Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1837-09-26

Mr.. Van Buren,: he Is at heart LOT d
Treasury Bank. More next week.
Van Bwen's Notion Of Consistency.--lt
is we'll known that several papers of the
opposition party had expressed their de-
Termination to support Col Grlmball as
candidate for Governor of this State at the
ensuing eection--but after his opinions
we're published in his late address to the
People Of Mississippi, and found TO be
almost totally inconsistent with their own,
they resolved no longer to cou ntenance
him as their candidate, not presumlng,
however, to dictate to any one else, the
course they we're to pursue This con-
duct is pronounced by the advocates OF
the principle, that "the spells of the Van
pushed belong to the voters to be a
damning act of inconsistency.--We are
not surprised at this. The advocates OF
the late and present administration sup
port men for the sake of the spoils they
thereby gain, utterly regardless of prlnci-
ples. This is the beau ideal of con-
sistency,--while their opponents sustain
principles regardless of men. Hence a
rises the irreconciable difference OF OPT
MON between the two rival parties in re-
gard to what consistency is. Let us
recur to facts for proof of our assertion.
LIST. Gen. Jackson was elected President
of the United States, under the expressed
pledge Of introducing a system OF economy
into the administration of the Federal
Government, which had been disregarded
by his predecessor in increasing the ma
tional expenditures from 81 100000 to
S13,OOO,000. Gen. Jackson changed and
increased the national expenditures to
Se4,OOO,O0O They changed; this being
their first practical proof of consistency!
Cd. Gen. Jackson denounced his prede-
cessor for appointing members OF Con-
gress to important public ofices-declar
ING if such policy was tolerated by the
people, it would end in the subversion of
the Liberties of the republic,--The party
cried amen. Gen, jackson changed, and
appointed so members of Congress during
his reign, whereas his predecessor only
9.-The party changcd-swore
the old chief could do no wrong-thus
giving proof the Cd, of their consistency.
Gen. Jackson sworc that Gen. Haynes
Notification speech on Foot's resolution
Gas the greatest oratorical effort of modern
understandable alike for the sound
ness Of its principles and the elegance and
purity Of lis diction The party was in
ecstaces.-The Albany Regency printed
the speech alluded to, upon sa!n-sent
Gen. ITayne a copy-wro,e him letter,
swearing that mobilization was the true
faith Of the party.--But 10! when South
Carolina nulliied the Tariff, General Jack
son changed.-Thc party changcd-he
issued his Proclamation and pronounced
it periect--he swore it was imperiect and
not rightly understood by the people, and
therefore published a codicil or explanation
of it--they swore that it was not under
stood, but the codcil was the very thing
he denounced notification as treason, and
all nullifers as traitors.-And thus endeth
the Sd proof Of the party's consistency.
We might proceed if it were necessary,
and shew that Gen. Jackson passed
through every sign of the zodiac of politi-
cal inconsistency and has been regularly
followed by his partisans-but the party
we confess have been consistent Gin chang
ing with every change of their mastery
in their understanding Of the term, to an
extent rarely equaled if ever surpassed
by the pimps and fatterers of an eastern
despot.--And the State Rights party, by
the same standard must acknowledge
their inconsiStcncy.--For although Gen.
Jackson has violated every pledgc made
while canvassing for the Presidency
changed completely, from all his proies.
sions; the State Rights party have not in
a solitary instance changed wiM him.
here they are accused of inconsistency
and now TOO they are accused of inconsis-
tency, because they refuse to support COL
Grlmball for Governor, who has either
changed his politics or they we're not
known at the time, the State Rights edi-
tors declared themselves in his favor. If
this be inconsistency on the part of the
State Rights party-we plead guilty.
Wo0driHe Republican.
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