Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-08-04
STRANGE HALLUCINATION

STRANGE HALLUCINATION
Ma EDroR. notice thatone of the Locofoco papers
printed in Burlington, very gravely inquiries Why
are the Democracy in the minority in the State of
Vermont!" and then proceeds 10 assert, tha, Yer.
mont is not prosperous under her Wing adminstra-
ton while her sister States have maIerapid advan-
ces in wealth in prosperity and influence. He also
says that her young men are compel d to emipra,s
to more favored States, where their enterprise Will be
encouraged and their industry rewarded"
Vermont, embracing for the most part. a sober in
telligent and vlruous people, it is not strange that
Loco Foco-Democracy, should be in the minority
and that minority will grow less and less as its prn
clpes and purposes are criticised and known
large majority CT the People of Vermont are the od-
voca,es Of Law and Order while Loco Focosm feeds
upon broken Constitutions, and violated Laws. II
gorges itself, as has opportunity by devouring the
rights of the sober and intelligent classes. But It
meets with too keen Jealousy, and too whitening
look, from the Wing Democracy of our patriotic State
to successfully make It's inroads upon Its dsor-
gaming and destructive doctrines are rebuked tho
passes among our mountains fortified against its
entertainments; and is off with its herses; its
free (alas British monopoly uade doctrines its
Fanny Wrightsm; its slave holding, and an,i.,aritF
coalition These, the Editor may learn, are some of
the plain reasons, why his sort Of Democraey is sin
varably" in the minority in this State
But 1t seems that the sage Editor of the Demo-
crat, has made a new and important discovery. He
has found out that Vermont, under her Wing admin
istraton, and forsooth by reason thereof has been
tumbling into Bankruptcy" "whle her sister
States in the West have made rapid advances in
wealth, prosperity and influence" l do not, tho
reader will understand, intend to nsinua,e in the
slightes. manner that the sharp sighted Editor of the
Democrat literally intended to coin falsehood with
which to feed his patrons but rather that he found
it more useful TO his purpose, 10 be able to forget
than tell the truth.
| What are the facts In 1910, under the admins.
tration Of Martin Van Buren,, the Great Prototvpe.
and God Father Of Loco Focoism and consequently
the highest authority 10 the Democrat, we get the
following returns, comparing the prosperity of Yer,
mont with these highly tarored States of the West
"where young men have been compelled TO emf.
gra:e, that their industry might be rewarded" lie,
1t be remarked, that Vermont is the only State in the
Union, that has been uniformly whig she has ACHE
we'd for herself the and fame of the starr tina
never sets' She alone has escaped soaring, at
some period other, from the msruo of her political
opponents; while near every other state, has, been
either in the furnace, or burnt over by the dcyournc
element. But to the returns and first let us com.
pare the Indebtedness of Vermont under her "inyari-
able" Wing rule, with that Of his highly favored
Western States; which, for the most part have been
steadily pulling in the traces of the Party" since the
appointment of Andrew jackson the Presidency m
1929; not overlooking the State of Pennsylvania, tbs
very backbone OF Jacksonlsm.