencv a
e wellas Unconstitutional considerations
How can the government so well reprl
late the employments of the people a
ie their own interests can do ifl In
country, too, which is free, which
N federal IN ITS government, limited q
Is that government IS TO certain specific
D. powers-and in country which GOV
" ers such an immense territory, an
p which therefore embraces such a var
d ETY. of soils, climates, and interests, q