Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-09-14

cuniary embarrassmenls which have eX-
tended over the civilized world, but II Is
equally true that the greatest pressure
has passed by, and that all our great in
Neutrality-suspicious., manufactures, COM
merce and navigation, with occasional Vi
bralions, are steadily returning to a state
of prosperity. Even the financial diff
culties OF the government, which neces-
sarily grew out of this commercial and
pecuniary embarrassment, have been, in
great measure, surmounled; and the
public mind will, probably be no longer
agitaled, as it has been for the last two
years, by the augmentation, instead ofthe
diminution, of the public debt, in time
of peace. We venture nothing in as
serting that the income of the year not
withstanding the report OF one OF the
committees OF the last session OF Con-
gress to the contrary, WILDE al least equal
to the expenditure. In fact it can scarce
iy be doubted that there is a fair pros
pect OF considerable surplus at the end
of the year, after the fulGlment of all the
public engagements. If we add TO
these favorable circumstances, that, at
the head of our affairs, is placed tried
patriot, one of the revolution, and in all
human probability, the las,--a man who
has served his country for almost ball a
century, in the most trying situations,
With uninlpeached integrity; who has at
all times, been firm and Underwriting
republican, in the most elevated sense
of that term and who, within the last
two years, has had the honor, peculiar
to himself and the Father Of his Coun-
Try" OF uniting your universal suffrage
for the highest office in your gitt--we
might naturally expect to find the whole
community reRosing in profound tran
guilty. Such tranquility, we. doubt
not, great majority of you, engaged in
domestic and private pursuits, and ieel-
ing no oppression, actually believe 10
exist. The danger OF the late war rous-
ed your whole energy aud attention, and
directed them 10 public affairs. After
its termination, SO honorable to your
courage and patriotism, and so fortunate
Tor your interests, your attention was not
much less earnestly turned TO the insti-
tu,ions of the country, which availing
yourselves Of the experience OF the late
contest, and under the guidance of the
profound politician then at the helm, you
placed on the most solid foundation. The
universal embarrassment, which you, IN
common with all other people, expe-
rienced on the restoration OF peace, alter
SO long an agitation of the whole civilized
world, called off your attention from the
public to your own private affairs. Not
having watched the progress oil events
with your usual attention, if you should
Judge that the political condition of the
country is as quiet, as all around you APP
pears to be, you will form an erroneous
opinion. Causes are in active operation,
which, if neglected, will deeply affect
your future tranquility. Selling ON your
relaxed attention, efforts are making, in
every direction, to infuse into your mind,
jealousy, suspicion and distrus,, thereby
to undermine your confidence in the ad-
ministra,ions Of The present vir.uous and
experienced chief magistrate. A regu-
lar and systematic opposition has been
formed against him, Of which no "ne can
doubt who has closely watched the pro-
gress of events and the proceedings OF
Congress. The active leaders in both
Houses are well known. They have al
ready party name and party terms, by
which they expect to seduce you to their
interest, and to arouse your Jealousy
against the Observation-Disclosures mo
lives we say nothing. They must be test
ed by time. We speak only of the facts
which even the party alluded to Will not
deny. 1t has gone 100 far any longer 10
conceal opposition, which, in fact, has
been openly avowed on the floor Of Con-
gress.* The present administration has,
| by Senator, been pronounced to be
worse than the Federal administration,
having, in his opinion, greatly transcend
ed it.in profusion and contempt OF prin-
ciples.f Without investigation, it has
been accused by committee OF The Sc
nate, Of interhotating the !azvs, and ma
king a sham arrang ement, under the
late reductions of the army, in order to
confer upon an officer situation to
which, the Committee supposed, he was
not legally entitled.f Nor were these
charges confined 10 the walls of the Sc
mate. Still harsher terms characterized
the language in the House of Represent
tatiyes. There, the administration was
boldly accused Of committing targery,
or, at least committing at it, on the part Of
| "a general officers In addition TO these
and many other instances which nigh!
be adduced, it has been openly and fire.
quenily pronounced, during the last