Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-25

} conclusion that It has been determine
& that public opinion shaIl not be respecte
. in the election of President Of the Un
, ted STATES, ifpossibIe to prevent II.
/ Page 81. That there is some bargain
is to me very manifest,-and probab b.
is wholesale one: for | heard the gres
organ Of the sregancy" in New York
say 10 one of his friends at Albany-"Yo
/ recclIect how we worked at Washingto
during the campaign Of 1916, and no,
re are to reap the fruits Of it," havin,
referance to the vote just taken. that TIL
legislature would adjourn without doing
any thing in relation 10 the electoral law.
"Fruits" were expected by the "cabnl, %
and the enjoyment, of them were now at
hand, in the disfranchisemen of the pop
ulation of N. York, and an investment
of their ihirty-six votes in the hands Of
that "cabal,' to play with as they pierse,
and dispose of as might be advantageous
TO themselves. The fact is. that it has
been frequently limited, il not plainly said.
in New York, that the election of the
electors should not be given to the people
because they might throw away the
vote of the state
Page SO. I observe the following as
quoted from the "lMohdpk Sentinel" one
of the few papers that thoroughly sup.
ports the ALBANY regency"
"The people are often their
own worse enemies. The delegation Of
porer TO them is both just and proper, but
schat the nature of the poscer should be, and
under what restrictions it is alone safe to
grant 1T, IS get to decide. There arc ex
iremes in this respect between which it
is zee es sary to steer"
On reviewing the facts stated in tho
foregoing numbers we believe it 10 be
clearly apparent,
LIST. That on the close of The late war
with England the federal party was by
unanimous consent of its members dis.
solved, and that the name and flag was
abandoned for the reason that they lad
become so odlous that no party could be
sustained under them.
I'd. That Immediately on such dissolu-
ton and on the cessation of federal opposi-
ton, the Republican party divided on
their preferences for men, as in the case
of the Presidential contest 10 1924 each
party claiming The honored and popular
name Of Republican or Democrat, and
each at the same time cour ting the aid
of the dIsbanded federalists.
Sd. That while Martin Van Buren,
(then at the head of the opposition to
Clinton as Governor Of New York; had
been most successful 10 securing the aid
and profiting by coalition with federal
lists as shown by his association with
Rufus King and the 81 high minded fed
erallsls of 1919, he was most vocirferous
in stigmatising all others with the odious
name Of federalist.
9TH. That under the name Of democ-
racy every shade of doctrine has been
practiced that conflicts with the princi.
pie, even to the refusal of the demand OF
the people to participate in the choice of
a president, and the impudent declaration
by Martin Van Buren, through his lead
ing organ in N. Y, that TO allow the
people to exercise that right rould "open
the door to the greatest of all eu,ls." and
that the preservation of the Republican
party required that the power of choos.
ing Presidential electors should be with
held from the people. This was Vau
Buren, democracy in 1924, the theory OF
which is, that democracy was invested in
himself aud the caucus OF sc members
of Congress that united in the nomlna-
lion of Mr.. Crawford, and that to allow
the people to choose electors was the
greatest ofall evils, and tina, to preserve
the democracy the measure must be
(as it was) defeated by Mr.. Van Burens
faithful adherents in the cause.
NAPoLEN.-Wnh what a natural as
cendancy did he stride over the feeble
tactics and authority of the Continent
With what sn almost Roman simplicity
did he stand amidst his Frustrated prince
doms. aud the pagean.s of his Imperial
Government! But like most great COM
querors. it is not to pc concealed that N a.
poleon was neither more nor less than a
criminal. Of all such criminals, howev-
er, his guilt has, perhaps, been the mos,
advantageous to mankind. He did mo-
suppiant good Administration. but de.
lhroned a government that was detes,able.
Even the very despotism of hispolicy wa.
in great measure establishments in