Litchfield enquirer., 1834-12-25
FOR THE ENQUIRER.

Among the many arIifices resOried to by the Tories for the purpose Of influencing the free s"rages or the peopIe, none have been more successful than their assumption of the of Democrat, and their ceaseless hue and cry about sonian Democracy. This assumption of the name Of Demo- is unwarranted from facts; and it is evdeBt to every man who kaOsvs the sRNaa;ag Of the word De- mocracy, that there is perfect and total con,radc- ton between their principles Of profession and their principles of practice. This Democracy which the Tories are endeavoring 10 palm "po" the people genuine is new fangled system, and is synonymous with Jacksonsm. The proof of this is the fact that these selcsyIed Democrats the supporters n the present administration from first last, from begin. ming to end. The name is used for the purpose of deceplion- is the theory without the practice; and the result Of the scheme is hs-ihe dangerous princ- ples Of Jacksonsm are cloake up under this modern democracy, and thousands of honest men who are heart and soul opposed 10 the dangerous policy which Jackson and his caba have introduced into and prac- tsed upon in our government, aud who are democrats in the tr1e Of the word blinded and deceiv- ed; and acting under mistaken idea of things, they give their votes and influence for that which is claim cd De democracy, which with the truth before them no arguments or persuasion could induce them lo sup port
 Democracy is defined to he that form Of fgovernmen where the people have the power. Now the de- mocracy of the tories is synonymous with JacksoDsm, let examine the principles and policy Of inc present administration, and see how far they accord with the above definition. When we hear the President Of the United States in his conversation and official commit nicaions using the expressions "my government "my Secre:ary'-"I take the responsibility strue the laws and constitution as understand them" -do we naturally associate with them the idea of de- mocracy? When we see forced and unheard Of con- s,rUcons ofthe constitution and arbitrary nssump-
 ons of power not conferred by that instrument, by the Executive, do we call it democracyl When we the President seizing upon the public reasure-- removing it from the depository where the people had placed it, and transferring it % the custody orrespOn sibe agents ofhis seIecting-does tell US
 that this is the democracy which fathers supported and maintained? When we see the " patronage of the general government brought in conflict with ihe freedom and purity Of elections" and the laws set de6anceAdo we believe it 10 be democracy1 And yet these the principles and measures 1.-the pre- sent administration, and the practical democracy of the tories of 1884, which s proclaimed as the very salt which is preserve free institutions in their pristine vigor and puriy-which is proclaimed Jef fersoDian democracy.
 Jefferson was most firmly opposed 10 the ertension ef Erecutipe pOscer aud igueHce, and srenuousy de- tended the true principle of fdemocracy-'hat the peO pie (noi the Presiden') nave the power-and tt was his unwavering attachment to those principles that brought him into power and made him the " ruler Of a free people," No one of our Presidents has ever epen claimed inc nower which has been pxereifpd bv Andrew Jackson; and if there is any truth i0 the old adage that actions speak louder thaH words" t is conclusive that the r~ng principle Of his admniSra
 ton has been the 'OifhGroOGi pOaCer from the people and she concentration and consolidation of it into the hands Oi ONE MAE-And yet the modern Democrats, GIies Jackson men, alias Tories, with uSbIushing