Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1839-05-16

yet. in practice, they tell us that govern
ments are instituted for rulers, rather than
people. While these political quacks, are
deceving the people, by the delusive cry
of democracy and equal rights, they are
conducting series of ruinous experiments
on the prosperity of the country, as if to
see how fast it will be safe for them to 90, in
their schemes of power and aggrandise-
ment. They began by assaiing the SUI
preme Court and the Senate of the United
States, as anti-democratc features, in our
political system, because they would not
then sanction their political heresies. Then
came the removal of the deposites, the pet
bank system, the gold and silver humbug,
the specie circular, and the sub-treasury
scheme, &c., &c. We do not believe a
tenth part as many abuses, can be pointed
out, from the commencement of our
Government, down 10 the beginning of An.
drew Jacksons reign, as we have had to
submit to, since that period.
After two Of three more charges, equal
to the above for candor and justice, it sums
up the result Of its deliberations in the fol-
lowing language. These things should
teach The people not to repose confidence
IN party, whose professions out of office
have been always falsiied by their prac,i-
ces in office" Hardened aud ungrateful
indeed, must be the people that would
slight such patriotic and disinterested warn
lngs. Verify, they must hold in light es-
timation those who profess to be their only
friends, and who claim to have labored so
long for their good. But a people. ;eaT-
Gus Of their rulers, may feel disposed to in
qure how their great admirers have re-
deemed their promises. AS the excessive
modesty of the Argus prevented it from ln-
forming the people how admirably the prac-
tees of its party conform to its precep,s:
we will attempt to supply the omission, in
part, by continuing the above extract We
have time, only to speak of few leading
precepts. 1t may 60 on thus: " But if the
people show symptoms of discomfort at the
conduct of the democracy in this particu-
lar, we hope they will consider that time is
necessary to perfect our benevolent work,
and that any Jealousy, or Withdrawal OF
confidence, viii only put farther off the
glorious day of theif redemption. 1t is
true we told you that the election of Presi-
dent ought to be given directly to the peo-
Pile, and that he should not be elected for
second term But surely you would not
have limited the blessings of our dear
Jackson's administration to four years. and
MIR. Van Buren,, you know, was the man of
his choice, and has promised to walk in his
footsteps; so we propose to let him also
travel OH for eight years, and 10 have him
elected in the usual way We hope this
slight deviation from our pledge will not be
complained Of We also promised that no
member of Congress should be appointed
to Office; but experience has proved that
they will not be faithful TO the democracy,
without some such inducement is held out
TO them. So finding the practice to con-
tribute to the happiness of the people, our
patriotic Jackson, has at last taken adj
vantage of it, and appointed more members
Of Congress to Office, than all his prede-
cessors. We told you something about
the wickedness and danger of bringing the
patronage Of Government into contact
with the freedom Of elections. But this is
not found TO be so great an evil as we inn
agined, for no lover Of liberty can doubt
but that the very existence of freedom de-
ponds on our success, and where w1u,,u the
democracy be now,if the patronage OF Gov
| eminent had not been scattered with lib
eral hand? Sunk into a minority-our en-
mics in otr places, and the bright dream
of liberty over. 1t is also believed to be
just that those who labor in the good cause
should be rewarded, to still their murmurs
and secure further exertions. John Quin-
cy Adams is believed to have greatly erred
in making only two removals during the
four years Of his administration, for the
miserable reason too, Of being negligent in
duty; General Jackson and Martin Van
Buren, have most effectually corrected this
evil, and removed their political opponents