Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-05
OUR PRINCIPLES.

Inc Democracy says Mr.. Collector
ofCustoms-a-B Boston, Bancroft in brilliant
bat most lallacious Address of q Van Buren,
State Convention 10 the People OF Massachu
sets, is the cause of Hope--of Progress
Of Reform" Mr.. Bancrolt's delineaton oil
Democracy was eloquent and iorcible thro'
out it erred only in combining that Democ.
racy TO the Van Buren, party. There are
men who at heart are true Democrats in the
Van Buren, party-we know many such, and
we like their Democracy, while we detest
the base purposes which by designing lead.
ers it is made to subserve but Democracy
is not monopolizcd by that party. There
were piops, devout men among the ancient
Pharsces but Phariseeism did not embrace
all the religion Of the age, though such was
its pretension and earnest belief Ii is Just
so in the present case. When we see a
man Wanting Of his Democracy, and stig.
matising those who think differently from
him with regard to public men or measures
as Arslocra,s, we cannot help snspectng
that his Democracy is counterfeit, but il
does not follow that all of his party must be
| like him Democracy is a Sentimental
principle--an essence and spurns all party
| lines and factious trammelings. 1t cannot
be hedged in by the devices and low arts OF
those who would make il capital TO trade
upon and a stalking horse 10 carry them in
to office. 1t is free as the winds of heaven.
Whenever we find an advocate OF Universal
Education, Universal Suffrage, and Equal
Rights secured by Equal Laws, we know
there is true Democrat, let Faction nick
name him as il may. We mean tina, with
these principles strong and warm within
him, he must be al heart Democracy. how
ever warped and perverted in his acts and
associations He may be found strangely
acting with the supporters of collossal Exec
ulvc Power. in sustaining arbitrary Vc,oes,
despotic Removals from Office, and an ex-
tension OF Patronage which the trainers OF
our Federal Government would have re-
garded with horror. He may be found
banded with those who practically exat the
| President above Congress- One man above
three hundred-chosen equally with him 10
guard the rights and advance the interests
Of the whole PROFESSIONALLY faithful. and
| sponsible-sometimes more equally capa-
Bile. He may be found lending his voice and
vote 10 measure tending TO unite the un-
limited control OF the Purse of the Nation
with that Of the Sword. and putting both in
the hands ofthe high functionary who. with
his present control over the hopes and fears,
the ambition and livelihood of fifty thousand
| ofiice-hoders, and his own unrestricted re-
eligibility, is already invested with ia, more
of the substantial attributes OF kingly power
than are the sovereigns OF Liberal Europe.
All this is possible-not that these acts in
themselves can be Den,ocralic-fa from ii
they are the reverse. the deadly baue OF
lntk IL =.
perfect and human iudgmen, iallible The
heart is often in the right place, when the
head is clouded or pervered-We have
known men the worshipp.rs-uay. idolaters
--of the greatest despot the world ever knew,
who were yet themselves in. heart Rcppbli-
cans - - -'-
But true Democracy is The cause OF Hope
and we hope with it. We hope yet TO see
the day, when thro'out our fair land every
child shall be educated, and every man fully
guaranteed not only the nominal rights per.
tanning to him as man and the equal OF any
man, but the knowledge which shall enable
him TO exercise those rights wisely and for
the highest good Of the whole People. We
hope, through the wider extension and more
perfect application the great Democratic
principle oil SelfGovernment, TO see Error,
Vice and Misery 10 great measure exiir-
patcd from the land, and every man recog-
nized and regarded as the equal Of the most
fortunate Of his fellow men. Such are the
just results of the Democratic principle, and
we hope every year may hasten their
achievement.
The Democracy is the cause of Progress
Its sympalhies and exerlions are given 10
Schools, Colleges Lyceums, Railroads, Ca
nails, and whatever may improve the intel
lectual. moral or physical condition of man.
1t rejoices in every addition to the mass of
human knowledge. human comforts, or hui.
man resources. II stops not TO triggle about
small scruples of petty distractions Its
motto is that OF the great Bacon, Fruit
Progress in every good, isa law of its being
True Democracy is eminently the
cause Of Reform. Il is the deadly foe OF
Corruption, Of Peculalion, of overwhelming
Executive Patronage, and office holders
managing and debating in elections. Ofall
the monsirous violations of the Democratic
principle, the spectacle Of an army of Office
holders watching over and directing the po-
itical movements of the People. packing the
jury which is to investigate their fidelity and
honesty, and iampering with lis judgement,
is most outrageous, Democracy insists TO
a tribunal and. to this end that il be utterly
freed from all selfish and personal infuen-
ces. II will yet vindicate this principle in
the utter discontinue Of those who resist it.
Such is the Democracy which we adyo-