The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-10-30

such NC lave Inc hiSBe@ TcG"'u ""u
esteem; but for the opinions Of such as
c:snno,, or will not see the three dis.
tine, sections Of our party as i, now cx-
is;s--or who sec nothing in It worth per-
serving, but The reflected greatness Of
some favori,e leader, or. who for the al
Imminent Of some immediate object are
willing 10 see the principles Of the party
sacrificed we say ,l,a, for the opion-
ions of such we have but little consider
aiiop, and les. respect. 1t may suit The
purpose Of these men to rrjoice over The
elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio ard
boast Of the result. as a triumph TO the
Union party; i, maysui. their purpose
TO assert ,ha, the failure Of the Wings
in these States, was in consequence Of
their nomination of Genl Scott for the
Presidency or their failure 10 nominate
Mr.. " ebs,er; it may suit their pur.
pose 20 hold up the idea that the bare
suspicion Of sucl, IA "'";" of "I~''''""
as marked the character OF Gov. John
son ais death TO n public mani! and
az Gov. Williams is about the last
"liying" Wing Gov. left us in the
Union, and Tie last in New England
il may serve their purpose to 80 on
witt. their attack upon lin on the same
ground but il their purposes are TO
be thus served thea are their ends
not the lends nim'd at by The Wings
Of Vermont. The experience OF every
Observing Wing among us must satisfy
him that the high Anti-Slaveiy ground
early taken by Vermont. and the con.
>i,,rn, ac ion which has ever marked
the course of the Wing party in refer
cnce to this question, has done much IL
strengthen our ranks, and hold us in Out
position TO the present day. In III,
y last two elections we hT"mphantb
elected our Coz. by the peoplc "a rar.
:. occurrence for the past few years and
: If we have thus succeeded with Gov.
u Williams in The last election with the
odious" habeas corpus-and not 6
- "nirycr, on lis back" we ought tt
take courage in the hope that should he
be placed before the representatives o.
the people some years hence for an i'm
por,an, Office, he will not feel compelled
to deny his habcas corpus ms another
- distinguished gentlemen under like cir
cums,mces did his "riggcr." We dc
u not profess ourself "learned in the law
y either common or constitutional, and
y shall therefore NOT join the innumcrable
horde Of Scribblers--great and small
who are ever ready to discuss the con
: -.:.--.;--"';'v nf this or any other ones
. tion-and some Of whom, if they do no
succeed in mys,ifying Memselres, leave
their readers very much in the State o
the poor negro who in speaking of hi:
s conversion" said he felt to "bless God
that whereas he wus in great an'
? glorious lght-.-he now found himscl
= in most wonderful darkness" Bu
? whether 10 be regarded hereafter a:
j constitutional or not we believe tha
: this law is true germ Of the homes
j Yankee heart that it was the first ant
: best impulse Of Green mountain free
e men to protect themselves in thci'
e rights, and that i, is in accordance Will
c the understood rights o! frecmcn every
where and ., i, will doubtless be tcs.
i ed on the first proper occ aston, and III
5 cons:itu,ionality passed upon by tho
It only legal tribunal of the country-w
;. cannot see that any great possible harm
d can come of it. Wliat action, however
. the legislature may thing proper to take
e in regard to its repeal, we Of cours,
e cannot tell; but We shall soon see whetl.
d er the assembled wisdom OF Vernon
= will at the cry of abolition or dis
i union Shake and SILVER in their shoe
i like an old bunker gazing on thu
e disemboweld ghost Of the Initet
il States Bank! or whether they will leav'
=" it for these modern IIassarac's --,l
\ self elected protectors Of the Union--t,
-e guard the citadel little while longer
If GTTHE "VEIMoxr JOURNAL
y thinks it in bad taste TO say the leas