Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-03-19

This Is a confession made by Senator Haywood Of
North Carolina In a recent debate in the Senate on
the Oregon question. This is precious confession,
considering from whom il comes where il was made,
and to whom it was made.
Mr. Haywood is the democratic Senator in the pres
ent Congress from North Carolina. lie is not man
who has heretofore acquired any great celebrity in The
place where he holds his seat, but his late bold and
manly speech on the Oregon question, has attracted
considerable attention. 1t is Of the first efforts he
has made IN the Senate, and he has done himself hon
or by the fearless independence he has manifested. II
has drawn on him as a matter Of course, the ire aud
the enm,y Of all the fiery HoEpurs of his party who
prefer the interests Of party to the interests OF the
country, and their own aggrandizement, to the well
fare Of millions Of their countrymen.
But 10 The sentiment avowed at the head Of this ar-
Gle We read il with pain. Weeaw here an honest man,
an honorable man, bound down by the cords Of party,
TO pursue ourse,-compeled to do what IN his mo-
ments Of calm reflection, he felt Illuminated, lowered IN
his own estimation for doing. The iancied Interests
of party compelled him TO do, but when he came 10
himself his very soul revoed, at the thought Of what
be had done, and he loathed himself for doing it,
How potent is the power Of party which can thus
compel a man to do what he abhcrs which can thus
force him to act 80 as 10 disgrace himself in his own
opinion which can make him feel Inundated at the
thought of what he has done which can make him
say IA the bitterness Of his heart, oh wretched man
that am 10 bear about with me this load Of infamy
in order to keep the democratic party united
From the bottom of our heart, we commiserote the
man. We see a nature originally noble-a spirit origin
ally elevated, crushed, and bowed down. and debased
by the unelentnR demands ola corrupt party, and the
weight laid upon it, by the unprinoiped and nolerant
leaders Of it. But what we to think Of party
which thus requires Of its members such great
ffGe ~ a. l,,r1 lau..
be borne What are we to think of the principles
and the unity ofa party, that imposes on its members
such requirements, to compel them 10 cry out,
feel Inundated when think on what do and have
done, and have got TO do, 10 preserve the unity Of my
party and enable it to carry on, its designsi What
confession 10 be forced from democratic" Senator's
lips by the workings Of his consciencei Were we not
justified 10 saying, that from the bottom Of our heart
we commserated him Who would not pity him'
But what shall say Of the party to whom he
belongs Are there words in the language strong
enough and bold enough TO characterize it To say
that it is eestitule-wholy destitute Of principle 10 all
its public Gets, that ii knows such thing political
honesty, and political ntegriiy-lhat these are words
not known in its vocabulary, act for the good Of the
county, for the welfare OF the people, 10 look out for
The happiness Of the honest and the industrious, TO see
that labor has its due return, that enterprise has its
rewards, things thought OF, never considered
in its public acts and public say that in
all they do, that in oil their public policy, they are
actuaied by motives, the most sordid and mean, by
selshness, the most entire, that the consideration Of
doing any thilg except TO promote their aggrand-
zemeni, entered into their conceptions, would
probably be considered by most Of our readers as using
pretty strong language, and yet II would oil be true
except in this that 1t would fall far short of the actu-
sl fact, tina, would begin odescrbe the motives
and purposes Of that party which by course of fraud
and deceit have now majority in the legislature of
this nation.
This is strong language, but no, half as strong as
this confession of the Hon Senator Haywood would
justify us in saying. And would have used strong
er could we have found it IN our good old Saxon
tongue.
But is it not strange that such party should be up
permost in this age, in this nation Who that has
not it, could have believed that al this intricate
and important uncture OF our affairs the sceptre Of
authority would have been swayed by such impoteni
such corrupt hands'
A party held together by "Me cohesive potser Of
public plunder' is in power and behold the result
lie who thus rightly chrisened them, aided them To
gain their places and has hitherto acted with them
One result Of their accession has been as we see in
the case of Senator Haywood, to crush individual
opinion and indiuiduai independence and TO debase
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has been TO place the des,nes OF this great nation in
the hands, and under the control Of the mbccie, the
ignorant, the SELFISH and the mecenary. We are no
longer ruled by statesmen but by politicians, or as was
well said by Senator Haywood, by "pery Riiie men
,'hO ''anted to fill rery great Offices"
The great interests Of the county have within the
last few weeks been seriously injured: commercial and
manufacturing operations have been deranged for who
would send abroad his ships or set his spindes in mo-
Iion, ill he knew whether he incurred the danger of
having the seized by British cruiser or the whir-
ing Of the other suspended by imporatons from Man
chester free Of duty. The strong of industry has
been parayzed and mems fortunes and livelihood put
IN jeopardy by rumors Of for The benefit Of grumb
ling stockholders, but especially for the purpose
oil aiording "rery iite men," who by fraud and deceit
| M great Offices the opportunity Of "payng such
fantastic tricks before high heaven as would make the
angels weep.n
Such is the brief sketch, very brief one of what
has been the consequence of electing James K Polk
and his coadutors 10 the places they now ill. What
we are TO expect for the future must be Judged of by
the past. We cannot say certainly and particularly
what that future will be, but that the people of these
United States are 10 "Iepent in sackcloth and ashes
Tor having elected James X. Polk and his coadutors
to Office, we believe firmly as we do that the sun
will rise Tomorrow, and what we to expect from a
party which obtained power and place by the prossest
asehood and fraud, but treachery, and dshonor and
disgrace What are we TO have from party which
and disgraces its most honorable supporters
IN their own opinion in order to maintain its '',nii,
anu carry out ils measures' Let the future answer
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