It was a struggle between two civilizations, between reason and brute force, between the principles of Democracy and the creed of Absolutism; and the case was argued with a force, earnestness, and fervor, never before known.
He describes the intense ideological struggle between democracy and absolutism during the political contest.
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The system of public plunder inaugurated by Jackson was in full blast, and an organized effort to reform it was the real need of the hour; but here was the weak point of the Whigs.
Moreover, men absorbed in a feverish and hazardous industry, and stimulated by the hope of sudden wealth, are not disposed to consider the advantages of permanent ownership and security of title.
They thus undermine the morals of the people, and pave the way for violence and crime.
He was the most conspicuous public rascal of his time, but was far from being alone in his odious notoriety.
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