Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-12-27
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Well, if the objections are made to lden-
t,fyng Mr.. Van Buren, with the Hero,
"under whom it was glory enough for hun
to serye,n and in whose "tootsteps' he IS
solemnly pledged to ''iolIow, "haPpy It
he can bat perfect the work so gIorIousIy
begun we do not object to take his own
administration as an evidence oil his being
an advocate for Internal Improvement
We will take the appropriations Tor 1885,
tha, of 1887, we have not been able 10
procure: a....
6TFor the year 1898. CF$1,921,-
443!!AO ~
Is it not singular that mon should hold
meetings and attempt TO enlighten the pub
lie on subjects. on which they themselves
are so badly inlormed9 What! sing ho-
~ lretc W. eurec as All -',s~ili 4! 10
.in,crn0I imp 'oyements, who eXpended' III
ONE YEAR, 1881 ,443!! and denounce
Clay'asa friend Of the system, who eX.
pended, during the FOUR YEARS OF
Mr.. Adams administration, not oNE-THIRD
of this alhount,-($490,8l4) This sys-
TEN is now used as an engine OF power 10
control the northwestern and northern
States. Take the State of New York, Tor
= example. She went against Van buren,
in her election, in 1887. The party be-
came alarmed, and in order 10 bring this
State again TO their support, three h~ndrea
: anil ffy-e,gM thousand tour h"aare@ an"
E1rIv-ihree dollars was appropriated 10
works of internal improvement within
: that State at the last session OF Congress
This expenditure of the public money is
DESIGNED to effect another evil: 1t is de-
signed to keep up high tariff. The ad
5 vocotes of the tariff know that the snreS
D support for their system, Is to render
: necessary by the extravaganza oil Inc
d government Mark what we now say:
J. there ever be another effort to revive TIT
= tariff system, it will be as secondary
n o,o,suret TO administer TO The eXtravagahc'
and nrodigalily oflhe federal government
,CI ua,se we consider Mr.. Van BuIen th'
d mos, dangerous statesman (thoug imoe
II c,le in intellect) now seeking for the pun
S lie honors Of this government lio ue
5 bends exclusively, for perpeuatInS powe
e in his hands, up the corrupt use o' VI
patronage Of the government Inc par,
J. TO which he belongs has already o'ocS'
d the expenditures of the government l'o'
d 10 millions to nearly Az millions per a!
IS nun. and if he continues to increase IL
the sane ratio,-and his pledge 10 lol'o ,
in The footsteps of his predecessor Wou'
- seem 10 intimate so,--belore MS seco''
: fern of service shall have EXPIRED inc q
y nonditurs of this government wii' amour
70 upwards of 100 millions oil do''ars'-
! This will inevitably lead 10 the enac'me
of an oppressive tariff : ;,
MIR. CLAY is further denounced as q "a
if man. This is true. lie voted LOT y
20 tariff Of 1924. and was strenuous uoN
y, cate for the system. Mr. Van Buren
- ~, ted for the tariff Of 1928, one OF the mt
:, odious acts Of tyranny that was ever co
~ :, on;,,ed against the rights of free Peep
%. Mir. CLAY did not vote Tor Inc 'aI.I
." Iao8 Thus these gentlemen slano
: ,his question. Mr. Van Barren pleads,
ms an apology for his vote, that ls w . ~
us =" to vote as he did. Let thus apo
G ey gy he accepted by the South, and y "
NO 81 81, he long before the American 1ys.e
,se ~, ,";l Syain be revived with tenlold pre-
o., MA W. We do not question but thar "
we CLAW could have obtained lnslruc''o No.
I'VE I'VE C UoIo as he did, had he desired 1t. N0