Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-10-30
The MESSAGE.


Speaking of the Governors Message, the
Editor of the Rutland Herald makes the
following Just and pertinent remarks
We give this week, to the exclusion OF
mos, ali other readlnp matter, the annual |
MESSAGE of Governor Williams, and winch
we are quite sure. Notwithstanding its
length. will be read with deep interest
and an honest pride by every true hearted
and rioht-minded freeman of the State
While there is nothing IN this message
that can by any possibility arouse the ire OF
partizans however heated, 1t contains much
that will commend il TO the serious consiu-
Grafton of certain over jealous ones among
us-who are ever ready TO condemn all 9th
ers who do not Weld ready assent to heir
opinions'-always freely gwen and boldly
asserted--on all questions, however import
ant or however intrcaie-and who, through
an apparent disirusliulness OF the intel
hgence or integrity of Vermont ireemen,
are at all times ready TO Join IN any hue
and cry raised BY the South against the
North in regard to her Institutions, her le-
rislation or the character of her people.
For ourself we believe that by far the
larger portion Of the people of the free
States feel that they have already too long
and too patiently held the Illuminating posi-
ton in which this subserylency places them
before the woodland Gov. Williams VIII
therefore receive the warm thanks OF the
mass of the people of Vermont Tor the no.
BILE, and the bold, though moderate and
dirnifed stand he has taken on the great
question that so long agtaied the country
The love that leads man TO iurgellulness
Of his own self-respect cannot hut be re-
qarded as of questionable character; and
as it is said, and truly, that no man can be
phlanthropist who is not patrlot-so II
may be said with equal truth that no man
can be true patriot who has not high re-
gard for his own home, and a proper re-
spect for the character of its household =
And so long as we continue IN the belief of
the truth of this sentiment, we shall clam
the right to doubt the entire sincerity of
that excessive love of the Union which IN
Vermonter councils quiet submission to
an indlgnlty-or what Is yet worse, iRutes
an aggression. With such love Tor the
Union we have but little sympathy and
however loud aud voclerous' may be ITS
peadngs, or from whatever quarter IT may
come, this love will have to wander long
amid the rugged hills of New Engan1 be-
fore it will find It's proper food TO feed up
on and certainly before 1t can receive the
embrace of Green Mountain lreemen.
Now whether or not the habeas corpu:
act Of the last session was necessary or eX
pedient, or whether this excessive love lul
the Union has gained sufficient strength t.
prompt the assembled wisdom of the State tC
repeal II at the present session, are matters
which we do not propose to discuss at pres
emit But one thing Is certain The often
sive act of the legislature has stood fol
nearly twelve calender months upon ou
Statute book, while the world has gone OF
very much as tho nothing had happened
at least SO far as this law Is concerned, anC
by the extraordinary efforts OF few eXtraur
binary men, both great and small-ouf glo
rlous Union is still preserved To Us, as j
doubtless will be for some time to come
provided, OF course, that the hands of a few
of these Union thinkers of the South eau b,
kept off from Cuba, and they kept at thel
legitimate work at home. But we have no
at this time space to say more IN relation {
this matter, further than TO add that Will,
the entire message of Governor WillIam'
will prove highly acceptable to all his stanC
taken IN reference to the fugitive slave law
and the legislative act of this State, and h
Iust rebuke of those so ready at all time Il
hold up TO ridicue all independent actor
on the part of Vermont, will receive til,
unqualified appreciation OF a large majority
of the Wing party of this State.