Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-10-06
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Friday Morning, oc,obe, I. s

~, e,."SS--fhe democrs,,
o'f'fy--ea1tion, 'carnines g.
The results of the balloi.bo,,''
IN the late elections in the W. a
Rhode Island, Maine, and I's ,sie 2
Important lessons as 10 lbe ' ,,sI Ivy
and operations Of our poIilirsl ~ y
Upon a superficial view !, wo" 'I's
there had been great chance syu'as
timent in all those States ' s,. "a ' \
and we notice that the political = q
sides appears to treat H. sub;..lp prev
were the fact. This il eulirS|s wv y
of the subject, and calculated y ~ ~
chIevous effect in future. u'H
The political renovation thu, !.
ry where TO be making a brsbsI
is founded upon a more encourDo;, s
durable principle, than that wo"I'
most uncertain Of changing lbiO", \
ions and votes Of few chance
numbers in any Community Hn', I,
small, and who hang loosely uOo0S'
Of any party that for the time bri S".
TO be the majority. OF these sS.I
there are two kinds and ipIelG..ll
are not agreed in opinion which W.
the more pernicious or worbIe..
who hang at the tail Of parlv NJ
some office that may occasionaIlv ssl
IT, or those who follow a majority k,.I
er purpose but to exercise tbri; Inv.
long barbarian whootawisl
seems to thsm, for the nomept III
II the integrity Of our institution, i..|
upon such worthless apologies for %
ireemen as these, men Of sense ana n
pie would never give them a mom.s,]
sideration. They would abandon II
situations al once TO the wild and i,-:|
wings OF a fabulous and brainhss deuu,]
and TO the devastation and ruin tha NJ
mark It's progress; and lrus, to lime =
conservative principles Of OUTRAGED n
nature herself 10 provide the old reD.,)
sad one indeed.-that popular frenzy
chy and confusion have Away. grn,ir,)
But happily all our experience sH,r,
changelings have but lllile or no e6;rt
our elections. Little coteries Of them
from time to time. vaciale and swiuy 4
side TO side. impelled only BY their ii
views OF the chances that this or that !
has Of being in the majority; and NJ
general result Of the ballot boxes wI,p
to be not in the least affected. Iudeeiv \
such automatic desert il, an Honorable n
based upon sound principles, is au,pI
lieved Of a sore nuisance. and csnia ID
measures with less interference and a
rassment.
The true principle Of our political nj
lions is, that majority Of The tItsni
govern. But the operation and coursi
principle nevertheless is that maua
rofes or snGrages. taken at The lims d
The manner prescribed BY law. shall ga
Now all our experience shews thai 4 n
iiy Of votes seldom is true test Of III,
jority Of the freemen. This is rsdinI
feet, inherent in the nature Of ID, ii
which may be taken advantage o., sBd Vi
we see is taken advantage Of BY ibOss
have no trade, profession or calling, but
tiles. Such men lurk about. and i, 10 !
necessarily. to take by surpriseihe nanh
of the freemen. who, expecting no fraud
on their political institutions are ALLEGED
loo prone 10 let their private sHain ,is
their political rights, and thereby nss'
the duty Of giving their votes al slstlna
Our institutions presuppOse thai nF'
of the people are intelligent and holnI 2
that therefore they are the proper dsiea
ries of their own Liberties Tbs -
and public liberty will be ALWAYS aIt'd
every freeman goes independently lsl1 =
lot box. and their, does bis own ISis hn
fully. Ii this were always theus ':a'
gogues like Van Buren, and bis nsr'nd'
would stand abashed, and be dlxouns',''
But long experience in political lioF' I
taught such vile political Speculation
plain honest men. who have no i''ol'n'
from government but thai Of being hi|
tected by il, had rather be upon lAeiI ~ Y
in their workshops. or about lheII n' Y J
die. Than TO be attending 10 lls aul'
profitable business Of voliDgi dlsgusa
they often must be to see their own aa''''
sufirages balanced by the ssOsssa NV. !
Of poor houses, and persons n'1 'p , i.
cheered and sustained lTl "
casion by men who have the To'a y, !.
raey," eiernally on Their lips, ou' w..
such unworthy methods 10 shew y SA'',
and conlemp, for lis principles iasm Ill.,
not only despise such senseless n, Sa, 4
hey hire, fla,ier or drive 10 the paw y /,
with votes already cut and dried any, -
'ully put into their fingers lor lns ,' ~..s
out the genteel little sprigs Of an uls'.I
stocracy stand with their welis P s !,
'hiefs, gratefully sprinkled with hs !. = !,
'ogne, at their noses. as oilen as 'u.j
icend to speak to those who h01e,' vi
o live. And then these plmps o. ~ Il
nobility gracefully vaull into iOsll n !.
,ui!t coaches, with winning anu n
wave Of their Iiitle,prelty,whrs oa III
GEMS TO say, " see sehai rare e'a Il "a
erats zee be"! And thus they iVa H. u J,