Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-12-09

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ment than she manifested disposition 70 c,.a.
its'blessings on all the world. Her own hiss;
an informs us that, hearing Of some petty ncts IS
tyranny IN neighborlng principnlitv. m
National Convention declared that she ,ouiJ &c
ford succor and fraternity to all nations rI,
wished to recover their liberty: and she nave :,
IN charge TO the executive power to oiyc ordsrs
to The generals OF the French armies to aid ali
citizens who might have been or shonld TO on
pressed in the cause of liberty" Here was ,5o
false step which led 10 her subsequent nislor.
tunes. She soon found herself involved IN ,,a.
with all the rest of Europe In less than ,o,
years here government was changed from n 70.
public TO an empire; aud finally after sheddinr
rivers OF blond, foreign powers restored her exi1
ed dynasty. and exhausted Europe sought neacc
and rcposo IN the unQues.ioned ascendrnr, ~
monarchlal principles. Let us learn wisdor,
from her example. Let Us remember that revo.
lutons do not always establish freedom. Or
own free institutions were not the offspring If
our Revolution. They existed before They
were planted in the free charters of self ooy-
eminent under which the English colonies grev
up, and orr Revolution only freed us from the
dominion of foreign power, whose government
was at variance with those institutions. Bn
European nations hnye had no such training for
lscli-gWenmcnt, and every effort 10 establish
by bloody revolutions has been. and must without
that preparation, continue to be. a failure. Lib
ef'y, unrcuulUiod 10y law. dcuencratrs into ansr-
I chy, winch soon becomes the mos, horrid of all
dcspousms. Our policy Is wisely to govern our.
selves. and thereby to set such an exnnipleofta.
uonal justice prosperity and true glory, asslan
teach 10 all nations the blessings of set-ruvern.
eminent, and the unparalleled enterprise and
success of free people.
We live IN an age of progress, and ours is
lemphmticaly a country Of progress. Within
the last half century the number Of States in this
Union has nearly doubled the population has al.
most quadrupled, and our boundaries have been
lextended from Ne Mississippi to the pscifc
Oar territory S-heqIered over with railroads
and iurrowod with canals. The inventive iaieui
OF our country is excited to the highest pitch
and the numerous applications for patents ior
valuable improvements distinguish his age aud
ihis people from ell Others The gcuusof one
American has enabled our commerce TO move a.
gaust wind and tide, and that Of another has
ann.lnlutod distance in the transmission Of INTEL
lgcucc. The whole country is toll of enter
prise. Our common schools are difus,nf INTEL
hgencc among the people, and our industry is
fast accommodating the comforts aud luXuaes of
lie. This Is "a part owing TO our pecuhr posi-
ton, to our fertile soil and comparatively purse
population; but Of much OF II is also owing 10
the peculiar Institutions under which wclve. TO
the freedom which every man feels 20 cufsgc in
any useful pursuit according to his TASTE or in
clinauon, and 20 the entire confidence that his
person and properly wall be protected bv the
laws. Bot whatever may De the cause ol this
unparalleled growth 40 population uit lNecuce
and wealth, one thing Is coar, that The coycu-
inom must keep pace with thc progress OF the
people. IL must participate loo their spirit ol rn.
terprse aud while % rXacis Obedience 10 the
Jaws, and Restraints an Unauthorized uyas.ous OF
the rights OF noighhorug states, 10 should lstcr
and protect home industry, and lend is powerful
strength 90 the Improvement of such mears of
INSTRUMENTATION as are necessary 20 promote
on interim. commerce and strengthen tlc ties
which binl us together a- q people
il s not strange. however much b may De re-
rrerei. that such 600 oxuberauce of enterprise
should cause some individuals to mistake change
Iior progress, nrd the INVASION OF tho ulh,s Of
others for national nrnucss and glorv THE Tor
mer are constantly agitatug for some chluEe in
the organic law, or urring new and MT ica theo
rcs u human uhts. Foe later ara c,cr resdy
no lage n any wild crusade against uech-
boring peop.c regardless of the justice Of the
enterprise and without lookug W tho total con-
sequences to ourselves aud 90 the cause of pOqu-
Jar government Such expeditions. however, ire
often stimulated 10y mere nary individuals pho
expect TO share The plumber or the profit of the
enterprise without exposing themselves To dan
ger and are led ON 10y some irresponsible foreign
er- WHO abuse the hospitality Of our own govern
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