Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-06-12
Communication.
TO The Hon. c. 7. T0N Ness.

" INV
Goth ult. find an address delivered by you
on the 10Th, before the convention at Wood
stock, in which you cndcavor to show that
the party who support the present admins
,ration of the general government are the
democratic party, and that irs opponents are
the federal party, and that each party main
tains its distinctive character, as in the days
of Jefferson and Hamilton and you ad-
dress yourself to the farmers and mechanics,
(thc bone and muscle of the country, as you
are pleased to call them,) and cndeavor to
excite their prejudice against merchants,
shopkeepers, brokers, &C., of whom, you
say, the whig party is almost entirely COM
posed. Now sir, | am a democrat, have
always been a democrat-I am a working
man, and have always been a working man
and | am acting with the wing party in OPP
position to the administration, because l con-
slider its measures anti-republican. And here
l will observe, that in forming my opinion of
any men or class of men, l look to their acts,
and not their professionalism further, that
| hold republicanism and democracy to be
one and the same thing. And now, sir, |
will ask you to S~plain how certain acts of
the government can be republican. Is it
republican for the President to anticipate the
y of Congress, by informing them that
d certain measures, then in agitation by
eople, be adopted by Congress, they
be vetoed by him? Is it republican
Hthe right of petition to an American
NY subject, provided his petit
in respectful language? Is 1t
fFxesident of the U. States to
gress tS~keep within she 1imit
(ivc recommendation And is it
)k6llcan for a President of the U. States
q adopt the ceremonies and surround him
self with the ~luxuries of a prince? If this
"a rcpublicanism, it is not Jcflersonian re-
Alicanism. 81 am a Roman c%itizcn,'' was
reclamation of julius Cesar, when about
ibvert the liberties Of his country. 81
a democrat" cXclaims Martin Van Bu-
while endeavoring to Introduce meas
D that will destroy all that is lovely in our
republican institutions. What, | ask, have
we to DO with the opinions of Alexander
Hamilton, or the Hartford Convention OF
with the pressure of 1922 and 1924. | de-
Y, that the wing party arc endeavoring &c
nntlc principles of Hamilton, OF
were produces Ehe same causes a
That of 1910. The present dcrangcmcn
of business was %foreseen by every man at al
conversant with our institutions, as the ne
cessary consequence Of the measures of TIT
general government; therefore | hold tin
government responsible. We have nothin
to fear from the opinions of Mr.. Hamilton o
the Hartford Convention. Our danger lie
in a very different direction. 1t is from me
who profess a great regard for the people
in order to promote their own advancement
who are endeavoring to raise a polite;
whirlwind, that they may ride upon tn
storm-who endeavor to array one porto
of our country against the other, to Great
animositics between different classes of cit
zens, so that they may divert public after
. ton from themselves. Sir, with all your ia
c1fs, 1a.idf admit them to DC groat,) wit
all yaar professions of democracy, (and the
areNm1s,) you are not a democrat, for
republicans love of country embraces even
class of citizens and every inch of territory
and if he is promoted to Office by his fello
citizens, he considers himself their scrvai
and not their master and if they prefer al
other TO himself, he is satisfied to ming
with his fellow citizens, and endcavors
promote the peace and prosperity of his couI
try. 1t seems strange to me, sir, that a m;
protesting as you do, so much love for t
people, has never been known to act wi
the people and for them, except when 20
own personal interest was to be promoted
A WORKING Man
burlington, June 1910.
Tho Locofocos talk much of the true Jefferson