The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-02
THE HERALD.
THURSDAY MAy2 1890

q Tbs qacasaa vhieA a,l oatt4nues ''
sg,,s,e ,a, r,,an,s,--sisi ~ mnch ~ ha'
!s~a in Il Comrc~.. fa hs IAsa f,~
is,, I, tina, 81 Slavery Slavery sI'en.
s,oa The ain ,ssaoa Il California terrific
r.sl n sb,a Ac these different phases q
,hr rrcai qar'sion fasa.pg. oae and AL
"a TIC SAINT so,nt
Esch Il tbe- d.frru. pt s~s fni 'srtnc
and ardent sa,rai1s on The one s.de-- and
equally rAdy and wiling orronen's on
,hc e.bc- N every ee'ion. and in ever,
parry and fsc,icn ,hroogbou, the country
! Indeed ~ iiscrs,6ed are the sentiments @!
our heading Statesmen on this question ;ha,
instead u directing The pabl,s mind TO any
commas, e''afrr-'hny seem 20 haVc--b.
pla, ang Themselves in an anomalous posi-
,issil--rcsol,tsi themselves INTO . commit.
tsc q tbs whole'---os a nucleus from
which. ligh,-as from fsI,bing candle
IN the di.tsn; darkness, only attracts pub
lie attention ly its ra.iianee-- leaving all to
look from rather than 20 the real thing,
10 which attention should lie directed
Now ~hilo VIC arc quite too modest to
attempt retu,s,ion Of the arguments by
which any Of the Ale statesmen who have
attempted 70 justify their several positions
on hi. question: and while we aeknowl-
edge the honesty Of purpose, the sincerity,
and barring laudable ambtion--,he
midi, dual disin,eres,edncss of all theso
,ntIcmen--yct are We still 10 pertinacious
as 10 bold TO the belief that the opinions
and feelings Of any freeman may lie cx.
prcsscd--ani certainly mes, freely. in n
; matter which concerns all, upon which the
viscs, 80 widely di'agce--and which,
after all, to many appears very simple
question. And this too We hold Mouid
lie done without the fear Of castiga,ior
from higher quarters or the charge q
personal friendship or luminosity to the
different advocates Il the different plan,
= proposed to hc pursued in the rrcscn. cri
sls Blu, little can he gained on ei,hcl
-. ,ide ly this for all OF every party mUs'
adm; tina, i, does appear somewha, sineu
a gular tina, four Of the ables, men Of the
age-tvo from each Of the great political
p rites should attempt TO see which could
seavs the finest wool and SO. draw tn
D strungc-. cord around the affections Of the
I CREATES, number Of the dear pcoplc'--ly
ASKING simply wha. the spider asked Of the
. n.y. when he politely invited him into hi.
. parlor.
i, Now rs i, regards the different posi-
tons chosen hy Mcssrs Webster, Clay
Calhoun and Benton. We have little Oh
. nothing to say farther than to express the
belief 'ba, If political aspirations guided
them IN their action, they will fail in NICE,
, ing with their eAperIcd reward The sen
r 'Inen's Of the three first can never lc re
sl"nlci 10 by the people, certainly Of New
: England while the latter having thrown
, himself mcnsurahy upon the North will
/. stand fair chance Of finding himself fore
!, stalled there 10y the previous opinion 'ex
pressed 10y one Zachary Taylor Of whom
a. his character is becoming somewhat
known. II Is not necessary FOR Ms 10 spcah
4. in this connection For ourscr. we be
; lic'e tina; the ground taken by him is. I'M
der all the circumstances. the best tina, can
lie alop'cd-snd - long as We hold to this
r belief aud he confines 10 act up to hi-
= professions We shall give this mode Of op,
Grafton our humble support.