The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-07-02
PRETENsIoNs OF "THE VAN buren, DE-
MOCRACY

1-MOCRACX.
The plan ofJhe ensuing e!ectioneering campaign
seems to have been long settled with the van pu.
rem party. II was clearly indicated by tne Gouiso
of legislation for effect, which was so Proiusey w
dertaken at the last session OF the
subjects of banks and banking. Three prominent
ob;scts seem TO claim the attention OF the admins
tration party in this state. H. Va H.
l. To make the people believe tnat me van nu
ran marty otherwise the administration party, W hich
dstino ~ took and avowed the name OF Jacksonan,
IN The administration of j. @ Adams is the iden.
,ical Republican party which gained the ascenden-
Nv in This State in the year 1901 and kept it so long
NJ The lines of demarkation between the republican
and federal parties were distinguishable with the
exception Of the elections of 1908, 1913 and 1914
9. That banks are an unqualified evii--and that
they owe their origin and existence TO the wing
party. =.
g. The third attempt is to magnify every man
and every movement of the party so arrogantly
called "The Democracy" by claiming victory in
elections. however the result may be-and swelling
to a multitude, every convention held by the party,
and by propheoying smooth things, and mighty gains
IN the elections come, to the intent that it may
be believed that The people are with the admin
istration.
There see ms TO be, with some OF the presses of
the party, desperate jesuitism, practising entirely
upon the principle that the end justhes the means,
that il is desirable that Vermont should be Van
Buren, State, and that matters little in what man.
ner this contamination is brought about, 30 1t be ef
the history Of the Legislation Of this State and
brought to bear Upon present times and present
parties, when every one, at all acquainted with the
events cited, knows full well, that the premises
laid down and the conclusions drawn from them,
are as foreign as it would be to infer that the late
pressure IN the money market was owing to the
French revolution OF 1892 An instance OF this
kind occurs IN an article now in circulation, taken
from the Windham County Democrat, respecting
petition for bank at Windsor which was not
granted. The bill, il seems, passed the House OF
Representatives, but was rejected by the Council
Tho House, it should be remembered, was thor
oughy republican, the majority of il was the party
which the Van Buren, men assert to be the very
same party claimed by them, to be "!he Democra-
ey' of these days, and the drift and intent OF the
article is prove this identity, and yet, the history
Of the event shows that the bill was passed by
republican house. But the bill was rejected by the
Council. OF that venerable body, whose names
are given in the article, every one, who survived
TO the days Of Gen Jackson, was opposed to his
admin israton-no one Of them belonged to the
modern democracy, any one may see, whe was
acquainted with tho men and will examine the ar
,cie. While on this topic-the identity of the re-
publican party of those days QSO3 and successive
years)-we feel warranted in asserting that great
majority OF the surviving republicans OF those days
are found in the present wing ranks. We do not
think it necessary parcnlarize by calling names,
but call the readers OF this article to recollect
for themselves. Call to mind who were the repub-
iicans of those days and where you find them
now, and look at tho towns, and see whether they
have experienced Any Rssa, chanees Of +" i IS
the repubicanism of thirty years since. The town
of Woodstock in those days, carried about the
same proporonabs majority Of repub lean votes
that it Does in these days, of viii votes. The
County of Windsor was the strong hold of the re-
publican party, as it is now of wing principles a
little observation will convince any one, that the
parry which commenced as the Jackson Party, pro,
fessed &c retrenchment and reform" and practised
prodiga ity and extravaganza to such degree that
they have been obliged, like rogues, leaving the
penentiary, to change their name, have no claim
to identity with the old republican party ofVermont
and like the ass who stole the lions skin and threw
it over him, that he might inspire terror and carry
influence among the herds, as the king OF beasts {,
the long ears, which peer up Trough tho disguise
they assume, show themselves to be the ass stl
they but the Jackson party, the advocates OF
veto power, the only despotc feature in our const
tuition in the stolen garb of republicanism -Wood-
stock Mercury.