Southern telegraph., 1838-09-12
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
THE TRUE ISSUE.


The editor of the Washington Chronicle,
fMr. Calhoun's Editor who formerly gave
the appelation of monarchist, to the admin
istration, but who, since the somerset of Mr.
Calhoun, has gone over to them, keeps this
alsehood at the head of his editorial col
nmn:
"THE True IssuE-'Shall ours be a gov
ernment ofthe Banks or a governmental the
Peoplel Shall we have a constitutional
Treasury or an unconstitutional National
Rank-shall we have constitutional cur
fency ofgold and silver, or one OF irredeem-
able paper? Shall we live under the des.
potism of moneyed ariStocracy or under
The Safeguards of a free constitution?' "
This is not the true issue. The true is
sue is-Shall ours be government of the
people or government ofthe Office holders?
Shall we have constitutional currency of
gold and silver, aided by paper currency
Issuing from Nationa' Bank, always conver-
bible into gold and silver at the option of the
holder, or shall we have an Executive Sub
Treasury system, in which the office-hold
ers will be every thing and the People moth
inga Shall we live under the despotism of
an irresponsible Executive, or under the
safe. guards of free constitution Let the
Van Buren, Sub Treasury party abide by it.
They 60 for an increase of executive pow
er, patronage and immunity. They wish to
apply the English maxim to our President,
that the King can do no wrong-as was
practically done in the reign Of Jackson
They would convert this government into
pere machine to enrich ofice-holders and
their friends. They are intent upon sus-
tanning, as they have already built up,
host of brokers and private usurers, to feed
and fatten on the labor of the productive
classes, in direct opposition to that princi-
pie of freedom and equality, which lies at
at the foundation of our institution. The
principles of the Van Burenitos and the Lo-
CO Focos are the offspring of barbarous
age, and should they be established in this
country, our free constitution must become
dead letter. Nay more instead of being
safeguard, it will be converted into an en-
gine OF destruction, and be made to over
throw the libe ties it was intended to pre-
serve.
Let the people therefore look to the issue
and be not deceived. 1t is not whether Har-
rlson, Vpn Buren,, or any other man shall
be President. 1t is contest of principles.
. Let us vindicate the Constitution and sus-
tain it as our fathers did, in the good old
days of Washington. Let us rally at the
polls and huTl from their seats the present
corrupt ofhce-hOders, who, not content with
TRIPPING the public expenditures. and by
their wicked experiments bringing hous-
ands OF industrious and laboring citizens to
ruin, now wish to yoke us to the Executive
car, and bind US TO do his will. d.
LYNcHTNe AT BATON RouGE.-The At
torney General, we understand, has deter
mined to make an attempt to bring the actors
IN the late outrage upon the laws, commit
ted at Baton Rouge, to the bar of Justice -
The names of several of the ring-lea ders
have been putin his possession, and it is to
be hoped that the insulted dignity of the laws
will be redressed. At the same time we
must be permitted to express our opinion that
the arrest ofthe individuals concerned would
! have been accomplished with greater GER
talnty, had the Attorney General refrained
from uttering threats and proclaiming his
1ntentions until they were in custody. 1t is
premature to threaten delinquent before
you have caught HIM.
wAlhe outrage in question may be followed
by pernicious and dangerous consequences,
hPermittcd to go unpunished. A criminal