The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-08-13
From the Washington Republic.
Harmony Restored,


the results OF the patriotic conference be-
tween the three committees representing diff
ferent phases of Wing opinion in the State
of New York upon the great questions of
Federal policy which have SO long and so
seriously menaced the peace, perhaps the
permanencc of the Union.
The basis of this agreement is no sacrifice
of the right of free opinion or admission of
previous error. 1t is compact that past
quarrcls shall he forgotten, that established
laws shall be submitted to and enforced. 1t
is an agreement that they will, in the words
of JEFFERSON, put the past under our feet,
and be again one nation. Neither opinion
claims triumph, each asserts for Itself that
is purposes have been patriotic. can not
be otherwise than consolatory 10 the Admin
s,ra,on that those who dsapprovcd of it,
course upon the various and important meas
ures upon which it has been called to act
should magnauimou,ly unite in declaration
" 1HGt he National administration is cnfitied
10 The confidence anil support Of HE Why's
Of Neic lork, for tie eminent ability and
patriotism Which hare characterized is meas
ures.
1t is such declarations of confidence wlit h
alone console the statesman for the honest
discharge of duty. If the mariner feels, a.
mid the raging storm, that his own duty has
been performed honestly and tearlessly, he
may confde that calm skies and approving
smiles will compensate him for every labor
and peril.
There are other Indications that the united
call for the State convention is not n specious
and ingenious avoidance Of issues Of opinio
and a suppression of sentiment such as was
iesuitcally recommended by the leader of
the Barnburners at Tammany. The earnest
and honest comparison and discussion of O.
Unions which preceded this important meas
ure, coupled with the declarations of these
who entertained the most extreme opinions,
but who are willing now TO acquiesce in the
existing condition of things convince us
that the harmony of opinion and action is
permanent. because founded on free and
fair adjustment of every grievance, actual
or alleged.
Our first proof of the sincerity of the &C.
union is based upon the following candid re.
iteration of acknowledged and immutable
Wing principles embodied in the call
|. An economical administration Of the
Government.
2. The strict accountability of public Off
GERS and their rigid adherence TO the limita-
tions of power prescribed b, the Constitu-
ton and laws
3. An honest and f,thful performance Of
all obligations made with foreign nations
with scrupulous regard for their rights, and
firm aud steady defence Of our own.
A. The improvement of the important riv-
ers and harbors of the country. so as to rem
der them navigable and accessible, by pru-
dent and systematic appropriations founded
upon examination made by competent and
disinterested public officers.
5. Such n discrimination on the duties
necessarily laid upon imports for the support
OF Government as shall secure 20 the indus
try of our coun,rymen a ust remuneration,
and shall stimulate mechanical aud manu-
featuring enterprises.
These are declarations of principle, broad,
permanent, perpetual upon which the whole
Wing party can stand united. 1t sirs the
blood o hear them proclaimed with the trum-
pet tones of the Empire State, instead of the
discordant clamor which has for so many
months panied the ear and heart Of every
patriot.
Whilst the declaration Of sentiment on
which each Of these committees united ex-
presses tho position of the Wings of New
York, their declaration in regard TO the Com
promise is equally distinct and decisive.
They avow their opposition TO " The sub
lection Of any territory now free to laws i'm
posing involuntary servitude." Yet they "un>
qualifedly acknowledge the right of every
sovereign State to regulate It's own munich
pal institutions in such manner as its people
may deem most conducive TO their safety and
happiness, without interference, directly or
I'D h. ~ ~ nfb Statn e,l,
jects of other countries"
From this results Congressional neutral>
ity The State, when organized, will deter
mine for herself the institutions most accep-
table to her own citizens.
The further avowals Of principle are
equally satisfactory. The pledge " 10 abide
by the Constitution of the United States in
all its parts" and to sustain and defend the
decisions of judicial tribunals as the law of
the land, until reversed by the same tribu-
nals-the wledgment of the duty of
the Government TO enforce the laws OF Con-
gress and Of the State Legislatures as eX>
pounded by the judicial tribunals, and the
obligation of the citizen inviola5ly TO obey
them-the condemnation of all attempts to
resist defeat or render Intellectual any laws
passed by constitutional maiorties of legisa-
tive bodies, in either the Federal or State
governments, followed by the reserved and
inalienable right of freemen TO discuss the
enactment, operation, modification, or repeal
of any, or of all laws constitute pro-
gramme of doctrine eminently worthy of
Americans and Wings. With such decara-
lions from such men we nre content. The
Union is safe and the Wing party united.