Southern telegraph., 1837-06-06

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day and night, for a nunher Of years, in
search Oflhc Philosophers Stone and al
thu ii appointed 10 a tn nsand attempts, he
was still cOnsoled under The confident belief
that the next would be the successful expe-
riment; and nj longth, when the hopes and
anticipations which had cheered him for so
long n time, were about, as he supposed, to
be consummlted--when his g,lden dreams
were within few moments Of being reaIiz-
ed, his apparatus, from. being too highly
charged, exploded, and 1T only few into
atoms itself, bat destroyed the poor expcn-
mcnter withit. Ithas occurred 10 me that
our politicians who have been az work for
several years past, like the ponF alchymist,
in trying to turn every thing 10 gold, might
be taught useful lesson ia BIS a,s. they
have already blown W The prosperity of
the country; and It thew hqveas yet cs-
capped being blown up themselves, they cor
iainly have no security that il will not soon
be the case. There is not q more danger
Gus apparatus than an insultod, abused, but
confiding people. They may for a time,
from The very honesty Of their NATURES, be
misled by those whose interest It is to
mislead them, but woe 70 the perpetrators
when it is once discovered that their object
was to enrich themselves. regardless Of the
welfare fthe very dear people whom they
had been hugging to their bosoms with 50
many protestntions Of love and duty.
think, however, that the President begins
to discover that the system Of iugg!cry,
which has been so successful Er time,
will not answer always, and from his hav-
ing made this discovery, anticipate bet
ter state of things in future. He now feels
himself in tho predicament of band of
mutineers who had risen on the commander,
and taken the ship away from him, and
confined him under hatchcs. While the
wind was fair and tho sun shone brightly,
they seemed to be prosperous and happy,
but the moment storm arose, they discov.
cred that their imperfect knowledge Of ma
vigatiOn did not enable them to manage the
ship, and they were glad to avail themselves
Of their captains skill, by releasing him and
returningto their duty. Mr.. Van Buren,,
by his recent call Of Congress, has admitted
what his predecessor seldom did admit, du.
ring the eight years Of his misFule-thai is,
that Congress IS an important part of the
government. Gen. jackson called it his
government, and nearly all his official acts
were such as to justify the opinion that he
did really believe that it was for the time,
his bona fde property; and it is not little
remarkable that the greatest disasters which
have fallen upon. the country have resulted
from acts Of his which were done in Opposi-
ilOn to the most of the peoples representa-
tives. 1t is known, and | belle admitted
ny all parties, that his popularity was the
chief, if not the only cause of the electfon \
Of the present incumbent. 1t was there
fore but natural, that he should determine to |
pursue a similar policy to that Of his prede-
cessor, as he had reason to believe that It |
was that policy which had brought him into
power- He now, however, begins to find
that i was the personal popularity of Gen.
Jackson and not the popularity Of his meas
Ires, that sustained him 81 triumphantly
through the whole course of his admins
ration. He had fought the battles Of. his
had saved New Orleans from
he grasp ola foreign foe--and he had saw
ID the women and children Of our frontiers
rom the tOmahlwk and scalping knife of
he ruthless savage, and the peopIe'loved
ind honored him for il, and were willing to
suffer any inconvenience rather than appe ar
for such services. Mr. Van Bu-
rem has no such cltims, (and God forbid that
my one should have in future but must
stand on his own merits; and should he
J ~ Il
Do wrong, It cannot be urged IN cxtenua-
ion Of his faults, that he fought the battle of
New Orleans. He cannot himself be in
sensible that his election was brought about
BY the popularity and interference Of Gen.
Jackson, and feeling bis weakness on this
POINT, he will, ! feel assured, endeavor to
'Onfine himselfto the popular viii, instead
T attempting to mould that viii 10 suit his
lwR purposes, G, 1,