Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-11-09
KEEP THE PEOPLE BACK >.

AEEF THE PEOPLE BACK"
When Appius Claudus heard the muir
murings OF the Roman citizens against hi.
unjust measures, he cried out in his perplex
ity, keep the people back" For awhile
his commands were effectual, and the Swel
ling tide Of Indignation was temporarily stay
ed, but his efforts 10 smother the kindling
spirit OF resistance were vain and fruitless-
and in a little while the unworthy decemvir
was hurled from his throne to a prison.
A modern ruler may sec something in the
late movements of the people, TO remind bin
OF this sudden sobversion OF iancied s,reng Il,
end security. He has had frequent cause
<ncntally To eXclaim-'sKeep the people
back 20 But "still they come" From
MAINE 10 Georgia. the rebellious spirit OF
the democracy OF numbers" has been ma,.i>
Tested. From the lids Of Arkansas 10 the
green mountains Of Vermont, the thrilling
voice of regenersied millions has been borne
ON the passing breeze. Neither The promise
of gold, nor the mandates Of a stern chiefs
tain, have been sufficient, 'keep The people
back" Thcy have rushed 10 the rescue 1T d
tioletcd they have gathered in
Iaeir strength, and subdered the shackles OF
stuliiying idols;ry. Witness The work Of
regeneration.
In Maine, State be irt with custom bsu-
SOS and overrun with government siipcndia.
ries, majority Of 10 900 for The Administers
zion has been overcome, and the Wings have
sriumphed by 500 majority.
Rhode Island, small az she is, has muster
ed 900 for the cause Of sound principles and
stands forth among the brave aud the f. &C.
In New Jersey, the sIumbering spiIu RI
the Revolution has been terminated and The
sons Of the Jersey Blues have proved them>
selves worthy Of their sires They too
have furnished thousand "good men and
true" over and above the number necessary
10 PROSTATE the cohorts of power.
Connecticut has given symptoms, that
~hen the country is really in danger, her
sespls will gather in their strength, and aid
abe good work
Maryland is steady in the cause OF the
Constitution, and will not faler.
Pennsylvania has given unequivocal signs
that the seeds cfrBgeneraton quick ening
1usi thai good fruit will he ripened for the
general harvest. Last year the Van Buren,
majority in the Legislature was 3S--now it
is but ~
North Carolina, that once slumbered in
the consciousness of her power, and was
serrun by the enemy, has awake ned and gil
ven tokens that she " i'll not again be caught
mapping.
Georgia has maintained her integrity and
slected a Wing Governor: Twice prov ing
when the quention was fairly iesisd, tia, she
csnno, enrol herself under lie banners oi Mr..
Van Buren,.
Tennessee, tie home Of truly gallant spir-
Ills, has reneunced base idolatry, and in
ppsis oil Gen. Jackson's influence and dic,a>
iion has given majority OF 10000 for the
Whig ticket. ~
Ohio, whose sovereignty is now rni.repre
scented ia the Senate, has overcome all the
difieultles CT an unprincirlea system of
aserry Wandering" She now has W hig
Governor and Legislature, and true w hlg
snaIority in the Lower House oi Congress,
aud counts AT least 10, 900 majority against
she ''speilers"
Indiana, short time since, was On the side
al power by a majority si 6 00Q-she now
counts 1000 for the good cause.
Kentucky has added new evidences Of the
moral fprcs which ranges her on The side oil
The true Democracy.
Arkansas is crawling forward 10 seek
place amongst the redee med and disenthrall.
cd. The last accounts favor the idea, tha,
the Wing candidate for Congress has sue
ceeded, and tia, the late member will he
doomed 10 Yell in the wilderness, instead oil
lhe Representatives. Hall
Illinois, NJ ississippi, Louisiana, and even
Missouri, we doubt not, will in due season
grove, that hen freedom is The prize, the
people cannot he kept back.
Ia Virginia anxious for the honor Of being,
with New York, and New Hampshire the
only States remaining in an ignominious
shr Radon? Let her soma consider the ques
iion al the next election, and answer as their
fathers would have answered. - Wing.