Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-12-01
ROTTEN TO THE O r

P"s
to be taken from the Age, charging the To-
cofoco party with being "rotton and its lea.
ders corrupt" was published pretty ex,en.
sively throughout the Union. We believe
that the Age did not publish the sentiment as
its opinion or endorse its correctness, bu,
gave it as the opinion Of a leading Locofoco
who had taken ground agains, tho doings of
the Locofoco State convention and its nomi.
nation for Governor. A sentiment similar
to the one attributed to the Age has been
frequently expressed by many Locofoco pa
pers of much higher authority, and in much
stronger terms. Tie Alabama Journal, n
paper published at Montgomery, Ala. has
made ii small collection Of these
which we transfer to our columns, commend.
ing their attentive perusal to our readers.
If" modern democracy" should be Judged
from out Of the mouths Of many of its ablest
advocates, then the sentiment enormously at.
tributed to the Age, is far from being cor.
rect. Hear what Parke Goodwin, former
editor of the New York Evening Post, and
assistant editor Of tho New York Morning
Post Loco says of democracy and its
prominent advocates ken. Journal.
ut is Of rords not principles" he says. ",he par.
~ has talked until it has not only exhausted is breath
out isiie. What IS Il doing to carry out us princi.
ples7 What real ~ritaiityi is there in any of its iromi.
nent incasures7 What genuine manhood in uny of
It's prominent men? lsit not al this moment a GRAND
IMPOSITION and rALsEHooD! Is lit not q vast collec.
tive 0c0fh'y hr1d mn iUneton a ne%~;vr. o.l .-r,.
CHRIST 7"
That is putting the case rather strong, but
the writer processes to know.
Isaac Hill, Of New Hampshire, in his re-
cent quarrel with Blair & Rives, about the
spoils. thus puts II 10 the party which he has
so long supported -
This modern democracy ha. pu, HALF A
MILLION Of dollars in The pockets of the editors and
publishers OF the Globe, and made hundreds OF Office
holders rich but what has it done for the paor man
ana the ld6orer! What for business men? What
for The country|
Well does Isaac ask what has the Locofo.
co party done for the poor man, the laborerl
What for the country? Echo answers what,
Here are a few extracts from a late number
Of that organ Of Locofocoism, the Democrat
ic Review, which must be taken for good au-
thority. The writer Of the article in the
Review giving his opinion Of Jacksonism,
says:-
1.-THE grand maxim Of General jackson, in his ad.
nlnistrn'ion, ms ! recollect from the history Of that nd.
nh'n'strn'ion, was 'the people are sovereign-if ! gain
their sanction, il is enough.""
Again:-
He appears in his administration to have regarded
the people US ADORE The Constitution and Lans, and
to have held that he secured The highest possible sane.
ton for his acts when he had secured the popuiar op.
probation, formally or informally expressed"
Again, Ills views Of the tendency of mod.
ern democracy -
"Instead offeeling il an imperious duty to instruct
and eierdfe the mass, the tendency among us is 10 inke
our law from the mass, and to bring thought doicn
to the levi Of the narrow views, crude notions, and
the blind instincts OF the multitude. II this tendency
IS coninled and encouraged, our whole intellectual
world will become superficial and VOID, and American
life too feeble 10 be worth possessing"
His views Of the demagogues Of tho par
ty:-
"Satan, when he has an obicc, to gain, always dis
guises himself as an angel Of light so your aris,ocrat
comes 10 you. in these days and III this country, al
wnvs disguised as an ultra democrat.
The 20 ing, the ingenious, the inexperienced, should
be on their guard against these wolves in Sleeps cloth.
ing. and not through deceit he led TO take up doctrines
as democratic which cannot fail, if ps,s s,ed in, one day
10 prove the total overthrow of democracy and civil
freedom, and both public and private prosperity"
To these extracts we append the following
taken at random from Loco(oco papers:-
1--WE have too much mouth and not enough heart
democracy. ICON. Cour. (Loco.)
You call yourselves democrats, and every step
you take shows you dread the democracy. You
alone, the people are 10 trust yet you alone nerer
trust the opie."-[Chareston Mer. Loeo) 10 the de-
mocIacy of Y. Y. which assembled at Syracuse.
~, Is n gloomy sight to look down into the grave
yard of democratic traitors, and witness the PROSTATE
hopes Of intellect and ambition, and read upon each
tombstone
"Died for the want of honest principles"
[Ohio Statesman (Loco.)
The success Of Mr.. Van Buren, would be the sue.
cess, and Tend To reinsta,e the old, corrupt cii9us, re-
gencics, o6ce-seekers and hunters, ,chose seLfshness,
erciusireness and manifold ra~scaiitiss constituted The
oIialnal elements and primary causes OF our defeat in
| 1870" [Miamian, Ohio Uoco.)
ave do not conend thar the Wings bought up one
hundred and forty five thousand seven hundred and
sventy five votes-but we contend they bought up
one half Of that number and they by making a free
use of their money by way Of purchasing hard cider
to treat upon, Influenced the other half TO follow in
the same track."-[Valley Star, Va, Woco)
Are we ashamed pf our name and our cause that
we should hasten to merge the title ofstale rights null
lifers Of South Carolina in that Of members Of the
great democratic party? Do we blush At the Pal
me,to tanner that we must yell il before that ignoble,
parti-colored, lattered, draggled, dishonored ensign, me
flag ofhe great democratic party? For my own
part utterly scorn and repudiate he name and asso-
c%iation ."-Judge Harper, Calhoun Locofoco, South
Car olina.
One of the most rabid Of the Loco Foco
prints in Massachusetts, thus accounts for
The defeat Of its party in that State. at late
election
The returns Of the election yesterday, in the Oh
Bay State" so far rs heard from, have resulted raih-
or disastIously for the cause of Democracy. We have
not room 10 60 into the rsasons nj length, al this par
'icular juncture, but would in brief say that, il the
State has gone for the Wings, % appearances now
indicate-it may be set down % a Van Buren defeat, |
and not q defeat Of the indomiisbls Democracy Of
Nsssschpesris. |