Piney Woods planter., 1839-05-11

During the last session Of congress, tht
rantings and rawlings of the opposition
were carried on to such an extent anc
with SO much violence, sound, and fury
in their attacks upon individual charac
ter and the general administration, as tC
create IN the minds of the federalist, The
impression that they had the. whole worIc
IN their possession-they had but to viii
It, and the universe would obev-that the
administration was doomed to IRENE liable
destruction-that the complete annihila.
tlon OF the Democracy was inevitable
and that, the success Of federalism was
certain as truth, and consequently, the
relns Of government and ''spoils Of yicto-
ry," would soon be in their possession.
Under these impressions they waxed big
and mportant-talked boastingly, and
swore terribly in Flanders!" The friends
of eacil ofthe component parts of the un-
usual association, alive to the Importance
of being on the alert, were eagerly stri-
wing to push the fortunes of thcr respec-
tive. fayorites. But behold the change
the dclusion has vanished-and 'sthey
startIe at the sound themselves have
made" Their schemes have been de !.
tected, and their ambitious hopes blasted
forever; and an account of their steward
ship must be rendered to their masters
the people; whose rebuke, we NAV Judge
BY the signs already developed, will serve
as lasting warning toall future apostates,
traitors, and evil doers. The "sober Sc
cond thought" is at work, and fast dispe
ling the mists, with which falsehood and
cunning attempted to enshrou1 the princi-
pal measures of the administration. There
is but little to fear from federal opposition,
when their movements are made in the
bright sunshine ofdav, and their prnci-
pies are openly and unreservedly avowed
and proclaimed; but when we see those,
whose support we have right to expect,
throwing off thoir allegiance TO the source
of all human power--the people land
basely and tratorous!v acting in concert
with their enemies, it is time to arouse,
and drive all such into political oblivion
and place the brand of dsapprobation and
scorn. SO deeply and lastngy upon their
ioroheads, as to render it impossible that,
IN future, they may, under the guise of
friendship and honesty, impose upon those
whom they are ready to desert and betray
upon any, and every occasion, which they
may suppose will tend to promote their
own selfish views. The Democracy have
already commenced the work of reform
by the ballot box, and we feel assured,
that on the assembling ofthe next nation
Al legislature, those who have proved re-
'reant on the hour of trial, 10 their polit
cal faith, will not again be permitted
10 'ssoil the carpet" of the halls of Iegisla-
ion, and abuse the public mind with foul
and unblushing faIsehoods; but
will be compelled to remln at home in
inenyied obscurity, "unwept, and Union
'red "-blasted monuments of everreach-
ng ambition, and n saiutarv warning to
iuch as feel disposed ito follow in their
ootsteps."
Mr.. Prentiss, os Mississippi, and Mr..
heaifec, of Kentucky, who figured so
prominently in the disgraceful scenes, en-
lcted during the past session, fenring to
axe the "responsibility"of Of their conduct.
md face their constituents, have conclu-
led "dscretion to be the better part of
'alor," and withdrawn their names as
for reelection, having, doubt
ess, prescntiment lat those whose con-
ldence they hadabused, would hold them
o a strict accountability, and before
whose tribunal, they would not have even (
he shadow ofa hope.-Bah. Republican. {
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