Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1840-10-14

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an support party ID power which has
hown itself capable Of such fragrant
outrage upon any portion ofOur com
non country, seen1to me prepared for
to despotisln. And do
hey not deserve it?
The projected Standing ARM, re-
commended to the favorable consider
ltion Of Congress by President Van
Buren,, is but another Of the means OF
.rampling under foot the free Iushtu-
ions of our country, devised by the
now dominant party, and associated
with the patronage Of Office, and the
control which the Sub Treasury law
would give TO the Executive over the
revenue and currency Of the country,
il would be a most efectual means for
this purpose. Indeed what would 1t
avail cur country that she has an ex-
cellent Constitution of Government, If
by placing the revenue, the currency
and an army Of 100000 men at the
disposal of she President Of the United
States, you raised him above that Con
stitution? As effectually would the
laws OF civil society protect a family a
gainst the ouuages Of banditti.
Because the tendency of the pres
ent administration has been all along,
directly and with accelerated progress
towards despotism; and because, IN
order to reach that point, the most
corrupt and the most daring efforts
have been made, by the party now IN
power, trampling alike, on vested and
reserved rights-on the authority OF
Ilaw, Constitution and public opinion,
I consider it vital to the well being of
the country that ttdt party be no long
Fer continued in possessiono fan author
ity which they have so greatly abused
and have shown themselves 50 ready
still further to abuse. And hence, do
feel the utmost solicitude for the trl-
Eumph Of the Wing cause. 1t is not
for the elevations Of Harrison TO the
Presidency, that you are cohtending-
| 1t is not for the aseendency of a poll
+ teal party-for Wings and conserva-
tiyes, State Rights and Unionists, for
getting Their various peculiarties, and
dropping the claims of their several Ia
vorites are making common cause a
gainst party, which has set its foot
upon the neck of yotir country, and
n threatens to trample Its beauty and glo-
lry in the dust. 1t is not to be wonder
ed at, this being case, the leader OF the
, phalanx Of his country should be assal-
ed with deadly rancor; and by every
. weapon which ingenuity, prompted by
; malice can invent.
! Hence falsehoods, gross, unfounded
j falshoods, are invented, and spread
with almost hghtning-rapidity, by
means ofcorrupt nail-facilitiesthrough
: out the United States. Thus, the
: steady and confidential votafy ofJeffer
: son and Madison, during their admin
y istradon Of sixteen yeats, is repre-
: scented as a Federalist, in the offensive
70 sense of the word! The applaude'
! Aid of that indomitable soldier, Wayn
: the gallant hero Of Tippecanoe-
= the defender Of FortMeigs the conquer
- or Of Proctor and Tecumseh-the az
; proved Commander of the gallar
= Shelby, johnson, Miller, Cfoghan
= and the Nelson Ike Perry,is stigma
:, tied as a ward!-The firm advo
~ cate and even martyr of Soatherl
II rights and interest; in the Missouri
f. question, whose. opposition TO tn
i course Of Abolitionists; have been
Is pen distinct and frequent IS deuounce
10 as an Abolitionist And he who ha
N. been prominently and actively befol
n the public for nearly fifty years, an
luf who has been ever prompt to declal
5ur his views Of policy, is represented as
us dumb political automaton, spoken I
tar and moved by Committee at tbs
m discretion These falsehoods, we
igb they not so revoltingly wicked,l Won
Id be a legitimate subject of merrime
d. on account Of their ridiculous absur'
on ty. But when itsis recollected Il
ION these falsehoods are the capital,
, i means ofwhich the party mean to ma
;nst tain themselves in a position fr'
,dv whence they may operate the overthr
rbe oftheir countrys gloriouslnstitutlol
aw every American citizen should ind
four nantly rally 10 the support OF the "
her, cradle and well-tried patriot, who,
thar defence Of all that is dear TO them
mid thus cruelty assailed. And | beliey
will be done, to an extent, suficit
the atleast, to place him at the head OF
nor Nation, and to whelm that party
bev political overthrow and irretrleva
dos prostration. | have said nothing
nre- the mutilatiofi of sacred public reco
the by the expunging resolution; no
,uld the prodigals expenditure of the pu1
mar money, which has increased, is stll
oent creasing, and has become. enorm
Of with tie present administration;
-ess that, too, Notwithstanding the grinc
nv pressure which the mad or wicked
YER periments of thatsadhinisiration b
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