Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-08-15

tones Of eloquence long afterwards rang in the halls
Of our national representatives in defence of Madi-
sons administration and the glores achieved on
sea and land during the struggles of l6l2-l5l5.
The supporters of Messrs. Crawford and Clay were
generally Republicans; while men Of both parties
rallied to the support of Adams and Jsckson--on
the former, because he was a Northern man on
the latter, because he military hero, and his
head was covered with the glory of New Orleans
The result Of the contest OF 1924 well known
There was no choice by The people OF the four
candidates, Gen. Jackson received the highest num-
Der of votes and Mr. Adams next. The election
was then thrown into the popular branch Of Con-
gress, the members voting by States. The friends
of MIR Clay voting for MIR Adams, he was elected.
In 1928 Gen jackson elected, sweeping into
his ranks by the magic influence Of his military
fame, Federalists and Republicans. Still there was
a host OF old Jefersonian Republicans opposed 10
him, including their brilliant leader, Mr. Clay, and
many others who had been equally jealous in lead
ing on the cohorts Of Republicans of 1900 and 1912.
Adherng 10 Jackson, were many of the most able
and conspicuous leaders Of the Federal party. In
gersoll Of Philadelphia, now the democrouc leader
in Congress; Buchanan, now at the head of Mr.
Folks Cabinet; Gov. Hubbard, the democratic
leader Of New Hampshire Gen. WALL for some
time democratic Senator from New Jersey, and so
on thro' the long si,until you come to Chas. Lns-
ley of Middebury, now the U. s. Attorney for the
District of Vermont.
While parties were thus amalgamated, new is
sues were presented, and two other parties sprang
into being. During the early part of Gen. Jack
sons administration, feeble attempts were made 10
form party out of the old Jefferson Republicans.
MIR Clay, MIR Adams, and other leaders of the party
under jefferson and hladsons administrations, the
National lntelgencer newspaper, that had been
the chief organ of the Republican during and since
the late War, with other conspicuous organs Of the
party, took the lead of the movement. But they
made but little progress until about 1882 or "a,
when the alarming strides Of power with which
General Jackson shook the whole country from
the centre to the remotest borders, drove from his
ranks thousands and tens of thousands of sturdy
old republicans, who assumed the name OF Wigs,
from the similarity Of their position to that Of the
Wings OF l776. The Tories of England and A.
merica assumed power less warranted than that
assumed by General Jackson, who denied 10 the
U. s. Supreme Court jurisdiction given it by the
letter Of the Constitution, and set up his own arbi-
trary will against its decisions, and declared that
he should construe the Constitution as he under
stood it. OF what consequence was it, that the
Constitution had placed the power of interpreting
that sacred instrument and laws passed under il in
the Supreme Court' I General jackson, who
whipped the British at New Orleans, am omnipo-
tent! The Court had made its decision in the
Cherokee and Georgia controversy, and General
Jackson refused to execute it, as he was bound to
do. A large majority Of Congress declared that the
do in, m r. o,d he
Secretary of the Treasury believing with the ma
jorty in Congress, refused to disturb them Gen.
eral Jackson then removed the Secretary and put
into his place another, who would disregard every
thing but the Presidents will, and the depostes
forthwith removed. Against this arbitrary
stretch OF power very many of the Generals old
friends eft him, including Bank and anti Bank
men. The people who resisted the attempts OF the
English Tories to exercise arbitrary and unconst-
tutional power over the feeble American Colonies,
were called Wings. The unconstitutional and ar
btrary power exercised by General Jackson caused
his old Republican friends TO rub their eyes, and
start back with horror-od revolutionary soldiers
were reminded Of what they resisted in l776-the
party against Jackson accumulated strength from
the accessions made 10 il from the scarcovered vet
Grams of the revolution and the Republicans OF the
late war, and then came natural consequences
the name of Wing. Our learned democratic neigh
Dor thinks ii sacriege to compare the wings of the
present day with the wings Of 70. Saeriiege Has
this modern democrat no shame--no regard for The
intelligence of those whom he preacheso respect
for the thousands of the survivors Of the revolution
who call themselves wings noio and think it proper
to compare the wings of lS45 with those of l776 ?
/ We can tell neighbor that it will not do for
him at this late day, and with the light the people
have, to undertake TO stuff down the throats Of
vermonters such stale humbugs the cry OF Fed
eralism The sits of the selt-styled democratic
party cannot be hid under such thin stuff The
same high. handed measures, the same disregard
of the Constitution, the same lawlessness that
marked Jackson's administration have disgraced
the Locofoco party within the last few years Pat
riotic wings Of l776 and wings of the present day
will continue TO unite in resisting the progress Of
such party And notwithstanding the defeat
which they have recently suffered from the effects
of Birneyism and Locofoco fraud practiced on for.
egners, they will still struggle on, until law and
order-untl the righteous wing cause shall triumph
in our National election, they constantly do in
the land of the Green Mountains.
II
! NJ We are requested to state that the WAVE
; BATH" lately erected at Thcmasville is ready