Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-08-04
" DEMOCRATIC" CANDIDATES FOR THE
PRESIDENCY

The members OF the late democratr'' Com
gressiund Convention at White River VI agp.
who Nominated Gen. TRUMAN b. RANSOM III
Norwich AS Il suitable candidate tor Representa-
i've to Congress, IN the second district nave seen
III, 10y II resolution, to express the most unbouuled
confidence IN Martin Van Buren,, john c. Calhoun
james Buchanan. Lewis Cnss and Rnhurd NJ
johnson. Should eLheT Of these men obIaln the
nomination OF the "Drmocrac National CUnvcn-
ZION for The Presidency, they pledge themselves TO
support him.
Now be 1t remembered that these are the men
who, IN $780, abused and viiied Gem Harrison,
III every possible form. No accusation was too
VIE, no epIhet TOO coarse aud brutal tor them TO
apply or prefer against him. The following from
the Philadelphia spirit OF the Times FURNISHES a
fair specimen Of the language of The set styled
deinucraIic papers, AT TINS period, when sp,ahjup
ul the lnlnented hero and parrot.
always coTard, always foe to the people
always "a rdpacinus as PeTeS, and AS lNFA.
NOUS AS ARNOLD, We know not whether
most To scorn hls nbeclity, Ia hate his principles
OF wonder at his impudent ettrontry."
These are the men TOO who are tauntng the
wings for their support of john Tyler, because
they say FLYERS principles were well known 10
them, previous 10 tier support of him. With
these ucls II rnlnd, let us for one moment look ut
their list OF canddales.
FIRST on HE list sands the name of MARTIN
VAN BuREN-Ihe man, who IN lSl u, supported
w.
10 james Madison IN 1921, was found in the N Nv
YORK Convention, in opposition 10 universal and
unrestricted suffrage, aud in the u =. sSelae atI-
vocael the establishment of "A uniform system of
bankruptcy. Tins ~ The man too, OF whom The
people, IN Io4U, pronounced their opinion in EN-
phaiic terms, and whose partisan- proclaimed that
The people were drunk with L" hard cider" because
they refused 10 bestow upon him their suffrages.
IL ought not 10 be forgotten that this same Mr..
Van Buren, was o"ce elected to The Presidency,
aud that The first thing he did, in his official rapac.
ny, was to threaten Congress with the application
OF the veto power, should they fiji exercise
mn undoubted constitutional right against The
toisheS of The siapehoidtng .Siaies.''
We are next presented with the name of JOHN
Z. CALHOUN. This is The very man whom the
friends of Gen. jackson elected to the Wee Pres.
ilency, in lo2S andhe proped toiourds them John
IWer This Is The man TOO, who subsequently,
IN The U. 5. Senate voted for the adoption of the
following resolution - :
Resoired, That the President. Gen Jacksonl
in the late executive proceedings relation to ae
revenue (remOva of the depOsites) has assumed
upon himself authority and power not conferred
by the Constitution and laws, but in derugaion
of both"
This resolution WAS passed Oh the 25lh of March,
1854. The exrungmg process was applied u il,
~ The 10Th January lS37-and M. Calhoun TO
led against that! Ills opposition TO Cen jack
sous administration continued an iJs close aud il
was Lot ull Mr. Van Buren, announced himself 10
The people as the advocate Of the independent
Treasury scheme That lie, tor the SECOND or Third
utne gave ~ his adhesion 10 " the demorTac par
~" Mr. Calhoun too is the open, hold aud I'M
! binshing advocate Of Tree trade, direct taxation
! huu slavery, and yet these se-siy led democrats
can profess themselves, at Ines-tnr they are
Irtle twisted Oh these suhJncs be- Ihe friends
III protective arff, aud can pass resolutions son
demning slavery, aud IN the sane breath rrcoul-
mend john C. Calhoun to the democrats OF Wind
sur aud Orange counties Us u uiau Who would 40
honor 10 the Presidency What would Gen. jack
sou say To such recommendation By The
EternGt'-it Is TOO bad. The confidence OF tie
wings in john L, Ter is the perfection OF wisdom
! ! y hen compared with it.
! Aud now wnrrs--s tvs AIS BUCHANAN, an
other luniGary IN this constellation OF W0Trn1gsY-'
! He is the same man wi o ia LANCASTER Pa ON The
lIh July, 1915, gave ulierance To the folio wing
| anguage,-" THANK Heaven that we have nhiniu-
ed peace, bad and aiSgr0csful as Il is-otherwise
| he beautiful structure al our government, sup
ported by the SANE feeble hands, nIghl have sunk
| ike the Capitol mo ruins" lie is The same tnan
too who called The Democratic STAY ehoI,iers of
the South TO notice The fact that the Democracy
of the North, were their natural allies, whilst Tue
Wings were unliOrm, The opponrnls of slavery.
! Aud yet this "whlIe Stare of the North" us John
Randolph would call INN, is iavorably spoken OF,
ny portion of Republican ffsemea of Vermont,
as "A candidate Tor Ihe Presidency
OF LEWIS CASS aud RICHARD NJ. JOHN
SUN we have hltG IN sny, other Than that these
men have fully justified tie whlg- Tor The CONN
dence they have placed IN The lainened HIrrison.
Gen. LASS is scholar, of enlarged views misIa-
ken as he may be, IN some OF his notions and
prejudices. Col Johnson was placed in The char