Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1836-12-17

people speedily aWak from Their stopar and s.,lvt
s9 ne rescue The fair temple of eedoni. reared
81 she Tolls and cemenfed with the blood Of their
kslsans sire must il ieN more feeting genera
TONS sfanoie lnfo dust and atoms. and,
Like the baseless fabric 81 Visinng
Leave not wreck behind
w turn from this painful contemplation and
hasten g the closing subject q these remarks
Mr. an Buren, will soon become The constitutional
head and organ Of the RepUblie--for good or tor
cyl te ms country, time viii prove. AT no period
Y us lites politically speaking have we ranked
among bis admirers. We grant him, il is true,
taients and capacity perhapsnf the first order.
But We detest the 8cto0k in which he was educa-1
ted, and abhor the system Of tactics il which he 81
yeTses and which he has always 50 sklltuily prae-I
used atl for e6Eee and iloz0ef; nothing for
ftrinci1lte.1 Hence, IN the course of long and
active career. he has stnaiedsthe cateehiams and
ss6roke bread and drank wine's with most OF the
antagonist political sects that have divided the
country. These are serious charges-not more
serious than true. Nevertheless, with all these
sins and obliquties labeled to his character, the
people. il seems are about q place him g the
head Of affairs. We yield toa decision against
which We fought whilst an arrow was 90 be found
/ IN cur CULVER. Hut We yield under firm reselns
tion, never 10 give up the principles for whclr w
centsnd- freedom 81 choice n afiniqf elections,
sqscauced 6y ne smiles. Rttazged By me 1aosve1
land 1n5oRgAt BY The Patronage Of a master.
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sword to assert, and. under favor Of tue people
themselves, 70 vindicate and reclaim these prime
Iciples.
n the late election. the Vice President and
bis managers. have trampled them under foot /,
1they have claimed the succession in tile name
and uuder the ayowed auspices oflhe nlustriolls
CHIEF who holds the ssszvord and fhe dtrae.
aud dispenses their ssdaiiy bread 70 an HUNDRED
lTHoUsAND HUNGRY MOUTHS. For this-the
most objectionable of all his political traaisgres-
lsions--we Can never forgive Mr. Van Buren, Or
support his re election. Like the tabled shirt 81
! Ngssus, the crime has fastened on his heshs aud
must SO with hims unatoned. q the grave.
Meanwhile, we preach no blind aud inliscrinl-
innate crusade against the lawful political chief d
the nation whoever he may be. Ii i shall
lplease Mr. Van Buren,, ID discharge Of the high
powers coniided 70 his keeping, TO sswalk gener-
Tally in the footsteps Of WAsHINcToN, Of JET
: FERseN and Of MADISON, the sainted apostles q
our holy revolutions who have conquered ths
liberty we enjoy, knew its value, ara how i
might be best preserved and perpetnated, it hG
:. will lend his Influence in attempting further I,
limit, check and control executive patronage adj
herring tor the sake of principle alone TO the com
promise act Of 1882 ii lie will resist any sgstesz
iof dulles intended for protection as distinguished
tfrnm the actual and necessary demands Of tn
| tt eagnry, yearly distributing aneng the skate
al the unavoidable dccuninlaHon Of The Eu6ti
? cheSE--if he will disclaim and diScuuntenuce
E authority in the federal Government toenser o.
E a general scheme of Internal Improvement
he will raise his voice and direct the energies
his exalted station against the mad f.aLticssn {
I a party, whose false huuatty would light 4
s the flames Of 8crUfke war, aud drench the peace
u full and happy valleys of the South with IL
It blood Of orr wives aud daug hters--f he sll;,
call into public service men Of WORTH inselligeuc
d and virtue, We care not tho to i man they ma
: all be Of his party -aud If he shall see Is tn
IF these servants abuse theigsstatons By becom
e ing leaders and political jugglers in election
1t FINALLY, if he shall administer the Governmei
c lfrugally, economically, and with true republics
q simplicity, always remembering that he is Il
IN Sunyemc head of great people, and not the let
ie der Of faction--if he stall 50 distinguish bin
le self and disappoint the fears and apprehensie
e ofhis enemies, tho weak now of faith, we sha
of not BE slow to defend, nor loath to applaud,