Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-16

0r7sfoerocy IN disVHiss: the system of parry ma
chinery by which lhis democracy ia sasialuod, WAS
invented for the very puipose of making The many
gaHsJ s The C1r. Il hos overturned The primo
doctrine of dcrocrscy that offccfs are public
scry ants-snd u hat fiei Offices with mon ,ncapa
Bile an dishones,-i, vtH con iouc 10 elevate such
oocn nm i the rcoplc refuse 20 BE- mace The tools Of
tillsgc rrccucios aud selfish oGice- holders. This
s,.iem snd u",hinc else, has made Ven Buten.-
Who, ! ask, Noa!d escr rave ibougli &c Ltn Cor
President Ind u MT bon ths, be wss. literally
forcci into public notice H. The, party macliuerr
which Dc himself pvt in notion would trust
uinety-nine of cnch bundled uii~ own supporters
10 answer The query a ctnscienc,ou auswc O. would
, be a negative onc. lie wtDh barc been compara-
lively unknown. were At not Tor his new fashoncd
democracy, which has gathered into It's fold alike
the nristocracy Of wealth, he dcyolee Of Hamilton
TIE venal and corrupt ofrce,rinPs of tespo'ic En-
rope, and The linoal dccond,uls Of he tories ,f16.
do not ssy these materials eonease modo,n do
'nocraet but DO say iho, ee part and parcel
oir. Bot why would Nr Van Buten be unknown :
! answer; his tame 10 Aaoprebly associated wnh
no great measure of naiorGl interest he has de-
'ised nothing good. lac - avertoj no cNu,tn give
hlnl "a hahItatiDn aud 4 name IN the affections of
the people. IIs hirnds point to M monument of
mighty intellect he hos ever roiscd-no sacrifice he
Sas ever made, for bis county. Never ~ the field
he is without the popularity OF a soldier ~ the
cabinet. he was only distinguished as a courtiet.-
The oniceholdprs have Lo,rored Cor him the pop
u'o'ity Of Jackson. and stole, a democratic name.
Excuse me fin showing rp modern democracy
! have forgotten The hristocrncy. Uho are he
driSiOcrdcyf They are the office holders. Now
do not suppose that oflicelElders are always aris
tocrais but they are so when they cease 10 be
servants and become mpsie,S--when they convert
their offices 10 personal ad,bn'age and the pcrpc-
"dtiJn Of potrcr in hcic otcn land. This is the
precise and true state Of Var Buren, Office FOLDERS nj
this day. They have reversed the order Of things;
every act Of the President is treated like the ac,
Of a soyering-as n fdror, fl which the people
ought to be grateful, not as !, duty which they nre
entitled to demand. Ye,, verify, worse than this:
they have struck at 'b- root Of popular rights, and
corrupted the clectiv franchise they have Taught
that cancus nominrIons nre alone to he tolerated,
and completed te work almost universally by
making these nominations themselves. te-y
much douh mblher The propelling power f.ai caryied
Jackson intehe Presidency ercceded a 5ak1's doscn
If mcn. IN my humble opinion, if everhere was
or ever WI be nv arlstocrncy Of political power.
capabl, oFconirollihy the business, the wealtn.end
the dcs,inies ofthe country. it Is that arstoe,aep
~"'ch has corec-iod itrc,r u"'-e' "r e'""N
democracy. Here is the truc rs:ocracy--amon
us, endcavorinp to hoodwink us and we. the peo-
pie, are to meet it Gaco 10 face in S~cptcmbe-.-
Reader, | am willing TO l,bof nigh; and day to
put it down, will not you hbor night and day for
the same noble purpose ? Go to the polls. There
you have power-and it isthc only human power
that eau sdrc.
OLD FASHIONED DEMOCRACY.