Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-09-19
WHO ARE TIE DEMOCRATS :

The following editorial remarks and the communication
which follows them. explain the contest which wag.
ing for the aud attributes Of the Democracy. The
dominant party have Welding the ultra and
meaning Of hard money sud tic like until sen'be
men, and Of property who have something stake ID
the country will 60 no farther aud
any other men point the folly and danger Of
the opinions which they have heretofore lent least
consent There be doubt that tho doctrines Of
Loco Foco ism not the doctrines of the Jeersonian
School but the who uphold them Of the class
the material the which has always given the hurah
to the democratic party Gen Jackson 10y his controversy
with the u : Bank and the merchants and with The
pets and all banks has been made thorough going
Loco ioco, aud his Wal il i4cos, la BE
sequence any Of opiaions wedo not believe, how
ever that the great of fellow citizens Of MAORI
~ Of congress be persuaded back Tar to-
wards brbsIsn attempt the overthrow OF paper
money.
The sentiments Of MApI.ow below have additional i'm
purancc from the fact that the Times this writer
who speaks the sentiments Of the President at
ny rate nearly associated with him. ms to understand
his opinions We doubt very much, however, whether Mr.
Van Buen has allowed his opinions escape thus to the
world, # he has yet made up his mind upon the crisis.
From the v D. Times of Saturday.
In 1898 meetings were held to compare express their
sentiments BY those who dsRpproyod tho policy aud doc
Of the Federal party which then IN tie ascendant
E
after for distinction took the Of Dem
ocfac the Ecdorasts retaining their until aier the
Of 1874. which they ncasonaby opposed, popular de-
compelled them to deny aud Their inceuti-
ty Forty yeats have elapsed since the period referred TO-
and under republican administrators our country hs pros
percd nightly. II has from handful OF desoiaie colonies,
become o the fret powers on TIE eaIh aoo MOI else
where docs enjoy peace wealth and happiness IN sur
degree as here. To ropubeah ihs'lu.'ons ~ ~ ~
ic Administrations, these things must be ascubed.
A, some early period in tho forty years that have elapsed
since the oganzaiion of the Democratic party the pnc-
pics doctrines and policy that pr,y must have been as
cersined agreed upon aud settled IL was IN Mr. Jeer'
sons time perhaps; if democrats did not know what
then principles early that 1t must have been IN
Mr. Madsons Al least al the date OF Gen Jackson
secnnd election they must have found what they had
conte Hded for aud supported many years Democfacy
been defined a.ceraned, and established good
many years seo 1t could not hiye remained for hale do
worthy and uuknown people TO invent and cody s ee
mouts 1888 II existed before the days ot John Nnd or
William Lurreit Thomas Jefferson ccrtauly knew what
il was az well az least A. Ming y. Esq docs Mr. Mad
ison and George Clinton, and pahiei ~ iompkns were
rtrht good democrats those who acted with them
There was democracy the days when those giants were
the land II there what Was democracy ihen must
be democracy now Ifso what differs from the democracy
OF those day, is not democracy now. Nothing can DC
palmer ihsp that, IL IS irresistible unicn nbe. he 1em-
ocrac piriy settled ,s principles good "he ago ihn
cipies are immutahie.
new sect has sprung up who wiser than their lah
es and denim al that has been rcyetrd done Ou
exsiina instructions present habit end frame 81 s"ci a
he ~ o,,s,. = an wrong Those sprarr % aud scqur
strength and hoursted under democracy aud IT'S teach
ere ard e1pouudcrs such named above The new
light men to whom Jefferson and Madison and TomPsiH
we're bot 4tes have aEented systems caeiy new and
essentially didcrcat. hl tHat was j. wrong and thcli
plan Of reform b. TO overthrow al iha EXISTS and hcsr
src according 90 their very crqnisiie plans 1br'
wu "pau down the barns sud build greater not couten
10 make any necessfrv additions Improvements Bat W
A, not dscuss their po'ound political " sd 'm Al
this time correspondents Fuashn and Madison arr
dong ih-t5 ur1n ouf 10 apply 10 them What We haf'
teen tematkirg above Ttc1 claim not on, 10 he demo
crsts hut eEcusyciy TIE dearfal Nov they arathcna
tic "a tbat democratic tbo days gi nc grey faith
ere" our party lucofpufarrs, banking. &C. were a.
tsbAthed in those DAYS. Ihe political Mormons aiJo"
ibea, all The roa-cf nal sly ior himself Who ore demo