The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1838-08-14

| pie themselves but only those who grow rich upon
the spoils OF the peopo;-the ''blanks, paper
and twine' men; lhese according To the Globe are
the only true democracy; these are the bone and
sinew the country: these the chosen and the
favored, the political elect who alone are worthy
OF confidence or respect, and to the promotion of
whose interests all other considerations are to be
sacrificed.
Hence it is that when the account Of any poti-
cal assemblege is contained in the Globe, under
the imposing title of "Great Democratic meeting ;"
"vast assembage ofthe Democracy or some SINH
lar standing title, 1t will be found upon examina-
lion, that all the persons who took lead in the
matter The presidents, secretaries, orators, &c are
all Office holders! This thing is even carried so far
that in defiance Of all decorum, and of the spirit If
not Of the letter of the federal constitution, all the
"Dem0crdtic' caucuses and conventions for the
nomination of Stale officers, are composed in the
same way, out of federal. Office holders? Indeed
we may safely state il fact that there is not
single prominent advocate of the administration
throughout the country who is not either office
holder or candidate for office. These Globe
democrats" according to the play among children
''shut their eyes and open their mouths. They
shut their eyes with the most fixed pertinacity TO
the suerings of the peoples they open their mouths
and having opened them for this purpose they keep
them open, like young robins in gaping expectancy
OF such ut bits of treasury pap may chance drop
into them.
To such base use, the best name may come! The
democracy ofthe United States The phrase sounds
WE'LL Who would suppose that by this well SCUM
ding phrase Is signhed only lnlle aristocracy of
some fifty thousand Office holders;- servants of the
people, who are determined to turn themselves into
the peoples masters to retain their offices, in spite
of general odium, and in the split of Mr. Cambre-
leng, "o carry out their iavorte project in spite of
the peoples lamentations"
b ut Gnluckily for the Globe, though luckily for
the people, "our institutions" in ''immncnt
danger" The "democraoy of numbers" has rebel
led against 'We" democracy ofofice holders. The
democrats in fact, have risen against the democrats
in name. This is the struggle which is now going
on. Ii is not u struggle, as the Globe would repre-
sent it, between the people and the banks; for the
people and the banks are, and always have been,
very good friends. 1t is n struggle between pro-
higate and corrupt band of Office holders, who in
pursuit of the spois, and wholly intent upon the
promotion of their own private interests, have
reckessly sacrificed the public convenience, and
made shpwreck of the public prosperity. This is
the struggle. This is the contest. Whether this
band % Iolitic0l adventures who have openly pro-
fessed the most proAigate principle s.-whose ignor-
ance and incapacity arc oG!y to be equaedb by their
total lack of public vir,ue-by whose rule The coun.
try has been cursed for the last nine years;wheth
err these shall be longer continued in power,
or whether the administration o! affairs shall be n
trusted to ADLER and more honest hands;-this is the
question; and this is question upon which, we
apprehend, the people, ''the democracy OF num-
bers," will be found more than match for The de-
mocracy OF office holders. The Globe has good
reason TO lament aud sob the ''mmnent dan
GER of "our institutions - Boston atlas.