Southern telegraph., 1837-07-11


intended Tor Publication this mofuias.
CONGRESS-17h & lsA or JULY
SIS @PRENTlss, Of VjekstHre,
A. T., ACEE, Of Lowlucs.
Monday aud Tuesday next are the dss
fyol by tho prooamaiian of the Gsyeun,
futhc special election Of representatives to
Caeress, Asthis election is one ol more
than''Ulinary intercs, and impnriancc-and
as measures deeply affecting tho industry.
She prosperity, aud the lnppincss of the
couary, will, in all probability, be prlcci-
edat the september session, we cannpt hc
too importun9le 10 oar appol's to the friends
of constitutional liberty, TO bosiow ap n
this subject consideration commensurate
with is Importance, and To bring inIo ever
else zeal aud activity which mast secarc
final triumph, "Shadpws, and clouds, and
darkness" have oversproad tho land, and
the country weeps and mourns over hcr
lest rights, her blighted onlcrprize, her d.
parted happiness, and hor bleeding CouSti-
IutiOn. The sons and daughters of the Re
public, upon whose lips were the songs Of
JOY and in whose hands were the offerings
ofgraiitude, by reason of the rich blessings
of a free government, are now giving utter
ancc to cries of desPrir, and weeping over
the rcntings of faction, of wickedncss, and
the destruction of their best hopes.
Whence eometh these things? What has
produced this sudden and nournill reaction /
in the viciSsitudcs of a nations ErtuneS |
It's the "Expcriment''--il is the measures
it is the improvident policy of the admins
Iration, that have manlled the land with sor-
row and blasted the pence of her yeomanry. !
Will public virtue and intelligence slnmhcr
over the grave Of natural right and indlvid- |
ual interest, and not make one cil1rt 10
deliver the country and the people from the
ruins which the wicked career Of merccna-
ry rulers have brought upon Us? The tri-
umphs Of constitutional freedom arc as glo.
Tious and sOul-stirring as dCliverance from
the irOn-rule ofa bloody despot. We call,
then, upon the Wings, to gird on their arnor,
and present an infexible flank and bold
front in the coming contest. We call upon
the patriots, by whatever name they have
been previously known, to come up and do
battle for their country. This is no time
Cor neutrality no time for passive inactiv
ity--for MI history tells us that the imperial
purple has ever followed the absence Of
popular action and public Write.
We have tried Messrs. CLArBpRSE and
GnoLsoN, and their political dcc,ls have So
lemnly warned us to seek for faithful rep
rcsentatives elsewhere. They have bcen i
the supporters Of those very men to whom
wea now indebted for all the wrongs and
injustice which have been heapod upon us
with so liberal hand-they have adyocat-
ed their pretensions and defended their mea-
'suTes, however obnoxious and destructive TO
the interests Of the country. AMI where
are they now? They are still lawning
around the throne of power, and singing ho-
sannas to the name of their royal master.
This administration must be supported and
lauded, though the Heavens should fall,
and the nation be sunk in irrevocable woe.
In lieu Of such men, Messrs. PRENTTss
and ACEE, are presented for the sufrages
of Mississippi freeman. They are men
who love their country, and who will de-
vote their time, talents, and eloquence to
your interests and happiness-men whose
souls are above the petty intrignes and low
devices of party, and whose bosoms are
touched with the elevated emotions of holy
patriotism--men of acknowledged ability,
Of profound research, and of great moral
and political OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in {
interest and practice--and Southorncrs in
principle and feeling.
Texas. The Congress of this Republic
adjourned on the 18th Of June. The bills
providing for the protection of the frontier
against Indian aggressions, and FOR opening
the land Office on the lst Of October next,
compose perhaps the most important acts of
that body. The present law, which entities
emigFants to land as head rights, will expire
when the land Office is opcped. Those
wishing to avail ailthemselves of its advantag
es, should therefore be settled in Texas
before tho lst Of October.
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