Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-12-07
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year change convusion rapidly to its close
year destined to be memorable in the history of Europe
and of America. In this country has witnessed the casting
of that deusive IDOL which made the mantle De-
cloak for the most auducous crimes against Libe
ty aud Neutrality-suspicious. Freedom of Thought Action
against out-speakiug Integrity and fearless Manhood Come
what may in the future, wa are justified III believing that the
power of Name the Nations impulses and fortunes
the inocnt ceduly which empowered whatever called
Democratic to pass triumphant ana almost unuestionod,
has passed away forever New circumstances will doubtless
envolve peris for the country but the great peril Of
blind adherence Party-of government by the potency
words and 'ames-has pissed away forever
the signal fires of Freedom, delighted in February by tho la
borers of Paris have swept France Germany Hungary,
Ireland They still bnEe with cheering brilnncy the
wachowers of d4untc's Berlin, they CLEAN and 1asb,
may be with dying but surely with glorious radiance om the
battements OF heroic Vienna. Throughout the length and
breadth of Christondom, hcro Indications be mis-
taken, of the stern uprising of the ongabused People against
the funts who have long oppressed aud crushed them
Happy for all if the despots and arisiocrats long
sorgcd with the plumber of unrewared ;ro would but
sOnably cuihe that the old sotcercs whereby Nations
lucd to sleep w5ctchedness and chains have lost their
power, aud that Liberty and justice are now demanded with
unonmy and earncstnes which will not be ovcrued u
fed WITH TUNED aside from its purpose. But the Few
wrongs wherefore blood will How like water aud misery and
desoiion darken The face of tho civilized world But this
succeed the calm and the sunshine From the stotossed
dougebravins ARR of treedo The Dove OF Peace viii soon
be uOsed, guddenng Earth with the promise Of Prosperity
and Plenty
still older but long denied Right, The TRnUNE would fin
fulfil tho part of faithful chronicer, who udently holds
champion. Of the Wrong For they who struggle against the
rcses tide of Freedom aud Pogess arc not demons,
consciously yrants minon OF tyranny, but ia their
conceptions uphode of Social Order and &" Christian
Faith, which this rushing roaring tide of innovation threat,
lin their eyes subvcit and destroy. So, while rcs
ting crny the claim Of portions Of people aosate
themselves the designations Republican" and Democrat
ic'-plany imply ing that those who dissent from their view
of The topics party controversy hostile to Re-
publican Libory-we shall Mne tho less and up
hold those principles OF democracy and Equal Rights
which abuse, pcrverson sodd, gnobe ends,
render other than vital eements OF Human Wen being.
The election OF TAYLOR and FILLMORE wh the cores
pondng change in the Legislative Councils Of tho nation,
strikes deadly blow at the asccndaacy Of party and
oachwos aud at the despolsm OF Party itself Our course
shall be found accoran with the revolution thus effected
Hoping much from the Now Administration which the Pco-
pie nave decfeeu we shull y'd nearly support SO ii us
Judgment shall approve its acts; bat should we find It IN
any respect unidhiu we a not hesitate 10 expose ad dc
its Shortcomings. We support for the sake Of
measures, not measures for the sake Of men
OF the cardinal features Of Public Policy advocated by the
Wings The IRibuNE has ever been an earnest advocate
Protection to Home Labor the comprehensive Improvement
of Rivers and atoTs the ubO o Of the Hard Money sub
Treasury and return thence to more rational nj ehe-
cent system of Finance with such modification of our Public
Land System will just diffusion Of ls benofs To
all sections OF our country, az generations OF our People
these we evor heartily approved aGd SHAH 'l nty com
horizon OF party but embrace measures which stretch
beyond the pufVew Of any existing party The Right OF
limitation BY St tie Of the House Of daily FOIL the rescia
ton each family of Homestead exempt from the grasp of
sherh-these and other measures OF umVersa Re-
form, viii from time time be explained and commended
through columns. And most imminent OF all, the pres
nlready vast County from tho blasting uead oil the slave
dealer and his OF human ehae viii be pressed upon
the understandings and cOnscences If tue American People
with the urgency of apprehension aud the zeal of nensest
conviction.
during the last yoar arrangements for Foreign Cor
espOndenee and for Editorial assistance have been consideTa
bly, extended improved. We shall endoavOr still further
perfect them. Certainly, letters from Europe have prof
red TO their readers clearer h into tho and
IGN of the late astounding revolutions than have The
proceedings of Congress will be reported expressly for
columns by able correspondents, while tho important
dongs of the several state Legislatures will be fairly pre-
sentGd In short, resolved that American journal
shall exceed the Tribune in tho variety, accuracy
of lis Intelligence, while to Literature, Poetry and Ant we
devote all tho space that be spared from tho topics of the