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

the eleci0N 81 Inc putri0uc Mao son. thus
showing 70 the world bis hove Of Federal
doctrines and his hatred Of Democracy
KEEP lP BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That Of The time when the fleets Of Enc
lond pundered our ships, and impressed
our scomen,tho thoughts of Mr. Van Buren,
were still in favor ofpeace; thus showing
the inherent cowurdice Of hisnature and
want Of sympathy with his suffering Gel.
low-cltzens.
KEEP II BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
Thar Martin Van Burcn, in tire Conven.
ton 70 amend the Constitution of New
York, made a 81 eech in favor of a ptop.
er1 qualification, urd urged in iustfea.
ton Of excluding Revolutionary soldiers
from tAo right Of suffrage, that il made no
dhlcreace how unjust it might appear, as
70 The old veterans who would all be dead
in the course Of fifteen years.
KEEP TT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Martin Van Buren, was il the same
convention The strenuous supporter Of
giving TO NEGROES the right Of voting,
provided they held sufficient amo6tt Of
property % Cntitlo them 10 exercise tie
right Of suffrage.
KEEP TT BEFORE JHE PEOPLE,
That Martin Van Buren, holds the aris.o
cratic doctrine that property alone, not
talent or usefulness to society, qualities q
man 10 have q voice in the choice Of his
rulers.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That the whole Of the lwenty-seyen for
oigu monorch,cs from whom Naa Buren,
usks direction how he shall administer the
otiairsofthe Republic, approve ofhis prin-
ciPles and,would roioice, should lac sue
ceod Introducing the people of the only
free nation on earth 10 q level with Their
own obedient and degraded Subjects.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Van Buren has confessed, in bis
D st annual message, that twenty two Of
the despotc Kings aud Emperors of Eu.
rope approved fully Of The Sub Treasury
scheme, by which thrce.lourths Of the
peoples earnings viii he transferred to
lhe pockets Of the Office holders.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That Martin Van Buren, is at this moment,
TO alLintents and purposes, a monarch,
wanting only the powerto prevent the
people from expressing their disapproba-
ton Of his iniquitous designs.
KEEP TT BEFORETHE PEOPLE,
That he IS now. exerting bis energies TO
obtain IBIS power by creating standing
army Of TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN,
90 be used for the purpose OF putting
down coplbingii0.s,' or, in other words,
conventions" Of the people, thereby vio.
latipg he Constitution, which guarantees
70 all citizens Tie right peacefully to as
semb'e dnd take measures to have their
grievances redrezsed.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
That Martin Van Buren,, in approving
The sentence of the Naval Court Martial
ln the case of Lieut.. George Slam Hooe
has fully sanctioned tic 6gm of negro
servants ofpub.ic prosecutors. 10 give les.
timouy against white mcu-oud that, too,
inte sIaveho'dWg States and Teuitoaes,
KEEP TT BEFORE THE PEOPLE,
That the Whole policy of Mr. Van Bu~
rcn's administration is at war with ,heir
best interest and destructive their pros
pertiy. Let it btknown throughout tic
leugth and breadth Of the land, that a cru
sade is now going oa against the right OF
the worklugman, whose wages are 10 be
reduced 70 TEN CENTS 4 la, Spread
" from East TO West from North Ia
South, that die decree has gone iorJa tbaI
SLEEPS HEAD AND PLUCK iss
Sufficient reward for a day Of hard toi..-
Lete,cgy dWe.ler in tae "Log Catins'
ofthe eouniry know tho fct, that a Loco
Foco Congressman has declared that The
"hurl listed" laborers Of America can
and should, subsist without meat, audtha
polatoe soup, onions ard garlic, are gooc
enough for the menwho, in the estimation
Of Martin Van Buren,, james Buclian
an, Thomas III. Benton, and Senator Wal
ker, are only fit TO be placed on q leye
with the sefs Of Russia, or the blacl
slaves Of the West Iadia Islands.
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE
That General William Henry Harrison
viii be the President or the 4th of Marc
next, and will ractify all the evils unde
which the country suffers, aud restore tn
Government 10 the pure democratic prin
cipes Jefferson and Madison.
KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE
Let the PEOPLE OF THE SOUTI
REMEMBER-That in Is19e20 Ma
lin Van Buren, opposed the ADMISSION (
Missouri into the Union as a slave ,a;
and as member ofthe New York Legi4
lature, instructed their Senators and Z,
quested their Representatives TO smal
the prohibition Of slavery therein an a
dispensabie condition Of admisson.n
LET THEM REMEMBER,
Thatin 1921 he voted to allow free NJ
groes the right Of suffrage.
LET THEM REMEEIBEEa,
That he admits that Congress has the pol
or to abolish slavery in the District Of Q
lumbia.
LEE THEM REME5I BEEs,
That in ihe u. S. Senate in 1922, up(
the consideration Of the bill for the esia'
lishment Of a Territorial Government
Florida, he was in favor Of restricting q
introduction Of slaves into that Terriior
LET THEM REMEMBER,
That in a late letter to a gentleman
North Carolina. Mr.. Van Buren, saws "a