Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-09-24

with elections; in Van Buren's
time the elective franchise is prostituted
by thesel eeches on the public purse; and
the achievements wrought on an election
ground are the most acceptable assuran-
ces of the fidelity ofIhe officer which can
be transmitted 10 Washington City. In
Jef1erson's day difference ofpol.tical opin-
ions constituted no ground for removal
from office; in Van Buren's time, even the
still tongued democrat is prescribed from
the Office which he holds, TO make room
for another, who will preach the glory OF
the reigning power, in the highways ana
hedges, in the streets and on the housetops.
In Jefferson's day, officers were appointed
because there were Offices to be filled, IN
Van Bnren's time offices are created be-
cause there are favouries to be rewarded.
In Iefferson's day. officers were busy
about the duties of tIeir Office; in Van
Iiuren's time, there are Offices without
duties, and officers who are paid extrava.
giant salaries out of the pockets of the
people for performing no other service
than that Of loungng about the streets
and electioneering for their patron. JEFF
ferson found honesty and capacity so gen
orally diffnSed among the people that he
could fill offices with men of the neigh
borhood; Van Buren, can find the requis.
tie qualifications only in particular districts.
Jefferson never tried his hand at trans
planting; Van Buren, is an adept in the art;
MS sprouts, cherished by the peoples mo-
ney, cling to the hand by which it is dis
tributed. Jefferson in the selection o.
officers paid no regard to electioneering
abilities; Van Buren, by the process Of
transPlanting, can boasSof being the com
mander-in-chief of the most numerous
the most compact, the hest selected anC
the best drilled army of electloneering of
fee holders, that the sun has ever shont
upon. Such is the army which are wa
cling warfare in every state ond county
in every town and village, upon the free
dom of elections. Such is the army which
said to the people that Van Buren, shall b.
the successor of President Jackson. anC
which are now debating to them that Var
I'uren must be again elected, and tina
Benton must be the successor of Van Blu
rem. Such IS the army, who by nomina
ting Presidents have fixed themselves per
manently like Unsuitable leeches upon thu
public purse, and always hold themselve.
in readiness to humbug The people with tn,
prostituted word, democracy, into the sup
port of Van Buren,, Benton or the d
If they can be assured Of the free and un
disturbed enjoyment of their salaries. >ucI
is the army who have for ten wears pas
hoodwinked the people, and set them al
agog after that political will o. the wisp
JacksonIan, Van Buren, State Right
principles, of the Jeffersonian Democrat,
republican party of the school of '96
Such is the army who have actually hum
plugged all that portion of the people VIII,
call themselves democrats, into the belle
that the very salvation of the country i
dependant upon this farago of nonsense
Jeffersonian democracy, republican pin
ciples of '9S, Jackson Van Buren, state
rights party,are prostituted words, havin,
no meaning, but all, NIL point secretly t
the same object, the peoples money; an
this army of Office holders will alwav
sing democracy and profess themselves t
be the servants Of the people, the sovereign
Of the soil, the possessors of all power a
long as they are suffered to keep the
hands in the peoples pockets.