Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-11-04

are contending not for the man nor "Me
Spots"; but for restoration of these prin
ciples to their righful supremacy in the ad
minstr alton of our national fairs.
Do you ask Us, what those principles
are! We answer--The principles of the
genuine Democracy Of '98 and l8Ol--a
Democracy which, disdaning Executive
dictatioD, overturned an administration
whose patronage was used TO control the
popular villa democracy which could
not. and cannot. live in me atmosphere of
Executive influence which holds the offices
in the Presidents gift, not as the "spoils of
victory" but as the property of the whole
people; and regards their incumben,s as
responsible to the Constitution and laws,
and not to the President, as Party Chief
"A Democracy which sturdily maintains
that THE LAWS SHOULD DE SUPREME
bending to the will of no man. however
high his authority, and submittin to the
control Of no SECRET AND IRRESPONSIBLE
powER-a Democracy which loves liuht
rather than darkness-straight forwardness
rather than indlrection- principle more
than men, and country more than party.
Such is the Democracy of Gen. Harri.
son; not of his professions merely, but of
his life. In that lie we have the surest
pledge that he will sustain the Democratic
Republican principles we have described.
His first political lessons we're learned in
the Jefferson school. He was sternly Cd.
| posed to the federalism of that day, as he is
to the same federalism now. The federal.
Ism OF 98 consisted in disposition to en-
large the Executive powers of the federal
government, at the expense Of its other
departments, and the States The "prin
cplcs and policy" which Mr. Van Buren,
has been the main instrument in establish.
ing, and which he has promised to "carry
OUT is the precise federalism of '93, en-
larged and improved. Jefferson Democracy
contended against the one, and Harrison
Democracy is now struggling 10 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
a pure, peaceful,and republican adminstra-
ton we have the satisfaction 10 know that
he is specifically pledged 10 sustain the
leading interests which Vermont is special
ly sollcitous to secure. The interests de-
pendent on the continuance of a protecting
tariff, are admitted to be safe in his hands;
while he has openly avowed, and that too.
before the passage of the late law of Con.
gress distributing the surplus revenue. his
decided appreciation, both of that measure,
and of distribution of the proceeds of the
public lands. To his latter question The
people Of Tern1ont cannot turn their alien.
ton Nth too deep a solicituNe. The inter.
ests 1t involves, are of incalcuable magni
tude. The policy in regard to it, which
shall be developed within the next four
years may, and probably will, give a per
manent direction to this great question:
the decision of which will reach forward, in
its influence upon the moral intellectual
and physical condition OF our State. long
very long, after we, and those whom we
now address shall have mingled with the
dust.
How then, fellow citizens. stands the
account between the men whom you are
urged to support at the approaching cleo
ton?
On the one hand, Mr.. Van Buren, is pre-.
sented in the odous, and, to republican feel
ing, revolving attitude of THE PRESIDENTS
candidate; in 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 formally
pledged himself to carry out. This pledge
involves commitment, among other things,
To system of extravagant expenditure:
To an increase Of the lumber Of cxecu-
tive officers;
To the use of the power of removal and
appointment, as an instrument of political
ggrandizement;
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 a great national
EXECUTIVE PARTY which shall gradually
draw all the other branches Of the general
government, with the STATE RIGHTS and
STATE GOVERNMENTS into its sweeping vor-
tex.
AS part Of This system Of NATIONAL
EXECUTIVE AGRANDIsEMENT, Mr. Van
Buren, is pledged against distribution to
THE STATES of the Surplus Revenue, and
a like Distribution of the proceeds of the
sales Of the national DOMAIN.
Gen Harrison, on the other hand, is no
Presidents candidate, and derives no aid
from Executive patronage and influence.
| lie COMES DIRECTLY FROM AMONG THE
PEOPLE; aud is pledged not to carry out,
but to reform the abuses Of this administra,
ton;
BY introducing a system of economical
expenditure;
BY arresting the increase of Executive
officers
BY using the power of removal and ap,
poinmens for the fair and legitimate pur
pose ofsecuring faithful execution of pub
lie trusts;
BY restricting the exercise of the veto
power; and
BY dlsarming the Presidents office OF
its wide spread and dangerous Influence,
and restoring, and restraining IT, within it,
appropriate constitutional functions.
As part ola system by which The EXecu