Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-06-20

I III VIII DC INFLICTED mat soIhe WV go
years since, the Van Buren, presses OF thl
State were filled with the speeches oil ms gcn
Itleman. He wos lauded to the skies, as once
the ablest and purest men oil the aseIPosses,
sing "more than Roman virtue"-and lndeed
Judging from the encomiums passed upon MN
one would have supposed that there was no
another man in the universe who could hold
candle to him but, alas! what Will not one
or two years produced z"What change has
come over the spirit of taeir dream! "Wha'
was once fair" is "no longer to view" NO"
they scarcely "breathe his name"-and when
they do, il is to pull him down as fast as they
once put him up.
Well, reader, perhaps you would like tc
know the why and wherefore. we VIII give
it to you in a few words. During the political
excitement in 1882 and ., Mr.. Rives was in the
Senate OF the United States. The Proclama'
ton and Force Bill we're then before the Sen
ate. He was a warm supporter oil Inc ADMIN
istration, and went the 'whof hog with It IN
the adoption of those measures Again, when
the Expunging Resolutions came up, he sup
ported with his usual zeal and ability, their
adoption This was END pgh He had shown
every disposition to trampIe under foot, the
Constitution or any thing else, which came in
contact with The wW of the President-that
constituting "Democrat" las he himself now
says) and he was so declared and considered,
until the fall Of eighteen hundred and thirty
seven. AT that time the Sub-Treasury plan
was proposed. He conceived its operation
would be runous 10 the country; he could not
support it and so expressed himself Overtures
were made TO him to cease his opposition
He was given TO understand, that if he would
give the measure his support any office within
the gift of the President was at his command.
Indeed every inducement was offered to make
him swerve from duty which he conceived
he owed 10 his conscience and his country.
But he DARED to oppose the WILL Of the Presl-
dent, and was forthwith accommodated. This
led him to enquire into the principles Of the
party to which he had been attached. HeI
done so, and the following are his conclu.
SONS:
democracy now a-days if we are TO judgeI
Dit by this report, and other practical exPos-
ions Of the modern democratic creed, means al
lisparagement of the State Governments; war
lpon State institutions; enlargement Of the pow
RS and influence the Fedela, Governments;
Xtension OF Executive patronage; multiplica-
'oAi VI OiliSSSj VI lIlC puDilC OK
endture; every thing left TO Erecuiire diScre-
ION, instead Of being regulated by the fixed rule
f law-a virtual notification consequently of
he legislative department, the true representa-.
We branch Of the Government; the 'decisons
fthe majority of the people, as pronounced
| their elections and through the medium of
leir representatives, wholly disregarded by
lie Executive, and the sacred "right Of cleo
on by the People" itself now openly sought
} be "smothered" Ito use the language of Mr..
'fIerson) "by the enormous patronage of the
eneral Government" and by the licensed in
difference of Federal Executive officers. III
odern democracy has espoused doctrines such
these, it is no wonder that the council which
It on the democratic pretensions of the honor
Die Senator from New Jersey, (Mr. WalDl
lould have pronounced she never had feder-
ism enough to spoil his democracyw
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