The Wabash Courier, Volume 2, Number 24, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 26 December 1833 — Page 2

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Tcrrc-U^utfj Iiid.

.. 3M.

thi

RjtnATi PKCEMBEH *0, »S33.

f.n'pcrrrai jlum.nl. co»n«(ol with SUhiwr. For thi. .ttenuoo, w. offer them oar warmest thank?.

e»e» «nfri«nel pleasure to observe that? 0,1.National InUUigtneer conttnuos to grow »0 popularity. »"riog the first ten day.1 ofthe=p»lent session of ConfresF.»boui added to its subscription l«st. This is J,, trrinjc, a net o*iIen«es how stoutly that es&llent prJbear, op again* the mercenary assault* of L*lin* «!»tor, Whethfr at W atjington or »n /Arf/tfrtl Wo""1'n(,n,try

and

orrnngtritr»ti *hich

S cooled I,, ftw p„liticini„ „.|10 h„ -or. anxioni ..rul(

wf ,onie

kn..r ,ht

Vr'

"*&**»<?*k"°f-

Icd-e will nwe* if j»*t in despite of the puny attnek* of adventurers who have thrust themselw*

in£o

profession which tl»*y dngmce

by their utter jack of deccncy.

COXCRP^S.

We harc Washington Ante* op to the 12th instant. In (He matter of the contested election* between Mcwi. Rohbins and Potter, in the Senate, and that between Messrs. Letcher and Moore, in the House, nothing definite had transpired. lioth eases vrete nnder the soperTioion of committee*, from which report! were shortly expected. On the 5th inst. the President returned a bill patted &t the last session of Congress, known a* the Land Bill, with his «ymm 1 ««»,- -m»- «*n: f*n»— H—'» session brings forth an elaborate Wiay of thi* kind, tending to prove that one man know* more tihout the real i'.tefcsts of the country than tfirec hundred, backed, aa they are, by the people themselves., 'fhe oJd Iraven of man~uorship it now fearfully fermenting the wholo liody politic, and will end Hearen knows where. The most extravagant cluiin* to power, by the Executive Department of our Government, no longer slurlkts the people. A veto, in our day, it of such common occurrence, that its announcement "passes as the idle wind which we heed not."

Aftvr a while, ambition will hare no barriers, when those which the People have erected agniriit it* encroachincnti, shall be removed.— The People's voice, spoktn through their Representatives, should be respectcd, or all will be left at the mercy of one man. The Govermcut of one man it a monarchy—a despotism! May the wisdom and virtue* of the People avert the fearful shock by which our institution* are now threatened!

TiriC IMKTY COSVEXTIOV. We stated in our Inst that a Convention of Delegates, from several counties, aiscmbled at Indianapolis, on Monday tb«9lh instant, for the purpose of nominntiiif candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Indiana. On the counties being cullcd over, individual! from for-

pie havo tukcu in a measure about which so much hat becu said, urnl to get up which many good ci'tisnus havo been called from their homes, merely to gratify political ambition or party rnncor. This rufusul to seud Delegates, on the part of so

"ouU

h»"

for which ll„,

C, °"'M* P'*'" •/*, f"" cl«,.

whillh

b°

•ervants. That this i« the opi» !f\ °*R whI liberal

pinion, too, of members of the

ewsof th« «ken by

MivMmb

^«ding politicians, who ba^ fej

i(z

CttL A fbkm* .. ees.

C*a

the

f«ntlemen~|,Te »t

pleased with thi. »od* of but ih* 'pending U»wr time •anoen end laechanics of Jud,.

but the honest

/y only appeared, 23 being unrepresented uientVj cri4eai*tng V»tmr tlul# inUMti th* their own servants by their declared sentiments, and of having them promulgate their views of public policy, on the broad ground of deference to the general opinion. For the first time, an effort is made to engraft^n our republican electioneering system the odious and demoralising "usages" of New York tactics—a system which

UfttiM, is Um. most eonviooing 4vt4wituu,

""'"'"'"njrorUi.

in lulTT

[rom

„Woh

.ppenr«l, t,„d b„( ,I|g|ll

to„k no iuli rejl

*nJ°

II,C Convco.

tlio roast" than to

•uit -f 1" C1"'",,c"' b, ,h«

calling moro in

if Ihcy

tl,o

JsrrxHioK liioticlf dciiounce,! Cor ]^0

"in r™

,h*"'«»k

»nd Hie" of

R"«l,lc"'

IM'Iriot All,,rncj,,

pemtondnnts.&c.

Ro,j s„.

wcre tn K„

«ilh .ir .f o«ci.I d,s„i«, Z2T' To thai kl eililfni wl,o 11,j, Con0" m°ri5h' «»d iuftr views, ,'t PUro

Tho ro

***«»«£*/the Genera! Gofrmmem 7, 1

the Genera] Govern tact. The w«s too mnrkod not to be rlrnTj decided not to ^Ofwtod,

,rr

ufe offence.

mm ooomU il

is composed,about 24 were totally unrepresented —a circumstance which plainly indicates that the People are willing to judge of candidate*, when they see them, without employing agent* to judge for them. The following counties held no public meeting* to appoint delegate*:

Boone, with a population of 1,000 Clay, .j£* Crawforit Delaware Dubois Elkhart Floyd Franklin Harri*on Henry 2». JYffer&on Jennings Johnson Orange, Perry Pike Randolph Ripley 8t. Joseph Switzerland Vandeborgh Vermillion Washington

1 population of 1,000 do 1,800 do .. -v:- 2,500 do^ 3^500 d* do do, do* "dodo do do do do do do do do do do do do do

jection to tho will of the sfleJr

of jol,"ici!I power.

pur-

The eleventh-ft our V„n n"'

°"'®r band, arc filled with

chagrin at the result

United

in,„

immortal

d"i,u

tcrj oon«j)icuo„i ,ur,,itcr

t|,i,

opposition anr thinr «•». 1 past

*tootl flria b* hit 1 HKFl ^ED. He of the legislature stood firmly "by If®

d, maddened by h,-, int/ani

*neir menncn* »n,i 1

2,000 1,000 6,500

10,000 10,500 6,500 11,500 4,000 4,000 8,000 3,500 2,500 4,000 4,200 500 7,000 2,603 6,000 13,000

115,000

Now, when twenty-three counties thus refuse obedience to King Caucus, and »ternly withhold all political fellowship with the nffice-holdert and offUc-kunten, it is strong evidcr.ce that the People will not sanction their usurpations. Besides, we know that several counties from which Delegates attended, had no more to do with the sedwW«B*liajjjbad man in the moon! In Knox couuty, for instance, a company of nine met together, and determined that they had a right to say who should be Governor, and forth with appointed a Delegation of eight to go to Indianapolis: IIow, in this case, was the twelve hundred votes of Knox represented Are~ nine men, however worthy, capable of embodying tho wishes and speaking the sentiments of twelve hundred freement In Wayne county, with her three thousand intelligent voters, a meeting of 16 or 18patriots appointed ten or fifteen delegates—old Dearborn, with her 2,500 voices, bad herself carried into the Convention by a meeting of eight or ten persons assembled at LawTenceburgh, who appointed nearly all them?elves

a delegation to attend the great political Sanhedrim! Then, we may mention Decatur, Fayette, Rush, Hendricks, Shelby, and several other counties, where a /etc individuals, calling themselves Democratic Republicans, generously stepped forth to save the Poople all trouble in this matter of making a Governor! The3 are the knowing ones—ergo, the People are not capable of making their own -selection, and hence must hnvc£uarrf«7n« to seo over their vote at the polls! A select number of men at the county seats, by this system of Caucus management, are declared to be above the People—above public opinion— above the glorious privilege whioh th« fmomon «f Indiana have heretofore enjoyed of judging of

1 C0Pe

S^0,,hO^

"'P lind "«m«lTOd.,ra ld lo tl'T'

tate of ha vino- «,„j- ,|C(' to tl^ low escol .0D„™.T' "°mi

nt llnrrisburgh (,h. G^Z'Tv"' wr tc* ..

,ntr

their exertions. Vou alrnnJj Troubled «.

lhcX:r^fh"»A,)«

6«»ey in renasylvania j,

«nd those Who have cssayed to d^l

nithato hfr

ofhtSb*»^

m«»

T.,

,h-^1

WOQ*ll-i

s'rc

-v

,,Mn

«"b-

,crnrapnt,

writes to the Editor of the rhiludclph goncrr:

•"iiund.ritcod. ,tU.

Ponent of Martin an Burin ".

National Convention Jl 7 *nCnx*

inet. T.verr means iJit

holders was arrayed to nrmi

9ons

»f iiuiMn, BttUile^tjog ii Mnoiui I'Tston''n*ac®ofJ JVtter, J«rksoa ims, hit

no— ^mpnt to nullifi^fi^*

hy tonj'as that

Htm j, this their nllriBr rutin*

J**ee, then. *»r with tl weapon

lk. a**j

T**X

h**e

mitrnd

the State

pafmJ

«wi

isisg

There

Dc®0crac

C*"

into

®piu ucu«

subject of a National ,*U^'°nb

tbe

bebaraessed to the car of the

Editor's Correspondence.

hat

of the

r"r9

,«

lrani»-

C°,Ucrts'0,1 tho

consternation

und the

Tho influcncc of

thus

acl'on

h.B

Reffe,n^1

or T« ..Lr„o,«

D«C. i, 1S33.

»«t.

they

nafee

«h. CM, s^2,'Z

at|,

Ukc

^ch hands.s now hare

l« jh isetr iwmm *®*aes its Hulls were thro«M

-k-rss: .'Litr .**

sake. tiJJ wfuhold wtthhoM til.

JndiammpoUs* Dee. lt«f, 18S3.

DearSix:Batlittle

cauc«s

0'"°

0,or

thc'r

politi

°f

b"Uh"

senatorial Blectio^Pe^yWaaia. The elect,on of Gen. Sa»uEI. McKean

United Stales Senate, appears to fill Gen. J^lT •on'* ongtnal frionds

wUh

',ck-

tfew

is doing in the Legislature.

Few bills of any importance have been introduced. All the talent of the House is called forth .by the petty resolutions. I forbear giving any accoant.of proceedings so trifling. Since the farewell address of the late Editor of the Democrat, truly called the 'Knight of the Boot," a new spirit has been imparted to the paper. The successor was not named in the valedictory. Who ii the Editor? Who compose the firm! Who has the control and management? To whom is it pledged These are all important questions. The public, the subscribers, caquire an answer. I will now give you what report says. For the truth of which I will not vouch. I act upon the old adage, "what every body says must be true.'* Wellj thea, report says that Lient. John F. Lane, son of Amos Lane, is the purchaser of the late Editor's interest. Report further says, that a Mr. Van Antwerp, of the city of Albany, is employed as Editor by Lieut. J. F. Lane. An enviable situation! Bolton & Lane, then, compose the firm. Lane has the control and Van Antwerp is Editor. From the editorial articles we can judge to whom it is pledged. You, no doubt, have seen the bombastic articles on State and National Conventions. Why this puffing of conventions? Because no one prominent member of the Democratic (except Mr. Van Buren) approve of conventions, and beCftWfc^

if only bj ooBTt^tiolSi ho otn obtain

tbc high and elevated station of Chief Magistrate. I would have the people, before they suffered this sjstem to be introduced, and before they permit Caucuses to obtain supreme and unlimited sway, consider what they arc to gain. Let them remember that from the time Indiana was first organised into a Territoy, until the present time, this system has been unknown let them remember, that no State in the Union has increased more rapidly in wealth and population. Its laws are impartial, equal, aud just. The right of suffrage is unobstructed. Its resources are fast developing. Roads, canals, and a general system of internal improvements are fast going on to meet the demands of commerce.— Peace and plenty every where smiles. Enterprise and industry every where is seen. The full tide of prosperity will soon bring us among the first States in the Union. Why have we advanced so rapidly? It is owing to our present system of politics. It is because the people, empha tically, have legislated for themselves. Candidates for public offices appear before tho people and there advocate such system, as they believe best calculated to advance tho interest of the people. The people judge for themse.vcs, and those who follow the course they point out, are chosen as their agents. Let this system of conjja inixcduP^Jjand a complete revolution in politics must tafee place. A few win dictate to the many—a minority will rule the majority. Under the pita that the party must be united, the office holders will succeed in bringing such men into power as will support their interest and satisfy their thirst for office."— Cannot the party unite without this system? Recollect this State has uniformly maintained

rnpubJicaii party

re a Jarge majority in the present Legislature All this has been effected without the^terve^

astern. The people are al

ways true to^themselves. Let them act, let them control as they have heretofore done, and I 2 warrant the State con receive no detrimen heir vo.ee will be heard, their interest secured and the republican party, and republican prin' maintain the ascendency rainr(? k„ 'uency. Can moro bo gained by o„„vt,ri[loIlt,

oot,l,U

""r .cc.on of

ofthc

A'^hen

Cab-

the viol.„^ 'j

I ®»d wanii discuwion.

•owreijrt.it, reur^n',^7

A,?,n/ R*-

has ever will nerer

She

"irncsscd to the mmf .1, ,,— ver 1 ®d'®*tye«r to elect new r'f18"'''^8v'n£ 1 men possessinc in

UCe

c» 1 violence and acrimnn^

nr r.

Is i( confcrrj

iievp ri£ht«, and new p,i»i|e„,, lhc„, with caucuscs and*

tions eonven-1 Pos(Cfity yet unborn

soodold sjstem—rcject the I

Vcm-rcj«l

or «ta Aw"i

lh0 Sl„

The first week of

of l,lc

... r« jr' °,°d

were used to nrn»»n, ®t.3

of friendship,

office-

the

IC:^rk °f introduced by People two Su\uZTLt

federal engme. Above all, |ct not tho

^bTL' r" ""Jh'

n*hm*f0n Ci'y-

h«™*"djoumcd

aDd

persua-

expression oTrogreTf^

,nost

by pupil I

d'clale'"».^a

eUlc'r

KAode hhod

U.U. hi, C^„. I,

tials, iwj pre»eAt«d them ,, ... rvi»«he «ru duly qualified such «t f"**

•i~ orConL„. ,"T°

oatraecd S»na«*. 1. *«*od elected a

whkrh of th«B*^rri!d

mp fe}s

-r-

Roase of JUp# the above in

Mh|

th« TrtmnrV? ,!^? —j of the ®P«i tethe

fMr

•3

iu I

ofXLje

co,u"«»«?.

thst the old

contest, a* might hare been c&pected from Mr. Letcil«r'* great papalxrity, and Major Moore'* aotorioai Ulent* «s« profiewst in party management and tactic*, w» cloee one bat resulted in a majority of GO o« 70 is iavor of Mr. Letcher. Tb* sberiffs of the fire counties composing the district baring wMmbled in Harrodsburg, (Major Moo re'i resideace,) to count their votes, and certify tbe renlt to the Governor, it was bruited about by Major

Moom'*

fritsdt, that the Judges of the elec

tion in Lancaster had left the house in which they held their election to take the votes of one or two invalid friends of Mr, Letcher, irboae indisposition prevented, them from appearing at the polls in peraon. Mr. Sheriff Hocker, of Lincoln, a partisan of Maj. Moore**, wa urged by that gentleman, or his friends, to withhold the votes of his county, which gave a large majority to Letcher and assured that Maj, Moore would thus be returned as the member elect that of Mr. Lercher be nullifiedthe proper ofiwtt-oe macfc to the misconduct of the Judges in Lancaster and. in short, that every wrong would be redressed, and every right vindicated. Mr. Hocker could not resist such an appeal to his party, and accidental importance and he accordingly, though a sheriff of a single county, undertook to revise tbe alleged misconduct of the officers of another cpuntj\ bjr withholding the poll book.

These two cases strongly illustrate the nullifying and disorganizing spirit of the times. They show that the period has arrived when party is deemed stronger than law, even iu those bails of legislation where no such ignus fatous should ever be permitted to enter, to corrupt the heart, and bewilder the judgment. The Kitchen Cabinet is fully aware that, if they can make party tactics carry Mooie and Potter through, in defiance of law and common honesty, those who will do their bidding in the act, cannot refuse my other task they may be required to perform in the name of party.

But next week is to decide a still more important question. Gales k. Sea ton were elected Printers to the last Congress, and yet Mr. Blair no sooner beard ot a majority of Jackson men having been elected to the pifsent Congress, than he wrote a circular to the orthodor members of the Houf?i at the time of Gales & Sea ton's declion, to know who they voted for. As might be expected, one two puiillauiiuous office hunters, who hated Blair at heart, and voted in secret for Gales & Seaton, fearing the displeasure of the Old Roman, assured Blair that thef voted against the printers elect. Upon this pretext, and upon the supposed unconstitutionality of one Congress electing printers for another, and the fact of Gales & Seiiton having mortgaged their property to pay an honest debt to the U. S. Bank, (iustead of paying, like Blair, a debt of that institution of $20,000, with as many hundred.) the Kitchen Cabinet are drilling the members to oust these gentlemen next week, and elect Mr. Blair! The height of this impudent attempt will be better understood, if it is brought to mind thot these gentlemen have been duly notified of their election, entered info bonds of $40,000 for the faithful discharge of their duty as printers to the House, and expended some $20 or 30,000 in making the necessary preparations to execute the work! Their journey men, whose pay amounts to $6 or 800 pet week, besides, are engaged during the session and, work or play, they must be paid. This is the most infamous attempt to degrade legislators into dishonorable participators in private cupidity that has been heard of since the Yazoo affairs in Georgia.— A wise man of old said that "that government is best which considers an injury .done to a private citizen a wrong against the State." Can it be tmngined that Gales & Seaton, if thus ruined by party madness and cupidity, would not hereafter recover from the jugtice of Congress ample indemnity for their immense sacrifices! The fact is, this same Mr. Blair broke down the "New court party" in Kentucky by an almost similar attempt. A very clererm^r^ou P^f^aamcdjVchillcs Sneed, was Clerk of the Court of Appeals at FrautTdrT. Blair fixed his hungry eyes upon Sneed's office, as he does now on that of Gales & Seaton, as his part of the •'spoils." It was in vain that he was informed that the ousting of Snecd would injure the cause of (he new court nullifying and judge-breaking patriots—Blair swore he must have Sneed's office. He obtained it, public indignation was aroused therebv, a reaction took

«h.it is invulnerable.

w,,del'»»einiluence

elevated and A r^

',hc «ift oplt?" 1?

uni

ennnof

7^ er.-,l Government it 1,

Dec. 8, 1833.

ore^Z7XV„7Z7l'

Icnsivc acquaintance will, i|.„ 'i

a use fill T'5n

memb„

St'mte'

Sot

-Jitctey, ^wrflrd T!7

Iteataefcy,

en-

aad Jtfr.

'XU CeloMfeu,. j^

relaiions 80

uaefol adoifnistration of our

hf?

Wl11

M"™ V*»

exPer»Cnce,

psrUes.

to degrade and hu-1 uN«tio»ai tions for (he h' 3mj)le quaiitica-

msjority of the whole number'^ to choice, the charier of thwSute

neCf*M-

such con-

Me pohticJ 1 1

l?cZZZ°

tb*r

eulhfied

warsfound

Mr.

Pie,

of a name

RKMARKS

UL ben. ROBERTMCILTTOV *r submitted at the J„te Jack'son l"'0" ™untJ prescntirg the name of Col

no*ninate

C"nvcntfon'

Joussos, Of Kentucky, as a nrl .'7^°

and

or recommend

?er,la^:

nre.at,out

Prog,de»t—the

Us6

Pupi, «'e cnnnot

nsof ,hc

such as would ™t

nece« a (J

fairs.'

call the attention

of (his hon-

™'uc.kr. nnd

York, a

a v.'

New orK, HS

integrity

nndCrn,n,Cnf de?rce»

ment, and who'wijfevorhl0/""J

their country and r^kr

gcntioe,s

te'r- Jhf

"-'iwxIMr.(served hiscounlr.-.„

war-

28,°r

spenkintr h.

for"the. war on'the"flo^nlrn?!l

to the blo^v bTtU- fiLu J7'

bimself lanr^

brow, aod won

•ng lhc v,ruU-nce aa)"otwithstanH. I ble of erop

feeii„gh, ™TacVetrejuJrof p-'x that he has (.een an ^05,

cieot, and pew "en„„

,lck,K"»lcdSe

t,,!ab'c'

cffi

it Puolic servant, al-l a day, malm ',ue

the

and vo(ed

left his easr ^"K^-he wUwted his Ue tf'e«("?P0l*iOn'

ani

marehed

0„fL°!'d'1i,Dd Pi«l

for

t0,wi«

hi.

tho proudctt plume (hat

can be worn by the patriot soldier or states own. But for this glory and honor be paid dear in the loss of his blood, which flowed freely for the perpetuation of thnt liberty and independence handed down to us from our forefathers, and which, I trust in God, we may bequeath unimpaired to posterity. Bui to say no more on this subject, the history of "which you are as conversant with as myself, let us follow him a little farther in his political career.— Look and examine his SUNDAY 3fA]L REPORTS—you will find that they were received with the same eclat and universal burst of admiration as even the most excellent proclamation of the Herd of New Orleans. You will see th£m on the mountains, you will see them in the vallies, hung up in frame in the house of the patriot, not for ornament, but as a state papercontnining the strongest reasonings that could beadvhnced for the maintenance of equtil rights and privileges, both iri "Church and in State." Read his' speech to abolish imprisonment for debt, and you will find him eloquently advocating the cause of liberty, and of the unfortunate debtor, with energy and zeal, reasoning at least as strong as the Indian, who "was enquiring the intention of cet tain public buildings at Washington, lie came to thejail,and asked "what it was btiill tor'? "A house to confine men that won't, pay their debts," was the answer—"Poll'."said the savage, "a poor place to catch coon skins." Yes, you might as well make a

Baron Trenkof me, and hurl me into the dungeon of Magdcburgh, as imprison me for a few dollars, to be put in the h|nd? of some Shy lock creditor. Ask the poor and bereft soldiers of the revolution, ask the widowed mother, and lonely orphan

they will tell you, that Col. Juhnson has be.cn the patriots friend, the widow's comforter,and the orphan's stay. He has done more for the soldiers of the revolution, in obtaining pensions for their services, than any man living. It is not that he could do more than other patriots and philanthropists, but thnt being an oflicer himself, and severely wounded in battle, he is more actively alive to their wants and their deserts. Farther, I am in favor a Western President, and one who will promote internal improvements and domestic manufactures. Then, look to his votes on those subjects which so deeply interest the Western people. You will find them invariably recorded on the files of (he nation in favor of those desirable objects, lie has voted appropriations to the great national high way, and to all public improvewents beneficial to the West. lie will doubtless advocate an appropriation by Congress, if necessary, to unite the waters of the uiih lhnse Qjf the Wabasli. which, when completed, must reaouua greatly to the commercial enterprise of our State. Let us look for a Chief Magistrate who will most certainly favor (hose designs. Col. JOHNSON has never sought office but frcm the people. lie has asked

deserves Hell nn'''','7 ""m. He gnxcful peopkf llT""reward11

desire. As regards should prefer him for

orhcroft]Ccc.'nei,r!fiq',

too muc'' dm™'0"' I 7"'I,C,

uac loo

m'": d,,,gcn".

C"m^

Gen"'lhe

feiaciougjy ^PU°P,C» UHrd (|)cjr

rights, their liberty, and

Where, on whom shalf independence.

on whom shall we satisfaction

l'onve„,i„„

onvent ion

prominent

lhey

thev

we turn our eye*

'"ok vi,|, (|,o prouk,

"»crmnc«f, and should

llw case, Johnson and Van Bu

e) with a h,g),

g0Vern'

Und rue

ord(Tof

«o integrity aw*lifl'

"POD fice? Jf »o CnT 1

He lias ficalion. But ii

He has I ficafion. But 1u:,|i'!"

bleof judging of true of Industry, God surpass him. I bare Pioneering campaign

peo- night—ves.

qualified to encoooter all difficuli^i go through all dangers and peril .8" you and our Dosteritv in

country.

whose husband and father fell bravely in' the friend of to-day, selected as a counsellor, battle, ask fhosc that lost property, and and praised as a virtous patriot, is to-morrow denounced a factious unprincipled traitor, if he refuses to acquiesce in his arbitiarydictation.

iTr_ Tropic wjjj now

Presidency. undulate fur the his many and foithfoj scrWce.' him for I know

they have the wHlf^° Power, (I know that

menf.

,,ific(!.f(

or any

of ReSlic-in nr^'

I !'.es» ""J will, Jo..SS„» in7h„ wXo'ml

ajv Bourn in lJ,c

ion

1 csc

"•=".

e.mn?

let

remember, are the most

K'"»nnjcnt spoken nri^ /i'"^

this be

ren would be

have no eecrei. ^iiTlNT:!,^'1 ^-politics, ui'| Uo^! ,S first choice, and my second. But I

VAN liuREM |8

»fq«»iific»r„7?/trna(it(iCc«u^'

a man lor the Presidency? Ifeef--

mi,d'a"d

n"a

in«n«»IleddetetO,'Tfpossesses

We can no longer di*gviise tile fief, that fttl ihm! fearful changes have been mode in the construction and order of our Government within the last few Jffcar# our Constitution is 'till the same as when it came from the hands' of its framers, the most perfeot and beautiful text book which ever guided an infant nation to glory and renown, but so changed, so etsen ia..y changed from its spirit, that, in reference especia ly to executive powers, it has becomo little xnoro jf*an

dead letter.—Pittsburgh Advocate. Frtni the United States Telegraph. Similar ideas to that expressed above, we find in the whole press of tbe country, except among the "corruptionists." Experience teach, es wisdom and those who theorize on the principle of the Government tbc most to their owns satisfaction, have been the most disappointed.^ The anli-tedcral party—the Jefferson republic cans—were always suspicious of the encroachment of power. Looking back through past ages, they had viewed but one scene acted over an^J over again—power stealing from the people—slow^' nnd gradually, in many ta$esT butf still all ending alike iu the usurpation ofaflk power by the governor?, at the expense of the* governed, and by and through the corruption o£ both. They dreaded the same with us. They saw that a corrupt Government would make ft corrupt people, and they dreaded the time when a corrupt Government, having ample means of corruption in its power, would use those means That lime has now arrived. Who docs not see and feel this truth? We appeal to the honest and intelligent of all parties, if there is not t* systematic organized corruption, an open prostitution of the patronage, power, and authority of the Government, to subserve the views of personal ambition. Who doubts this? Look at the pub'ic pres-s in the pay of the Government—who do they praise, and who do they decry? With few exceptions, their praise i$ bestowed as they think it will be in accordance with the wishes of the President and a few lavorites. II is wish is to them imperative and

This shows the grossest corruption on both sides—of them who thus praise and censure, and of hirn who, by his will, expressed or intimated, produces it.

Ant) how is the patronage of the Government employed? We have seen it avowedly used to

aconciliatc"

••i.2?ueiir^^r^™^B,!'Ft fo-'Mutfon'. v.rv momenlwten 'lo?s 'lions: wl.cn il ronfoses corrupted or perverted (h it if 1

most a dead letter II.,/ #1'-

the institution!) under Tl,irl' Z,

forc« nmendmcrn through bl^hS^j0^!

«he matter ofgoVernm^'nru^

it is a *iK,f of

IVest» and

tins nr-t br-pn flmw.

l"u

mosi

""S

nc}^ccn

are well ,|, i,)e PeoP,e» «nd I engendered in Ihe revolution

*he high rar.ir Krom the bosoms «fi,_..

wishcs beginning to operate ^,'1'

that which »•(.» La,,, r„,

are "L t'T

s»i»-ss5i'i s5ssf ssttyjr-

,,'ng,anc'

ot«"•

'ocapa

greatness. In point .}s ^is done now

s,*tj

„n»

miles in "'v

unl,,

to'twtain

aaeau iettcr."

'ow

wi'l of tbc people, and

untenti'

that of-

0MeS'e9

'rqueirtes, according to h„

,hcm

.,.

r.e

(that is tho term used by the cor

rupt press speaking of it) political opponents. This has been done—not in secret—it is not known bv suspicious, and ihe manifest appearance of the thing—but by the open confession of the organs of the party. We have seen appointments openly proclaimed as having been made to conciliate supposed political opponents, and been approved by the party press upon that ground.

These things show to what a pitch of corruption a few years can bring us. What is to be tho state of a flairs when this shall continue a tv years longer? Can any one who loves his country—who loves liberty—who wi.-hes to see perpetuated the punty of our institutions—the 1im*y,.£.iWj«nriil* of tilt! UCOpIC look* Oil this picture, and think on the scenes (hat are yet to comc, without anxiety and dread?

Are these things to continue? This rests with the honest and intelligent part of the people. Their uniltd voice will bring thirgs bark

ic Govern-

torricso

b{:comc

ai-

l°i b° W,scr'n

0,hcr

our Government perfect. -f)ru,JO,,nccncc,J0,1°»"

.uur Government perfect li„ rr Perfit^ «ee the first

P^P'c

not, or we should imt

powers do it with^o much'e'isc^00^d

,0,usj,^,,

^"d wijy |i

done beforeMJer'nn?^ 11

(?,e^ehngs

0(1 not

"•""ca and divided power." of dominant influence of one mV, T, °m "'e "P have passed away, „„d l!

vannlied of (he Madithey had

lhose

to be remedied?

executive l.is "dlicfo, J™] from the arranging the patronage hat the executive should t*overnment he can. bv

he can, bj.

"rfminiHer it wite|v °l'ject tvil|

tbo

incana. I

-'»-«Mto.

au"»'u«raiioo

acasraa ts

™d-

mone/d 8,000) belong"^"

stolen from a stearoboft

four

persons,

three

fce|-

v,cw"""l

it a

r°cl

mCans

^Cisfied ,hatthat

of t|ul "(i'fied

OOK,rot

purpose he may ivish- I i° whatever transmit the execute",? "°lM "ml

When ho fr.r.i„ «'uid nleasure# have

"•'"•or inaiof.j he feels thil he will l"! P'c

them j(be temptation to protlituJ a 8er

nevertheless[ Pa,ronageof (i,eCVovoriimcni

|o«li-j """"nimer Uwitelvan,! —""j-ci»ii(

'he

,lc

H' co"-

i*"re.

have

P1"'cr

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.T'! '•in

and for

the benofir

nre., wok at

hr&

o[ S""gt

«lates al thi, ,imc.

*UUd in

o£

en)'wh'fli

7«rs since. Th^^L".N.t":Yo* five

was

""'en bv

obir£

^«^lnZ'i,dc

rtMit

tbatJoseph

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