The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-30
Tbe AlioSleburp Register.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 80, 1851,
The Opposition Party in this State.


Vermont is proud Of her constaucy,tc
Wing principles. aud her steady allie.
glance to Wing rule. The parry now ID
power have so far answered popular ex-
pectation, and so carried OH, tile view.
Of the grea, mass Of our citizens, that all
forms Of opposition. rung through all
the changes that imaginative dema-
gogues could invent, have been impo,eni
and harmless. The agonies (some,imes
apparently moderately of mass meet.
ings" aud haransues, aud the loud out.
cries of an indignant press, have year
after year "spen, their fury" in vain,
in this industrious, persevering, bu,
hopeless warfare.
As the Viii. party have possession Of
the field. and have maintained them
selves in this position from time imme-
mortal, they are entitled to demand un-
der what pre'ence they are assaulted by
their enemies, rather than to point out
the special grounds tina, give them the
precedence. In other words, holding as
the, do the reins Of government, they
require he Opposition to show why this
authority should he given up. Wherein
have we failed 10 do equal RICH, and jus.
iice 10 oil! In wha, particular do we
fall behind the sentiments and convic,
lions o. The people Of this State! What
change Of policy is required in tho Ad.
ministfation Of our State Government,
which cannot better he accomplished
under the pre-. mt political auspices, than
by change such as has heretofore been
DANGEROUSLY demanded!
Probab'y there never existed an OPP
position 20 tr ily groundless in. its basis.
heterogeneous IN its organization, aud
uncertain aud changing in its aims, as
that which we have witnessed in this
State. for dozen years past. The
Wing tariff policy commends itself al
most universally to the approval Of our
citizens. In fact, in some districts Of
the State. Democratic" lecturers have
even claimed to be truer and more arden,
Pro,eetionlsts than those they oppose.
On the tariff issue alone. beyond doubt,
so plain are the wants and interests of
our people in this respect. the Wing pol
icy would be sustained here by a major.
ityo many thousands. The Sub Treas.
ury has never concerned US, as a State,
SO seriously as TO constitute, Of itself, q
very important isane. We have desired.
indceds 20 see tina, system modified SO as
at least 10 he practicable without open
violation of the law, and we would glad.
ly see more convenient substitutes for
some Of IFS needIessly cumbersome mas
chinery. But this is not, as we regard
1t. OF as our opponents regard it,
specially important issue. On the ques.
ton OF Internal Improvements. we would
be wiiling 10 take issue with the other
side to-day before the people. and stake
our asoendancy as aparty OIL the in>
dorsement of the course Of Clay and
Phelps oil this question. at the late ses>
sion, in opposition 20 that Of Fooie and
Cass. So Of any aud every other purely
political question.
Ia fact, all these questions have been
successfully yielded by the Opposition.
The last appearance Of Locofocoism was
asiride the Abolition hobby--everything
else lost sight Of and settled" And
on this question. also. there has been
gradual falling off Of the A" Democracy"
for the last year or two. The truth is.
the Wing party here have acted fully up
to the Vermont faith on this subject
and they have shown determination to
continue in this position. Whatever is
attempted beyond this-running into IA
naiicism and disunion-wIll no, be ,ol.
Grated among our sober-minded aud
thinking citizens.
On the whole. the position Of the OPP
position is just now particularly "aux-
ious" aud interesting. "Where shall ]
got" is no doubt the question uppermosi
in their ihoughis---and they seem TO be
waiting with much solieiiuds for the
" circumstances tina; shall decide che
particular form into which their "creed''
Is 10 be "Temodelled."
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