The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-01-22

clare hen contempt ofthe popular sentiment ofthe
YETI d;sdanfully rejecting the only equitapie Us
pfn 's,c,icable mode of arriving at the WIN OF the
wen ~ ~ through the medium oil mr. equal ana
m9U roprcsenation in the nominating oohVehto,',
anorn Of MIR Van Buren,, (holding on to that Old
the f,e"u or marty discipline and subordnatlon, de-
aacai"ty rom the cunning order Of Jesults, thro'
rived ~ 'I Iocobnica Clubs of Revolutionary
tho wv Ly which one or two active spirits are ena-
France, ssunnress the will and control the move
bou " vast and entire bodies Of menu lmperlous-
menus that he, and he only, shall be the cnndi-
far the party. Is It mol tlIne tnnt hohoraole ana
dae w. mem as they respect the dignity of their own
Po'TOu.. the privileges Of feemen, and The sacred
cha"Tt If Republican Government, should unite in
Pnn'T ,ps and virtuous struggle TO overthrow, eff
ooos H., and forever the tyranny of system which,
iec'u"'! admitted to, must finally convert our noble
Il now Institutions into the worst OF all Nominations
pOPu' oc an INSCRIPTIONS and sordd party oigarchy
smJ ,ybat are the wise and benignant measures of
n % policy which are promised Us as the
aan',IcW Mr. Van BGren's restoration A return of
nuS and blessings of the Sub Treasury system
"o Ssonewed war upon the currency, commerce, and
,oss orthe country! Just at the moment when,
'ho mcre(ct Of the withdrawal Of the hostility of
~ Goyernmen, ard that vis medicatrir nature
Iicb is inherent in the energies OF free, enterprs
i'n and industrious people, all the business pursuits of
Ss nation are regaining their prosperity s. activity s.
thu
,ber proper and natural level every thing is to be
"in thrown into confusion, and we are TO be re-
SSIonged into chaos of wild and perncious expert
neols simply TO sgnaze remorseless party triumph,
n contamination of measure openly at war with ev
,rv great practical interest of the community And
nthis would be added, by natural and necessary
roDnexion, all that long train OF congenal abuses
which so nglorousy illustrated the era Of Mr. Van
Buren's former ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS schemes
for extending Executive power and Presidential pat
fonaae; profuse and prohigate expenditures Of pub
lie money; tho impunlty and protection OF lalthless
public officers purchased by the merit of their party
services; new brood Of delaulters of the Hoyts aud
The IIarrises-a the entire disappearance Of
which since 1910 is one Of the proudest proofs of the
Justice and necessity Of the change then decreed
BY The voice ofthe people But it were vain to at
emp an enumeration Of the teeming abuses that
must ever attend the fundamental hcresy Of Mr. Van
'uren's political system, which, instead of regarding
Overnmcnt high and holy trust for the good Of
he country, sees in it nothing but JOB to be adj
mustered for the benefit OF party, Of which the
resident is the head and grand aimoner.
Now, would ask, what is there 10 be apprehend-
from Mr. Cays election, which ought to have the
eight Of Il feather in the scale, when compared with
lc fatal and destructive evils, poisoning the vital ell
ments Of republican freedom and virtue, well as
lie essential sources ofnatcnal prosperity and hap
mess, which we hlye every reason to believe would
,eytably follow the restoration Of Mr. Van Buren,
ye shall, doubtless, have paraded before our ewes,
he old and threadbare appariIion, Of the Tariff, the
Bank, and Distribution. On the subject of the
Tariff do not hesitate to say that Mr. Clay's creed,
leyeuped in his letters is in every respect as
lust, as sound as unexceptlonable as that of Mr. Van
Buren,, md hts practice infinitely better, Mr. Clay
did not vote FOR approve the Tariff Of 1928, con-
signcd to an odous celebrity, under the name Of the
Bill denominations which Mr. Van Buren&his friends
nv heir rnth m nnta
dence considering the professions Of Mr. Van Buren,,
hat all the Tariffs which have been most complained
II IN the Sonh owe their existence upon the statute
Ook 10 the votes Of himself or his friends.
1t Is no want OF charity, then, but the result Of the
lost candid and deliberate consideration, when
ress the decided opinion that MIR Clay is far more to
e relied upon for practical adjustment of this deli
ate and complex subject on terms just and satislac-
'y to all sections ofthe Union, (harmonzing their
n1ons interests by the golden rule of moderation,
n'ch Is the only pledge OF pernanence and stability
any arrangement that may be made,) than MIR
an Duren. The wise and temperate spirit so strk-
'sy exhibited in his letters which have been re-
emily given to the public, sustained by his well
nowa influence with his friends, and his own high
I'd nnquesoned character for frankness and deci-
on Is guaranty which no portion of the nation will
chilly regard
With respect to the Bank, iftEe county shall be
aHced to choice between the odious and grinding
AZ treasury Scheme and National Institution OF
nance, properly guarded against abuse by the jcal
Is restrictions Of its charter, well by vigiant
'pl'c supervision and control, do not believe that
sooer judgment Of tho people, under the pressure
sucn on alternative, would find any cause Of quar-
against those who, free from constitutional diff
es on the subject, should go for the latter, in pre-
renee to the former. And to the Distribution OF |
proceeds oithe Public Lands, that stands neces-
I"y ana evidently adjourned, as practical ques- |
"' until the revenues ofthe nation, compared with |
expenditures and engagements, shall be in very
,e,ent situation from that in which they are,
iNeiy 10 be for years TO come. My own indivdu-
pP'nons on these subjects have been so often and |
y stated that need not repeat them.here. What
'a" 10 say at present Is, that these arc issues Ell
= hypothetical and speculative, neutralized by
Ia' anu opprsng considerations the other side,
sIou'u not divert the mind for moment from those
: 81 ana more urgent and vital questions, which
y VIC rue tests OF sound and correct decision in
= ,p peniu'nS Presidential election. Those tests |
IhL,eauy adverted to. They are such are in
connected with tire purity, character, and
,nL, .'.oh Of, the Government itself, and in my
;na, Judgment, are overwhelmingly conclusive a
A ,ot we pretensions of Mr. Van Buren,.
-nb,an sna" we permit ourselves, trust, to be
ar"e from our propriety'' by the old and hol-
namas zen Oh senseless and arbitrary ofpar-
m ,s nose who are prone to ring the cham
"a .,e nomenclature of Federalist and Republi-
dinn ~. 40 well to remember that they have men,
a'u eh9ulring men 10 deal with, and not child
ived W.T. van Buren, and Mr. Clay by any test
hi, from the authentic history of political parties
los oountry,or by the standard Of those great prin-
mia, : exist IN the essential elements of our