Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-01-25


States proong, renew. the majestic drama Of
national progress Perhsps is 10 be arrested because
It's suhmiy incapable of continuance. Let II be so, II
we have indeed become degenerate Amer Washington,
and the iuAcxblc Adams Henry, and the peerless Ha-
milton Jefferson. and the majestic Clay, Webster, and
the acute Calhoun, Jackson, TIE modest Taylor, and
Scott who rises in greatness under hc burden Of years,
and Frauklin and Fulton, aud Whitney, and Morse
have all performed their parts, lei the curtain fall
While listening 20 these dcbstes, have sometimes
forgotten myself boz marking thcir cuurased effects upon
the page who omarly stands the das bcfote me,
and the venerable secretary wh1 sits behind him. Tho
youth ibts intense butpleasel emotion n the excite
cut whieaf ever, irreverent word that Is uitcreda a..
Eainst the Union the eyes " the aged uused
with tears Let him weep no more Rather rejoice for
yours has been lot Of rare felicity You have seen and
towering national greatness " all the world Weep only
YOU and weep with al the bitterness Of anguish, who
are just stepping the threshold Of life for that great
ness pcnshes premhuret' ana eAsis nor t'r YOU nor
for me. nor ios any that shall come after us.
The public prosperity how could t survive the storini
ls elements are industry In the cnturc of every fruit
mining Of all the metals commerce at home and on
every material Improvement that knows no opsta-
Gle and has no end invention that rauRcs throughout
the domain Of nature increase n knowledge as broad
as Che human mind can explore. pcrfccton Of art AS
hgh as human senius can reach Iud Social refinement
working Tor the renovation VI the sord How could
prosecute these nobe object u the mist "
hrutali1ing civil conflict What guanuuos will capital
invested for such purposes have that i outweigh thC
premium offered by political and military ambition p
What leisure will the citizen lind Tor stidy o invention,
1r arr under the reign Of c1nscupuon nay, what In
teres iu thcm viii society feel when felr and hate shall
have taken possession Of the national miudi
Let thc miner boo California take heed for It's golden
wealth. " Dee lne ihe pke OF tne nauon mat can com
maud ihe most iron let hc bnrdercr take care for
the Indian win again urk around his dwelling Let the
pioneer come back into our d"nser settlements Tot the
railroad The posoad aud the telegraph advance not one
furong farther into the wilderness With standing ar
mics consuming the substance of people the land
and our navy and our postal steamers Withdrawn from
the ocean, who will protect respect or WIN will even
know by petty confederscies The American
man-of war j. noble spectacle have seen 1t enter
ancient port i'm the Mediterranean All the world won
dered lt o. aud talked Of H. Salvos of artillery from
% Nj sail
ces and pnceses aud merchants paid 10 homage and an
the people blessed IL as harhnecr of hope for their
oen ultimaie freedom 1 imagine now the same noble
vessel afn entering the same haven The alu OF tht
tyhrec and thirteen stripes has been hauled down.
and n its place signal /, rom up which a,unts the de-
vice of % lone star 1r paimeti1 tree Men ask Who
Is the stranger shat thus steals into our The
) answer cuutannuou.y given ix She come, FROM one
N he ob,cure republ,e, of NORTH America Let hcr
pass on.'
Lastly. nubs liberty. our own peculiar liberty. mu-t
nrgtish f1r time, aud then cease 90 live And such
liberty frcr cverv,haie fhr0lsh our own land
and throughout hr world cp speech, free press. fec
sufast the freedom of every subject o vote every
lave and o. 0r against every agent who expounis. al
minister. or executes Unstable aud jealous c1ufeicr
aoo tutf apprelculing ats without and fca-
anu Within formidable only tl each other and cantrmpu
bic 20 all beside how Iona m Dr. be- before, on che p'ea
of pub ie saf.ty thev will surrender all M ine,trabe
and unclrte1 rerty aud accept the hateful aud intolcr-
able .9tluaga of military aspitism
And now M p,,.,denf ,,ia +. the ,ap.e f,r this sd-
den and eternal sacrifice oi so much safety, greatness
happiness and freedom Have foreign nations conhiu
ei aud age they coming in rage upon u.s. NJ. So fr
is not an Interested admiring friend Rven the London
/, Tffaat by no means partial 10 u.s. saws.
Itis quite possible that The problem OF democratic
repuh- ma, be- sllvcd los It's overthrow I'm A few dav, n
spirit of flIv self,huc,s and sbprtsipht teluess'
Has he federal government become tyrannc.i or op-
nra..itc or even rigorous Or inslund Has the r1n.-
tuition lost is spirit and all % once collapsed in1 c
less letter. No. the federal r,.nrnent srnic, moro
beuirnanfy ana works TODAY more boucf.ieDtIr than
ever The ,ttuton is even che chosen model ior the
ryaniz.fion of the nrtly rising conf.arra-ies
The .a.on Is the election of Prc.il.at Of the q.
nired States. uhl s una.r.otabe to ,rtio Of tie ncu
pIc. state thc case ar.ur trev There was no move
mentaf disipn before tty bast, yneh presscd that
choice were cast Disuuln began ns -lon as be- result
was announced The Iu.thrtion ft a-signei thuf
Aarahtm Luroin had been elected vhio ha OF
olrr ~ Ae three other csuidAte vlud have been
dcIucseci u. Was the election legl} NJ D. is
impclchalie. j the caud date persHnily offensive -
No, hc Is ID man " unhi-ni-hcd virtue aud amlle
manners /. election VI President uufrelueut or
81 eVralrdnlrv trsusac0n' No never had a chief
gstrate otherwise designated than hy such election aud
that flrli OF choice is renewed every four years
Doc, any one propose change the mode ~ ap-
pointing tlc chief magistrate Noi election by uu,tr-
sal -gd-agc. modified lag The cIusutur1u {. the
cr1wniuu franchise ul the Amerirtn people To Do
they would defy tbe world Is % a1lr.uended that che
new President will usuru desp1uc powers 40. white
he is of all men the most uulmh1us he i boy the ptr-
tl success of those whl opposed bis election subjected
o. such restraints that he cannot without their consent
appoint minister or even police agent. negotiate q
treay o procure the massage Of ag and can ht htrly
draw mn. ke from tho Duf 1rseras 10 defcud his avn