Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-01-10
THE PROSPECT

49, AteOoA IN
The Wing candidates for President and
Vice President are now fairly in the field. We
commence the campaign with brighter pros.
poets Of success than we have known for s,,n.
time. The different branches of The WI
party, or in other words, the friends of IN. d;S
ferent prominent men who have beretofo,.
been talked of for the Presidency, now weld ali
their personal preferences, and rally sround,h.
standard of the Hero of the West For n.
good Of the country they unite and in un;on
there is strength. While the whig, remained
divided in their choice of candidates. weconld
notreascnably expect 10 succeed the division
served to swell the number of votes Of the to.
ry candidates. Some men who have no p,,-
ticular principles Of their own, are influenced
in casting their votes by araiiibiiifv. thev
choose TO be on the popular side, and will VOTE
for candidate who appears 10 have the rte,,.
est chance OF success. But we trust there are
voters enough in the United States, who pro.
TESS sound Democratic principles, to elec,
HARRISON and TYLER, by large majori,ies.
Our country has long groaned under the mis-.
rule OF those in power. They have tinkered
with the currency until they have DESTROYED
the confidence Of the people; they took The
government into their hands with sound and
uniform currency, and as people, we were in
The height OF prosperity. Now, where are we,
The broad basis upon which our monetary az
fairs stood--the confidence Of the public ba,
been shaken TO its very center. When our ru-
iers have made one bad move, instead Of re-
forming, they again plunge into wild, un,ried.
and visionary experiments" We have had
experiment upon experiment : 'humbue' at.
ter 'humbug,' until the people are beginning 10
feel IN good earnest the necessity of taking the
responsibility" from the shoulders of such
men as Andrew Jackson, or those who so de.
votedly follow in bis Footsteps" The cry il
from Maine 10 Georgia--we must have rulers
who will regard the interests of the people. We
can no longer be humbuged a democratic peo-
pie cannot submit to have rulers who make one
rule for Observation-Disclosures for their cons,t.
uents. "Rags for the people-gold for the Of.
fee holders, "is doctrine not to be swallowed;
the "spoils" party must learn lesson a, the
hands Of those whose interests and rights they
have disregarded.
A reform is demanded-and we must have
il. William Henry Harrison-, friend of
his countryside peoples friend, must be plae-
ed at the helm Of government We would not
be Too sanguine of success we do not wish to
deceive our readers with false and delusive
dreams, when there is no prospect of success.
But for ourselves, we are Of the opinion that
The days Of Van Burenism, alias locofocoism,
are numbered. The Harrisburg Convention
has by its acts, the unanimity ofits memben--
the determination and zeal there manifested,
placed the Wings in strong position. We
begin TO discover light. The dark cloud which
has so long hung over the wing party is about
70 move, and leave us clear sky. Then we
rust the sun prosperity will shine upon our
and, and we shall return TO prosperous times.
Those who sponge out the substance Of our
national treasury, Cor private and political pur-
poses, will have leave TO retire.
Is there a true Democratic Wing who will
low despond7 Let US on to the rescue, and
prove ourselves yet the friends of republican
sun. ALL HANDS UPON DECK! The Locofoeo
Tessel must be captured.