Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-08-24
For the Madison Whig .4dcocate
Political Disquisitions.--No. g.

fOIltICdi -
What mighty difference the omission
eff two little letters, and the substitution
Of two others makes in the Specification
of one small word? Do YOU ask, Mr..
EIitor, what bearing has such question
upon my Political Dispositions? I'M
dertake TO show its bearing.
In my first No. in adverting to Col.
Fulton's anxiety TO keep national poll
tics out Of view in The present canvass.
wrote ..let him, also, forbear, hence
forth, to preach his glozing story, that
national politics should not influence the
election of members to the Legislature.
In printing the sentence | am made to
say ..glaring" instead Of glozing- Ny
meaning was, that Col. Fulton's say ing
that national politics should moi influence
the SURFACES of the people in the cleo
ton Of members to the Legislature, was
calculated TO entice the Wings from the
path of duty: to induce them to sacri-
flee their principles by voting for him.
Col. F., whose political tenets are, in the
estimation of the Wing party, utterly at
war with the best int rests of the county.
The term ''glaring' means brilliant,
"open and bold, .barefaced,' which you
know, Mr.. Editor, would not be calculat-
ed TO wheedle or eniice. There are
some other typographical errors in my
first No.; but as they are not very
''glaring," and write not like master
in penmanship, we will let them pass.
| A crisis has arrived in the affairs of
our country. A great contest for pfin-
ciples is now going on from the ST.. Croix
to the Sabine. Two great parties are
arrayed against each other in this con-
test One of these, denominated by
themselves the democratic parry" but
which may, with more propriety, per-
haps, be called the monarchical or ''spoils
party is headed by President Van Bu-
rem, who, according to his letter to the
Baltimore Convention, is to be consider
ed the honoured instrument yes, Mr..
Editor, that is the word-selected to
l.scarry out" measures which his s'illus-
;;;;IT ;;aaaas predecessor had 50 '.gloriously
begun ''Instrument" signifies literal
Il ly tool. We must give Mr.. Van Buren,
/, some credit, then, for his candor in ac-
knowledging himself the tool Of his pre-
decessor. But. before get through
with these dispositions, expect to prove
that the honorcd tool has failed to per-
form the work for which he was select
ed. This party has all the advantage
; of party discipline, all the vast patron
age Of Office, to aid them in the conflict
And what are the prominent principles
for which this party contend? That
one President has the power, and il is
right and democratic to exercise it, &c
use the vast patronage of his high office
to promote the election Of his successor
And this successor must be fit tool &c
carry out his mcasures--not the wishes
or measures of the American people!
Suppose the people should permit this
principle TO be carried out; and what
would be the consequences? One Pre-.
: siden. would not cease TO rule when his
term Of Office should expire; but his
power would be felt in each successive
administration by forcing each "lsonoreds
tool, id minimum, to pledge himself tc
carry out the measures Of predecessor
who may have so ssgloriously begunn to
advocate particular policy. The Pre-.
sident, then, instead Of being what the
! wisdom and patriotism Of our glorious