Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-03-01

and the sword, must first secure its aid and
/ friendship, before laws can be executed, be-
| property protected aud traitors hung.
| Are not these thilgs so !, What better ev-
idence do we wish than our country as we
now find 1.-THE nation paralyzed, society
palsycd, commerce desfranchised. labor de-
itauded, liberty under protest, and both peo-
Pile and rulers saying TO the nations of the
earth, we know not what an Americans in
houtance is, we are not satisfied that DE has
any principles to vindicate any constitution
to protect, any laws 10 obey. any liberty to
enjoy, or any God to worship.
What fatal soroery has done all this II
q" intellect the latent operations, mysterious
influences, and insidions power Of the intel
lect that daily and weekly addresses its teach
ings to the public ear, and public sympathy
responds 10 Us sentiments, Notwithstanding
these very sentiments can have no other effect
than to corrupt the virtues aud staguatc the
charities Of society. Sir, the incarnate devil
himself could not possibly institute a better
agency among men for the diffusion Of the
original orthodox wickedness of his Internal
hests, than steam and lightning and intellect
have concentrated upon this hcentious press
press that dares not speak the truth press
that dares not maintain and defend principles
that further the general welfare and strength
en- our bonds Of Union, unless these princi-
Piles are found tied to the purse-strings that
bags its bread. lY Ask Uncle Sam, or his
next friend, the sold public functionary,' how
much such bread he buys for spreading opin-
ions calculated to cover up "frauds,' and
even FoUler operations on the treasury. --
The emoluments of office and the patronage
Of the government have, for the last twenty
years, enlisted the talents Of the most and best
learned men of the land-men who think and
write rapidly-men who know, as it were,
by intuition what not to write--what senti-
ments must not enlarge or alloy public opin-
ion, lest, perchance sober second thought
be aroused too formidable even for them TO
contend with-scholars. who initiate and con-
fer degrees az every popular election, upon
the political plunderers, who are the best cal
culated 70 prevent the true objects of the
government, either by perjury, bribery OF
robbery.
And, sir, there is no chance or haphazard
management about all this. 1t is reduced 20
a system, and works with all the nicely and
regularity of the best regulated machinery.
During these twenty years, the sanctum
has been he green room, where all the "stars,
stock actors, soups and lackeys Of the admin
istration have learned their parts. and when
poorly learned, the decree Of the sanctum has
been their notice to anti All along there mas
been in the aggregate from ffty to one hun
dred "iaithful public servants" actiUe honest
and cell- -Driucipled journalist. as 1--WE. the peo-
pie, are taught to believe, who have supplied
the demand for general intelligence, and fixed
the plans for the adoption or rejection of this
that political opinion for this or that ''is-
sue" And, sir, aside from this. which of it,
self is enough 70 grind the palladium Of the
government to powder, there is neither mill
sJoue--f,e oo5aatry ue,ospapsr.
The same habits Of observation that teach
as the first principles Of human nature. will
inform us about the part that hundreds of
country editors play in the grand system Of
general intelligence manufactured through
fear and fdUor for no other purpose than to
control the sentiments Of the multitude, who
hmk only lchdt they read, and come to con-
clusions afterwards They constitute the
rauk and file he the conspiracy. and are gene
rally detailed for skirmishing where there is
piunder to be had and no blood to be shed
out, when in camp, their capacity and ability
is estimated and carried out on the pay roll,
thus, s..
Wishing, my dear Father, to conclude my
letter from another point of view, | now leave
you in possession of the keynote of train Of
thought, that will enable you to see clearly
what mean by lcentious press, in contra
distinction to the purity and independence
of the freedom OF the press; and, sir, If you
will patiently and carefully feel your way
along thiss same train Of thought, you will
find plenty Of logic to convince you that a
venal press has given the vital stab to the
country that venerable men like yourself can
not much longer lean upon for support.
Many Of the "details that ! expected to
furnish you at this time must leave for anoth-
er letter. But wish you to follow up the
investigation that have here markt out.
and do not abandon the research until you
have made fair examination Of your own
heart, the controlling influences of your own
home, and the society in which you live
Every intelligent community feels the inhu-
enoc this mercenary agent ofits intelligence.
il comes directly or indirectly in contact with
the father, the mother and the child, and by
them is applied to their own social, CONNER
cial and political affairs, the most correct
and useful information for making them ex-
emplary citizens Now and then it takes ad-
vantage of Talyrand's Interpretation of Ian
guage, ian invention to conceal ideas ; aud
for some sinister and hidden motive, essays