Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-08-02
VERMONT PHOENIX.
THE DEMoCRATIC CoNyENrIoN.

THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
The Democrat of last week contains the official
account of the proceedings, doings, SC. of the de-
mocracy as the party style themselves of Wind
ham County, at their County Convention. We
have only the official account. We find nothing
said about it, in the columns of the Democrat, and
whether the assemblage waslarge small, enthu-
siastic or cold or whether new tax was levied on
the pockets of the faithful, to enable our neghbor
to set types awhile longer, not informed.
On all these subjects left in the dark, but
we have the resolutions that were passed, and on
one or two of these we propose to comment,
The second resolution passed by the convention
was
| "Resolved, That we deem the preservation Of the
constitution of the Union, and the union Of the States
objects worthy the highest regard of every pa
triot and every honest PARTISAN and in the triumph of
the democratic party at the approaching Presidential
election, discover the surest pledge that these OBJ
jects will be effected"
very commendable phrases Justice Shallow
would say. And a very notable discovery this that
the triumph of the democratic party will preserve
the Constitution and the Union. Let us see how
the conduct and principles OF this selfstyled dem
ocratc party are calculated to effect this SO desra
BILE object
One of the avowed objects, of the cardinal
principles of the democratic party, is the annexa-
ton of Texas For this they contend. On this
they rely, more than any thing else, to elect Mr.
Polk. This more than any thing else prevented
the nomination of Mr. Van Buren,. He was not
deemed sound on the Texas question, and all his
past services forgotten and he abandoned and
'left alone IN his glory 1t was deemed absolutely
necessary to the of the democratic party,
to have candidate for President who was 'out and
out in favor of the annexation of Texas, and of
course, with it, the assumption of its debts.
Now, where in what paragraph, line or letter of
the constitution, there be found any authority
for this annexation Where, in what chapter of
the constitution is the authority gwen to assume
and pay the debts of foreign country And yet
Mr. Polk is the open and avowed advocate of both
these measures, and consequently all who support
him are to be deemed 10 favor of these objects.
And yet, this is called supporting the Constitution
of the Union, and the union Of the States How
long will this Union last after Texas is annexed
How long will the constitution be preserved after
this gross violation of the spirit of every Of its
provisions Has not Mr. Benton expressly charged
it upon the advocates of annexation that their OBJ
iect was not so much TO get Texas into the Union
as to get some other States out or in other words,
10 admit Texas and then found a ave-holding con-
federacy in the South West. And does not every
we'll informed man believe it1 The secret object
of large portion of those who favor the admission
of Texas, is TO extend and perpetuate the existence
of slavery. To attain this much desired end, the
so-called democratic party, whose mouths are SC
full of liberty and equal rights, using all theii
power, and employing all their strength. Yes,iner
of the Green Mountain State, whose soil was never
polluted with the foot of the slave, let Il be known
that democracy -'modern democracy'-is in close
alliance with the 'slaveocracy of this Mon, and il
doing oil in it's power tn extend and perpetuate 'th'
patrarchal institution Well and truly did Rober
Y Hayne say, that the democracy of the Nortt
were the natural and firm allies of the stakeholder
of the South, remark, the truth of which becomes
every day more and more manifest.
1t is certainly little ominous, little curious
that the democratic party of Wiudhum county
should not have made single allusion to the Tex
as question in any of their resolutions. Were the!
afraid to let il be known what their opinions were
Were they afraid to commit themselves' The,
e talk bold enough about democracy but thi
subject they do not even peep Not syllable
about this-the most important questionable queS
ton above all others to be settled and settled for
ever by the approaching contest They avoided
like an unclean thing, and would have the peopl
believe from their silence that such question wa
: at issue. And yet 'modern democracy arrogate
itself the title of the supporter of 'open policy
equal rights, and 'ftce discussion
The next resolution in order is
"Resolved, That in the language of James X. Polk,
I'VE favor tariff for revenue-such an one as will yel
a sufficient amount to the Treasury to deray the ea
penses of the government economically administered
1t is the duty OF the government To extend far
may be practcable to do So by its revenue laws and
l. TioN TO ALL THE GREAT INTERESTS OF THE Who'll
IISloN, embracing Agriculture, Manufactures the Me
# chanic arts, Commerce and Navigation"
e SIN the language of James X. Polk, we favor
;. tariff. &C., or in other words, we are in favor
: Just such tariff as Mr. Polk is. We agree exactl
e with Mr. Polk Just what Mr. Polk thinks, we thinl
: Just so far as MIR Polk goes, go. We sha
/ show shortly what sort of tariff Mr. Polk is in fl
II vor Of This, however, is only the old edition
democratic resolutions. Precisely what they n
solved in the days of Gen Jackson. Gen Jackso
said he was in favor of judicious tariff and {
$ was every modern democrat But ask them VIII
a 'iudicious tariff was, and no one could tell
There were many judicious tariff s as thel
were members of the democratic party.
The resolution reminds us strongly Of a scene
Sc Oliver Twist, between DR.. Losberne, MIR Giles ar
re Brittles
z ''That's not the point 'said the DR.. mysterou
/" w. sMr Giles are you Protestant
u eyes sir, hope SO, 'faltered Mr. Giles, who hi
turned very pale.
UAnd what are you, boy p said the Doct
e. turning sharply upon Brittles.
ut 'sLord bless me, sir, replied Brittles startir
'g violently, I'm the same as Mr. Giles, sir
Brittles was the same as Mr. Giles, and the 'der
r. ocratic party Of Windham county have resolve
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