The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-06-25
From the Rutland Herald.
WING PRINCIPLES.

The Van Buren, editors charge the wings win
having no fixed principles, and that al they are
aiming at 10 to pull down the present admlnistraon,
get themselves into power and then 10 introouoo
the old federal principles ..
p Though 1t would seem hardly necessary to relnte
these absurd premises, yeti - NOT uoup'ea .,,a.
there are yery ma nv honest, well meaning people
who may in their ardor to support their party, mar
Dor such preposerous ideas. The truth is, they do
examine into the mater enough TO discover al,
the CROOKS wndings and devices OF " the party.
Hence il will BIO attempted, in very brief manner
TO undeceive these misguided, good people.
In the outset, we may say tho Wings have well
established principles, founded upon the only basis
that sustain this great nation in Its primitive
purity Those principles are based upon the
Federal Constuon--the sacred charter of our lib
critics and Independence. Ia thus upholding this
invaluable instrument they necessarily keep in
view The collateral governments, the States and
state rights, which are secured by it, They have
no political creeds which not based upon this
eya' "A'0n' S"e'' an'n0r Out to De more 'Sp''
They believe IN sustaining the national Judiciary
as established by the Constitution and laws of the
United States
They believe that any effort to ALLEVIATE one por-
slon of the people of the United States from the
other and to the ties which bind them togeth-
er, is reasonable, and ought to frowned upon most
severely by every friend to his country. ,.,. y
They believe that it belongs to Congress TO regu-
late the currency of The United States. They also
believe that limited number of private banks in
each State, founded specie basis, and well
guarded against frauds and corruptons are not OBJ
ectionable. ...
They believe that vested rights and privileges
ought to be held sacred and invIolate.-provided
they keep within their chartered privileges, and that
incorporated bodies of men associated together for
doing business to limited extent, and we'll guarded
have great tendency TO encourage enterprise and
accelerate the growth and prosperity of nation.
They believe that when their public agents usurp
and abuse the power vested in them by their offices
they ought TO be forthwith impeached and div ested
Of tho uust reposed in them
They believe that mob laws vnch-l laws, and all
fhn liz pHudf itU u0hf
10 be put down with heavy hand.
They believe that strict regard to economy in
the administration of the affairs Of this COVER ent
is cardinal principle, which, if lost sight of,
greatly endangers all our highly priced privileges,
both civil and religious. - a.. ......l -t. -
They believe that the diffusion OF intelligence
and knowledge form one of the prominent safe
gurds to republic. '''i -
They believe in the purity of the elective fran
chise, and that any improper influence by brides,
fraud corruption, ought 10 meet with merited
punishment. f.".. t...
They believe that the 'old federal party at the
close of the last disbauded itself, and its mem
beers are now mingled promscuousy with both the
present parties, and that the materials and causes
which divided the two great parties then vanished
in measure with that conflict
They believe, if there is any real aristocracy in
this country it exists less in both parties,
and it is probable that those who clanor about
it possess the greatest share b.
They believe that whoever attic mpts TO excite the
preindices of the rich against the poor the poor
against the rich, deserves the severest rebnke and
that probably in country under heaven did there
ever exist less feelings Of this kind than in our
own.
In ine-They believe, whether the present rul-
ing dynasty OF this country is removed not, that
unless some of the prominent evils are removed,
which have been brought upon it by SCI les of
usurpatIons and blunders that our national degra-
dation and ruin must be the ultimate result.
''Siill one thing mCre, fellow citizens, aoise and
frugal g0yernment, which shall restrain men from
nuring another; 81 leave them otherw Use free to
regulate their pursuits Off dusry and improve
meni and shall not take from the mouth of labor
the bread il has earned. This is the sum Of good
government. "-Jeferson's Inaugural Address
Well, dear reader-this is Thomas Jefferson s
idea of good government, and of good demo-
cratic government, presume suppose one
should draw the contrast between such govern
ment, and government that is, and hns been for
ten years. For instance: its wisdom and frugality
has heen shown by disregardng the lessons of for
ner experience, and by running up it's expenditures
from ID to 40 millions. II has left the people per.
fectly "frce to regulate their own pursuits" but
taken especial care SO TO weaken public credit and
confidence that every pursuit, by turns, has failed
more or less. 1t has not taken bread from the
mouth Of labor exactly, but in tho series Of pancs
and pressures and failures which il has produced, il
has prevented thousands from getting bread enough
10 put into their mouths. -Watehman.
THE CONTRAST.