Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-09-29

serNallVeS, making d HdJoFlty oI JON
ballot Of for the Wings.
1t is very common with the loco-foco press t
hold forth the idea that the democracy" (mean
ing the ofice-holders, and those who servilel,
support the Administration in the hope of being
rewarded in due time with an ofhce,) are thu
exclusive friends of the poor people, the laborers
and mechanics. They denouncc every one as .
purse proud arstocrat, who has raised himself tC
afluence by industry and economy. They en-
Wy the good fortune Of their neighbors, and cher
ter management, or better fortune has secured to
them greater share ofthe good things of this life.
They seem to think it dishonorable to acquire
wealth in any other mode than by the salaries Of
office. They ridicule good taste, and the refine
ments OF civilized life They would bring odium
on honest industry, by representing it as dis
graceful to use the means thereby acquired, in
the advancement of happiness and comfort. "a
Democrat" in a late number of the Mississippi
an, givesa fair sample of this levelng spirit, in
strain well worthy the genius of a market.house
locofoco, He says-"You may generally know
an old Adams fcderalist by seeing his carriage
house set boldly in front of his house, ornament
ed with rich iestoons and plasters; renegade
from the republicans who has always been at
heart tainted with federalism, calls himself
Wing, little more modest than his bold brother,
IN Rrp K
Such booby-like illusions are intended for political
effect only, and receive no countenance from the
more respectable of the party. The poor peo.
pie, "the working men" "the laboring classes"
are the catch-word used by idle loungers, who
think it disgraceful to work, or make their living
by an honest trade, to induce the people to sup
port them by means of Office The distinction
attempted to be made by the loco-toco press and
the oficeholders is that it Is dsgraceful to make
support, or acquire wealth by means Of labor,
and that it is honorable only to live in atluence
by means of the salaries of office. Hence when
their object is attained they speak in the most
contemplate terms OF all mechanics. The Globe,
the leading organ Of the loco-focos has lately pub
lished an article respecting the Navy, in which
it is stated, that "'tis impossible to make he
roes out Of men who adopt the principles and
maXims Of thinkers and coblers" Could any
thing show more clearly the hypocrisy of the
party in power, in attempting to palm them.
selves on the ''laboring classes" as their excu.
sive friends2 On this subject, we cannot better
express our sentiments than by extracting the
following from the Albany Daily ADVERTISER
"After,loud protestations of love for the people,
power, the Office holders have waxed fat, and
kick! After many professions of regard for the
humble classes of socicty-the laborcrs and wor.
king.men Of our country, the official organ of the
Van Buren, party, pulled up with patronage and
grown rich on public plumber, bellows forth the
following motto:
''Ir Is IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE HEROES OUT oil
TlNKERs AND CoBLERs!!"
Now we assert that it is possible to make he
roes out of Thinkers and Coolers, or in othe
words, out of mechanics Of all descriptions, and
what is more, it is very common occurrence
Military and moral hcroism has often sprung Vi
in the breasts of plebcians, and the light of gen
Jus no where bursts forth with greater cffulgenc
than from the sons of Nature.
1t is idle, nay, more, it is wicked. in this coun
try, to decry any class Of citizens The Cobbler
if he 'acts well his part" has as deep an inter
est in his country, in her institutions, in her he
rocs, as the daintiest ofiice-holder, who is pam
pered by an easy earned salary. The Tinker
whether ofiron or brass, has as much at stake
Of hope and happiness, as the richest nabob il
the ranks Of the Administration. And are tn,
poor, the honest working men Of the land to b.
ridculed as Cob ierS and Tin erS, and told that
the Army and Navy are no places for them oil
their chdren2 If there is any American me-
chanic who will sit still under such an infamous
assertion, or any longer support an administers
ton that seeks to divorce not only money, but
the honors Of the Republic, from the People at
large, he is fit to be party siape--HE is A SLAVE
ALREADY"