Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-07-24
The last Montpelier Waterman brings us the
following list of renunciations in
MJDDI ESSEN

Reports having gone abroad that the undersigned
have changed their political views, they deem it due
to their political character and the promotion of
TRUTH to meet these reports in this public manner
That we have ever cultivated and ardently cherished
the principles of democracy promulgated by Jefferson
Madison and Monroe, is true; and that we rendered
our support to the administration of Martin Van Blu
rem, in the hope that he would practice upon those
great and good principles laid down by the fathers
OF democracy is equally true: But when view the
manner IN which the SubTrcasury Bill has been inn
posed upon this nation, through the violation of state
rights the subservlcncy Of the executive presses and
the o!ciousness of the federal Office hoders, though
thrice rejected by the peoples and when we reflect on
the consequences this delccrious measure has had,
and will have upon the prosperity Of country, in
the reduction of the value of property and the wages
of labor, and also on the great extension of executive
power and patronage; when see the vast increase
Of national expenses which, i'll the most favorable
point of view presented by the friends of the present
| administration, is more than double that of John
| Quincy Adams, which we all thought and denounced
| as cxravagant; when we witness the neglect which
our AGRICULTURAL manufacturing and commercial inter-
ests endure, by Withholding that encouragement which
a sound and adequate currency would yield; when we
reflect upon the despotic and unfeeling language used
by the present national Incumbent in substance that
| "the people look to the government for too much
that the government will take care of ITSELF and the
people must care of themselves" when we witness
the bold attempt of the friends Of the present admins
tration, in defiance Of law and Justice to deprive the
old states Of their share in the public lands evidently
for the purpose Of securing western votcs) by cedng
to the new states all the public lands within their re-
spectve limits, on condition of their paying only one
har of the proceeds into the national treasury; and
| finally, when among many other things, we witness
the vile attempt making to perpetuatc power in the
same hands, in violation Of the great republican prin-
cple ofroaon in oiicc-candor, truth and patriotism
constran US to admit tina, we musteither abandon the
further support of Mr.. Van Buren,, must, by our
further adherence abandon our long cherished princ
Piles of democracy.
Jealousy Of executive power, was one of the first
lessons nculcaGd by republican fathers. Absolute
acquiesccncc in the will oftho majority, the vital prnc
pie OF rcpublcs-economy in the public expenses tina
labour may be lightly neutrality-suspicious. o
agriculture, and commerce, as its hand maid-wert
among those principles which, ~ the language
the ustrious Jefferson, "form the bright constellation
which has gone before and gudol steps through
an age Of revolution and reformation. They SHOULD
be the creed of our political faith--.thc text book O
civic insructionthe touch stone by which to try thu
services of those trust" We therefore announc,
our abandonment of Mr.. Van Buren,, because he hal
abandoned these great democratic principles; and w
} cordially embrace and support the nomination of VIM
Henry HARRISON because he processes these principles
and because in long life of integrity falthfulncss ant
patriotism, we have agparanty that he will carry on
the great principles of democracy We therefore
spectully submit it 10 the conscientious Judgment O
> ALL whose democracy extends TO principles 10 deter
mine who has changed
, Horace Snow, T.. T. Hill,
Jesse Flint, Jr. Orlcna Hoyt,
3 Daniel Benedict, Amos B. Johnson
Jesse Flint, Asa Warren
David Barnet, Chester Barnet
a Geo. Phelps, John Hilton,
, Samuel Barnet, Smith Barnet
Joseph Barnet,
h Mddlescx, July. lsi0
, The undersigned having been suspected ofthe Grim
Locofocoism, takes this opportunity to inform hi
friends and the public that whatever other sins he
he guilty Of he fondly hopes and trusts that he ha
been guilty of no decd which should cause SO ol
and black suspicion to rest upon him. rs that he ha
: deserted the Patriot Farmer" Harrison, and give
{ his countenance and support 10 "dandy" Van BureI
THAYER TOWNSEND.
Middlescx, July 1910.