Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-03-19
TIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 84O.
TIE NAJISONEAN71F No9FHO Uo' IoTo,
The MADIsoNlAN supports in good faith, and
with all its ability and energy, denominations
of the Harrisburg Convention, viz
FOR PRESIDENT,
WIN. HENRY HARRISON, OF Ohio.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
roIIN rvTpp If N;rVinia.
JOHN TYLER, Of virginia.

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FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
JOHN TYLER, Of Virginia.
Some Of the reasons upon which its "uncom-
promising hostility to the reelection of Martin
| Van Buren, on the one hand, and its prefer
Ience for General Harrison on the other, are
founded, will be briefly set forth and contrasted
as follows:
1t opposes the reelection OF MARTIN NANl
IBUREN, because /
/. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should
Iremain in office more than ONE TERM.
9. Every prominent act of his admnlstra-
ton has not only hampered the interests and
prosperity of the country, but has been AMI
open violation of the principles and protessionsl
/ Of the Republican party.
i 3. The tendency of federal action under his
administration is to absorb the powers oil the
State Governments, aud to erect at Washing
ton despotic system OF CENTRALISM AND Con-
soLIDATIoY.
4. He is the instrument of party, and not
the President OF the Union.
i 5. He is inaccessible to the people-indlner-
ent to their wants and interests-conlemns
their viii, by refusing to acqulesce IN decisions
Iof the maiority-is selfish IN his views, ana
sectional and partial in his actlon-enterlainS
an estimate of human nature so low that II is
degrading for an upright citizen to accept an
+ office at his hands-acting upon the principle
that the people are corrupt, and that every man
has his price, bringing the patronage oil ms OF
flee in conflict with the freedom OF their elec'
tons-assuming complete power over the PEG
pie for himself, and disclalmng any duty IN
their behalf as incumbent on him in return.
g. He wants the Ell, III? mon eyed power !, Q
the United States 1es'fd inhim and under ms
:. He will no agfeol that tie patronage ant
mower of the Gdcrap executive now exercised
d by him, shall be either lessscned or regulated
n by law. = .
] right to the moneys arising from the sales ofthe
public lands
8. He has subverted the course oflegislation,
r by making laws originate with him and par
s tizan Senate; whereas they should originate
# in the House of Representatives.
r 10. He recommends national bankrupt law
e applicable only to corporations, SO that he
n should possess an absolute control over all the
e State institutions and be able TO crush them all
g at pleasure.
G il. He wants an Executive Bank, and pow
d er to resort to the exploded and ruinous prac-
1t tice of deprecated Government paper money
b. 70. The tendency of his recommendations
e is to destroy the credit system OF the country, TO
II hamper It's commerce, to lessen It's trade, anc
e to deprcciaie its labor.
', 49,. He has been in office three years, receI-
u we'd $4,000 of the public money, and has ac
!, Icomplished little else than running the ship OF
J, State offthe republican tack.
D, IA. He rests the merit Of his administration
E upon one expedient, which he has failed to car
Irv, and permits one palty question which IN
wolves miserable warfare against the State
a Banks to engage his whole mind and occupy
n his time, proving him TO be contracted IN hi'
D. views. and incapable of the comprehensive an(
n mapnanimous policy ola statesman.
y is. lie has never originated or carried thro
It anv legislative body any law or measure, wor
thy of an eminent statesman.
r. IS. lie has done nothing at any time worthy
of the gratitude Of the people, nor to entile HIN
Ito ask them to overlook tae pledges OF his pre-
decessor, and give him the office Of preslden
for two successive terms
II. lie appoints ."rogues and royaists" y
office, who steal and squander the puoil
money.
l8. Considering the prospects oil war, an
y the various foreign, and domestic relations ant
TO future hopes of the country, Mr.. Van Buren,
Nd who, we infer from his conduct, is wanting Ell
y ther in integrity or capacity, is not the ma
e, for the crisis. 4. n,
" II advocates the election ofGenerai HARRl
" ISON, because
/. He is pledged to serve, il elected but ON
!. TERM.
IS 2. Every prominent act Of his life prove
rs him 10 be friend and servant Of his country
ne and sterling Democratic Republican in thee
y. Try and practice.
8. He would confine the action q the feder
II al Government to its own appropriate sphere
~ check its moAarchical tendencies, and man
~ y tain the balance of the Constitution.
!, A. lie would be the President q the MANY
and not the agent Of the FEW -.
s. He is one Of the People, and Tor the fe'
.st pie He sympathses with their wants. an
ds understands their interests he agrees Una
of"acquiescence in tho decisions oitheanolori,'y
Is, the vital principle Of Republics would *
or orctsc "a Jealous care OF the right Of elcc'io
or BY the pcoplc"--and impart "cqual and exa'