Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-08-31

/ rs last August Elecuo8#wns known in the
language Of party as d Drmoc ratio State.--
vermont throughout THE Same period as
we'll as for some years preceding, was stig-
mazed as a Federal State, in a sense
which implies by Federalism something an
ngonist TO Democracy. And yet no greater
contrast can be presented than exists be-
tween the government Of these two States
but it is in direction precisely opposite from
that indicated by this classification. Yer
mont is to all intents and purposes De.
mocracy the Democratic principle is the
clement not only Of her Constitution, but OF
Aefwhole being. She may be denied the
name but she cannot be Invested o. the sub
stance until the blood of fifty thousand free
ashall reddrn her streams and their DO.
+ dies shall cumber the sides OF her vet uncon-
Oucred and unconquerable mountains. Her
bm of Government is pure Democracy,
star as human government has ever vet
| beer; her manners and habits of society are
Democratic her provision for the Educa.
lion of her youth (though she has no School
Fund, and must provide wholly by direct
nSalion) is the best, we believe, that the Tn.
4 ion affords. Her rule prescribing the Quail
icalion OF Voters is correct index to her
whole political system Any male citizen
. Of the United States. twenty-one years OF
ace. who has been well behaved resident
| oflhe State for the year preceding the cleo
/ ion, is entitled 10 exercise the Right OF Suf-
inge. Itwould puzzle the most lynx.eyed
E leamer OF the land OF Warner and Ethan
s Allen to discover a stain Of Aristocracy on
Aer eScutcheon.
Very different is the case with Rhode Is.
II hnd.-The nucleus of her political system
Rnol a constitution framed by the Represen-
nlycs Of her People, but Charter granted
" British King, which she resolutely re-
uses to change or supersede There is no.
Ding reprehensible in this if the form OF
Government imposed thereby were not at
ua balfa century behind the age in which
We live But here lies the evil 1t might
mcoureous 10 denounce the system of
,ngher State as short-sigh,ed narrow alb
ud and arisocratic; we will merely say
hat it is radically opposed to what we I'M
ttsand and esteem as True Democracy
No man is allowed to vote who does not
own freehold within the State worth at
east SlS4 No provision is made for the
support Of popular Education. The res; is
Ike unto this. During the last few years,
yiie what is in party parlance termed De-
rrncy was largely in the ascendant, siren
wls Efforts have been made to form pop
OAR and republican Constitution. 1t was
lin vain, however. Not one-fifh Of the
eers could be induced to vote a Reform
K Ticket A year ago, such Ticket was
hmed, when there was no party contest TO
sTe as pretext for casting votes against it.
Ihelicke received some five hundred votes,
State, tha. can cast eight thousand
INJECT then, the hope of reform seems TO
he yielded to despair, A revolution in
hauIude Of parties has taken place, how
PER and Rhode island has in consequence
ser read out of the Democratic Fold
lat we may presume, is dispensaiion not
lS very affecting, but that il may be
Aae with Christian forttude. II she had
'r been in any proper sense Democratic
many sense but the binding nonsense
Mprgon of pariy-her lapse would be
s hmentable and marvellous. But in
Nh she is just as Democratic now as ever
vas-thai, is no, all Her party att-
IS one dictated by sense OF her own or
National interests. Ii has nothing to do
10 The fundamental principles of Govern
|nt
Another case Massachusetts and Virgin.
nave been regarded as the especial Rep.
Snallves respectively of Federal and De-
EI'lc principles-the flag ships of the
eanadas. SO far as regards the party
S0ns of the first thirty years existence
! 'HFederal Constitution, they undoubted-
we're So Times have changed since
II pand States have changed with them ;
= our remark apply to the time when they
!. a" Inc head OF the two great contend
\ F7Ies. That vitality important qpes-
d ''Ided them is undoubted But was
N"0 Democracy at the bottom Of this dill
%eF Neither of them is or ever was
: Ie9ocratic as Vermont, which in the
Eu parties was found sometimes with
!, Se and then with the other Turn to
constitution Of Virginia Not only is
al ~ 'hererecognised and established
10 aveiH Whether right or wrong, is IN
gOle with real Democracy-but free
en instead OF free-souls; land instead oil
Hm 10 snbdue and the heart to defend
made the basis of the Right OF Stuff
onI How Democratic this is, the reader
sal pG,se and where this principle pre-
'oeIe are always more like it. Al
Et u 1850 in Virginia. A man is allow
y .'Ue Tor Delegates in as many Counties
oHhs real estate in while he who
uOae cannot vote at all. We speak oil
ero ''a as she was during the thirty years
Dor 'r q was regarded as the slandard-bear'
ale prmocracy Her new Constitution
S@y modified some features OF her
y though the last named still exist
!. u sM OF primogeniture, or unequal be-
Y. |rLN OIL nrnnertu and other ADVANTAGES