Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-01-24

or palmetto tree Men ask, "Who is the stran
ger that thus steals into our uaters 2" The An
swer contemPtuOasIy given is, She comes from
one OF the obscure republics of North America
Let her pass on"
Las ly, public liberty, our own peculiar Iiber.
ty. must ianguish fJr a time, aad then cease 10
1--we. And such liberty free movement every
Wnere thnough our own land and throughout tie
world tree speech, free press tree suffrage IN"
frr, drm Of every subject 10 vote on every law
ana tor or against every agent VINO exuoun p,
administers, or exerutes. Unstable aud jeaIou.
cottrderacies, constantly experimenting assaults
without aud treason within, furmids shle only q,
each other and cOntemt tIbie TO all beside; loV
ION viii it be bef re. on the plea oi pu blic safe
~, they Will surrender all tils inesti ahir nd
uneoual "a liberty, aud accept the hateful and ia
Iolerahle espionage Of militia iespotlsn
Ana nov, Mr.. Presi lent, wh 4t - the c4use
ior this sudden aud eternal sacrifice of SO much,
saf;ty, greatn-s, ,happiness AMI fra edomq Have
foreign nations combined, aud are they coming
IN rage nppn as? NJ SO far from being enc
mics there Is no, nation earth that /. not
an interested, admiring friend. Even the L "a
hoa Times, by no means partial TO Us, says:
III Is quite possible that the problem OF democrat
&c republic may be solved bV ia ,tvsrthrow i lev
edness."
Has the Federal Governmen, become tyrani
cAi or oppr rsssIve or even rigor0u, or uns0und .
Has the institution lost It's spirit aud all a.
9rce collsnsed into lfeless leiterl No; th-
Federal Government smiles u ore a,enignantIy
aud works TO day more benefcIently than ever
he Constitution Is even the chosen model Tor
the Organization of the newly rising coufedera
cies.
The occasion is The election Of President Of
the U lied State@, who is unasre Itible 70 e.. Dor
tion Of the people state the case accurately
there was no movement Of di-union before IN
ballots whirh expressed that choice were cast
Di>union began as soon as the result was An
h"uncel. / he Qualification IL a-srg aed was th Il
Abraham Lincoln had been elected while th..
success OF either Of the three ofb-r candida,c,
"ol!t have been acqui seed in. Wa. the elec
u0n illegal No; It IS unimpeachable. Is the
car dtdaIe personally Off:n.IYe No he is
man VI uubleBtshed viIfus and amiabIe nan.
neis. Is an elsctun # President az uafrequ-nr
or extra rdiiIary tran 'action No; We never
had a Cht"i Magistrate otherwise Designated
than ny such elec ior, nj that form Of ch Jce -
'enr"ed every four years. Does amv one even
propose 10 change the mode Of appointing tie
ChIei Magistrate No; election by- uniyers. 81
uurage. no iifisd 'y the C'nslirluou i 30
Que crownIng franchise Of the American peopi..
10 save II they would drfy the world lsu
spprehe rded that the new President viii u>urp
de-pouc pOwers7 No whde he Is Of ali m.u
the must unafnbuiOus, he i. b. the y rriSl ,uc
10 >uch restraints that he caunut, WITHOUT thei
onse"t. app"int minister or even Il polcr
a-ent 20 i'ts treaty or procure tn pa,-age of
ia", aud can harily draw a nu-k-i from The
pub ic arsenaIs TO defend ri, own person
What, then, IS the ground OF dl.cont tentl j.
IS that the dIsGnionl,ts did not accept As con
elusive the Arguments winch were urged ia be
hall OF the successful candidate in the cauy as
i his IS ali. Were heir own argument, aSaIu,'
IL
cour.e they were not they could not ~. Dle,
he Consultation. in Iruer or spirit. require or
imply that the arguments Of one party snail he
satisfactory 10 the other No that Is inpOs
-ibe What Is the constitutional rem dy for
tnis inevIarle dissatisfac ion Renewed debate
AMI uiln te rene ring in a sub -qGsnt eiecuOnr
Have The now successful maj rity perverted
p"wrr 10 purposes Of oppressi II , No; he,
hsve never before held power Alas how pr. ne
We are to urdervdue privileges aai hl-ssing-
h"w g'ahIy, proudly. would the U-ople OF
'ny nA'on in E1rvp- accept, on I'll terms -
w S''5 '-'s--~- - 49, -. ~ ef ThEt~
tFate ever tour years hy free, eqnal. agd uni
Is rrsAl >uf,ag-l HJw thankfully would m -
cast ASIDE ali their Ogn Sy,ieul- IF government
ani acceIt this Republic Of our, with an lf-
shortcomings ans ~ dISdupp.HtHeuts. maintain
/, VIII eir arms, and cherish IL IN heir hears
/, il n0t tie very boon for which thy sur picatr
ODD without ceasIng. and even wage war with
niernlssiOns only resulting from exhaustion
How strange are the times in which We i've
he coming spring season, on one side OF the
Atlantic viii open On general conflict, wageh
10 obtain, through whatever ndireclion, ja
II N system ard on this .ldr of the
Atlantic within the same parallels of latitude.t ~
viii open nn frIteru4l war, yaged IN d momgnt
ire Zed di cOGteut 10 overthrow and annih
at" the same institutions. DO men. iuieed
i've only Tor Themselves 10 reveree their own
her 10 not men liYs lest Oi all for rh-m>eiv--
and chledy tor po,terity and or their fellow
nen Have the American p pie. then. b.
C me all Of a 50 lien unnatural n, We a. unrl
tro tic aut will hey >iuherit their chillren oi
the precious estate held olly n trust for them,
ana del rive the world Of the he-t hopes n ha>
? jpyrd since tbs mum in rare began il, low A. d
par'ni. Yet need'ul and wisely sppo ntcd pro
ress
Here light close nay plea for the Americ IN
Uu.on bur it Is necessary, Il not u exhaust Int
.rgument, aI leas, TO eyh.bit the whole ease
TIE dr,uniDHists, consciOu-l, unable 10 stand On
their.mere dsspg goimtue tin tn recent election
\ tve attempted 20 enlarge their ground Mp-r
han IN rty wears there hs- existed q cOnsidera
not hrr~tofIre formidabr-maSs
Ot citizens in certain States situate or aroun
rhe delta of the Mississippi who believe that III
Union IS less conducive TO the welfare anil great
ness Of those States than Il srn 'lIer conf-derac,.
embracing only slave States. won be h's
class haS availed it-elf uf the dIscOntents result
ing from the election TO pui into operaii'n IN,
machinery Of dlsunfOn ionE ago prepared aid
W tltIng only for occasion. IL other States there
j. 4 soreness because OF thu want OF sympAth'
the irre States win the IF ,rts of s.Av shnd'r-
tor the recapture OF fl.itves from service. In all
the slave S;ste- there Is Il restlveaess re~ul'ins
from the resistance which has been 50 deternin-
Z ily made within the last few Nears, IN the iTe'
States, 10 the extension Of slavery IN the common
Territories of The United States The Republican
party, which cast It's vote for the successful pres
idrntial candidate on the ground OF that policy
has been allowed. practic ally. no representation
ne G qEsSrtgyfia qsg gyfit te Sg sr r b6f9y yPPre pes ahd
sru-iments and even it, temper have been so
as 10 excite approximations That !.
ienies important constitutional oblIgatioH- ana
AIMS even at interference with slavery ant It's
overthrow by State authorities or intervention
of the Frdrral Government. Considerable m Is~eS
even in the free States interested im the succe--
of these misrepresentation a. means OF ptru
san strategy. have lent their sympathy TO the par
~ claiming 20 he aggrievrd. While the result o.
the election bring, the RrpuhllcaG party neces'a
rily into the foreground in resisting dIsnnIon,th"
preiu tic, against them which nave described
have derived them Of the co operation of man
.,nnd aud patriOtir citz ms. On complex Is u
between the Republican party and The di-unlo"
lists. although II involves the dIrrst arional CO
Iainties, the result might he doubtful for III
Republican party il weak in a larg' pari of the
Union. But on a direct issue. with all VII"
cherish the Union on one side, and all vino de
sire its dissolution by 10 &c on the other the yer
iIct would be prompt and aino-t unanimous.
desire thus TO simplify the issue, and tor that
pu' pose TO separate from 1t all lateral ques
tions, and relieve il of all partisan passions aud
preiudices
consider the idea of the withdrawal Of the
Gulf States, and Gheir permanent reorganiz tt'on
with or without Others in distinct Cunfederacy
as means of advantage 10 themselves, so cer-
tainly unwise AM so obviously impossible OF |
execution, when the purpose Is understood inSt
dismiss il with tie discussion / have already |
incidentally bestowed upon il.
The case is different, however, in regard :" 1
the other subjects which / have brought IN this
Connection before the Senate.
Beyond n doubt Union is vitality important 10
the Republican citizrnI OF the Uniled sta'e'' hui