Southern telegraph., 1838-07-04
TIE STATE or AFFAIRS.


This country now presents very strange
and Interesting spectacle. On one side
IRE urrayed the strength and expressed
wishes Of he people: on the other the pow
er and determination of the execuilve.-
No man can look calmly and dispassIonateiy
At the results Of every late election, with
ou coming 10 the conclusion that the peo-
pie are opposed 10 the measures o' The par
~ in power. Every vote recently taken
contains lond condemnation If the past
aud present policy of the executive. Bhi
The executive determined 10 carry ont IT'S
ruinons schemes If possible, backed bN The
pltronage with which It is unfortunately IN
vestcd-sets at deitnce The plsll wIl,
mrcks the mlsf,rtnnes of the people, and
will lend its all to ~ measure Of relIei,
anlcss upon the terms which itself may pre-
scribe. In many Countries less onlrageS
would have pr 1uced II change, violent
md sangnnlrv; would have peppled The
d rnge n md shlrpened the axe OF the exc
cuiilner. We congraiulnte the coInlrv mp
m he for earanre and m derliIon of the
IN i ritv. NJ any parties fl he'd with vi
tors would give way to scenes, d'graceflI
to themselves and suhversive of the cIn>'I-
tuition and laws. BIT even IN the midst OF
political and party triumph, let the n2jor''y
remember not to stain aud dis grace success
by its abuse. The constitution is above
the reach even of the people, and by iispro-
visions alone. lei every public wrong be
redressed II is we know hard case, that
we should he compelled TO await the slow
remedy of the ballot box, and to endure the
re,gn of misrnle, until The distant period
fixed by the constitution, for new orShn'-
zatinn Of our government. BIT let us
abide our time. The day of reIribuiIon
though distant will surely come. 10 the
meantime it is better to submit 10 bad GO
vernment, than TO ssrrifice The brilliant pros
pecis of orr future happiness in order t"
get rid Of it.
We npprehend no danger to the liberties
or the country from any effort that may lie
made by the present head Of the party lie
is not as his illnstrIrus predecessor was,
backed and supp rted in his mad career o.
us,rpaiion, hv popularity which could Ii'l
he impaired by the force of argument, the
light of truth, and the love of country; IN
which the people seemed to have weighed
ever, reg,rd for constitutional laYs and t"|
have forgiven or overlooked every violation
of principle and precedent We thank
God that the present incumbent OF the Pre-
siden'ial chair, is not backed hy such pop.
uIariN and hence We do not despair ol
the repahlic. If there ever was time at
which true patriots lromhled for the future
fate Of the United States, we shpnld pom
to the reign Of Andrew Jackson. Dn-
RIM that period the will of the man was
the supreme law of the land, and his Ia
vor overawed and controlled every depart
Inent Of the Government, from the petty
postmaster to the highest legal advlser.-
II is notorious that the executive viii, was
at any time warrant for the grossest viola
tion of the law; that an intnat'on "f the
execntiv pleasure, would at anv time cause
the Attorney General to review and t.
change an opinion deliberately formed ana
expressed. Now all these things were
done 10 the face Of day, and yet the perpe-
traitor Of these outrages was able to dictate
to the people who should succeed hlm IN
his Office. Hence the danger 10 our llber-
ties. But at this the successor, though fol-
lowing in the footsteps of his ilusrious pre-
decessrr, is decidedly unpopular. we are
not nf IN ,se who hrlleve that Van Blren Is
able to enact the tyrlnt upon as grand IA scale
as Jackson did, His legs are not hon.
enough to take such strides towards des-
potic power, as the hero Of New OIe1ns
was able to do. But that he his al the
will and elements of desp,t we d. m'si
sincerely believe. They are ON a sm'll
scale, to correspond with he character Of
the man, but they are sill no too small To
he pllnv seen. From him We do not how
ever en- crtain The s,me np rehrnsIonS, as
we d, not believe tht he will he cheered
IN his attempt at usurpation BY The voice
f the pc ,plr, CRYING well done, al every
blow aimed at The institution.
VicfSburg Register