Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-26
QUESTIONS OUT OF A POLITE
CAL CATECHISM

profess
Answer. Sir, l am a Democrat
~ In what does your democracy con.
sist ~"
A. TO be allthings Fat timesl to all
men" To advocate the establishment and
utility OF a National Bank in 1916, and re.
pudlate il in 1923. To oppose a Sub. Tres
snry in 1894, and TO land il to the skies in
1851 10 advocate the democracy Of Au.
gust and September, 1897, as declared
and espounded by the Albany and New
York republican committees, and to adyo
cate what it has declared and expounded to
be by the republican committees in Decem
Der, 1887, after the Loco Focos (Which were
I'LL then the tail end of oil parties, as pro-
nounced by the Globe and Argus,) were ad-
United into our ranks.
e. What, then, is your definition Of
Loco Foco2
A. The present definition is equivalent TO
democrat Before this was found out by
Van Buren, to be the case, we called them
Agrarians, Fanny Wright men, Iniidels
Radicals, Fiour-barrel party, &c, but Mr.
Ming and Mr. Slamm. and their associates
satisfied MIR Van Buren, they were the true
Democratic party, and therefore, the Con-
servatlves were turned out of the party.
q What do you mean by Conservatives?
A. mean a party that supported Van
Buren, for President through thick and thin,
and afterwards would not obey his orders TO
O. What do you mean by the Sub Urea.
surg system :.
A. mean a system that would concen-
traie the whole money pow er with the sword,
in the hands of the Executive. aud ruin all
the banks-a power that would enable the
Executive TO accumulate patronage and
power 10 an extent that would perpetuate
him and us in office.
q. thought the Constitution gave Con
gress the power Of regulating the Treasury
/ A. So il did, according 10 It's ancient con
struclon, but we found shorter way, thai
is, ITO cons,rue the Constitution as we un
ders,and it.'' And surely the party can on
" understand il in such manner as il shall
best answer the good Of the party. Ask MIR
Bu,ler-the former. mean the present At
torney General of the United States til Sep
lem6er-whether this is not the true defni
ton and Mr.. Butler is certainly the bes
expounder OF Constitutional law we have ev
er nau IN TINS country.
@. Is then the Constitution TO be so con
s,rued as TO subserve only the interests o
The party!
A f,srfuinlv
c. Has not the country at large some
thing 10 say about this affair ?
' A. The country at large has nothing t
do with It, We, the democracy and The eour
+, try 10 its proper and Legitimate sense.
u q. In what dictionary do you find you
: definition ?
A. Ia no dictionary. We want no sue
{, trash as Webs,ers. Walkers, or Johnson
Il dictionaries. They were all rank arlst'
II Gratis, and that is enough for the true demo-
racy
s. q DO you bold to the doctrine tina; It
J. democracy of numbers, or as ii. Bieek'
g quain,ly calls it, King numbers, is the TT,
IS test Of republican country as to what II
"a people want and ought have
N A. 1t was once the opinion when o
o. party was in The majority, but ii has sin
'e been exploded.
re q. Why so2
C. A. " observation-disclosures 1t is rath
~ now an announcement doctrine.
OF q. Please explain
W "A. wen, II tue Uuth ii"o' O"N ~
r. lost already twenty States in the recent Ell
ne tons, and we are confoundedy afraid II
U. we shall lose the remaining SIX. We M
by incline to the opinion that the " minority
IRE numbers" should govern
on q. DO you consider Presidents
ms ers and opinions 10 be always definite
re- conclusive upon the party
:. A. Certainly, so long as he PROBES
hat our democracy.
the q. VIVA, 90 you consider the Bible
'ay your democracy
en- A. The Globe and Argus.
to @. Do you believe all they say4
lee A. Certainly.
Ses. @ But when they contradict themse'
as how do you then manageY
EAR q. We take their last assertions 10
ties, The true democracy. We follow in this
Let Revised Statutes, land remember Mr.
the Ter was one of the Reyisors,) the last eli
} to OF section shall prevail"
'hat q. Good day, sir, | may ask you.
? haps at another time few more ques'l'
A. shall answer them with great
nee, sure.
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III FIRES IN BURLINGTON VT
inns Green Mountain House and stables wer
ana tire!y consumed by fire on the night o.
few on.L' Al, Alec on the NIGHT of the 7th