Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-08-24
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Mr.. EDITOR In my former communica
ton signed "A haler of lles.' ] pointed ont
he fasehood and utter rrelevancy of the
app'ca'Ion by The Van Buren, papers of the
terms federal and democrat 10 the presen,
| mganza'ion of parties in the United States
at this day, as calculated to deceive and
mslead The ignorant and uniformed as ia
regard TO the true ground of difference
between the supporters OF the present ad
mlnisratlon in lis measures. and those WIZ
are opposed to the same. ] propose in the
present article TO show in the first place
why this little mean petty arlice has been
! adopted by The party IN power, and secondly
that even admitting the propriety Of the
use ct these terms at this time, and that
with all the odum they attach to the word
Federal or Federallst. ns they mean to
have 1t understood, it is capable of the
cI"arest demonstration tina, The Just appi-
pllca'lon OF the terms and that of demo
crat will be the exact reverse of theirs.
Frs'. then, OF the true motive of the party
~ rrsOr'lng TO the use of the above su.
perann' ed party names, to designate
he present DIVISION in political sentiments.
THIS petty ar'lfce was adopted soon after
he accession Of John Quincy Adams to the
Presidential char IN 1926 The admins
ration of Mr.. Monroe had most happily
concil,a,ed the old party DIVISION. by it,
wise and impartial policy Of selecting his
Cabinet from both the federal and demo
cratic parties as they stood in 1916, and
he several elections had began to be made
IN the ground Of civil qualifications, and
alcnls, tho sometimes local and sect,onal
interest, often caused as spirited compati.
non between two or more rival candidates
Al the Presidential canvass in 1894. there
| rharced to be four several candidates. VIZ
John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson,
Henry Clay and WIN. II. Crawford, and
here beng no choice in the votes of the
| Eleciora' college, the election went to the
House OF Congress, when Mr.. Clay with
drew his name from the contest and gave
| his votes tor Mr. Adams who received the
lection by majority Of Two votes onlv .
From The circumstance of Gen. Jacksuns
having the higher humber of votes of the
Electors, his frinds were much chaurined
and disappointed at the result. and hardly
had Mr.. Adams began his administration
ere tHt H"'e ~ opposllIOO was sounded IN
I he famous & il must be confessed ominoosl
declaration of Richard NJ johnson. nav
Wee President, that "the administrator
will be put down, though it were pure as
the angels in heaven" And the course
subsequently pursued by the then opposi,
ton to break down the Adams admlnstra
ton was IN perfect keeping with tins resolu
ton, They began to dencunce him as o
federal aud an lntrIguer with Clay for hts
votes, no; wilhslanding it was well known
hat he had acted with The democrats from
he year 1907. It is The policy of all dis
appointed otfice seekers who know they
nave no virtues nor talents 10 recommend
hem to the people, to seek 10 obtain powe'
through the overthrow of those who 81 and
~ their way by appealing to their preju'
d'ces, and throwing as 1t were, dust IN The
eyes OF the people to blind them 10 the'
true motives and to the real issue. II wa,
tor tins purpt Sc that they applied them
selves 10 ranking out and tanning anew lh'
smoihered Goals of former political preju
dIces, avsiling themselves Of the unpopu