The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-07-03
From IA Tenn WhIa eoarIer.



War, 50 earnestly urged upon Congress BY
M. Van Buren, IN BIS late Message "a hat
body, Of an immense Standing Army IS
Justly exciting the fears ofour citizens. No
measure since the formation Of our Govern
ment, has been recommended, so Federal in
its chafacteE or fraught with danger 10 the
happiness and liberty Of the people ormore
tyrannical and oppressive ID its operations.
Already has the Executive laid violent hands
upon tile public purse.giYe him this Stand
ing Army Of 100000 men, and you place in
his bands the sword Of The Nation uniting
ID his own person, the PURSE aud SWORDS
With these, what is il he may not do2 where.
is the security that he viii not trample un-
der foot, the rights of the peopIe3 What
security would you then have felow-clizens,
against the encroachmentsoft the Executive?
Pause, and reflect before il Is too late!
Another objection to this revolutionary
scheme, should awaken every lreeman--
every friend Of his country--of its constitu-
ton and laws, from bis lelhorgy
BY the Island 4th sections, every citizen
from the age Of 20 TO 45 in three months
after enrolment, must arm and equip him
self dt his otCn erpensc. This will fall
heavily upon the poor man. and will be no
trihing tax on his means and industry these
hard times. Every citizen will have to pay
some forty or fifty dollars out Of his own
means for arms, &c.
The plan proposed, requires-THAT EVERY
| MALE citizen IN the United States betDeen
the ages Of tDenty and forty-fre, shall Be
enrolled, and trittin three months thereafter,
shall ri bride at his olcn cost, good Mus
kct, bGyonet, Jgints, kRdpsGck, powder, balls
and all other necessary Announcements, for
an dctiDe campaign: and moreover, to hold
himself IN readiness at a moments lcarning.
Nor is this an. The 18th section provides
that the United States shall be laid off into
Ten Military Districts.-Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Louisiana and Tennessee TO compose
the 18th District. The 18th section gives to
the President the power to call out the
whole Of this force tDicc every year, at such
TIME and PLACE as he may choose. This
provision, if possible, is more odious, and
greater outrage upon the rights Of the peo-
pie, than any other part of the Bill. BY It's
provisions the citizens of Giles county may
be forced to 90 TO Mobile, or any other place
the President may CHOOSE, within the 9TH
District, twice every year 70 do military du-
ty. The Farmer, the MechRnic, lh6 married
or single may be forced TO leave bis home,
his family, his wife, and his business or his
4arm, shoulder his musket and march at the
bidding Of Martin Van Buren 70 New Or
leans Or any other place which he may choose
within the above named States. And what
benefits are You to receive, fellOw-citizens,
none, What too, will be the situation of
your farms your workshops, your stores du-
ring your absence on this tour Of dutyg-
Vino is to provide for your families,-take
care Of your crops, or your property during
yonr tour Of duty?
Lett ask again, how is this sort ofsystem
to benefit the people, or the country Such
a system is both tyrannical and oppressive
and at war with every principle ofDemocra
cy,-eYery principle Of freedom and equal
J rights. It's only worthy Of the desPots and
tyrants Of Europe. But in free America,
sithe home OF the brave, and an ASYLUM foI
the oppressed" the people will spurn with
indignation every attempt, no matter from
/. what source II may come, to establish a llii-
7 tary Despotism BY means of Standing
q Army. The freemen of the United States
p have already spoken in tones MOTTO be mis-
understood They will speak again in No
). vember next, 10 tones of thunder 70 Mr.. Val
. Buren, and his satiites