The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1837-09-05

r,oacb;po them in the large cities in conuncuoh
With Van Burenism, wherever the clemency OF the
neonle will allow her to be heard The remarks
Trom the Ogdensburgh Times, as follows -
..Tbs mar are excited against the rich as II our
institutions contained something rad'cal,y w'ons
and oppressive in relation to those VINO nas ,ha
wealth. Such appeal to the Pass,ons y.
French Produced mighty ana disgusting I'll,
t;on in which the soil Of France was saturated WIN
the blood of Frenchmen for the os'ens.p'e pun Pose
of gratifying the desires OF the people ~ o1 en-
ed from q wealthy arlsocracy. France a,u I'll
lied mobiles and privileged citizens, ana Inc assam
ants had the merit of decryng what was pe"eNe e"
TO be real evil Butts there any thing al an ana,
agous i'm the condition of our people or me
Of our government certainly not In lhis county ~
The frsf principle of our political aith is that the
majority shall rule, and, though they may nov a.
ways rule it IS an incumbent duty on the minority
TO submit, till they can change the obnoxious iaws
by peaceable and constitutional means. Ohuci
such n system there can be arstocracy, ana II
any inequality is created, it is the right, inc GUY
and the interest of the people to correct IT, Ana
this they most assuredly will be disposed 10 oo
without any intended injustice to any one.
But saws the agrarian there is monied aristocra,
cy. Is this true? Let look the dangerous ana
execrable assumption in the face, ana prand us
propagators with whatever marx VI i'hoi Va ~"
grace they actually merit
! Is there any reason for saying that there IS a
monied arstocracy that does not apply TO every Gun
err kind of property that has exchangeaoie yaiue
| goods, wares, merchandise and land, as much as
one Of money These very simple questions TO o
put gravely to people free and independent ana
bonstlng of more intelligence than belongs to any
other country. But they are questions that every
man must learn to answer calmly, who would save
the institutions of his country from the whitening
and blighting influence of agrarianism -
| Is moi pursuit entirely free /? And have not al,
the people of this country the conceded right ana
secured privilege of saving their earnings IN what-
ever form they please, either in money, or lands,
or merchandise? And is not this one OF the most
invaluable lights to the people of any nation! we
have formerly boastcd of institutions as the rich
| est birthright We have Landed the freedom OIL
pursuit, the security fproperty but the times nave
changed and we are now told that this country mas
a moned aristocracy and all our rights, are to DO
put in jeopardy to crush those who are deemed 10
possess m ore than their share of goods, or money
and an eu ual division of lands or cattle VIII next
be demanded in the march of utopian reform
Are there not laws for the regulation OF property
and the punishment ofcrme that may be depend
ed upon for the administration of equal justice Ii
there are such laws the cry OF aristocracy Is ois
graceful absurd and wicked. If the laws are mad
eauate let us try mend them in peaceable nom
| orable and constitutional manner.
Let it be borne in mind that no just wise or sal
| utary reform can be expected from excited preJu-
dices and that those who agitate such subjects are
always governed by base and grovelling motives
which they dare not avow."