The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1838-07-26

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The following address by the Democratic
Young Mems Committee, of Duchess county,
New York, illustrates the effects that are
anticipated as consequence of the last and
latest expedients Of the administration. They
have confirmed the lukewarm and doubtful, Of
which there were many, in the conviction
that this administration has forfeited all title
10 confidence, and is no longer worthy the
thought of support.
To the Democratic Republican Young Nm Of he
eonnty Of Datchess.
The undersigned were appointed at your last reg
ular county convention, members of central com
miiiee for the democratic young men Of this county,
and have acted in that capacity from the time Of
their appointment until now. We are still willing
10 act, in forwarding and promoting all measures
which are calculated 10 forward and promote demo-
cratic republican principles, but we are yel TO learn
that there is potency in name which can change
either the Elhiopian's skin or the Leopards spots.
We are at loss to discover how il is ssible tha,
those principles and expedents that subversiye
OF the very principles Of our government from l7s9
down 10 1884" should now become the only test Of
democracy. From such democracy We wish 70 be
delivered-a democracy, which. in the language Of
an luslrious Senator, concentrates all power IN the
hands OF one mana democracy which subjects the
and 10 his will aonc-a democracy which makes The
great and paramount Interests of the country subser-
Went to the low and grovellng pursuits OF party
democracy which permits no action on any cues
ton, however urgent the necessity may be, without
orders from head quar,ers-a democracy that appeals
TO the passions and preudcies of the people instead
of enlightening their judgments, and relying upon
their reason and their patroiism-a democracy
which attempts to sci up one class Of the community
against the other as ii their interests were not
ciprocal and identcal-a democracy which denies
TO every man the right TO think and act for himself
on those great questions in which the vital interests
Of the country are so deeply involved-a democracy
which attempts, BY party drill and party discipline,
to subverl the very spirit Of the Constitution, sub
Stitute Executive for Legislative power, TO subject
the will of the Representative TO the will Of The Ex
ecutive, TO compel him to act contrary To his own
opinions, against his own Judgment, in violation Of
his own conscience, and in open defiance OF the ex-
pressed will and wishes of his constituents de-
mocracy which extends its influence from the seat
of the General Government TO the respective States
which swallows up the we'd rights of the States
in the consolidation of the central power demo-
cracy in shor which establishes in the heart Of the
country the most perfect despotism under the deu-
sive forms Of free institutions.
This Is the democracy of the present administra-
ton; administration that has adopted the ultra
federalism Of The reign ofterror" and now charges
it upon its former friends and under the banner of
loco-focoism IS endeavorng to tasen il on the true
democracy of the country. As are firmly attach
ed to the free institutions Of our country, and wear
the livery Of no man, we cannot become the wiling
instruments for such purposes. We shall therefore
decline to act in calling you together for any other
purpose than those for which we were originally
appointed. We cannot call you together as the
friends of an administration that has deserted you.
We can, in case, give in our adherance TO loco
focoism, and believing, as we do, that Mr. Van
Buren, has abandoned the principles, by which he
came into power, and that he has obSinaely per-
severed in his erroneous course to preclude all
reasonable hope Of his retracing il, we will not be
instrumental in leading you to sustain his admins
traion, when, by so doing, you must, of necessity
abandon The republican ground to support measures,
which proper regard for consistency requires
condemn and which have been repeatedly rejected
| by the Democracy Of the Union.
M. p MIrcHELL,
| @# WIN s. MoRG.N,
.... JNo. THOMPSON,
| -.. .-." WIN. ScHRAM.