Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-03
TIE DEMOCRATIC RESTORATION

TIE DEMOCRATIC RESTORATION.
We eom'neuj the suhyuncd srt,.le fran The Wash |
'ng'on Madisonian. the careful rerusll anJ consd
Grafton Of our readers
When Cen Harrison the ruhcs of the Pre-
sid,nial '4',c~. the souny and The world may rely
upon q. tati Democratic Rcpub'icansrn will be IN tue
ascendant m every branch and Department OF the Go
Nernment The people oi this country have eight or
n.ne iim's cmrhaically reLuked Federalism It's men,
It's measures lis principles, its cndenccs and its
spciaiiUns. They have nuw reSukcd a again. II Is
not the genius of thS Cove . ucni. or Isp>ople-
The States will he suppnrg Ia all the rights apper-
tanning Ia them sovereign apd independent powers
The Constitution will bc preserved olabe. and he
strictly CONSTRUED accorJ.pg to its letter. la all cascs
N which Fights 80 duties under called in cues
tr'n. The Executive. the Judiciary and the Legls.a
TIRE will he maintained IN ihcrScTctal spheres
I existent and iniepcu,leHt branches. Government III
he administered Ter The cnod OF the country disirbu,
ing ITS hessn-- like the dcws o. heaven cuuay upnn
the rirh nn the ps'r. ana not I've perverted applied
IL the exclusive and selfish purposes Of a paic
There shall be equality ul p-, heal Iighis, and no
exclusive monoP.lies nf political Pryilercs "a shall
not rest with ihc government TO "a, to- any mar. re
&c rich. or he We pyor'-bu il shall say % all with.
"' discrimination. pariakc freely of he blessings
winch the Cod of liberty spreads boinrc mankind
and participate equally ia the influence aid prUlcciivi
of Republican institutions. Cos crmcnt IN this ooun.
10y wss not institutes, Ior a family Tor a i,,h or pr
rNtl-U CSilb!iSstngntai laws ipr tho
TNi"H'~n safety common pup,cctiun. and general wei
fare. II WAS designed as q machine TO persccure
hut TO bless u was intended not exclusively .,
benefit those who administer IL, hut inr TIE cqua
benefit OF all who made H. who abide under IT, ana
sIPp urt
The people Iis authors; they are It's real 60
.Nernors. Those who elected To perform tie de
tails of of'e masters bat scrVani+ They ar,
Il obey, and carry the will of Ike people not .,
Dictate To ihe people nor To act in onnravcn,on al
Their w>h,s lie. who, being elected serve the PEG
pie, undertake Ia assume puNcrs granted to hun
Fand Tor the better security ui his personal aims per
Ereris his trust, undertakes iuriIfy himself against
he F"wcr oi the people in Orlcr rather pcrpeiuais
MS own profits iiln To promote the good Of the
Try. will always he hurled headlun- and in disgrac,
irom hi' station. TIE creates; number of the people
VIII euJ'y the greatest god accessible u shall no
he mono .zr'l by one Laan. 90 houored by a few
'onr common pursuit % happiness the common
lI-S'io Liberty ad the common determination of the
'na-s, equality. And OF ~ the rnciplcs at work IN
de'nocraic country the last, cqualIiy.is pSrap
The mssi powerful. Many will prefer dcspolism witt
equality ia the mass. than liberty without equality.
Mankind have thoroughly tried and reject. all goy
eminent bat that which H. most uniricd, viz: thai
which is most PERI, city dcmocra;is. Il" that sut {
government philosophy and humanity tend There j.
.rcgress. The democrats principles move fnrward
not backward. B, nevoicnco. miral.iy, aud Christi
anly, aid II an, encourage IL. Wo unto ;hsIn via,
sis H.
FUF the las. few years Federalism. AMI nearly al
the orPssi;cs at the DrmpS ratio rnri,,c lave ~
ened IN false disguise. For awhile the cause %
DEMOCRATIC principles "!sirucIrl sii smoptI,
cred. Mr.. Van Barren had scuscciy raised his sasgH
~ 1897. before the ssrarl erected and alIhous!
has experienced ady ersir,s il as AT last thank hea
ven, carried through in triumph. - l,ng know /
edge Is Thoroughly 'ised. The people will not los,
s'ghi of Ih"r fah. They may Ice humbugger
fora moment. hnt the delnsion never LASTS. They
'"Ill he irne 10 themselves. and true IU their hes
friends
la the election &c Goa. liarrson Iio people III
r'Jp'c". The Democratic Principle restored TO II,
legitimate ascsndaBcy, and henri orh It's Cause will
move unv ard. la truth cnunU Toe denied that Gen
Harrison Is one OF the iair 81 cArTcssnnsOG AMERICAN
character and American Democracy that have eycI
had. With this advent power. ends n hong and
iyrannical driltirshp--a Dictatorship ia lite excl
sIve interest al gpIisI For he asrrcc at the com.
try AMI The betrayal NJ Jly T. 'EI-c rric Republican,
party, Mr. Van Buren, = rchG!c and punished The
overwhelming nd,mra;ion with which he goes out
vii be- remembered Us a caution, iITous,l alt future
times.