Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1847-02-23

TO TIE FRIENDS OF TUE LIB
ERAL PARTY OF THE TOW )
CT RUTLAND

hand, when the Ffocmcn Of thls town will
ncaln be called upon to oct IN Their sove
reign capacity, II has been deemed eipodl
ent ty the committee 10 address YOU upon
the grca, objects and purposes which. o..
: the uu'y LIBERAL Party, We wish to secure
and which formed and continues to furnish
the ncc,ssly for our organization and con
"qucnl success
We have nsapauy, been IN existence
but few years, and during that period
have met wIlh unprecedented success uU
der the most dlscouraging circumstances
and obsinc lcs-circumsisnces and obstacles
which to Other men. engaged IN other con.
nlcts, might well have proved lnsurirounla.
bic and even fatal We have had to con
tend agaIus, the high and influential
against those who, having been long ia Of
fec and power, held on to both with an
non grasp AMI death like ionacny W,
have had to contend against the lars AMI
'mid approximations OF mock supporters,
as well as the ohors OF pretended friends
IN league with the common enemy Su
pcraddcd to tins, We have had 10 bear up
under the open aud undssuiseJ dcsctilon
aud Arnold like treason, Of VpoS warmed
TO Ilic IN our own bosom, aud who, but for
the nouIlshmcnt and support received at
our hands, would sui have remained in
mcrlicd nsgnfcnncc and obscuriy.
But against all lhls we have presented
an undivided front, and trusting in the IN
tcgrlly Of our cause and the deep and IN.
divided support II finds, IN the heart, OF the
people We have steadily pursued our course
unuI We have attained that strength and
vigor which now enables US to lay our
hands on the sceplre Of power, and weld It
/ Tor the common benefit
/ Under these circumstances it is thought
advisable BY the committee TO put forth an
expression Of the views OF public policy
which we entertain, and not only by so
doing insure from the people n continued
support bu, to rcfu,c the false and mall.
clous ,landcr, and Misrepresentation, which
interested political pandcfs have chosen to
heap upon US and IN some measure throw
back and repel the charges false and un.
founded as they are, which men IN high
places are forced to originate and circulate,
TO lnJurc and defeat the Objects we have IN
view.
ls, In the fret place, then, we claim
for all the people according to their merit
aud ability, an equal share in the honors
and emoluments, US well as share in the
| performance OF the duties, Of the public
offices We insist upon this as an lndl,.
pcnslbIc requisite under institutions like
our own. Every man who is capable and
/ honest should be called upon to contribute
his share in the public burdens, and while
| he does this he should DO cntnled to and
should receive his equal share IN the priv,
! lcgcs anl lmmunI,ics lncdcnlthCreto. BE.
! cause there IS wealth in tins or any other
town, it is no reason why moral worth,
high intellectual endowmcnts or unloading
! integrity should be disrcgardcd and treated
with contemplation indeed is /, proper that
the homes, avocallons Of labor should be a
passport 10 obscurlly, while those destitute,
/ II may be, OF every qunlIiIcaIlen which IT.
a man to be the lncumben, Of an office and
the recipient Of public favor-if they pos
scss wealth-6n a ready enlorance to the
high places Of public and poIilica honors
That the Offices in this town have been
distributed and conferred heretofore, By Il
clique in the village, composed OF profess.
, lonal and mercantile men, upon themselves
or upon their supple tools, to the exclusion
oIthc mass o(the hard working, tax paying
/ citizens Of the town, IS fact Of such pub
. &c noto,:c,v as 10 aocl no All nance here
TO remedy and correct thls radical evil
was one Of the objects to accomplish which
the liberal Party was formed
81. We have been as,aicd by The veal
thy and Influential, and charged with being
! the "rabbIc," aud our efforts have been
looked upon with GOODNESS by some who
thank they perceive rcnoyatlpg Influence
IN our principles, the tendency Of which /,
a correction OF Other abuses which have
crcpl into the administration of public az
fairs la regard to the imposition of taxes
our party has been opposed because the
listers we have elected have raised the lists
Of some OF the wealthy men in town, Upon
lhls point, however We fear not TO artaIgn
our opponents at the bar Of public opinion
, We shrink not from the contest when the
issue is 10 be whether the rich must pay
their proportion Of The public taxes in com.
mon with the poorer classes II the listers
cannot have the poor privilege OF assessing
the amount Of one mans property by the
same rule they ndopI IN another mans case
It indeed they are not at liberty 10 perform
their duties agrccobly 10 their oaIhs, then
IS the whole machinery OF laws and oaIhs
mere farce. The principle we boldly
proclaim IS, that the listers should put down
The property Of every man who neg Iecis or
refuses to give 10 his list, at the amount
which IN their judgment he possesses re
garIe.s OF fear, favor, or the hope OF re
ward
And # IN ererc,ng their discretion
they should err--leI the remedy bo sought
by the party Injured IN the only legal and
legitimate uay, the tender OF an cIamlnn
ton Of the party upon oath Tins IA the