Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16


any policy AT looks towards surrender
of national rights. or lessening of ma
tional authority IN times of peril, II is
this which has made T., name oil the Hart
ford convention of 1914 a Feproach' There
were men concerned in IL OF The hshest
personal character, and of tie most DIS
ungui ned public services, There wera
no reasonable measures p opposed by it
The objects desired were mainly these
twu:--lirst, 10 prepare the way for some
arrangement by which, with the Consent
Of the federal government, the north east
ern states might act together under their
own officers, TO defend themselves against
invasi0n,--a matter IN which the govern
ment han NOT shown very much energy to
say the least Of it, and 3, cond, to secure
the passage Of certain amendments to the
constitution, the chief scope of which
would have been TO put further checks up
on the exercise of the war-making power
by the general toverna.aan t 1 Ne ; ,;'i NAV
have been unwise in itself; part of 1t clear
ly was. But this is not it. The bad name
that has come upon that convention has
not been due to any decisions gwen upon
its recommendations as mere failures of
judgment. There has been something
very different. Men have concluded that
it was not the right time for that sor'
planning. OF
The country was in dane
eign enemy. The FED eor from q for
applied his thor~' ...eralist ought TO have
helping tt" ~ents to find out ways of
derir % government, and not of hin,
az il. He should have forgotten that
the men who happened to be in power
we're his political opponents. He should
have been patient if the general govern
ment took tn itself some unusual powers
for its own support. He ought to have
helped the nation through that time. He
failed, aad that ore f.ilure has gone far to
MI e the name OF federalist Kissing
ouonp MS; and Notwithstanding the fact
{ that the old federal party once had its full
half, or more OF the general Intelligence
and worth.
Can ar one now help seeing what scorn
Il destined TO come on the men OF our day
who are acting immeasurably worse =
They have not the same claim to respect
that many of the old federallsts had ana
thew 90 much beyond them in their oppo-
siton to government, and that 10 q IT.,
of far greater danger to the naLloa. SOM
of them are ON the very edge Of actua
treason, if not beyond 1t. And their bold
ness has always been measured exactly b,
: the epth of national disasters. If the
, were brave men, they would wait for
;, season of suG"ess before til Y brought for
c ward their schemes for checking the exec
: utive authority, or offering concessions
= those in rebellion.
II 1t is enough to blast their names forev
at err, and it will and that with an iuiam
e the like of which neve! vet fell upon trait
( Ors and towards in any land before, It'll
If no use discussing their plans. 1t wnol
n not save tn IN if they were much less has
e than they are. 1t is no time. The ht8
IS the nation is in danger. Every men thi
e is a man is bound 10 help. He that dot
not is under manhood. However thIs W.
h NAV end, he will gather upon himself, +
y MIN KNOW IL, Il Su%iAo uiihdlNho" III q
9 past. In every time men may be unwn
If and ungenerous there have also been o.
e casions in which one could desert the Ian
o which bore him in it, peril but an oppo
e tunity like this, for combination Of GOV
d ardice and folly so conspicuous, Divn
n Providence has never before offered to me
l. in all the ages. Let him take 1t that
70 greedy of contempt.-SDringfdd RePa
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