The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-28
THE TIDE AS 1T TURNS.

THE TIDE AS 1T TURNS.
We find in the Ponghkeepsie Journal the fol-
lowing significant address:
To the Democratic Republican Young Men Of the
Countyof Dutchcas.
The undersigned were appointed at your last
regular county convention, members of Il Cen
trail Committee for the Democratic Young Men
Of this county, and have acted in that capacity
from the time of their appointment till now. We
are still willing to act, in forwarding and promot
ing ell measures, which are calculated to for
ward and promote Democratic Republican prin-
cples, bur we are yet to learn that there is po-
tency in name, which can change either the
Ethiopidn's skin or the Leopard's spots. We
are at II loss TO discover how it is possible that
those "eXpedients and experiments that were sub
versivc of the very principles of our government
from 1889 down to 1884," should now become
the only test of democracy. From such a De-
mocracy we wish TO be devered-a democracy
which, in the language of an illustrous Senator,
(Mr Tallmadgo) concentrates all power in the
hands of one MANA democracy which subjects
the opinions and actions of parry followers to his
will, and to his will alone--a democracy which
makes the great and paramount interests of the
country subservient to the low and grovellng
pursuits of party-a democracy which permits
no action on any question however urgent the
necessity may be, without orders from head quar-.
ters-a democracy that appeals 10 the passions
and preludces of the people, instead of enlight-
ening their judgments, and relying upon their
reason and their pariotism--a democracy which
attempts TO set up one class of the community a
ganst the other, as il their interests We're not
ciprocal and idencal--a democracy which de-
MES 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 involv
ed--a democracy which attempts by party drill
and party discipline, to subvert the very spirit of
the Constitution, to substitute Executive for Leg
isative power, to subject the will of the Repre-
sentatives 10 the will of the Executive; to compel
him 70 act contrary to his own opinion, against
his own augment, in violation OF his own con-
science, and in open defiance of the expressed
will and wishes of his constituenis--a democ-
racy which extends its influence from the seat OF
the General Government TO the respective States,
which swallows up the reserved rights OF the
States in the consolidation of the central power
IA democracy, in short, which establishes IN the
heart of the country the most perfect despotism
under the dellsive forms of free Institutions
This is the democracy of the present admin
istration; an administration ;hat has adopted the
ultra federalism of "the reign of terror" and
and now charges it upon its former friends, and
under the banner of loco-focoism, is endeavor-
ing asien it on the true democracy of the coun
try. AS are firmly attached TO the free inst-
tuons of the our country, ands wear the livery of
ments for such purposes. We shall therefore
decline to act in calling you together for any 9th
er purposes than those for which we were orig
inally appointed. We cannot call you together
as the friends Of an administration that has de-
serted you. We can in no case, give in our adj
herence 10 loco focoism, and believing as do,
that Mr. Van Buren, has abandoned the princi-
pies, by which he came into power, and that he
has so obstnatey persevered in his erroneous
course 10 preclude all reasonable hope of his
reracng it, we will not be instrumental in lead
ing you to sustain his administration, when by
SO doing, you must of necessity abandon the re-
publican ground, to support measures, which
proper regard for consistency requires us to con
denim, and which have been repeatedly rejected
by the democracy ofthe Union.
M. p. Mitchell,
WIN. S. MORGAN.
JNO. THOMPSON.
VIM. SCHRAM.
Poughkeepsie, July 10th, 1888.