State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-01


nre welded in his behalf; g. no Executive I
Chief with an unbounded popularity, en-
lists his personal and official influence in
his support. lie comes at The peoples Gull,
10 lead them to contest with the discip!in-
ed legions who are in possession of the Cit
adel of Power; and we ask you, fellow cit
liens, 10 unite with us in sustaining this on.
set, which, we trust is destined to terminate
in signal and glorious triumph.
But we ask you to do this, not MS the fol.
lowers of a man, but as champions of TIE
PRINCIPLES he is pledged to sustain. We
ARE contendiug not for the man nor "the
SpoiiS"; but for II restoration of those prin-
cples to their rightiul supremacy in the adj
minstration OF our national affairs.
Do you ask us, what those principles are
We answer - The principles of the genuine
Democracy of '95 aud lS0l-a Democracy
which, disdaining Executive dictation,
overturned an administration whose pat
ronage was used to control the popular
villa democracy which could not, and
cannot, live in the atmosphere of ErecutiUe
| iniuence-wlich holds the offices in the
| Presidents gift, not as the "spoils of victo-
I ry," but as the property Of the whole peo-
| pie and regards their incunbents as re-
sponsible to the Constitution and laws, and
rot to the President, as II Party Chier-A
Democracy which sturdily maintains that
THE LAWS SHOULD BE sUPREME,-bending
to the will of no man, however high his
authority, and submitting TO the control of
! no SECRET AND IRREsONsIBLE PowER-a
! Democracy which loves light rather than
darkness straight forwardness rather than
/ indirection principle more than men, and
country more than party.
Such is the Democracy of Gen. Harrison
not Of his professions merely, but of has life.
! In that life we have the surest pledge that
| he will sustain the Democratic Republican
principles we have described.
His first political lessons were learned in
the Jefferson school. lie was sternly OPP
posed to the federalism Of that day, as he is
to the same federalism now. The federal
! ism of'98 consisted ina disposition to enlarge
the Executive powers of the federal gov
eminent, at the expense of its other depart
ments, and of the States. The principles
and policy" which Mr. Van Buren, has been
the main instrument in establishing, and
which he has promised to "carry ont" is
the precise federalism of '93, enlarged and
Improved. jefferson Democracy commended
against the one, and Harrison Democracy
is now struggling to put down the other.
Fellow citizens, While we have, in the
established personal and public character
: OF Gen. Harrison every thing to inspire
confidence that he would give the country u
pure, peaceful and republican administration
we nave the satisfaction to know that he is
specifically pledged to sustain the leading
Z intcrests>nhich Vermont is speca llv sole
ilouS 10 socurc. The intefes,s dependent
on the continuance of Il protecting tariff are
J admitted 10 he safe in his hands willie he
has openly av9Ted and that too, before the
passage OF the late law of Congress distriAu-
Ting the surplus revenue, his decided appro-
baton, both of that measure, and Of IL dstri-
button Of the proceeds Of the public lands.
70 his latter question the people of Fremont
cannot turn their attention piM too deep
s2licitude The interests i. involves, are of
incaculable magnitude. The policy in re-
gard to it, which shall be developed within
the next four years muy, and probably will,
give permanent direction TO this great
queslion,-thc decision of which will reach
forward, in its Influence upon the moral,
intellectual and physical condition of our
, State, iong-very long, after we, and those
whom we now address shall have mingled
with the dust
How then, fellow citizens, stands the nc
count between the men whom you are
urged to support ut the approaching cleo
ton?
On the one hand, Mr.. Van Buren, is pre-
sented in the odious,and, TO republican feel
ing, revolving attitude OF THE PRESIDENTS
candidate; III whose footsteps he has con
descended TO say he would generally walk
Whose service he has declared to be his
sufficient glory and the principles and
policy of whose administration he has for
mally pledged himself TO carry out. This
pledge involves commitment, among 9TH
or things,
To system of extravaganza expenditure
To an increase of the number of EXecu-
live officers
To the use of the power of removal and
appointment, as an instrument OF political
aggrandzement:
TO an abuse of the veto power:
To system of EXECUTIVE INFLUENCE
which shall control the legislation of Con-
gress, the elections of its members in both
branches and the elections in the States;
and
To the erection OF great NATIONAL Ex-
EcuTIvE PANTY which shall gradually draw
all the other branches OF The general gov
eminent, with the STATE RIGHTS and
STATE GOVERNMENTS into its sweeping vor-
tex.
As part Of this system Of national Ex- .
EcUTfvE ACCOMPLISHMENT, MIR. Van Buren, !
is pledged against Il distribution to THE
STATES of the Surplus Revenue, and like
distribution of the proceeds of the sales of
the national Domain.
Gen. Harrison, on the other hand, is no
Presidents candidate, and ''erives no aid
from Executive patronage and influence. !
PIE and is pledged not 10 carry ont, but
70 reform the abuses of this administration |
BY Introducing a system of economical
expenditure: