The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-28
acoME AND LET US REASON TOGETHER

would say word to the original jackson men
In 1924 you and were together. We supported tint
election of General Jackson Blair and Kendall were
the devoted partsans Of Mr.. Clay, and Mr.. Van Blu
rem supported Mr.. Crawford Kendall continued t
be the Jealous partisan of Mr.. Clay; advised hin
to vote for Mr. Adams or not, he pleased, and al
ter the election of Mr. Adams, offered to come on u
Washington, and defend Mr.. Clay from the "siaI
aers,n to use his own words, that were published
,rainst him, if Mr. Clay would give him an Office
worth fifteen hundred dollars per amum Mr. Gay
refused to pay him the stipulated price, and Kendall
turned his poisonous langs the beneiactor who had
warmed him into life, and became States evidence
to convict Mr.. Clay ofthe charge against when ne
had volunteered 10 defend him ! Blair came IN al
tbe eleventh hour, under contract that he should
have Che printing patronage Of the government
N,,,, where are vou and where these men: You
bav. all the kicks and they have all the coppers.-
Your labor is reduced forty per sent in its value and
they boast that they have reduced the value OF flour
one half! How Is it with their salaries' Kendall
who entreaed MIR. Clay for fifteen hundred dollars
per annun receives his sir thousand in hard dollars
and his pickings and speculations to boot Blair
makes his thousands, without moving his finger, eA
cent as the pensioned libeller of General Harison
and those who have refused surrender their Iudg
ments and their principles.
And these are the men who, by virtue of their po-
sition in the country, denounce such OF the original
Jackson men as disapprove of the measures which
have brought the country into its present uneHampied
condition, and call you to follow them in their de
nunciatioEs
What would entreat Of you to do is, calmly to go
over the whole ground with me, and let US reason
together On these things. How does it happen that
the men who were opposed to us in lS24-who then
revled and General Jackson even more than
they now rdcule General Harison got possession of
his ear ard have, through the potent influence OF ms
name. risen into power, whilst his strongest and
sternest friends are driven from him, and are de-
nouneed as if they were enemies to their country
Go into any Of the States, and look out for the origi
nal jackson men, and you viii find that many q
those who raised the Standard and bore the heat and
burden of the day. prescribed and prosecuted
whilst a mongrel mixture ofmoney-loying office hold
ers are the chosen leaders Of the party.
How is this' why is it so? Men may change but
PRINCIPLES will not. When we rallied aglinst Mr.
Adams, the strongest argument urged against him.
,select himself Who does recollect Col Johnson.
celebrated declaration, that he would oppose the
election of MIR. Adams, though che pure a!
the angels in HeavenF' The people were then ar
reused to vdcate the purity of the elective franchise
Your purpose was to assert the power of the people
10 elect their own Chief Magistrate, and you rallied
against Mr. Adams because you resolved to demon
srate that the voice of the people was more potent
thar the patronage of the government. Your desire
was to prove that your votes could not be purchased
with your own money. That the virtue of the peo-
nile was stronger thon the love of money You tri-
umphed. The election of Gen. Jackson was triumph
Of the elective franchise You gained the battle but
YOU have lost the fruits of victory. Gen. Jackson
used the power which you had defeated, not only to
re-elect himself but to appoint his successor He
brought the whole force of the Federal patronage &c
bear on the elections, and by exertng his own per
sonal popularity in aid ofthe power and influence o.
the government, he elected ylEr Fan Buren, These
things are true and can gainsay them
Your confidence has been abused, and you have been
inaamed by artful appeals to your passions and
preiudces You have been taught to believe that il
following the viii of your party leaders, you were
asserting and maintaining your principles. l woult
ask you if you do not see that by supporting Mr.
Van Burens reelection, you violating your prin
ciples2 Who believes that Mr.. Van Buren, is the FIRE,
unbiased choice of the people? What will the worlC
believe if Mr.. Van Buren, is reelected? What vii
YOU believe? Ifhe is able now, by the force of tn,
federal patronage to re-elect HIMSELF is there not al
end to the freedom Of elections3 VIII it not Prov
that the love of Office and filthy lucre is stronger thar
the love of country?
But why do reason thus2 Come one, come all ant
swell the rolling tide Of public opinion. Let the
election be triumph of the popular voice, speaking
in voice of thunder to all who are now in authori
ty and toall who are to come after them; proclaim
ing that the people sovereign; and they have re
solved to assert their power. Let the original Jack
son men rejoice that candidate is a patriot !;
whom there is no guile. One who has no selfish end
to crafty One who comes into power with no grief
TO avenge and no debts to pay. One who will brin
10y and peace, and plenty to suffering country, an
who have no terrors but for those who have covere
the land with sadness and affection
Another consideration Our candidate was non
mated in the spirit Of patriotism. He was chosen
the rallying point of every friend of liberty. In
lectng him, there was surrender of pc rsonal pr
erences. A great many of the Wing party were
jealous friends Of another distinguished citizen.