Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-09-05

the "Democratic" Van Buren, ticket. The St
Iquel abounds in ample evidence to attest tn
verify Of the position assumed. We are nc
forced TO travel wide in the history of the pre-
= sent party, in search of facts 10 illustrate tn
design of these numbers. They cluster aroun
us so thick that one ls at a loss which to ScleC
!, first. 1t need not be expected that chronoIc
c glcal accuracy will be observed in the state
e ment Of cases, for they shall be brought t
u view as they happen to seize the mind Tn
!, country we'll remembers celebrated letter o
the late Executive, in which the corruptng ten
denotes OF the appointment OF members in Con
gress 10 important offices, was clearly set forth
Wings approved of this memorable document
! and Democrats opposed it. One case in pon
IS sufficient. A Mr., Stevenson, Speaker of the
lower house ofCongresS, retained in his pocket
the promise OF an appointment al the Court Of
81. james, nearly SIX months, while in the dis
charge of his official duties During this time,
the chair was basey prostiuted to the vlIes'
Ipurposes,-the packing OF committees, sup
pressing the freedom OF speech, smotherng in
veStgallon, and uphoIdlng the party then in
the possession of power. The Wings dcnoun-
ccd, in terms of force and cIoluence, the sys
tenn OF corruption Introduced by the Executive.
and predicted the immense accumulation Of pa
ronage and power that would eventually cen
tire in The single and undivided hand OF this
high functlonary. Where were the 'DemD-
Gratis" found at that time? Where were these
boasing lovers Of the derr people-thesG pa
irons OF freedom? They were just where they
always had been; on the side Of power and in
Opposition to the people. They knew no will
but the will Of their chicfaIn--they knew no
cause but the unholy cause in which his whole
soul was fixed They displayed zeal worthy
Iot better vocation, aud struggled hard and
long to secure triumph TO his daring machine
tons against the liberties of the country. Eve
ry stretch of Executive power was cause of
among the "Democrats; eve
ry act ofdespotiSm was DANGEROUSLY sustained
by "Democrats, "-and their chelest glory
was in the dtgnifed office of cheering on the
old Roman-he who was born TO command, in
his bold career of crime and usurpation.-
State Rights NulIifers, choose ye between
Wings and democrats" Choose between the
yotaries of constitutional liberty, and the cham
pons Of despotism in its most hideous shapes
and dimensions. Nullifers, will you contam-
nate your principles by a foul embrace and in
termingIng with modern Democrats, the loco
foco leg-ball faction? What State Rights man
would not shrink back with horror at the bare
sight of the deformed and revolving offspring
of such an unnatural ANA gamation? Another
scheme oil the party in power TO subvert our
Republican Institutions, may be adverted TO
with view OF Calculating more fully the OBJ
ject OF these numbers, TO wt:-that OF prOScrip
c ton for opinions sake. This infamous system
is indebted for rigid enforcement Of its prn
'cp!es TO the present dynasty. The "greates
; and the best" once complained Of this system
i before he assembled the Presidential chair) la
t mented the deleterious consequences Of its op
t Grafton, and in the ardor OF his patriotism an
B, nounced one Of the noblest doctrines that coulc
$ have emanlted from man, to it:--that til,
n monster party should be annihilated, and tina
$ in the appointment to important Offices honestJ
!, and capabiiiy should alone be consulted
o Would to God that this doctrine had been pu
=" in practice! Would to God that Jackson hat
been in Office what he was out of Office. Thi
. country might have been saved from witnessing
many dark spectacle Of corruption ;-ant
! hundreds Of pure and virtuous men might have
: been securely enjoying the well-earned re
wards Of an honest industry, had not the re
{ entess demon ofproscrplion drove from office
> almost every individual who differed in politi
cal opinion from the monarch Of the land. Blu
: no sooner had the famed letter writer reached
the highest office within the gift Of the people
d than a manifest, and it seems deliberate direlec
I ton OF prncip pie, as laid down in his memorable
Q epstes, displayed itself The sternest pari
: olism, the most virgin purity of character, ana
spotess virtue, afforded no shield against The
ldspleasure of an ambitious Executive. burst
any officer Of the Government express an opin
lion in opposition to the Administration of An
drew jackson? No. No sooner was the avow
al made than the officers doom was sealed, the
Ithunders of Executive vengeance hurled him
!, from office, and some vcnaI suppant tool ele
waited on his downfall. So searching and wide
spread has been this system Of prescription
THAT few honest men can be numbered among
its officers, and the heart of patriotism sickens
at beholding the proAigate, degenerate, cor
rupi, and wicked political paftizans that black
cn and disgrace every office Of the fedora
Government, from the highest to the lowest
i Would any one believe that democrats" the
lovers OF the dear peopie, could have sanctioned
a practice OF such an odioas and an;republ
can tendency? THEY DID. They not only
sustained the system, but openly catered to the
depraved appetite otiheir chlellan, IN hunting
Out objects upon which the vengeance Of the
Executive might be wreaked even to glutony
They signaIizcd their devotion to the cause OF
gzaa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS