Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-07-18

them to disguise the odlous sentlmenI
under some specious garb. But in this
we are mistaken. These debased lTl-
struments of power have openly and
boldly avowed the DOCTRINE, and
their determination to maintain 1t by
FORCEl One of the resolutions a.
dopted by these TWENTY THOUSAND
Federal slaves is in the following words
as we found it copied in Merchant:
"Resolre1, Tha. the more etfectually
to uphold the Constitutional Govern
ment ofour choice, and Of our LOUe-to
secure the rigid enforcing Of the laws
of congress, 10 AND THE OR
DERS OF THE EXECUTIVE, Ell
THEIR NOW ISSUED, or WHICH MAY
HEREAFTER BE ISSUED, &c.
Sc. we the SOVEREIGN PEOPLE
do hold ourselves ready to ORGANIZE
in this city and county of Philadelphia,
first vOlHnteey legion of TENTHOU-
SAND MEN, to be as SHORTLY AS
POSSIBLE FULLY ARMED AND
EQUIPPED; the same to be called
THE PHILADELPHIA UNITED
STATES MINUTE MEN.
These resolutions show that the Roy
alists have become equally desperate
and audacious. That the meeting was
gotup under orders from this city, and
that the resolutions were penned by
Kendall, and seen and approved by
the Uusurper, we do fully believe
But be the public opinion what it may
as to this, no man Of any party can
doubt that the doctrines they contain,
and the measures they propose, meet
with the cordial approval of the Exc
cutive. Need we dwell on the tenden-
cy of these doctrines and measures? Is
the public intelligence so besotted, and
the public spirit so debased, as to re-
quire argument to prove that there is
despotism in these doctrines, and civil
war in the measures proposed to sustain
them? THE ORDERS OF THE
EXECUTIVE, EITHER NOW ISSUED
OR D7 HESEAFTER TO BE is
SUED" These, these are to be the
E" LAWS OF THE U. STATES"
and to be enforced at the point of the
bayonetl MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS
are now forming-ten thousand men
are to be SHORTLY GULLY ARMED
AND EQUIPPED" to carry INTO exc
cution the 'oRDERs OF THE ExEccCT7i;;v;SS,
EITHER NOW ISSUED, OR HEREAFTER
TO BE ISSUEDI?'
What shall we sayl These things
are done in open day-held up before
the eyes, and Numbered in the ears of
the whole country; and yet that coun-
try sleeps The opposition press,
even in the city where these most dar-
ing and outrageous proceedings are
going on, is utterly dumb! They do
not even call the attention Of the cOuR-
try to them What do these things
portend? The time has been when
such proceedings would have aroused
every free-born American citizen, and
nerved his arm in the contest for liber-
ty-for a Constitution trampled under
DOT, and made the spot Of tyrant and
lis menials.
We would urge upon those not yet
utterly degraded and enslaved, the ne
cesslty ofpreparing for the contest that
Is coming. The Government, we
fear, has gone too far to rule peaceabIy.
1t is by no means improbable that Mr..
Van Buren, proposes to secure a life es-
tate in the Office he now holds. These
military organizations speak stern Ian
guage that the country is ripe for a
monarchy. The whole history of the
last eight years confirms him in this be-
lief. These extraordinary proceed
ings, not tolerated merely, but, by ST.
lence, countenanced even by the oppo-
sition themselves, prove to him that the
country is degraded down to that point.
when irresponsible power IS attainable
with scarcely an exertion. Webelieve
that this is his opinion, and we are per-
suaded he will act upon it.
To those who yet appreciate the val.
ne of civil and political liberty, we
would ask the question.-Is it not high
time that you should organize, arm and
equip alsol The example is before
you. 1t is impossible to ascertain, witt
any certainty, how far these move,
ments Ofthe monarchists have progress
sed. Much is done IN SECRET. The
/ nine is prepared-the train is laid
and it will be sprung upon you before
you are aware. We tell you that the
men in power here are capable Of at.
tempting any thing that promises the
slightest hope of success in their con.
sPiracy against the public liberty. Be
therefore prepared. You cannot be
too cautious where there is any posi-.
bility Of danger. Ought YOU not &c
call meetings, and take these resolu.
tons into consideration Ought moi
the Executive to be called on publicly
to avow or disavow them? Ought vol
not Immediately raise and equip voiun.
teer companies to meet this military
array of the Executivel
/ These are questions which il become,
you seriously to considers We recon.
mend no violence; but vigilance. pre.
paratIon, and a calm but firm deter.
mnatiou either TO maintain your liber.