Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-08-07

of who should suppose tAos, - - $50
W 80 votes in the House Of Repre-
u n,",;,,os AGAINST the sub Treasury scheme
,-,,hl;c ointment has been faithfully re-
.i"J Far from it. Had such been
~ &c tho hundred and eleven votes
nv c' Coo. &c that measure of the Admins
-. 49, the add eleven could hardly have
$500 ,,,rstered in its favor. Very few Of
f,be nresges even which generally support
M Administration pretend to approve OF
i andat leastRn eqpa number Of uiose.
,'1oases with the Richmond Enquirer ut
iboir head, openly exult 10 lis deieat,- In
- nr;vaie walks ollie, and among the bo
~ I'M peopie, the sub Treasury plan.
"a iii Re kindred are, as we are inform
- .,;l.poore. odjous. 0neof the strong.
81 evidences of the popularity Of these
scbencs Of the Administration, which has
none far 10 satisfy MS Of this fact, Is let
81 from an Influential supporter Of the
Administration 10 another gifts trends,d
from which the following extract has been
communicated to Us for publication:
Extract of a letter from a distinguished
oeYdcmdil ,pho supported Mr.. Van Barren
ju he Presidential election.
s.Tbe defeat ofthc sub. Treasury bin calls
for. and accordingly offer YOU, my warm
est congratulation. In any event, It is
GOOD cause of graduation TO see that there
IS vet virtue enough amongst the Repre-
sentatives of the nation to resist the cor
rupting influence Of Executive patronage
and power. But whilst comfort is to be
drawn from this reflection, | hope and
crust L is not to be mafred by their stop
pins short with the mere defeat of that
bin, and their failure to provide adequate
means against the unauthorized opera
ton ola scheme which they have Just re.
fused to legulize. Without further legIs
Luton, understand we are to be left to
enjoy the benign influence Of this scheme,
which has in fact, been in operation more
than twelve months; and under which we
have we have so 'signaIlg 6OWriShed,' as to
call forth the especial plaudIts OF Mr..
Chairman CambFelng. AS Mr.. Prentiss
says, pulse may, indeed, by adeGeate touch,
be discovered yet to beat. Ergo, our We
~ existence has been preserved by the
operation ofthe sub Treasury plan. VIII
Congress however, not act further? Will
they be so faithless to the public interest,
and regardless Of the expectation and de-
size Of the People, asto leave the matter |
where It is! or win they not show that
they not only have the independence to re.
buke the President by Withholding their
assent to his blighting policy, bat that
their integrity is stern enough to wrest
from his hands the power, upon the ac-
quuement Of which he seems to have stalk |
edhis political existence, and leayej him to
the consequences Of his daring effort to
grasp it? For most insolent and daring
effort it has been. In the very teeth Of
his formerpledges and promises, herecom-
mended the measure; and when he found
the People expressed their decided Oppo-
sition to it, las first occurred in his own
State,) by overwhelming majorities, he had
the daring TO charge them with corruption;
and to give the charge its greater force,
it was made officially. Then the doctrine
is, that the President may, in the widest
departure from the principles he has be-
fore his election protested, recommend
any measure no chooses, and it must DO
adopted, or any man, or set Of men, who |
dare dissent, are chargable, from his ele- !
waited seat, with corruption; and are thus |
to be driven into support of any scheme
I've or his advisers may devise to secure
power to themselves.
Sand, strange to tell, this and other
doctrines, no less Objectionable, as set forth |
IN the first message of the President, are
all considered, by our worthy friend ofthe |
Enquirer, as right and proper; at all events
asnOt worthy TO be scanned; not TO be OBJ. /
Jected to-, because forsooth, they involve |
no questions of 'conStitutiOnaliLy;' they
are mere matters Of serPediestcy;' and all
though he, as well as the rest Of us, most
heartily disapproves them, yet, the party
must be preserved by tame Submission
to measures and principles, the most per.
niciOus notwithstanding not only to
the present entire prostration Of every
interest Of the community, bat to con-
centration OF the money Power of the
country in Executive hands, and to the
ultimate overthrow Of liberty itself. All
this must be borne, because the principle
measure involved in it all does not allow
Of 'cONsti UtiOnaP disputation. That is,
we will manfOlly resist any encroachment
upon theOttermost precincts of the Eonsti-
tuition, as matter Of theory whilst we
are ready to submit (Eor party to Prac-
teal destruction.
u confess these notions are too fine
drawn for me, and, for one am ready to
resist iJrOhg, come from what quarter it
may, and in whatever garb; whether in-
volvihg constitutional abstraction, or the
more homely, because more practical and
important interests of the community.
The President has taken his ground, and
there ne may rest Till il crumbles from un.
der him, as be soon will find it to do.
Let hum not apply the ihattering JUNCTION
to his SOUL to be drawn from the hin.
ness Of the late elections III Virginia.
Hewill then find them slI enough for him
next Spring. /" aslf Fl Aaaaea, @ 81
The Town council of Reading, Pa, ap-
Piled to the s. Bank a few DAYS acc
for silver and gold wherewithal to redeem
their corporation shinplasters. During
tue tendency Of the application, some o
the loco-focos Of the town held meeting
and made great cutcry against il. Mr.
aploales reply to the council is suificientIy
amusing: aI q