The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-12-07

Will cuudlCc llic HiuIhtl Nuiut VI virtue,
and place vice at discount. lfthey are
law -makers their legislation will be Just.
On the other hand, bad men, from the
very fact that they are bad men, will TN.
gender bad results. They strive to en-
nance the market value of vice, and place
virtue at a discount. five elevate such
men to office we as certainly insure UNI
righteous laws lor ourselves. To the de-
gree to which we submit ourselves to UNI
righteous law, to that degree submit our
selves to the most degrading slavery
Upon taking a retrospective view of the
past, and seeing communicating effects Of
evil legislation and misrulc ON the ma
tions, good men feel constrained to cry
out, o God save us as n state, and as a
nation, from this greatest Of banes, evil
lawmakers.
IL. Evil men should be prohibited
from Office for the honor of the state.
Every right minded man guards his
honor as diligently as the apple of his eye.
Under Republican government more
than any other, is every man interested
in the honor of the state. Here every in
dividual is, in a measure, the guardian of
the rights Of the state. In q certain de-
gree each person is responsible for its
officers and certainly to the full power
Of his vote and influence.
individuals compose the state. The
officers Of whatever grade represent the
state,and therefore every individual men,
Der Of it, We as private citizens may be
obscure and unknown in the great social
fabric of our nationality, outside Of our
own little circle. Our officers by virtue
Of their positions are known. Our char
acter, and our honor, must stand or fall
according as our representatives are vir-
tuous or vicious
Ii evil men attempt to impose evil Off
GERS upon us, we should dare to come out
alone and single handed "like glorious
iconoclasts " and make war upon the
dragon which they desire, and attempt to
erect in the temple of our own, and our
national honor.
III. Evil men should be prohibited
from Office because of the demoralizing
effect which their promotion exerts upon
society.
To give a man Office, i, to give him
position in Society. The higher a mans
social position, the greater is his influence
for good or evil If men ofbad habits
arc promoted to Office instead of those
who are honest, the young will be led to
think that there is no dividing line be-
tween those two mighty oppositcs, virtue
and vice. Integrity of character should
be esteemed by the public as essential for
any promotion.
Just as long a. men who are addicted TO
vicious practices arc elevated to positions
OF power and trust, just so long may We
expect to find gambling houses and drink
ing saloons on the increase.
When we take candid view Of the
matter we cannot be blind to the fact
that it is encouraging what is not right.
There arc in this land to-day thousands
and tens of thousands who have been at
tracted to wrong practices Just by this
popular encouragement
1t matters not if Il man should possess
the united genius of Plato, Napoleon
and Webster, and should acquire the ac-
cumulated erudition Of the ages, and is
the owner Of the united wealth of a con-
tincnt, yet without honor, virtue, and
right principles, he is morally and should
be legally incapactated to hold ANY Of
flee, from the Presidents chair to that of
the obscurest fence-viewer in the obscu-
rest town in the land
FINALLY, if we attempt to erect dura-
bic edlilce upon a foundation Of unrighte-
Gus legislation we shall most signally fail.
But II we erect our temple on the firm
foundation Of ri ehtcous law. we will find
1t rising "pillar after pillar, tower after
tower, column after column, and the whole
OF It's mighty exterior emblazoned with
emblems Of honor, of endurance, and of
virtue. Then when the pale horse with
his rider shall come to the final harvest
OF the world, smile will emanate from
him who sits on high and voice will be
heard in the heaven ofheavens pronounce
ing encomiums upon righteous legisia-
ton.
Congress reassembled yesterday
noon and most of the members were pres
ent. The Department reports have all
been made and most Of them printed.
The Presidents message has been COM
pleted but not printed, and manuscript
copies have been given to the leading
daily papers. The precautions taken
have prevented the premature publication
as in repeated instances heretofore. The
report of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue shows healthy condition Of the
finances, and the forthcoming statement
will show large diminution Of the pub
lie debt. It is estimated that at the pres
ent rate Of reduction the whole debt will
be paid off in thirteen years The fnan-
cial problem of course is the most impor-
tant one to come before this session OF
tOuSltNN' OlHtl llldllclS VIII tDIlSulllt
more time end call out longer speeches
but this one will attract the anxious con
sideration of every honest, patriotic legis
lator
MANUFACTrRING n ERMONT.-ThC
Troy Times publises the following en-
dorsement of the new law to encourage
manufactures in our State:
We are glad to notice that Vermont il
at last waking up to the Importance o
the manufacturing interest, and adopting
measures that will give it good impulse
in the right direction, For years he
people have been content to devote thei
efforts to agricultural pursuits, and he
comparatively barren hills have beel
turned to good account in the growth o
some Of the finest sheep, cattle and horse
in the United States. In the meanhm
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