Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-02-17
P o L | T | c. AL.
A VOICE FROM THE OLD DEMO.
CRATIC RANKS.
POLITICS OF THE DAY. INTERESTING
CORRESPONDENTS

CORRESPONDENCE.
WiscAssET, 18th Jan. 1640
To the Hon. JOHN HOLMES,
DEAR oiR--From an acquaintance with you
since Inc commencement of your public career
| have taken the liberty to address you OH sub
Ject which | consider involves the political wei
iare, II not the salvation of this country. Were
my inquiries dictated by personal considerations
onIy such motives must find a common grave
with me IN very few years at farthest, Ms must
soon be beyond the reach of those injuries, which
the present despotic administration is now inhict-
ing on The enterprise and industry of the people.
nave lived to see the first great struggle of my
country for liberty and life against British oppres-
sion. And have lived to contribute my humble
share, in the establishment OF Republican princi-
plies in this State under THOMAS JEFFERSON, one
OF whose earliest supporters claim to he; and
10 sustain whose measures, prior TO, and during
the late war, | cheerfully sacrificed an ample
fortune as Is well known to those who suffered
with me. To pass over the many struggles of
that period, TO sustain sound democratic princi.
Piles in which you and were fellow aborers, and
which the limits of this letter will not permit me
to discuss come to the first great change Of
those principles which had governed the admins.
Iration of Jefferson. in 1928, when the friends
OF General Jackson saw fit to place my name OH
the list of candidates fol their Electoral College,
had londly hoped that the great landmarks of
Democracy would be preserved and am un-
willing even now, to believe that had Gen. .Jack-
sons first cabinet been composed of different
men, the present wretched condition 9th, coun-
try would not have been produced.
II Is an Old fashioned proverb, TINT when
"rogues fall out honest men have their rights"
During the cabinet quarrel of 1880, between J C.
Calhoun, the thon Vice President, and Martin Van
Buren,. General Jacksln's Secretary of State and
privy counsellor, Mr.. Calhoun says in letter to
General Jackson, dated Fort Hill, 25th August,
| 1880, =" 1t affords to my mind conclusive proof,
that you had permitted your feelings to be aena-
ted by the drtful movements of those, who have
made you the uictim of their intrigue, long before
this correspondence commenced.' Now this
correspondence commenced in January 27h
1929, it follows, that General Jackson must have
been tue victim Of an intrigue prior TO the inull-
guratlon. In justice to my opinion of General
Jackson, as here expressed, have referred you to
this correspondence ms proof, that the disastrous
experiments on the currency of the nation were
first suggested by his secret and drifM advisers,
with u view to their own self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, by
commencing series of financial operations, cal
cuated to form the administration into monied
ariStocracy, on the ruins of the mercantile class
of the community. And this opinion is confirmed
by the recent message of MIR. Van Buren, great
part OF which is occupied in the daring and rech-
less attempt to force on the people of this country
an "OFFlCE HOLDERS BANK" under the
"Ohce holders bank" will, indeed, render the
Treasury " Independent" of the people, because
ii places The Treasury beyond the reach ofthe peo-
pie. One would think the downfall of the repub
lie was nigh at hand, when our Chief Magistrate
in his pulIv2t essage, Inns the hardhooh O quote
twenty ro'out Of the twenty seven corrupt gov
ernments of foreign countries as examples for
this republic 10 follow; and that too in one 1T
their most hideous features of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
manner OF grasplng the purse strings of people
grooming under the burdens of their task masters
As well might the President have told us, that be-
cause in % out OF II of those countries, it was
the custom Of their c6fccrs Of government to hold
the gold dnb Si'rer OF the people in their own
Golfers; and thus riot and fhtten on those they
rob--we, too must adopt this kind of Independent
Treasury, by following their example If the
analogy were carried on; 10y the same reasoning,
it would 10 low, that because % out OF q foreign
countries have II KING, we must have one too
! But gladly turn from this dark aud dreary
aspect of the present state Of things, to the bright
and cheering prospect before u.s. To that Divine
protection which has saved this country from so
many threatnng calamities, | look with conf
dence for change of our present ,oiiy aud dam
gerous administration. With such views, and
with the recollection that you served several years
in the Senate of the United States with GENER-
AL HARRISON, permit me to reques; of you
all the information you possess Of his qualifica-
tons for the high station which in my opinion, he
| is destined to fill.
If, after consulting friends, you should deem
the publication of This correspondence in any way
productive of public good, you will please signify
your consent. Perhaps those unacquainted with
my motives in this respect, may suspect me OF the
vanity Of age. My answer to such is, in the LAM
guage of II distinguished writer, "This is not the
language of vanity. IT ! am vain man, my graf
iication lies within a narrow circle" But mar
row us that circle must he, may heaven extend it
10 the time when shall behold change in the
present disastrous, runous policy OF this admins
tralon.
Your obedient servant,
| MOSES CARLTON