Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-08-11
mo. 81.

Giles Of extravaganza amounted To sss 80
We were afraid to pay ior a billiard table for
the President to spend his precious time al.
because he had 50 many important duties TO
perform. The argumcp, used at that time will
Jingle in the ears Of tho old Jackson men when
they shall discover the lac, that two hundred
dollars have been paid In bon, money on tho
exchange OF a mahogony piano forte for one
constructed of rosewood, and that the very
rcformers who have made such an everlasting
din about tho price Of a billiard table have et-
pended moro than seventy thousand dollars of
the peoples cash for nina&eot mirrors, gold
knives; forks, spoons, rays, stars, &c, not a.
hitting, however. the bills for homming Mr.
Van Burcn's dish rags and s,rainer cloths, and
for grinding his servants knives.
Mr.. chairman; What do you understand
by the term democracy No word is perhaps
less understood than this although ii is In moro
common uso among politicians than any other.
In my opinion the foundation principle Of uuc
democracy consists in the night Of the majority
to make laws TO govern the whole. This is that
kind of democracy which has been established
and written out in the Constitution of the Uni
ted States and in the Constitutions of the sew
eral States. No man has ever been hardy O.
nough TO deny that the majority has the right
10 govern. Well, then are the men who
make such an everlasting cry about democra-
cy more democratic than the Constitution Of
the United Statesf Are they more Democrat
ic than the Declaration OF independence All,
yes; a great deal more. Van buren, democ-
racy * far more democratic than those char.
tiers ofour freedom. 1t not only toleratcs. but
J~usliies the sacking Of -four stores, the inva-
sion OF chartered rights; tie mobbing Of State
Legislatures, ana the ~,rainpling under foot
the great seals of sovereign Commonwealth
| have taken some pains to procure an accn-
rate definition of Van liurcn democracy. With
this view, have called upon a great number
of intelligent gentlemen here, from many Of
the delegations where ] thought the article
ought To DE well understood, bit no two agree
upon what it is. ] got them To wnte out their
definitions, some ofthem are as long as my
hand. A Nirginian, of course, must go through
all the doctrines of'g8. You cannot see what
IA : democracy is, unless you put do " the old
Kentucky resolutions. The distinguished
gentleman from Maine tMr. Smith, defines
democracy by a single ierm-'purity." An
other gentleman says that democracy signifies
to be in favor of the sub-troasury, although tho
entire Jackson party, with the old Chief him
self at their head, went against that measure
in the year 1884. The Globe at that day de-
nounccd il as a rank federal measure. Aho-
Their gentleman says that no man can be q
democrat unless he stands opposed to the u.
5. Bank, Notwithstanding 1t was chartered by
a democratic Congress during the ndministra-
ton of the democratic Madison in opposition
to the wishes and votes Of the iedcralisis. To
establish the last mentioned fact, ! will pre-.
sent a true analysis of the political complexion
of the votes on the bill 10 charter the Bank Of
the U. S. in 1910.