Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-31
HE DEMOCRACY OF OFFICE.
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wish to convert 1t into convenient and ro-
sistless engine to subserve their personal in
teresls and purposes. They laugh at prin-
ciple, and mock at patriotism They believe
in no possible Government but one Of force
and corruption Restless at living under
the name Of Republic, they would perverl
il into substantial resemblance Of their ia
vorite monarchical and aristocratical mod
els. From these people, liberty is ever in
danger their actions and designs she must
always watch with an unsleeping eye
Globe Aug. 3d.
What more perfect picture of the Dem
ocracy of office holders" is it possible to
draw, than is contained in the bove para
graph, quoted from the office-holders' great
organ, the Globe2
The Ambitious and the sordid |"
OF all the ambitious men in the world,
where can one be found more desperately or
more dangerously so than John G. Cal
houn, who has just sold himself and his rep
utation for the bare shadow of hope OF
power. and who from being lately the most
bitter and inveterate enemy of the office
holding democracy" has become their war.
NEST friend aud supponer2 Ii must be con
iessed, however, that Calhoun is TO certain
extent, consistent in his very Inconsistency.
Having been the author aud introducer OF
the "spoils" system, what wonder that now
it is in danger, he becomes again It's chief
advocate and champion
OF all the "sordid" men in the world,
where can men be found more basey sordid,
than Amos Kendall, who offered TO sell him
self to Mr. Clay for salary of $1,000 "a
year than Governor Marcy who makes
the State pay for patching his small clothes;
than MIR Secretary Woodbury., who Orer-
charges a congressional committee for atten-
dance as witness than Mr. SecretaryPro
cssor-Auorney General Butler, who under
stands so well the art of drawing three ra-
lions at a time than the all vigorous Globe
ITSELF and the vast creeping and crawling
swarm which covers the whole land like a
cloud Of locusls, ready to light upon and to
devour the smallest green thing that springs
up in the shape Of official palronage2
1t was the "sordidn love OF "lhe spoils. I"
which formed the grand principle Of union,
upon which the democracy OF otfice-ho-
ders" came into power. 1t was "sordid"
longing after "plunder" that led first TO the
accumulation and 10 the seizure OF the pub
lie treasure, from which act of violence and
usurpaiion all our financial and currency
troubles have originated How truly then
may the office, holding democracy" be de-
scrbed as men ambitious and sordid," who
wish to distort Government from its legit-
mate ends TO their factiOuS and pecERiary
purposes !"
As we have said, one grand attempt OF
this sort, on the part Of the democracy of
oiiice.hoders," was the destruction of the
United States Bank, and the seizure and dis
trbullon OF the public monies. as a part OF
The "spoils OF victory" amonge the demo
cratic banks" But this attempt 10 con-
vert the public treasure into "a con-
venient and resistless engine to subserve
their personal interests and purposes"
having recoled with vengeance, upon its
authors, they have now invented another
scheme TO wit, The SUB. TREASURY SYs-
TEN which they londly fatler themselves is
more cunningly conlriyed, and better adapt
ed TO It's purpose.
A very large proportion Of the "office-hol-
ding democracy" during the late CONNER
cal convulsions became bankrupt. ci-
pally by reason Of the rash and foolish spec
ulatons carried on by means of the public
moneys, of which, through the pet deposit
banks, they had obtained thetemporary use.
BY reason oftheir bankruptcy they are no
longer able TO attain the situation of bank
directors, and the SUD-TREAsuRY has been
contrived, as an ingenious method of deposit
ting in the hands Of these bankrupt office
holding democrats" the moneys of the
State, OF which, if deposited in banks, they
can no longer enjoy the use and control
Such is thetrue history and real object OF
this same SUB.TREAsURY SYSTEM. 1t is
intended "as a convenient and resistless en-
CINE to subserve their personal interests and
purposes"
"They laugh at principle and mock at
patriotism" How true Did not the
present Vice President Of the United States
proclaim it as one Of the great doctrines OF
the party, that though the administration to
which they were opposed were pure and
virluous as the angels of light, "still it must
and should be overthrow, in order to dis
tribute the spoils among the victors2 So
much for their principles" and as to their
patriotism-have they not Knocked" at the
efforts OF the virtuous and humane to pre-
serve the honor of the country from the
grievous stains brought upon it by the inla-
nous Indian policy of the administration ?
In their conduc; towards Mexico, have they
not exposed the nation to charges OF inso-
lence, hypocrisy and a design TO plumber
while in their dealings with Great Britain
have ihey not meanly sacrificed the colonial
trade and the northeastern boundary, sub,
milted to insults and aggressions on the from
tier, and kissed the dust at the feet of that
naughty nations
They believe in no possible government
hui one of force and corrnniinn y