Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-07-23
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THE TWO PRINCIPLES

THE TWO PklNtFIES.
Two Antagonist ,s1aes,l,s are now ia fui cfsfa-
i.an Ia iss coaIsirT. involving IN their contest Tic
fair Of our dcsnocrznr republican Institutions Vac
% destructive and tho oihs1 conservative. One -
Ire tsanc4plo of e1ecuiivc supremacy. TIC oicr tie
rrDcipio u checks and hslABcts. 81 the mutual sub
urdipstion a legislative, eHfcunfc, ana luritiai
POWERS II government. Tie triumph 81 tie ilfsi
viii destroy E,effv ~ reducing TIC government 70
an iraprariicable democracy and practicable des-
tniis4n. and The triumph oi TIC second viii insure
The reign Of lbpfiy under tic isw. Ouf federal and
Stsc gusfrmaciis are now conducted upon ihc Irst
q desc pTinripcs tos those who conduct ihom, a.
well as ihoac who aspire conduct them. make the
federal government crsryffaq Tic federal and State
legislatures and iudiciaficr, nothing Tbs % OK
.fnfli6eA IN all political action ~ any part Of The
United States. the only test OF qualification for rb-
lie trust hcng preference cor executive, or
candidate or his place, and ,hc only end and occ,
Of any beng tc election OF ono or Tic other
90 me Presidency.
Our political institutions cannot endure the con-
inual and active operations Of tins destructive prn-
ciple but wil oscbtualy he swept away, 10 lee sue
recdcd by a government with the tor1s OF liberty
without us subsfdscc. with the Subsection OF mOnar-
sny .-ssssssa sUitr. 81 ic,lisu, we
can see hut one return To the conservative prin.
cipic of checks and balances tho independence Of
the Stale governments, and iho mutual dependence
Of legislative. executive and judicial powers IN each
government. State and Federal. But how is tins to
&c effected We answer. BY change Of men,
hose WHO itnN conduct Ne cntfAl AfoNcruMent.
rondnct IL on the principle OF executive supremacy,
and will no, conduct II any other. Lake the ar
mes Of Napoleon, they subject 20 a street, I'M
compromising discipline. The present grca, object
Of this great army is tn ro-cleoi Mr. Van Buren,; and
tins beng accomplished, their great object, during
the whole Of Mr.. Van Burcn's term, will be to elect
his successor. This also being accomplished, the
object during that successors first term. will he TO
Tc-cleci him, and during his second, toeoct has sue
cossor. Thus Tins p9yiy have presidential cleo
lie ham md gnAt kn xlt,f. .l
term in providing for the next In the mean
time. public interests sacrificed. treasury is
plundered, harbors deiencelcss our land
frontier " exposed, our navy Is declining, and the
foundations OF our liberties undermined 10y false
doctrines and vicious practices.
II then we would preserve Our democratic rcpub-
hcanism lin other words our libcriies) VIC MUST
Hsvn 4 CHANGE NEs,' But will this change save
ust No IL ~ medHS-nOi an end; an Instrument
not object. We must change NgS for the pur-
pose Of changing PRINCIPLES. As Nero men, Mcssrs
Van Buren,, Clay AM Harrison arc very much alike
We have no preference among them, for either
would bo dangerous under the principle of executive
supremacy and neither would be under the prin
ciple OF checks and balances. We must resior,
the latter principle. for without such restoration
nothing will be gained for liberty by change o
The people win derive 40 bcncf, from ;
change OF Pachas; for each new Pacha whoihe
Ibgihim or Mohanncd, or Musiapha, or Selm. vii
Cypress and grind like his predecessor. But the,
will profit 10y pracii al tepublicanism for practca
despoiism. for, under the former nobody can be
tyran,, while under the latter, anybody may be on,
with mpuniiy While, then, we change men, let u
bind our now men fast; for any man is "A in Tho
Presidential chair, when his hands tied ias
with the cords OF legislative and judicial power.
Blu, how shall change men 'fhe first step i
union. The elements Of opposition to prevent mis-
rule sufficient ensure lis termination, if the,
be united But whou, the sacrifice Of persona
preferences, union is impossible. Each must regar
his candidate the snallcs; obec, of his efforts -
He must act, no, for the sake OF that candidate, bu
for those principles upon which the preservation O
liberty depends. By making principles primary an
the candidate secondary, discord and defeat are in
eyitable. We therefore say to all those Democrat
republicans who would PROSTATE the reigning pnu
ciple Of executive supremacy, and Democrat
republican would refuse PROSTATE 1t, restore III
principle of checks and balances, and unite upo
men az the first means OF restoration lie, the frs
be your object, the second your instrument