Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-01-23
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 1868.

FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 1900.
The Senate yesterday concurred in the
House bill to pay the soldiers Two dissent
ing votes-Powell and Salisbury. Ca" they
be loyal men; But let US rejoice Latham,
McDougal. Nesmith, Rice and Wright dem
ocrats) voted with the Republicans.
regret much that the ludiana Legislature
has superseded Senator Wrght--patriot, pure
and brave, as be is Il indicates the ascen-
dancy there Of false and unpatriotic democra-
cy. SO, too, in Illinois. So. too, IN New
Jersey, which has superseded Senator Field
By q. W. Wall--a man who was not long
since under arrest on suspicion of disloyaty
Alas for the country, when even Northern
States give such aid and comfort TO the enc
my Minnesota sends Gov. Ramsay (ReP)
TO the Senate in place Of Mr. Rice-a change
which personally l could well regret, since
Rice is Vermonter and loyal man. 1t is
therefore merely political change and
rather guess not very distasteiul to Senator
Rice himself His health has been precari-
GUS aud can easily imagine that he will feel
great relief in escaping from laborious and
responsible position lie has been labori-
GUS Senator, thus doing honor to his race.
Vermont breeds workers-aye, the doors Of
good and great works. do not believe that
the Western States can afford to cut her off.
II they will--let them! let them Let us
have our sons and daughters back; let us
keep our own at home: | know there cannot
be freer, purer, nobler, happier, more glo-
rious, more respectable--aye, more admirable
or safer little Republic than Vermont alone
would be, were she to come now, as she was
in l777, independent Of the world. Like
Switzerland, but infinitely more prosperous
and happy, she can stand alone if need be
But false and unpatriotic democracy canno
cast off New England, neither can it depres
or degrade her. Independent, she would lost
nothing but the security which great an'
powerful nation gives to each member of it il
common. In almost everything else, New
England would be gamer She has beef
ever giving, giving, giving-to the Middl
States, to the South, and especially to tn
great West, from Western New York to III
shores of the Mississippi. Giving men an
women, teachers, and preachers, and states
men, and lawyers, and merchants, and farm
ers,-giving literature, and law and religion
giving energy, enterprise, success, strength
glory. Giving all these and more, and re
ceiving little a little Of trade, but nothin
compared with New York; little of graf
tude, and that mainly from our own childre
and grand-children--and now vast deal
ingratitude and abuse from insane and VI
patriotic democratic politicians For my par
will not fear them, or resent their insults
will not be unjust or ungenerous to q
West because Of them: will treat them
men irresponsible because of insanity-t
madness of party ambition, or party pref
dice, which has extinguished whatever of r
triotism they ever had. will tell them,
they ask. that New England is strong enou
alone--thst Vermont is strong enough alo
that we can better afford to let the W.
60, than the West can afford to let us
But do not mean to let any Of them