Southern telegraph., 1837-07-04
CONGRESS-l7h g. lSh OF JULY
S. S. PRENTlSS, of Vickshurg,
A. L. ACEE. Of I.owdnes.

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S. S. PRENTISS, of Vicksburg,
A. L, ACEE, Of Lowdnes.
The day of election for members OF Con-
gress to represent this State in the called scs.
sion Of September, is close at hand; and the
melancholy condition ofthe country, arising
mainly from the proiligato measures and
wicked policy of the Federal Admiaistra
ton, should be suficiet to inspire the friends
Of the constitution with spirit of burning
patriotism Indicative Of the political regcnc-
ration Of Mississippi, ard glorious triumph.
We call upon the honest man, of whatever
party, to look around up1n the widespread
desolation-survey all the prustrats inter
Cs;s Of the land-and contemplate the sub
ject intelligently and fearlessly, in that
liberal feeling of lofty patriotism which the
times demand. We have indeed falIennp-
on evil days; and woful crisis in the po-
litical affairs of the Union is upon us, and
in the full tide of successful destruction.
We have seen the rights won by our gallant
sires in the battle fields of the Revolution
disrcgardod and tramplcd upon by men
high in oihco--indiyidual prosperity bianch-
cd, and sacrificed at the shrine of party
. immolation-every branch of human indus
Try paralyzed--a nations happiness annihj-
laIed--a bankrupt Governmcnt-and VIC
now hear the cries of " "Woei Woe! Woc.n
revcrberating from every remote corner of
the realm.
Who have aided in bringing upon us this
mournful condition of things, end now sup
port those that mock at our calamity? Who
have been the uniform advocates Of those
wild and reckless schemes that successive
ly gave birth to fatal blows to whole peo
ple's activity and energy? Who stood as
faithless sentinels upon the watch-tower
crying "All's WE'LL" and continued to do
so, until the surgng bilIows came, and have
rolled throughout the Republic? Messrs.
CLAIBORNE and GHoLsoN are the men.
They are they who have kneeleI at the
footstool of FEDERAL power, and in obedi-
enceto its nnhallowod mandates, proclaim
ed that your laws were administered with
W sdom and impartiality, and that the coun-
try was in its onward march in the career
of national glory and prosperity, and that
too, at time when the American people |
were on the very brink of universal sorrow
and dcsolation. And now VIC cali upon
them TO render an account Of their steward |
ship. We call upon them to stand forth and
tell the sovereign body the why and the
wherefore of these days Of bankruptcy, of
gloom and dependency.
Mississippi is moving--the day Of rctri-
button Of an insulied and injured people,
paD,ing to avcnge betrayed confidence, is
close at hand-the sword Of their political
action will "gleam in the air brighter than
ten thousond meteors," and signal must be
the fate Of those who shall fall under is des-
troying stroke.
Knowing the nature of the evils We are
called upon to resist, we hope that as free
weD and patriots, the people will shape
their course, unbiased BY mere party con
sidcrations, and with an earnest desire, al
as early a period as possible, to avert the
awful sweepngs Of the storm. "a pure
stream cannot flow from an infected ioun-
tain;a and il is worse than idle to expect
purity Of purpose from those who have al
ready set in motion the fntid waiers-
men who'have given us the serpent when
we have asked for bread.
Messrs. PRESrIss and AcEE, whose
names are placed at the head Of this article.
have been announced in different parts Of
ihe State as candidates for Congress. Let
ali who know tlie energies Of tile people are
wi'hered blythe iron-prossure Of the lines
all who Glove Rome more than Crzar,-aIl
who desire relicfirom the General Govern