Whig Republican. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1840-18??, 1840-12-10


ofthe United States; with an intirnaticn
that the result has been obtained by a pro-
cess which does not entitIe it TO be called
an election. tits, says the Washing
ion Globe, "a mockery to call this an cleo
ton. st isa result brought about, not
Z bv the free action of the popular will,
eresulting from the popular intelligence
s abllti IN defiance of it. 1t is the first IN.
q stance IN our republic Of the triumph OF
athe power of money over the intelligence
3 !" of the country.
This commentary on republican lnstl-
tutions appears in journal III the conn
dence of the Federal Executive; and re-
ceiying many thousands annually from
the treasury of the United States. ms
Journal is sent at the public expense to all
our foreign legations, and is read at eve
rv court In the civilized world. A few
months since it put on record that Gene
raj Harrison, III all his battles, was tugl-
i've from the British arms. For weeks
II has been filled with the foulest libels on
the character and conduct OF this lllustrl-
Gus soldier. and with the groSsest perver
sions of orr national history. There Is
no stain on Mr.. Van Buren's personal or
public career, more disgraceful than the
fact that he has employed the public mo-
ney, in recompensing venal scribblers for
the base depreciation of competitor for
the Presidential chair Whatever preten-
slons Mr.. Van Buren, may have had at
any time to the character of a sgentleman;'
henceforth he must be contentto abandon
them. He has encouraged and stimulated
a warfare upon General Harrison, which
has been waged with the weapons of c;l-
umny and faIsehood. Ii he had conduc-
ted the contest with decencv, no one could
have complained of any severity of cen
sure and invective. But he has employed
mean instruments, and exhibited ma
lignant spirit; and, what is worse, he will
will not learn wisdom in the rebuke that
has been administered by the American
people.
Mr.. Van Buren, now insr.ts the freemen
of this Republic by announcing through
his official organ that the election of Gen.
Harrison has been carried by the agency
of Honey Its The result OF bribery and
corruption, falsehood and fraud The
electoral college has been packed by Brit
ISL gold The 1900 majority of New
York, the l0000in Indiana and Vermont
the $4,000 in Kentucky, the $4,000 in
Massachusetts, the $4,000 Ill Ohio, have
all been bribed and bought by British bro
llers and bankers. So little virtue IS
can be bought by thousa9 ~ 49, -. 81
thousands. Such fay sn ',liu ,' .ens y,
IS republican COVER, cont s t h., the most
c. - majority of popular suf-
frages is only an Indication OF corruption
and fraud This is the aspect III which I
the recent election is considered by the I
administration, aud presented to the Won
der and Indignation of mankind!
From the stand assumed by the Globe. |
we are almost induced to believe that Mr. /
Van Buren, will occupy similar ground in
his message at the next session oil Con
gress. Hewill read us a lecture on horrible |
disclosures, and abominable frauds! Hel
will tell us that the whole country has /
been bought up, and that with the excep-
ton Of himself, MIR. Butler, Stevenson,
Kendall, Blair, Edmonds and a few other
worthless OF siniIar immaculate reputation,
there are no honest men III the country.
The cities, he vii! tell us, instead of be-
ing sores OH the body polite are the
onlyseats of intelligence and virtue; and
the agricultural districts the homes of
the hardy native yeomanry, are the
;tbodes OF proficiency and corruption. The
election III his eyes, IS a tnoekerv' The
: Ballot Fox is only an engine of fraud
The system OF republicanism is Il farce
md a failure!
We are. net surprised at these rabid
manifestations ofthe official press Our
opeis that they will induce no cores
7nding violence in the wbig Journals
Ye have achieved aspIendld victory over
the corruption and abuses Of government.
* popular triumph has been.won, without
parallel or precedent in history. Letus.
SO enjoy its fruits as TO prove ourselves
worthy Of orr brilliant success. A high
responsibility now rests upon the Whigl
party Of the Union; they come ntopoWerl
when the people are impoVerishedand OPP
pressed; the republic groans under the |
burdens which have been imposed upon
it. o restore is Institutions, and REM
vigorase It's shattered system will require
tlI1le aud patience prudence and wisdom
he boldest Statesman may well shrink
fromtlle great work of restoring shape &
symmetry from the chaos which has been
piled up about rs by tue ten years labor
of these architects of ruin.
We hope therefore that the wings will /