Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-04-04

years to cOme, and securing 10 posterity no ade-
quate returnr Alter this onslaught on the policy
OF the States, and their institutions and establish
ments, he sums up the spirits ard eukindles tho
zeal Of his followers for the work Of demolition be.
fore them, by the cries of monopoly" priv
LEGGED associations" "partial legislation" and
tells them that 1.-THE abuses which thew have lie
power Peaceably to remedy are such as have else
where caused the euSions Of rirerS Of blood and tie
sacrifice Of thousands Of The human race" but tina.
he "hopes they will carry through the REFORM which
has been so well begun" submitting to temporary
sacrifceS "olcerer great to ensure their permanent
| welfare.
| Upon what new conception Of the powers and
duties OF Chief Magistrate Of the Usiun, tho
President has felt himself authorized thus To inter-
iere with the domestic concerns of the States and
10 arraign lecture and dictate to them in regard 10
matters belonging TO their exclusive Jurisdiction,
IAN interference which seems TO me to be conSoliaq-
ton in its worst form, and if submitted TO in this
instance, would be precedent iustitying IN inter-
ference with any other, even the most delicate Of
all the domestic institutions of the Staes) | know
not. But 10 rejecting or sober minded man can
ail to perceive for an instant the wide spread ruin
which would ensure to the whole country, If this
war upon its industrious pursuits and its estab-
lshed policy and institutions shall continue to be
prosecuted in the destructive and tanatica spirit
which the President encourages, if he has not in
fused into his followers. Great Is are the sacri-
fees" which he himself anticipates, they bid def.
anc2 even to mis- powers Of description. Let those
Institutions which supply the currency and con-
tribute in 50 large degree to uphold the credit D.
States, be annihiated Let those noble State In
Provements, which give value to the products Of
Agriculture and life and animation to industry in
creating and opening way to profitable markets
be abandoned and suffered to become an heap Of
stones let the value Of every description Of labor
and property be brought down to the standard Of an
exclusive hard money c1rrency,-and the magma
ton may conceive, but no pen can Adequately pOr-
tray the general scene of deSolation and distress
which will follow. To nv mind, the most anoro-
pirate type of It is presented in the sges Of Az,
ta, IN the NTH century, the face Of tho
talreSt portion Of Europe. It was the boast Of tina:
celebrated chieftan A" that the grass nere- Cr.rn
upon any spot ulerehi horse tad irod " ami if the
destructive doctrines Of the President shall be car
red out, in the spirit Of his Message he too, mly
boast Of similar triumph over the prosperity, hap.
piness, and CT ,iiization Of his country.
Have We not, already, had some f07et.ste of tbs
disastrous consequences, which the CATION Of
this spirit and these doctrines is likely to produce.
in the recent proceedings Of the Presidents party
in the Legislature Of one of the most powerful
States Of the Union-I allude to Pennsylvania
Under the instigution of the Presidents message,
we have seen his political friends there bringing in
and trumphanty carving through one branch %
the Legislature, By dtHt Of party discipline Bill
for forcing resumption Of specie payments by the
Banks within fifteen days, which, twas understood,
would have been promptly passed, under the sprla
influence, by the other branch but for the patriotic
intervention Of the Governor, who seeing The in.
ev!able distress and ruin which so preclnitate
measure must bring upon the community, aud that
it had already inflicted serious blow On the credit
Of the State herself by rendering it impossible -
meet the payment Of a large amount of interest on
her public debt on the day il fell due, and thus OK.
posed that great commonwealth to the iniurou, e,-
| tects as well modification. Of yi04tion Of he
solemn engagements, came forward nObiy, il tim
face Of the party denunciatiOns which he Ore,ayanA
declared would be visited upon him. and earnestly
appealed to the Legislature to pause and re-cONSG-
er the dangerous measure Which was in Drurre>s...-
Bat in Washington itself, under the personal shy
veilIance and direction Of the movements Of hi,
party by the President, have seen q still moro
| alarming exhibition Of this reckless ana unc,u>,i.
tuonal spirit of Interference with the doms.l: con.
Germs and credit Of the States. On motion ot
member Of the Senate, fresh. not from the people,
hut from the cabinet 81 the President. Of which lie
was but q few days ago, member, We have seen
committee raised upon ts!gnsi issue Of aS,uia9-
ton, (Which no State, or any one on behalf Of /
State mad PropoSedl to take coguizqnra o the sub
e.t OF State debts calling up The states in sGaces-
sion to the bar Of the Senate, passing in rayi.s
their pecuniary engagements and condition. and SIT
glarnglv % nll iutents and purpose Siding T., :
-y"!"l'SSt'. u .H,. -'!-s -- ''rF ~ t:@ S.a''S,
that who l.-i. report cane %. 1t ...- r.,.-.
sent ba-a. ~ tie commit. yy H.--- ..t> ars.
pared with .i= "-us-r,-a'" .: r.... .. ...- ~
tical fir ENDS. g. .-. G d a7-'.47 9fus ed aal
eXpnngeL
When TO these. and the o,... -. .--.. .. Coz,
temptuos disregard fer tie rights ard anty cttAe
States, 10 which have already referrst we add the
bold act of pqriy-Iocsr, by which the Presidents
friends in the ohe. House Of Congress did not hes
ltate u alt-4gc.iss sovereign State OF the CElya
o! her Constitutional right Of representation in or
der ~ effect the election Of party Speaker lin which
object, however, as if BY the retrhg:iye udgme!.,
| OF Providence, they were &, last dsapD0intet ~
diS,raDchisemert which u this dav is continual
and may he Indefinitely prUouEe@,-wa NAV fgr..
some idea Of the mOtsSty, Is well as Justice viii,
which the President and lis party have presumed I,
appropriate - themselves the nGme Of S.l:= Rig..
| Ropu5t ans. IL my humble iGdgmen. the present
Chef Magistrate, has departed from every eaGi7,,
principle Of Republication The profession Of which
brought him into Office and for myself cannot
conceive how any one who IS truly 4 Republican and
| a ConSsrvaUye-who, in the administration Of the
government is the advocate Of C2ags,r..tgeq. Of
posed 10 a destructive poicy,-waois IL. frieu! -:
Sa.s'rtghtS in opposition 10 Federal sa7.s i9clm,.
who would maintain LsT'S..'ir5 MI. '.a3aa-e. d.
galHst LEecatlrs S4prelGa vie would see tie
go'ornment OF this great contedsracy administered
as high national trust, and not al Dartu ioJ go
who, IN short, loves liberty more thaa Dou.r-csn
support his re-eectiou Let Others decide a. taey
! may / certainly cannot,
! Let Us now see wha: are the public principles sAi
opinions, the life snL character, ct General HARz.
soH, the sole opposing candidate for the Presidency
and II they DO not present better guarantee for tie
safe republican administration Of The government
1t has been the singular fortune Of General HaERI-
SON ~ have been mere Wisrepresen!ed ard coHSs-
queaty misunderstood, particularly in his native
state than any ether distinguished citizen of our