Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-10-10
From the New York Courier & Enquirer,
MARCH OF THE DEMOCRACY or NOM
BEERS,


BEERS.
Ascertained facts.-We hope that Mr.
Van Buren, will not take offence if we
should call his attention to a few "ascer-
taned facts" Having his own high au-
thority for the assertion that it is the ''su-
rest, because the only safe" course TO es-
chew speculation, and devote ourselves to
"ascertained facts,n we are confident that
he will read the record we have made up
for him with patient consideration. Mr..
Benton, too, will be pleased at its perusal.
He is Of opinion that the people want
"lacts, memorable facts" and we believe
that the facts we state below are quite as
memorable as he could desire.
In the year 1928, the State Of Ken
lucky gave her n electoral votes for an
drew Jackson. In the year 1882 she gave
Mr.. Clay majority Of only about 1900
votes for the Presidency. In the last Con
gress she had -FOUR Jackson Representa-
tives. In the present Congress the entire
delegation is WING; and the aggregate ma
jority for the Wing candidates throughout
the State is about TWENTY THOUSAND votes.
Does General jackson or Mr.. Van Buren,
entertain any reasonable doubt as to the
position OF the DEMOCRACY OF NUMBERS in
Kentucky?
In the year 1882, the State Of Tennes-
see gave Gen. Jackson majority of
27,3O4 votes. Here, no doubt, was an ex-
hbition Of vast political strength. The
people of his State confded in Gen. Jack
son-thought that they understood HIM
and were in a high degree devoted and at
tached to him. As long as he pretended
to govern according to the constitution,
and to regulate his course by the aid OF
constitutional advisers, the people Of Ten
neSsee continued TO repose an implicit
trust in him. But when it became known
that the Cabinet proper was without the
slightest influence in the administration
and that the government was really cen
tered in the hands of Blair, Kendall and
Whitney--no one Of whom ever received
any marks of popular favor--men of no
constituencios-destitute Of personal rep
utation--steeped in political proHgacy-
bankrupts in fame and fortune-vagabond
adventurers-the PEOPLE of Tennessee
revolted against their old chief When
he attempted to dictate to them who they
should elect as his successor, they openly
rebeled; and the majority at the late Gu
bernatorial election for the Wing candi-
date was upwards Of TWENTY THOUSAND
VOTES. This, we beg Mr.. Van Buren, to
remember, is an ''aScertained lact'-and
we commend it to the consideration of
General Jackson and Mr. Blair, in their
calculations touching the DEMOCRACY OF
NUMBERS.
In the year 1882 the State of Indiana
gave General Jackson over 5000 votes
for the Presidency. At the late Congress
sional election the aggregate Wing MAJOR
ity in Indiana amounted to more than Sc
vENTEEN THOUSAND VOTES.
Here are three States in which alone
the changes within the last two or three
years have amounted to nearly SIXTY
THOUSAND VOTES. 1t will be remembered
too, that these changes have not been sud
den and impulsve--but gradual, steady,
regular, certain. The Wing majority has
increased in all the States enumerated at
every election. The march of Wing trl-
umph has been slow, but steady and ire
sistable. A conviction of the proiligacy
and incompetence Of the men in power
of their ruffian tyranny, their shameless
ignorance, their miserable baseness, cor
ruption and usurpation--the utter want OF
talent; honor and integrity too apparent
in all departments Of the executive gov
ernment--forced itself reluctantly on the
minds of a confding and injured people.
But thank Heaven! they have at length
been disabused- the popular reyul-
sion will be as strong as has been the pop
ular delusion.
In connexion with the facts ascertain
ed and inexorabe," set forth in the above
paragraphs, there are two or three other