Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-12-09

Alter listening To all my reasons, still tho chang,
to them is passing strange" They 90 no, agrs,
with me. They cannot understand either the mo
! tive or the act; they camor for my removal the,
reproacb mo with deserving them they oppose aut
deoounoe mo they hurl their popular indie nation
ut my apostacy they come up 10 the polls, and exc
cute their threats TO vote against me. This is he'
punishment What effect has il upno me 7 BY hi,
time ] am iDflamed, aud mock their honest indigua
lion defy their ,ebuke. soorn their wrath laugh Al
dnd hiss their impoient vengeance Vote on, you
dupes, who mag inc that YOU the People have pow
TO punish defaaiteri The Presden. is my sh,eld
GU take FROM me a biennial Office not worth S150C
per dnnum and he gives onei or four years, de
pendent alone on his sovereign pleasure which Is n.
Dove the popular iumul lie raises me above YOU,
heads, your wrath, your vengeance Thus do |, an
Migrate, bargain and sold wretch, insult my bene-
factors after betrayiug them, IL this Democracy
Numberless instances Of this kind be specified.
But there Is another class Of cases. need nor
be member thus 10 be tempted and pun up by This
Velled prophet oil DcmocIaey-ihs Loco Foeo Pre-
sdent lie may be a gentleman of Richmond with
an oilce worth $500 under the State of Virginia
he may he induced to resign that State Office lie
may do his best TO beat John NJ. Bolts IN the Rich
mond DIstiict Tor Congress-may fail. and be gwen
IN Office worth $1,000 per annum NJ Washinion, IN
iulillment OF the the prophecy before the election
lhat The appointment was awaiting his defeat. L.
lhis Democracy
1t is not stern Rcpublcanism which consists.
moreover IN sustaining all the checks aud balances of
The Constitution, nearly every of which Execn-
i've power has broken down and trampcd upon. Ii
snsians the Judiciary and the Senate. above all IL
suslans and orllfies the rights of the States. State
Rights, IN every sense, may be defined that Federal
feature IN our compact winch opposes the tendency
to empite, called consolidation. The worst Of con.
soldauon is thai which concentrates all the power
and sovereignty OF The nation IN the Erecuiire De
p0,t,aent Of The Federal Government. ON Demo
cratic iaheis OF old opposed consolidation to any ex.
Ten IN In nIut f,v. 1.,.,. a.
Goyernmen'-in Congress. Congress was watched;
81 Congress they were jealous. Congress did ae.
qnre or assume macy doubtful powers--powers NOT
delegated. Butthe Executive has far ou,s,rippcd
Congress. II has, in fact humblcd and dlsarmed The
Senate corrupted aud bought up, by the honors and
officers and emoluments Of patronage, the House Of
Representatives, and has, in effect, taken from Con.
Eress all lis acquisitions or absorpiions Of powers
aud has usurped more besides, and aptrop, lated ALI
Ii has darngy intrnded into the very Legislatures
oi The STATES themselves, aud has. by patronage of
the public lands and officers. openly dictated 10
members there the forms and projects of measures
meant either to magnify and enhance tie splendid
iriunphs OF The Executive over The Constitution and
Laws. or 10 promote the pohcy of Gland Central
Government, with all the glory Of imperial splen,
dor
Such is lae Democracy, genucmen, which now
tclGns II Is " Dtmoccdcy' inscribed in " goid lei
ter ON the blood red banner of Imperial Despotisn
Gentlemen, there are two kinds Of Democracy Que
is spurious aud false and the other is genuine. One
Mud oil Democracy appeals To all the picjudices
passions and vices OF our nature, TO degrade men
down to The lowest level Of The very nine of moral
dcpression-woul make us all equals ,here-eansl-
ly depra,sd, equally vicious, equally degraded.
The other Democracy adopts the tbeory-lhe de
vine theory Of talhers-tliat all men were born
with powers andriahts equally tosriye for moral, in
lellectua aud physical improvement. II places
sovereignty in the people-makcs every man king
L,nu IN IN tI,a b,a t,.t
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN wealth, in law lul power
in learning, IN moral worth. in every thing winch
God aud hi+ relations 10 his felow-inan per mits Inn
cpjoy IN every gift and grace which God and Ma.
tute intended Tor man. 1t raises hugh The level Of
human greatness; raises it higher. True Democrats
conteid than be heads OF ned Kings and eu,pe-
rors themselves. 70 that level strives TO raise all
10 be equals there equals in virtue, Equals Ia
happiness. IL vonchsaes the poor hle peasant
boy. who may now be ~hisng IN our fields music
to his team" the rig ht aud freedom to aspire to
the Presidency of the United Siates--to be Ill 10 be
the President oil free Republic. II bases the Re.
public upon public uiytue; and it preserves public
virtue, as II would perpetuae The Republic all pos
trriIy " down the course OF time :" This is stern
epubIicanism-eennn Democracy. II is 10 re-
store this TO revive our ancient lbeflies-io
found anew an empire olihe aws."-we. the Wings
Of 1889 struggle, and should be united:
~ lis liberty We ask--'is liberty
The kingdom Of the people l.o the rights
Our fathers have bcqueathed us Lo the rights
Which we bcqueath to ages vet unborn"
These are the ends-the noble patriotic ends, of
union
Who doubts who fails to unite Does any
IThig first ask, 4" Upon what man shall we unite 7"
before he JOINS the host of freedom Like John
Hook thai fellow would have cried /" beef beef,'
IN the camp at York Town after the capitula,ion of
CORVALLIS " Shall it be Arden 7" says The Saxon
No. Elvine," says the Norman. What says the
Atchbihop the minister Of Ileaven-who, when he
spake.
"-----trembod and glow'd,
Ike nncient prophets when thov Lt rho eodr-r