Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-06-02

nation we once were, distress and sui |
fering pervade the vast extent of our
land; let Us turn our ears where we
may the same monotonous and doleful
tale of ruin and distress, salute u.s.
with currency the best in the world,
and a commerce co-extensive with the
habitable globe, we are suddenly strip |
ped of our uniform and excellent cur
rency, and its concomitant (national !
and individual credit) have gone with
If; and our commerce become con-
tracted and almost ruined: the south
more especially have reason to deplore
the present state of things-for during
the existence of a sound currency, our
great staple commanded high price,
in the best Of money; whilst the pre-
sent prices scarcely pay the expense Of
production, and expectation to our
domestic markets. And the gn-
eral reduction Of prices, for produce
and labor, and almost utter stagnation
in business of every kind, besides the
results, growing out ofthe present NAL
administration ofthe government which
come home to every citizen in the
community; there are other evils so
numerous, were we TO name all Ill de-
tail, time would fail us-let it suffice,
merely to hint at few Of the. acts of
this federal administration, which, in
our humble opinion are too intolerable
to be born by free people. We find
that the Executive, is still persisting in
his odious Sub Treasury scheme,
though rejected by the peoples repre-
sentatives, and as he has the Senate at
"his heels" and subjugated House OF
Representatives, we awfully fear this
Sub Treasury will be forced upon the
people; the effect Of which will beto gain
the ofice-holders gold and silver, and
the people be left with deprecated
paper currency-the President tells
us to take care of ourselves, "for the
people must not expect too much from
government" this is his own expressed
declaration-as if the government was
not made for the people instead of the
people for the Government. And here
as we have witnessed a sovereign State
by one blow of Executive power anc
influence Through party drill) stripped
Of her legal representation in the coun
ellis of the nation, thus giving the
executive a majority in that body
Whereas we have seen by the partla
operation of the Sch Treasury schemt
/ the most daring acts Of corruption ant
: peculation practiced by the agents o
the Government on the money of tn
: people with impunity;have beheld wit
: horror and indignation, the odiou
: principle ''to the victors belong tn
spoiIs" carried out in the open face
d the American people, and see the'part
Il pursuing the course adopted by tn
n Albany Regency of addressing then
It selves to the passions and baser fee
y ings of our nature, for support, the re
e wards of office and emoluments bein
y held out for party services "A part
y which had its origin soon after OF
t revolutionary struggle, whose auth'
,r was Aaron Burr, and Van Buren, no
5. It's acknowledged head, We find vii
lie alarm vice and corruption in big
e places for like the effluvia emanatir
lie from the bows of the tabled Upas,
], communicating touch has withered ev
as ry thing that was beautiful and love
within the sphere of its influence; Il
n standard of public morals is Lowered
O. private and public credit is almo
" universally suspected. A disrega
Ill of law is a daily occurrence, lawles
" ness and vice are so common as alme
IN TO 90 unneticed by the mass Of t
~ community; a want of that sacr
h attachment to our free institutions
Sc more and more common; and the o.
TO Gus monarchial doctrine that the Pc
in pie are incapable Of self-governme
lat is daily growing more popular-tht
he are some of the moral, political, a
I'LL social evils of Van Burenism, and
all will mention but one more out OF
m long list Of evils, before we shall he
,or done:
ed We see that the president thror
Ter his Secretary of War, has recommel
m ed plan for organizing the militia
m the United States, which contains 81
strong features, resembling in IL
character so much that of a stand
army, that we view with consternat
its very suggestion, as it gives {
strong sense Of the degeneracy of
ar times, and ofthe danger of the rep
ST., Iic-for we see that whatever
gs, president sees fit to recommend, h
vas ever objectionable, it's carrledas
the Of party fidelity, and all who do
.ha, chimewith the chorus, are immedla
ted branded qenegades false to Their pa
no, and oountry-thus it is by this m
Pit of party drill, a measure can be
,us- mately passed which was athrst rel
ed TO by an overwhelming majorlt
r. We therefore fear, that unless Ma
Van Buren, is driven from The