Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1834-03-13

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great s,et,al 5-.s .u .as ,-sr..
II -.so reminds me OF a remark once
heard in relation TO speaker who wa.
trying to ''astomsh The natives" witt
"words of armed length and laundering
sound" lad who had listened fol
some time without understanding sen.
tence, at length exclaimed :--"He ha.
swallowed the dictionary, and is now
splitting out the leayesr'
Every part of this address is envelop-
ed in learned ohscurity. AT present,
will cite one sentence only:
"Here," says the address, s'permit us
to urge on the voters Of Illinois. this
one fact, and rest upon it as the sheet
anchor of our hopes in the approaching
canvass:-It is this Grin has phole pohi-
ical life he has been found 'pon the side Of
THE democracy Of the american People
aud his views AID sentiments energetic
ally opposed to- ARIsTocRAcy.
Now. as this assertion is the s'sheel
anchor' Of the h"pes of our addressers
II i important to know. in the first place.
aohat iinseons; and in the second place.
lchether ii IS correct or not.
What definite idea is intended to he
conveyed by the assertion? "'Fhe dem
ocracy," in the slang dictionary of New
York, means Martin Pan Buren:-hu,
surely tA'r-sa;:5hiJ .espectable committe,
VIII published this address. could MOI
have intended to use the phrase in thf
sense attached to it by the New Yorl
slangzrhangers. What then did they
mean?
"Democracy," without the 'sthe,") &C
cprding to Mr.. Walker, is Zone of the
three forms of government, that in which
the sovereign power is lodged in the be-
dy Of the people," According to DR.
Webster, it is government BY the PEG
lie; form of government III which the
supreme power is lodged in the hand.
If the people collectively. or in which
he people exercise the power OF legis
iaiion."
".Aristocracy' Is also mentioned in the
address. Lei US see what that means
also. According to DR.. Webster, il is,
Il. A form of government, in which
the whole supreme power is vested in
.ne principal persons Of state. 2. A
few men distinguished by their rank and
opule"ce."
There is another word, Of which il
may tie well on the occasion to under
stand the correct definitions:
''Monarchy" says Dr.. Webster, is, 81
A sta,e VI sosti"mtpt III which the su
plene power Is lodged in the hands o
a single person. :. A Kingdom; an EN-
pre-. 'sylondrch, the same author de
hines, lis, Il. Tie prince or ruler OF a
natioi,, who is vested with absolute SOW
erelgn power; ali emperor, king, OF
prince, Invested with an Unlimited pow
er. Z. "A KING or prince, the supreme
magistrate oi a nation, whose powers
are N some respects limited by the CON
stitutlon vi the government. 8. He q
that whl,n Is superior to others OF TIT
same KIND. 4. Que thai presides
l presume the committee did not in
tend 10 say that thelr Candidate was II
favor OF having all the people OF the U
States meet together, IN their pr pc
persons, al one place, to make laws 10
lieIr government. Sucn ii measure
SO OBVIOUSLY impractlcabie,t tina. very ie,
can seriously advocate It.
That part OF our government whic
approaches nearest 10 democracy,
.ne Congress, composed OF repre- sents
lives chosen by, and acting IN the plac
Oh tue people. Inat par. wnlcn al
proaChes nearest to a monarchy, Is III
Executive.
during the last five years, the nona
chical part Of our government has tr,
quently placed itself III opposition to tn
democratical part. In these collision
|. between the democracy, let me ask Il
aA Shx,snsA.lx,..c A.