The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-06-18
VAN BUREN, DEMOCRACY.

VAN BUREN, DEMOCRACY.
The. grave assumptions set forth by the
leaders Of the present administration par
" would excite only smile, were it not
/ that they are misleading thousands into
the belief that they constitute the real de-
mocracy oflhe country. There are many
who look no farther than the name, and
seem to take for granted that those who
are loadest and the most boisterous in
proclaiming themselves to be democrats,
must ofnecessity be such. But they are
deceived. Even. Mr. Van Buren, once
ranged himself with the sederals,s in his
opposition 70 Mr. Madison, and it was not
until after he saw that it would be for
his interest, and that he was sacrificing
his popularity in opposing Mr. Madison,
thathe came over on the other side. He
was also found in the opposition against
General Jackson, in 1924. And how was
1.-THE became the favorite of the old chief
afterwards Why, like the fox, he
watched for favorable opportunity in
which lie. could ingraiiate himself into the
favor Of the lion hearted Jackson. This
opportunity offered during the great cabi-
netfanily quarrel, in which General Jack
sonlinsisted that the wives and daughters
of the members of his cabinet should as.
sociatet with Mrs Eaton, after they had
given some potent reasons against it. It
Is well known that this epetticoat affair"
broke up the Cabinet, tina: Mr. Van Buren,
justified General Jackson in the course
he took, and from that time he became
fayorite at the. White House, aud was
henceforward to be considered as good
Jackson democrat as any other. But has
he lived up to the principles of demoera.
cy since be protested to be democrat!
His acts show that he has not. The de-
Tnocracy Of the country requires an eco
nomical expendituretof money on the part
Of the Executive. During the first three
years Of Van Buren's administration the
expenses Of Government amount to more
than the expenditures Of any other pre-
sident for eight years, which can be
proved from public documents. Is this
,reading in the, footsteps of him who
was elected with view of carrying out
s.'s.retrenchment and reform q
One Of the most essential features of
democracy arrays itself uncompromising-
ly against Strengthening the government
orslessening the power Of the people,. It
was this principle that awakened the fears
of the democrats while the question of
adopting the Constitution was under dis
c:ission, lest the federal party should
award too much power to the Executive
branch Of tile government. But as was
then feared, the power has ever since been
stealing from the many to the few
and this has been emphaticalIy the case
during the last few years.
Mr. Van Buren, has staked his political
existence on, the success Of the sub-trea-
sury scheme "a scheme which, as far as
pecnniary influence can go land all know
the acknowledged strength of that in
fnence) will give him the control overall
the receivers and disbursers of public
moneys, from the embryo village post
ma upt the Secretary Of the Trea.
sury, and these tens Of thousands will in
their turn influence those around them.
Thus, with the purse of the nation at his
entire control. who does not see and feel
that fears may honestly be entertained by
those who wish well to their country !? 1t
is not mere matter of honest principle
that urges Mr. Van Buren, to 'insist on sad
ding shis dangerous measure on the peo-