Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-08-08
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TIE PROSPECT.


Trcra tie Ma OrI.ens Rss
TIE PROSPECT.
The people every where seem TO be
aroused TO a sense OF the danger inpeud-
ing over our freq institutions. Every
where ~e see them calamity eoniending
Tor principle. and tho most AMIN ating and
encouraging symptom Of our political re-
generation. - IN finding the honest yeo-
manry Of the country renouncinR the
support ct corrupt and iyrannical sd-
mInIstIatIon. aud abandoning n party
vhsn they find they can only adhere To-
by a saerItice Of principle. In $40
the administration will not have so much
as resting place; aud We shall tucn pre-
sent to the world the moral spectacls Of q
Tree people rising rs u were, en- Esasss.
aud Tebuklng its public servants, through
the peaceful and legal fundamentally Of
The ballot box, for having gone contrary
TO those restraints thrown srouud them BY
the constitu,ion, and for having dared Co
set up the viii Of the executive against
the will ofihe people. What in other
countries would have caused civil war and
intestine commoiion. shaking TO its foun-
dalton, II not oveTtuTning social order.
will here 10 reformed by the will Of the
people, the true source OF all powsr-from
which the government springs, and to-
which 1t " properly held 10 be strictly
accountable.
Theorists indulge in speeuiaiions on
the weakness and corruption OF popular
forms OF government This may hold
good where the macs Of the people sro
ignorant, Passionate and degraded; bat
where. rs IN tho United States, they ere
intelligent, dispassionAis. capable OF esli-
mating their Invaluable free institutions--
determined to sustain them Of ell hazards
elevated IN principle and preferring
honest Independence 10 The loaves Of pa
uonsgt, aud the degrading dependence
on Official powsr-Nhen IL comes 10 a
contest Tor principle. the result eannot be
doubtful. We never have in the darkest
days al delusion. despAiTed Of the repub-
lac. or Tor moment lost our confidence
IN the virtue and intelligence Of the pso-
Ple' and we believe nov, ~ firmly - Ne
believe IA the truth Of the holy writ, that
they will prove uobly true 10 themselves.
and to the rch heritsgs bsqueathed them
by their fathers Of the revolution.
They must expect. however, q nnosa
ton, from the sdhcrents Of q IaliinR par
y No effort will be spared by which
the iron sway Of Ibis administration is to
be continued; and 90 Aaiisry, esioiinR OF
promise 70 10 DO leh uniTied by which tho
people may be deluded into ruin. The
ISSUE 10 not. aS tbs v. b. prints fslseIy 'sf-
hTm, between = hsiionsl bank and the
government. but between q sub tfessufy
and the Peopls-be,Wsen placing the
whole revenue Of the United Statgs To-
20 the power Of the president, invsainR
BIN 81 once With The purse and the swosd
and enabling ban 20 triumph over ell the
rssiTici:onS Of the eonstilstion, snd 10
render himself independent - the auto
eTat' THIS ~ The issue which the people
are called to decide upoh. Let them Sc
ply m q voice loud enough 10 settle the
question ioTsVsT. that the eoaotFy will
have none Of g. That they will 90 reply
acmiis II scarcely doubt The immsnss
change 10 pGbio sentiment has already
alarmed the Wsgioian. aud the horoscope
being thrown little ahead. shove tho
pleasant shades Of KindeThook. which an
1910 he - destined 10 rsviait. So msv
q ever DO 9Th prssidsnIs Nho degrade
The highest cllics 10 the giit Of free ana
enlightened people into = mere poliiicas
party engine 10 carry Oui obnoxious mea.
sufes, BY which poSsF. irresponsible and
un5elegaisd. may b plsesa 10 TIE hss6s
81 iss 70 The manifest oppression asA
ihlnfy d the many: sod % slso. nay h
be With representative IN Congress. y 30. .
elected ioF high nat,0nai purposes. shsn
sacrifice every thing ioF share ofsxeeu.
tive favor snd tender = Tsnunciaiion az
The riyhis d the people iOr few q he
crumbs which msy fell fom the irsssurv
crib. Better, faF better. . crust 81 breed
aad q dnaght " cold WaisF 10 ibs spi,is
Of conscious integrity. cod duty sobly
discharged. than Ell ibe dsiicaeiss Of he
msgicians kiicbss. snd the prod zee u
all he farms that esuid reach ffom New
Oiisans 10 Kihdefhook.
a eoffsspondsni q lhs Eoqsir. so..
mates ~. John Bfocksabroeeh b, AN.
once ~ G0FeFnof. Sonss Grs sior.
- MrafN L.