Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-02
THE WING JUBILEE.

Our country Is the theatre Of general fcloe.
ing.-From Maine to Louisiana there 10 ~ uat
versal jubilee. The shout Of Whig triumph
echoed from the height Of Bunker 10 IL
height Of Brooklyn from the Green Hills 70 IL
Highlands to the Hudson--from the Allegaaaa
to the Rocky Mountains.-Fron the mouth 4
cannon-wIth festivities-with bonfires--viA
,lluminiations-by public meeting Of congs,is
lation aud cncOuragemcnt-by every maniesls
ton of public joy and gratitude and exultasia
the People OF tins great country arc celebfasAg
their glorious-their overwhelming victory.
And meet it is that such victory should h
thus commemorative for it is a triumph Of ,bs
people over Powcr-of the country over te
Court-of the Democracy Of Numbers over the
Aristocracy of Office. it is a mlpifestaiioa
popular might 1t IS a triumph Of principles
y--patriotisin-Over violence, fraud ~
rapinc. 1t IS triumph Of national feeling -
sympathy, over n narrow, bigoted, selfish and =
principled sy stem, that would mark out a partks
lar classes OF the community legitimate subjecs
OF government prosecutions Ii shows that be
tween the men of the cities and the men u ~
country, there Is common sympathy-a cousa
Interest," common hope. that they arc all bresk
crn, children Of the same parent, heiss to fss
same inheritance. pledged TO the same cause,
destined to the same fate.
! 1t is a triumph which the whole co1atry -
helped to achieve, and in whose celebration "
whole country may share. Local jealous
sectional prejadiccs cannot reach 1t. The ot
zcns Of the South-the West-the East aud =
Nor,h-mcct under the same baDncr-the baass
of the Union--the flag of star and stripes-n&
ant with victory-and embracing in its boasd
liberal shadow the triumphant Democracy :
Numbers. In the name Of the people, the -
Gus battle has been fought. The cause d =
people has been won--and well therefore -
the people rejoice!
We never witnessed such a deep and geseo
rejoicing as Is every where elected by the WI
triumph in the Empire State. That kestsdg
Tennessee should have given their 20, 600 nlys
tiles was expected. Their temper had bsss .
ready tried. That Massachusetts Should ~
up an unbrokcn phalanx 10 the rescue -
Constituencies no matter Of surprise ~
the days Of the pilgrims, she has been troe -
great principles Of civil liberty-and
hardly looked for that she should abandon d. :
a moment like the prescnt.-She has becn -
ed with the epithet Of rebe!--1nd rebcIIso0 4
has always been under the pressure Of afs
power---but she has never been stained 80 =
dishonor Of slave. Firm; unconquered, =
chile during the eight years Of Jacksoas e
cessor pledged TO follow in his footsteps -
But with New York all this is differcsf 3
5 years she has been grooming in the most =
ious bondage. A son Of her own soil Gas !.
$ Prcsidency-sworn TO carry out the princlee
chief magistrate, whom New York had 49,. ..
sustained. Personal feeling-person.l
every thing that a man respects and 70 Il,
would naturally induce Mr.. Van Buren to
desperate struggle to retain his asccndev
home.
Prostate here, be knew that he vas
where conqucred-and that his soiled a.
/ pied banner could never be again raised g
dust This led the PEOPLE 70 box To Nee
with solicisude and spprebens'oor,alnoes' -,
unmixed with hope.-They could hardy