The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-01

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are ti.aat Who haze ias,cries diserefs ,ievs
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}. ~ politician, Ia the ooasmon mesn.
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pahiscsHisA and u bold and honast eD0agh
! TO srFrc-s n. ,ss-s paslsely.
Whist 'bs iIishop ai,ns o. sbow is. that
uls nsiafaii1aisoa la~s should be r1iorced
I nfidiy. silsf dor pahlsc notice. sBa era,ni-
aston. sad 18th becoming soleSnnity and
Z oercinouy. A bad ruler ve can &c, rid Of
IN oee. o. four. or six Year., he says. Bot
bad ir,eman sc esnD5 &c, nd Or The
Z iisbop would imPrrss the mand With the
responsible nature, ard high dignity Of the
bsiio,-bos
We believe the Bishop - one q those
cieigyiacn who DO no, thiak the duties Of
the olrricL Office are Inconsistent with
those Of an American citizen. lie vote. al
( elections, we believe, as ], Is the duty Of
every able -bodied clergyman 10 do.
There are elergymen Who think J, wrong,
or Who dsra no, vote. They are citizens
q a Bep0blic, enjoy It's blessings, are en-
rolled among ~ ffecmen, and pray weekly
for the prosperity Of the government, and
then refuse 10 vote. IS well might the far
Inc' pray fof god crops, and then ii, is his
chimney corner and smoke the year away,
expecting that Providence, OF some man
Sould plant, hoe, aud harvest for him. At
the ballot box our Legislators are elected,
sod the character Of the government, Is de-
Ieftnined. There, just there, honesty and
Intelligence esn DO the Republic good ser
wee. There, just there, can dishonesty and
ignonnse do the Republic harm. AMI. in
these days, when foreign ignorance. enne,
and pauPerism, are dePositing votes in the
American ballot, box, shall honest and in
tolligen, Americans stand back, yield up
The control Of the elections 10 bad men, and
.ay am too good TO vote ?"
N,e,oaa is on the British throne, and she
Is bound, rs an homes, queen, TO do all she
can To discharge the weigh,y responsible
ties that rest upon her. If she neglect, OF
shirk her duties, her criminall,y is great
so II Is with an American freeman. lie is a
sovereign, and the responsibilities Of a free
man rest upon him. He cannot neglect,
,nfie with, or shirk them, without mourning
the responsibilities ofan unfaiihiul man and
citizen. 1t Is the high privilege Of a mar
10 vote. 1t COS, much To secure that privi.
legc. |, is the high duty Of freeman to
vote, a, all times, when the privilege is al.
lowed him.
If men Of known honesty, intelligence
and character refuse TO vote, they snrren
der fearful power into the hands Of bad
mon. and their conduct tends to degrade
the ballo,-boK, and To destroy the founda.
tons Of Rcpubieanism. II there is any
profession, business, or calling, whose du
ties are inconsistent with the duties Of q
freeman, then that profession, business, OF
calling, Is no, American, nor suited to e1is
IN Republic. We believe ii to be the i'm
pcntiVe duty ofcyey freeman to vote, ant
for none Is the duty more commanding thar
for elcrgymon.
MIA. Juprviss, the Uncomfortable
ncrnber Of tho late House Of Representa-.
tives, from iiardwiek, could not accept al
appointment on Committee, and so sen
long letter 10 the Speaker, declining tn.
nomination, and gave, rs reason, that h,
must attend TO tho interests Of the Repab
lean party, and mus, answer an anonyrnou,
letter in the FREE Pres. lie could no,
serve the State, and 70 labored during the
whole session TO write that famous letter
!, appeared ia the Greer .Mosaiaia Free
NAN, one day after the General Assembl.
adjourned. Early in the session, we sair
that leading Frce-Soiler cas-, vote 70
Lawrence Brsinerd Cor Senator thus inscri
bed. " Lawrence Bninerd. dsabed over
and sold To the Whgs" We did no, choos,
10 disclose the name Of 80 silly voter. Il
hls fa,noa. proclamation, Mr.. Jodeyine, Oh,
Uncomfortable, ssys that he was the maj
Who deposited tina, vote In this sam,
Pfoclsmatian he says tic editor Of the Has
am was seen on the day beior. the session
Pronenading the streets Of Montpelier. try
ing 10 gct up caucus lie, the Uncom
hirsAbie, saw !, done lie stood upon Ia,
Branch Bridge, With racful cyes. and h,i
-goy locks wcfr wet ~nh the dew Of III,
evening. lie watched eseh passer-ey, AM
heard the = tale M voice might spcak.-
Nos. be IL known, o sindreds, tribes
and tongues, that the shove meu,ioues
pronenading editor Of the HEHALp" VA
ea,irciy opposed TO the calling o, any can
cos. aud did nd kno- that = call -as i-.aed
uH,ii sigAi o'eiock in the evening. AFTER III.
eaueas hsd mt and he nomiua,ions wer,
partly made