Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-10-04
THE PRESIDENCY.
Extract from a speech Of Judge White, de-
lipered at the Knorpille dinner.

remedy Tor the evils under which the coun-
try labors? | tell you plainly the remedy
must be found in firm and manly exer-
else of the elective franchise. Vote for
no man, who will not firmly and fearlessly
exert hmselfto prevent those now in pow
er from accomplishing the purposes they
have in view; and when the time arrives
let US exert ourselves TO displace the pre-
sent Chief Magistrate.
may be asked, who will you put in his
place2 Is he not one OF our own original
party, and will you so against your own
principles?
In all sincerity will answer these ques-
tons. In the first place then, | say at pre-
sent, | do not know who we ought to en-
deavor to put in the place of the present
incumbent. Two years and more are to
elapse before the election. Previous to
that time every man whose name has been
mentionedas probable candidate may be
removed from the stage Of action, or mat
ters may be disclosed in relation to them
which may change entirely our opinions
of their characters and qua ifications.
There is only one thing on this subject
upon which my mind is at rest, and that
is that for the present incumbent | will
never vote, while | entertain the same
opinion of him which | now do.
| have now the same politics, and the
same political objects to accomplish, which
had in 1898, when you and successful
ly exerted ourselves to elect the late Chief
Magistrate
towards the accomplishment Of these
objects we have made no progress what
ever. We have been deceived and disap-
pointed, and in my opinion the present in
cumbent has beef the chief instrument in
eflecting this deception g. disappointment.
To continue him longer in office would
therefore be giving up all wish for those
improvements in public affairs, which |
believe the interests of the country pres
singly require.
Before the time Of election arrives, some
man not now thought of as a candidate,
holding political opinions similar to my
own, may be brought before the public
with reasonable prospect Of success. In
that event, he should have my cordial sup
port.
Although mitch has been said during the
last session Of Congress, on the subject oil
the next election, yet have taken no part
in it either directly or indirectly and to
no one of those spoken of as candidates
have in any degree committed myself
am now as free to make my choice as
any of you can be.
have, however, reflected on this sub
iect, in all its bearings and contingencies
and am free to state, that from present in
dication, think it most probable Mr.. Van
Buren, will be a candidate for reelection,
and that he will be opposed by some one
only, of the old opposition. Very proba-
bly, Mr.. Clay. In that event, have asked
myself the question, what course ought
to pursue!
For Mr.. Van Buren,, | have already
said never can and never will vote, if he
pursues the course pursued for the last few
years. My motto is "not words but DEEDS"
/ Judge of him by what he has protested.
1t is true he has prolessed, at times, to
belong to the same political party to which
have ever adhered; but his practice has
on no one point correspondent with that
profession.
He is a tariff man; and voted for that
most odious of all our tariffs; that of 1928.
am against all tariffs for protection
merely.
/ He is for internal improvements by the
Federal Government, where the object is
what he calls national, and actually voted
'for the erection Of toll-gates on the Cum
lberland Road.
( | deny that the Federal Government
possesses any such power within the
States.
Heis againsta National Bank, so am |;
but then he goes for Treasury banks,
which think much worse than a Nation
al Bank, by incorporating stockholders.
He is for increasing Executive power
and patronage. lam for diminishing and
limiting them.
He isin favor Of the Federal Executive
and officers under him, using their pow
er to influence public opinion in elections.
| am decidedly opposed TO any such pruc-
tees.
He in favor the Chief Magistrate in
office selecting his successor and using all
his influence to havo him elected.
think such a practice calculated to
convert our Republic into a monarchy,
and therefore believe no man ought to
be- President, who holds such a doc
trihe.
1t is useless now to pursue such a con-
trast any further. You will readily per-
ceive il IS an entire mistake to suppose we
ever belonged to the same party:yet # is
true we once nominally did. He came