Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-08-09

When candidate is presented TO the free
men for election to an Office, his qualifications
and character for honesty and capability, and
political consistency, become proper subject
OF enquiry and remark. The questions, ';iIs
he honest ~ Is he capable 2" are of the highest
importance. If he is found deficient in the
former, the freemen should discard or reject
him whatever may be his talents. And more
especially when candidate presents himself
for Office protesting the highest regards for
"equal rights and equal laws" the disinterest-
ed friend ofthe people, a lover of the peoples
rights purely for the peoples sake; in short,
none other than a pure "Jeffersonan Republi-
can Democrat" it is peculiarly proper to com
pare his high sounding professions with his po-
liiical act and doings and if we find them
greatly at variance, we must conclude that he
is either dishonest or deluded, and therefore,
unworthy the support and confidence of free
men. We should bear in mind at all times,
that there are hypocrites in politics as well as
religion and that SO far as the affairs Of this
world, merely, are concerned, the political hyp-
ocrite is by far the most dangerous Not doubt
ing the propriety of these promises, let us pro-
coed to compare the avowed political prnci-
Piles Of Mr.. C. X. Field, one of the Van Buren,
candidates for Senator, with his political acts
and dongs. The principle which Mr.. Field
processes to make the rule of his political con-
duct, is defined in the papers of the Van Buren,
party, in the following quotation:
"The democratic principle."-" 1t is noble
10 its origin, for it is born of the Christian re-
ligionit is exalted in its purposes, for il seeks
The greatest good of all mankind. The foun-
dation of justice, it is no respecior Of persons
but lis protecting wing, like the dew of heav-
en, falls equally upon ALL II is the foe OF
despotism in every shape, and is the friend OF
freedom every where 1t is freedom itself.'
Here then, we have the " Democratic prin-
ciple" which Mr. Field has so often proclaim
ed 10 be his rnle of political action. He has
frequently lold us in the "Democrat," Col
which he is understood to be the principal Ed
itor, that he has NOT failed constantly TO call
the attention of his readers TO first princi-
ples.n And in the last No. of that paper he
says that, g whatever may be the result of the
election in this county or state, we care more
for the triumph Of principle than men," etc
achieve victory by sacrifice of principle as
our political opponents do would be no victory
for u.s." What lofty and disinterested patriot
ism II seems then, that the principles Of the
Wings in the opinion Of Mr.. Field, are too sa
cred to be sacrificed for the sake of Victory
Notwithstanding he has labored so hard to max,
the readers of the "Democrat" believe tina
they are of the old Hartford Convention ian,
most detestable) stamp.
The admission however is accidental AM
will Of course be corrected in his next paper.
But this is a depression we will pursue n
farther.
Lelus seriously ask every man acquainte
with Mr.. Field, what acts Of his life, they cal
point out which furnish the slightest evidenc
ibathe possesses millionth part of The Low
of1ustice, and diffusion Of beneyolence, impli
ed in the " democratic principle" which h
processes to take as his guide Is il apparen
in his political ambition, and insatiate thirs