The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-07-24

VAN buren, DEMOCRAT Can manSwho has
so often and repeatedly disregarded the voice OF
the SOW eregn people has the President OF the w.
s. within the last year, with any consistency be
called Democrat If il be one of the cardinal
principles of democracy, that the right of govern
ing belongs to the people, then surely his claims
are wholly groundess- for the latest expressed will
of the freemen of the United States shows an une-
ouivocal majority of more than ONE HUNDRED
THOUSAND against his leading measures. !;
Notwithstanding which, he persists in urging
their adoption Is this democracy Not is rank
tyranny. Never in the history this country has
there been much of tyranny, of arstocracy, OF
defiance Of popular demonstrations, and of usurpa-
ton of kingy prerogatives as has marked the ca
reer of Martin Van Buren, and his associates during
the last half dozen years. His measures are voted
down in the House, in the Senate, and by the Rpeo-
pie all the country, yet he says to us, "take
my prescriptions or you shall have none--l will
veto your bills for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia-you shall have no bank, if
| can prevent it by Withholding my constitutional
sanction" Thus he talks to freemen. Is 1t the
language of Jefferson, of Madison, ask those
who lived in their day? Europe is not cursed in
all lis kingdoms with petty king who would
maintain his throne three days after such conduct
have witnessed on the part of the Admins
tration Whoever among them should venture to
initiate such example would Loose his sceptre
Mr. Van Burens democracy is much like that of
the Autocrat's of Russia;-it is, 81 will do as
pease--the Government will take care ofitsef,
and let the people take care of themselves-the peo-
pie look to Government for too much If these
sentiments are democratic, and they the express
ed sentiments of Van Buren,, then have studied
the writings of Jefferson in vain We had sup
posed, that TO be practical democrat, required a
public functionary to follow the Of the peo-
pie, rather than the ''footsteps" of any
Van Buren, a Democrat! AS well might the
lordy princes of Europe be called democrats Look
at his personal characteristics He is SO proudEand
that he must send to England to procure
a coach to tlanport his little body about the city
and country. No American mechanic can make a
coach good enough for this "American Democrat"
no, but the coach maker for "my Lord" in Lon
don, can do it. There is not to be found in this
whole nation a man who follows closely the ar
istocratic examples of Europe democratic
President" 1t was not with Jefferson, Madi-
son and Adams. Since MI Van Buren, was minis
ter to England, it has seemed to be 'glory enough"
for him to follow in the footsteps Of the Lords Of
that realm And he is likely by this imitation of
European customs in his official capacity to plunge
this Government in debt, after the fashion of his
dear Great Britain, His tory brother, Lord Dur.
ham, Dictator of Canada, is the only parsonage on
this Continent, that vie with him in extrava-
gance and spIendor of equpage and haughtiness of
personal character. Let the people think of these
things