Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1840-05-28

promising hostility TO the reelection Of Martin
Van Buren" on the one hand, and its prefer
ence for General Harrison on the other, ar,
founded, will be briefly set forth and conlras;ec
as follows:
Il opposes The reelection OF MARTIN Van
buren,, because
!. No Chief Magistrate Of this Union should
remain in office more than ONE TERM.
2. Every prominent act Of his administra.
ton has not only hainpered the interests and
prosperity of the country, bat has been an
open violation of the principles and professions
OF the Republican party,
3. The tendency of federal action under his
administration is 10 absorb the powers Of the
State Governments, and to erect at Washing
ton despotic system OF CENTRALIsM AND Cox.
soLIDATIoN.
a. He is the instrument of party, and not
the President Of the Union.
b. He's inaccessible to the people--indifler
ent TO their wants and INTERESTS ontemns
their will, by refusing 10 acquesce in decisions
OF the majority--is selfish in his views, and
sectional and partial in his ucton-entertalns
an estimate OF human nature 50 low thai it isl
degrading for an upright citizen to accept an
Office at his hands-ac ing upon the principle
that the people are corrupt, and that every man
has his price, bringing the patronage OF his Of
flee in conflict with the freedom of their cleo
tlons-assumng complete power over the peo-
pie for himself, and discaming any duty in
their behalf incumbent on him in return.
6. He wants the whole mon eyed power of
the United States vested in him and under his
control.
Z. lie will not agree that the patronage and
power Of the federal executive, now exercised
by him, shall be either lesssened or regulated {
by law. a
8. lie wishes the States TO surrender their Ia
right 10 the moneys arising from the sales ofthe 10
public Glands.
8. He has subyerted the course oflegisaon, '
by making laws originate with him and par S
tlzan Senate; whereas they should originate a
IN the fIoLse Of Representatives.
10. He recommends national bankrupt law. d
applicable only to corporations, so that be lt
should possess an absolute control over all the f,
State institutions, and be able TO crush them all 81
at pleasure. :,
ii. He wants an Executive Bank, and pow. i
er TO resort to the exploded and ruinous prac- N
tice OF deprecated Government paper money.
IL. The tendency Of his recommendations I
is TO destroy the credit system of the country, to
hamper It's commerce, TO lessen its trade, and
to depreciate It's labor. c
IT, lie has been in Office three years, recei-
we'd $4,000 Of the public money, and has ac '
compIshed little else than running the ship of
State of'the republican tack,
IA. lie rests the merit of his administration L
upon one expedlent which he has failed to car
ry, and permits one paltry question which in
wolves miserable warfare against the State
Banks TO engage his whole mind and occupy
his time, proving him to be contracted in his p
views, and Incapable of the comprehensive and Il
magnanunous policy ola statesman. s
Is. He has never originated or carried thro' il
any legislative body any law or measure, wor- =
thy OF an eminent statesman.
l6. lie has done nothing at any time worthy N
OF the gratitude of the people, nor TO ente him c
to ask them to overlook the pledges of his pre- t
decessor, and give him the Office of President I
for two successive terms. c
IL. He appoints "rogues and royalists" to
office, who steal and squander the public 9
Il
10. Considering the prospects of war, and t
the various foreign, and domestic relations and !
future hopes OF the country, Mr.. Van Buren,,
who, we infer from his conduct, is wanting, eI. I
Their IN integrity or capacity, is not the man {
for the crisis I
ltadvocates the election of General HARRI. I
SON, because Il
|. He is pledged to serve, if elected, but ONE
TERM. +
2. Every prominent act Of his life proves a
hi IN he. n Frinn1 md r.
and sterling Democratic Republican in theo {
ry and practice. '
3. He would confne the action of the FEEDER [
al Government to It's own appropriate sphere, S
check its monarchical tendencies, and main.
tain the balance Of the Constitution "
A. He would be the President of the MANY, Y
and not the agent Of the FEW. :
5. He is one Of the People, and for the PEG. i
pie He sympathises with their wants, and Hi
their interests. He agrees that 4
'acquiescence in he decisions orthe majority Isl
he vital principle OF Repubcs'-h would ex.
'rcse "a Jealous care Of the right of election
~ the people"-and impart "equal and exact
Justice TO all men" and all sections. 1t is re.
,arded as an evidence Of his belonging to the
'eope, that their enemies call him in dersion
The LOG CABIN CANDIDATE" and "THE Pooh
JAMS PRESIDENT"
g. He would have the public purse, not uni
ID with the sword but kept in Satety under the
ontrol of Congress as intended by the Const-
Ition. -
7. He agrees that Executive power has in
reased, is ncreasing. and ought to be diminish
/, and will give his disinlerested efforts to rem
ly the evil.