Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-10-11
The Fourth District,
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The Fourth District.
That there is point in the descending scale of
partizan degeneracy and corruption, beyond which
even the strong bands of party are poweress to
bind the mass of our people, has been strkngly
demonstrated in the recent election, or trial to
elect, in this district. Here, where Wing policy
in dstricting the State, had Intentionally combined
all the strong holds ofmodern democracy-where
the democratic ticket has usually received more
than thousand majority-we now find that par
ty, upon a full vote, and with their most popular
man in nomination, failing ian election by more
than five hundred votes. Now what has caused
this change in these eight or ten hundred voters?
mocracy, and embraced antagonist doctrines? No:
they have abundantly evinced their regard for De-
mocracy, by abandoning the spurious for the real;
and their moral courage, by acknowledging their
error as soon as became known, to the sundering
of ong-cherished party associations.
We have great respect for the opinions of hon.
est men, let them be found where they will: we have
the greatest reverence for the Democratic faith
but how members of the so-calIed democratic par
ty can believe their present course, such as will
tend to establish the great principles of Equal
Rights, we are utterly at loss to know. Demo-
Gratis believe in the equal and inalienable rights of
all men: the present democratic party, according
to Mr. Dallas, its candidate for the Vice Presiden-
cy, has "maintained The fight for gears" against
all attempts to abolish an institution which de-
prives one sixth of the whole American people OF
every conceivable right and makes them the prop
erty oftheir MASTERS; and in the language Of an
other leading democrat, this party has shown itself
to be 'the natural ally of the Shareholders of the
South"
The right of the constituent to instruct his rep
tesentative, is cherished as a favorite doctrine
of the democratic parry; and yet, in the recent
Baltimore Convention, notwithstanding the dele
gates from eighteen states had been instructed to
vote for Mr.. Van Buren,, they violated their in
sructions, and selected Mr.. Polk.
MajoritieS should rule, says democracy; and yet
one third of the Baltimore convention displaced
Mr.. Van Buren,, and nominated Mr.. Polk.
strict construction of the Constitution, has~ev-
er stood at the head of the democratic creed; but
it has now been stricken out to give place to the
"annexation of Texas"-a measure which Jeffer-
son, and the hest men the party ever numbered IL
its ranks, believed to be unconstitutional, & whicl
must certainly be done by implication, if done a
f all.
Opposition to all monopolies-says democracy
still the democratic party is expanding all its ener
gies to secure the annexation Of Texas, for th
purpose of Strengthening aud perpetuating the mo
nopoly of twelve hundred million dollars in tn
souls and bodies of our countrymen, which is nov
in the hands of two hundred and fifty Thousand
Shareholders of the South.
, These things, and many more that might be emu
merated to make up the bundle of Inconsistent
!, cies for which have been battered the Heaven de
scended doctrines of Democracy, of good tidings tt
5 all people, have caused the revolution in this dis
} trict which has been spoken of. And we can as
sure our democratic friends that all thelringeniou
appeals to the prejudices of such men, will be TN
} vailing. They may turn over anew the dead car
cass of a Omitted States Bank may hold up tn
"partialities of federal legislation, the nustic
ofan assumption of the state debts" &c. SC; bu
lhey can never INSPIRE connuehce again III III
principles and policy Of their party, until they ca
make men believe that slavery is liberty, and DIES
potism repubcanism.
, But Democracy is not destined to an ignomn
Gus death; it will survive the practical iDfidelity
those claiming its inspiration; it will yet find g
local habitaton" for its benign spirit: and whe
5 it sh all be relieved from the stigma of being den
ed in the practice of those protesting its precept
then will it commend itself to the acceptance G
all, and be rejoced in as the savior of our coun
try. P.