Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-02
From the SPIRIT u Serenity Sir.
is THIS GENUINE DEMOCRACY :

Time has been, when every citizen OF this coun-
try Understood what true democracy was, and
could readily distinguish 1t from the false kind.
Dor government is, in theory, based on democrat
ioal principals. Ia the days Of Jefferson, Madison,
and Monroe. the people found theory and practice
going hand in hand The, had reason in their
strong psriiali,y for the administration oi Affairs
conducted by these real democrats. The public
operations were simple and easily com pretended
Economy was praeficed-- not merely preached,
il now is. The cabinet, in those days. lived in the
parlor-no,, as now, in the Kitchen. The demo-
cratic rrees was supported by It's proper patrons
pot, as it is now, by tax on the salaries OF Of
fee holders and on govt rnmen, contracts. Laws
not mobs, then governed. The People thea made
their own nominations for Office now, Baltimore
Conventions. made up Of government officers, dc
tate to the freemen for whom they shall vote.
Then inca were permitted to do the work Of the
people now, Guie boys are the biggest patriots
We have. Then too, money was not patriotism,
nor we're officers sought for, given that the in
cumbents might enrich themselves and their Deepen
dents.
o! that those purer times might revive that
public men, would take Office TO serve their coun-
try, instead Of their own selfish interests That
political honesty and generous party spirit might
be revived That the Constitution and the Law
might be restored, and again take captive the az
fections Of the pc ople that the money Of the peo-
pie might be held es sacred depos,te, and be 10
more applied to award partzans-to make the
rich more ricb-to hire deceivers TO corrup po'it-
ical morals. and defamers to hunt down every Inde-
pendent citizen who will not, against his conscience
bend the knee and worship the Magician and his
confederates 1T has been limited, 10 various quar-
tiers, and by those who stand near enough to the
,h, nod horn 10 hpl
that n the opposition to the'surpus law there vas
more than met in the eye" But we little thought
tina, the unspotted democrat whom General Jack
son has appointed his successor, could have desired
TO add to his already overgrown wealth. Least OF
all did we deem It possible that the second officer
of the government could soil his fingers with the
deposite monies. II would seem were not suf-
6c: emily enlightened in this matter. BE the fact
true falsecertain 1t s that, the the city OF New
York and elsewhere, II Is topic of common re-
mark among his friends as well his opponents,
that Martin Van Buren, has cleared Five Millions
of Dollars-some say by speculations in
public lands The actual settler-Why was the
order Just now made that nothing but gold and sill
yer should be taken for lands sold Why just
now check government sales We leave every
one to answer these two questions for himself.
/ Read the following extract from the Frankfort,
Ky. Commonwealth:
1--WE have received, by this days mail. the fol-
owing letter from a citizen of Rockcastle county,
which contains most cheering intelligence from
that section Of the State. il is also important o.
containing he information that Martha pdn Buren
is a Spectator upon public lands, being member
OF company associated for that purpose who wieid
a capital of oss MILLION or DOLLARS. Our CORES
| pondent very properly s,ks. where does This mon
ey come from THE people will alo ask the same
question, and who will answer II
MouNT VERNON, June "a 1926.
Mr. Editor The Hon. Charles A. Wicklife
addressed the citizens Of Whitley county Mon
day last i, being the FIRE, day Of The circuit court
/ And, on this day, he addressed respectable por-
ton OF the citizens OF Rockcastle, in the town OF
Mount Vernon, with the like appreciation attend
I ing his efforts. You will hear good account from
this section of the county IN August.
have 10 hesitation N saying that there will BE-
larger maoriies gwen IN this county to CLARK and
WlekGfe and the HAhkIsoS tickle, than ever was
given before TO any other candidate. saw re-
spectsble gentleman. one whose word cannot be
doubted who said he visited Arkansas last fall, and
he told me that be bad scen a constitution which
sss called The Constitution Of the American Com
pany.' and that Martha member, with cap
isl Of 900 600 dollsrs the Object Of which was
TO CIRCULATE ~ rHR PuEuc LAsDs. Ihst there
is such company there there is no doubt, and that
Taa BVroa Is q member Ia also true. ] think II
would be well enough io' the people 10 enquire.
where the money comes from. Was Il borrowed
from the pet banks , IL ;hs, the reason why Van
Buren aid bis friends in Congress ere opposed to
the distribution Of the money arising from the sale
Of the public lands amongst tho States according
10 Their representation IN Congress hn Is de-
u.ed thai there is such company. and that Vac Bo
Ten 10 {. member, | am prepared 10 prove IL
Tao hundred Jaekson men in Lacking. Ohio. re-
,ertIv oF..,.d - ..rxs on the ukranan kty1!ancs