Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-04-02
VERMONT PHOENIX.
The Administration.

More than year has elapsed since the reins Of gov
eminent passed into the hands Of the present admna
ton and yet but Of their many boosted
regeneration, and REFORM by means Of which they
raised 10 power has been carried into effect Texas has
been admitted into the Union whether for good for evil
is question which must be let for times decide
From the time when this scheme first broached to the
day fits final contamination, the Whgs body firmly
and consistently opposed il. Believing that its tendency
would be to pepeuae slavery and slave nsiutionslhal
il had its origin among Southern slave owners for the ex
press purpose Of terrifying their peculiar institutions agansi
the steady progress which enlightened reason, The pnc
pies Of human rights and above ALL the plain teachings Of
Christianity making towards their total overthrow
they conscientousy raised their voices against IT, II they
erred in thsfhey jealous In guarding the rights
and privileges which belong by nature 10 all mankind in
common-ii was the right side, and that
msy be easily PardOned. They willing 10 leave this
question, and oil matters connected with il, to the de-
cson Of posicrty Congress has been in
ly four months and little else has been DONE except 10
throw the country unnatural and runous Of
agitation, from which good reasonably be expected
TO result and indeed good result has been anticipated
by any one, except the Advancement Of party interests
The leading members of the Loco party shrewd
enough, years ago TO see that much political capital might
be manufactured by skilu management Of the Oregon
controversy and having scruples Of conscience, when
self interest stake they made haste upon this
promising hobby, and appropriate their peculiar and
elusive property Hence the declaration made 10 the world
by the Baltimore Convention, that title to the whole
Of Oregon ia clear and unquesonable This the founda
ton Of all their subsequent action and has since been the
great and fundamental doctrine Of their political creed
This dogma put forth by body Of men, assembled
from all parts Of the country from all walks Of r and OF
all degtees of intelligence, not twenty whom had proba
bly,, At that time given the subec, hours serious cons
derauou, qualified TO decide upon its
It's than boy ten yeurs Of age Yet Mr. Polk has
pied the Resolutions Of that Convention many hK
ed and nable rules by which regulate his conduct in
oil the important which may demand consideration
10 the course Of his administration and no particular has
he dared vary ota in his recommendation IRON the
course marked him by his lie has proved
himself to be a willing md obedent tool In their hands
His annual Message little than echo Of the
Baltimore Resolutions.
The extreme pretensons to the whole or none" we're
quietly ucquieseed in by all factions Of the Democracy
until the great object Tor which they sci up
eomplshed As the election Of Mr. Polk was
cured and the admission Of Texas effected the Southern
portion Of the party began by one seeede and array
themselves in opposition the very tina, had been
chiefly instrumental in eeva,ng them power. The dis
covery made all Of sudde that the people OPP
posed war-tha the administration would not be sustain
ed BY its party in the it had adopted II
how other found that had ground
for her ptetensons and that title
proporonaly weakened II fact the whole matter has
assumed aspect entirely deren, from wha, ii
few months ago, that the President finds himself
predicamen unpleasant, as is unexpected. In at
tempting to coneIaie the two factions he has lost the
denee and respect, Of both and both openly denounee him
upon the floor Of Congress The says he has commit
ted himself TO course language strong that
holy writ while the other nfrms that he pledged 10
directly opposite in language equally strong and
peit In view Of these things has been well remarked by
one, that the inquiry u.s. ehO James X Poll
but thsre he is Mr. flanagan has been feeling for him
with the hand Of resurrection, but has been unable
| find his whereabouts.