Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-14
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These considerations bova eotis6od tho POST
-. =, ms - '''''i9 iiAF0 'U'0li0u no o'
iila9tel ueueldl tiIdl, WIN certain HlodnCatlOns
of the act of 1S45 the rnVenna NAV he still far
Thor ipcroosod o,d - 40 l,,s4;, e ,g.t,,.o- ,,o1o
IHSl lnO! ouoCu' anu REDUCTION vi postdSeS nidue
to a Uniform rate OF five cents, without an IN
terferanee with the nrincinln which, has benn
.t.iI - - -
constantly anu properly enforced, OF making lhaI
department sustain itself.
4 weEdgested cbpnpDosaqe svsen, il the hest means
of dTusing intelligence among the naone and is of so
much importnncr in ccuntr q, versii, AZ The limited
Statps tIat commend IN VAN, fl a" ntion
the suggestions of the Postmaster General for It's employ
ment
Mailing can rrord tho onward ,,o,ross r orr cmntrv
and Drevent us from ASSUMING md ,,ntoning the first
rank among nations but dis1egard If the experience Of
the past and recurrence TO nm nnVise nnbc npcy we
have lust closed an honoab. war hv an honorable npare
war rendered necessary md ,,nav9iJahe in yndcntion
ofnatonaI rights and honor The present condition of the
country similar in some RESPECTS TO that which existed
immediately aer The close of the war with Great Britain
in 1915 and the occasion is deemed In he poner one of
take retrospect of the measures of pblic poicy which
followed that There at that period Of histo
nv departure from our earIy policy The enlargement to
the powers Of The federal government bv cosrRucrtoN
which obtained was not warranted by any Just inerpreta
lon of the constitution. few years after the close of
and combined constittd ,yat ,yns fern,od nv The an
tlors and adyocatps The G American svsteIn y ~
The ntloIurtion If tbe new nnIirv was G time f,vor
cd by the coudun Of tbe coi,ntry Inv fbg heavy debt
which had bepn cnn rnr,d drn,r o uiur v h lpprps.
sion f The nnIr rrrd nv e Ir,ngad si,3 of the duan
ces and The cIrrencv. and nv The commfrciai and pcnnia-
nv Embarrassment which 9yen.iyeiy prevail These
The only causns which led Ia its establishment
trt 1911, s .aurs Ti'T ~ ~, ni ~ 10 5 % ",,b'r
rassmepis which after de lis prosrcution lad left on the
minds Of many of our statesmen the IMPRESSION that orr
government was not strong tnough and that to Weld its
resources successfully in rrea cmrrgrnctes and espec lily
in war more mower Shoud be concentrated in its hands-
This Increased power thew did not seek to obtain by theI3
gtimate and prescribed n3de-bu by Constructions They
saw the governments of the old world based upon different
orders Of society aud SO instituted MS to throw the whole
power Of nations INTO the hands Of a few, who taxed aud
controlled the many without responsibility or restraint In
that arrangement they conceived The strength of nations
in war consisted
There was also something fascinating in the ease IuNtI-
w. and display Of higher orders who drew their wealth
from the toll Of the labong millions. The authors OF the
system drew their ideas Of puld cal economy from what
they had witnessed in Europe and particularly in Great
Britain. They had viewed the cnurnl ms wealth
trated in the hands of fgy and had seen the spl IL
dor Of the oyegrown establishments Of an arstocacy
which was upheld y the restrictive plitv They forgot
ia look down ,,non t ,nr ,ssn! n tIa Fno.h po6l-
latian upon whose dniy and YEARLY labor The great cstab-
sltents they So much admired were sustained and sup
ported They failed to perceive that the scantly fed and
haIfclad operatives were not ouy in affect poverty but
we've bound in chains oppressive serVude f the Oene-
ut OF the favored classes, who were the exclusive objects
Of ihe care OF the vernm3nt. ~
IL was not possible To reconstruct society IN llo OhHed
states upon The European plan. Here there W1 WITTY"
Constitution bv w'o. "d7' a"a t''lea were nol tGsos'H
- " Gtatcd system ul measures was th're"'H u'
VSGu, caicuate1 u MOI intended 10 W!lhdiMF power 9a
"y Gnu S,1Hy from 'n7 SCiteS ana from ie H'9' " INC
people, ana by Construction to approximate our govern
leilI ~ lHe european models SUBSTITUTING an SIocrcy
" , VIM toi 6l'dt % oIlots anu ltti5s a..
y" i Iui'eetihs upon w u'S'lh"dI'y u ont ia'-
ui ' e r."4u ., our P,o!nG nlu iloS1 y, HFt3pgi
Gie! toeol.'u we EaIh Iuea o ouHWn@ UP :" % LlHluu
Great Britain had a national blull If arg, clpal in
whose h. nds was concentrated the controlling monetary
and financial pnwrr Of line nathan. AN Institution welding
almost kjnpIv poyyer and ryrrnG vast n0u NEE Don ali
the operations oftnd and upon policy of the govern
e"t Tsti, GREAT britain iltl an enormous PUNE HJ i,
iu e "s HSIIle 'i' % p p p 'ty ~ M ,,
as a punt pieSShE Niedt hlItiH Nlu ,o9Il''eN
uIe3 wntn mao nucGu i9l.9 nu puIuens WI t!' an"
on Ry e , cnSJ n5y ii c g ha
u1 } n9 i'ci opH9'nsu S4stcuiui 'u % I ,1