Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-07-11
From Tie Mobile Mercantile 1drer1;eer

,be ne admirable letter ofBenj. Watkins Leig
81, wh'cn we publish this morning, furnishes in
~ very orlei space, true exhibit of the dutvu
;" an VINO are opposed to the present adminiIer
'lon' Nothing is truer, Ito use the languao
he OF 'he baltimore Chronice) than TINT the ele
is 'oh Oh wing president is the only mode. b
ut sn.en the great object Of purifying the yer
or fountain OF power, can be accomplished. w
u'so most cordially agree with Mr.. Leigh, tba
Nm .he question OF the bank sut-.rsa,ury. stat
oahk system, &c, all sink into comparative in
siShlncance, while the doctrine stands admitted
lha' inc President is entitled to the custody O
1 y. Paolc treasure In the strong language O.
mr. Leigh, II IS The doctrine ITSELF which q be-
a00ee$ me peopleSO explode and condemn, as The
ImoS }afSe, Ms9 81 tmpudent, and the most dan.
eero"$ Of aS9 fcWire pretensions. This doc.
trine has beg /engrafed into the modern dem.
ocrat'c creY and forms the basis Of all the fl
nanclaI pR5ects ofthe administration; and con.
sequenty so far as principle is concerned. we
conceive 1t matter Of comparatively triAing
importance, whether the treasure of The nation
b@ posted in United States bank. in state
IL sdks, or IN hands OF private ndyiduaIs-forI
he president claims the power to remove, Or
4o'ner"iSe controllI, according to his sovereign
VIII ana pleasure; and no matter what NAV he
me action Of congress on the subect--wbatev. /
Ier laws they may pass, can, by this doctrine. be
practically annuled by the ipse dirit Of The
president, whenever in his mighty wisdom. he
chooses TO stake the responsibility" He has a
10 all lntents and purposes the purse of the M.
lon IN his own hands, and in spite of CONGRESS $
may make what disposition of it he pIeosSes 80 d
ne may pI ace ii in the 'pe banks"-or he NAV g
lock 1t up IN ''iron safes'--or scatter il o,oono 81
me tanlJul-or place it in his own .sbreeches d'
PocKet'-a no authority can wrest il from st
MN; tor ne acknowledges no responsibl;tv 70 In
any power, save the "Amercan PeopIe,5 70 sa
"hom, IN the captivating name of "dem6cracv {" tn
ne ne makes his hypocritcal appeals This doc. du
rlhe gives to the president all the power ne. m;
esSary TO constitute an absolute despot and i dis
lu9 10 TAX ofenjoying the blessings ola free ms
P"o'iGah government, so long as this mon lie
toa' uoc'rihe IS sanctioned by a majority Of tlo
L american people. If we enjoy freedom y, est
!, 1t Is only by the tender mercies or ho .o hor
em' 1t is not for the lack ofthe power in the a d
ecutiye, that the chains of slavery ore NJ, a OFF
ady last rlveted upon US. 81 self
II was the avowol ofthis abominabIe doctrine seize
ool' '"cASoh which drove thousands Of his Riv
o"n "la most devoted friends, including AL supr
% me chlre State rights party of the soutb Ijncd
~ us SupPot', ana 1t was the ayowa of this mvs
me- "'l'ch brought 10 his aid LARGE 90
Nv" 1l me ola federal party and mora}- "
S'', "','O" were 10 DC found in no small nan,
D 9'a''eteu throughout our country. Tbo, I"S''
,:a - ioue'aHSls ana monarchists should &c
'ihue her support of the administrator i '''Hc'
strange 1t was to have been eynactoj. Ut u
'hey see their cherished doctrines. which or 81
rs silooght mad been exploded by the inan. NeeP
Vi tne sPlrit oil enlightened freedom. again y, .n
yea under the mighty auspices of POM. u'l'e
nlItary Gneitan, and bid fair to be carr .ho CT
Nv Nv, ''l ei,cc' oY the supple cortier, and nil Inc
o0I' VINO mas pledged himseIfto "foIlow in wn'c'
oo's'ePS OF ms Industrious predecessor.n- oo'iue
ruetS mol win them, that their PRINCIPLES "lu u
'oiceu upon the people under name IN ''0'iS
most odioas' They go for the substance TT
disregard the shadow. They know the the or
run charm attached 10 the name ofdemoc. OF nat
ana most cheerfully forego their aversion all OIL
name ana their detes:ation of its prn. Moth
s. anu even themselves adopt it ms their even {
n"oro, hateiGl TO them as it is, for the sake men
Il me nope OF the final triumph of their f. archy
uoo.flne' "t0' man IS incapable of self the m
em' anu mat mondrchicai form of oor. ruPtlo
~. 1, 'S0eS' 0Gaped TO the cants and situafou ers fl
u" more GDect"aty promote The Interests of foreve
rEofLE. 1t is perfectly consistent tbeD maste
all VINO are in favor of stroao oor n' in thee
an Efficient erecmire--of the oS So'"" . and pa
q OF MONARCHY, whether elnct;na '-lN depend
y Snoulu sustain the Administrations of dealing
al nufeh' and labor in the cause ormoJ without
'''O" zeal al
how a state RIGHTS MAJ, , least, {
= 10 pledge his al--"e, fortune, and so' mope,
honor IN defence of the rights Of Oh, %" money money
ana republican principIes--an uncona IN ' osI,
sing Zoe OF Gsurpation and tyranny in and Al b ie
shape and form-how such a man. on ~ ana ms NJ
an administration which regardless nrI IuL snt
Institutional restraints, recklessi,, u 'ackSol
pom the rights of the states, the rebts nrss;da
ry department of the. governmentSthe snr1
ot inc representatives of the people-the y
OF the people themseves-and law. . an Corr
ate at the toot-stool ofexecutive 49, q" without
now, we say, sincere republican nnl t'on anc
d state rights man can sno,o; an' ana without
stration, is to us irreconceahI Sucn an rian spi
F'sh's party were once Unanimous in WashIn
to this administrator, VII Inc poor
'ed more ieryor and patriotic zeal than y ana s.
opposing the alarming usurpations Of an indeI
cutive? Who protested more solen 1 y, tlce, VIII
ey, against the revolving doctrines M, the prime
sustain the executive in those usurpa. Iessons
VINO warned the people with more an. . ahl"ayS'
sincerity; and more lervid eIoouence '"e ., succe
angers which threatened public liberty these
m G.. Calhoun and his oOoocio,o. the repul