Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-09-10


retain them. With all the PATRONAGE and
all the money Of the Government NJ ,Lc;,
command, with men mt their head. and
through every ramification of the administers
1--WE system. using these powerful means nm.
ceas'hS'y and unscrupulously, they presep,
an organized body Of tremendous power.
oou"u together with the enduring tie, and ur-
soo on ny the never tagging impulses DINER
oc"ary interest. Their efforts will know no
'e,''NI''ch. what have we to oppose to thisl
glorious popular enthusiasm But we
M1 comparatively undisciplincd. We are
~, are regulars-and il is of
INC very nature of the sentiment which ami.
mates us, to be ftful-to cbb and flow
ana by an immutable law, an excitement so
strong, must be followed, if not by reaction.
d. least oy comparative apathy, and the de-
ShG vi fePose. Our opponents know this.
anu openly base their calculations of success.
upon tnis attribute Of the popular feeling.
III view Oh these truths, what more impcra-
'''e uu'y 40 we owe our country, than by all
proper means to fan and keep alive that ievo-
tea patriotism which now burns with sacred
flre through the land!
Let us, then, meet together, on the propo-
s,u occasion, IN the bands of noble fellow
SIMPLY mutual appeals let us strengthen
oul fesoives-around 4 common altar let us
swear undylng hostility TO Il corrupt and de-
pasihS administration; then let us 90 forth
each to his post, in the coming contest. viii
firm and unlinching spirit-determiucd in
the language of the Spartan mother To her
son, to return from the battle sswith his shield
or upon 1t. y Nothing else is wanting to en-
sure our triumph!
There may be some who view this subject
In different light,-who "fear to apitatc the
| people too much !''-Of such we would ash,
was ever great revolution accomplished
without agitation-without excitement Is
not the opposing body of vast momentum,
and shall we not proportion our force to the
uranium OF resistance Are the excitement
and agitation, which are so much apprehen-
| ded' tCo great price to pay for the recovery
OF bllghted prosperity-the redemption OF
Violated consttution-the restoration and
security OF all that makes life honorable or
valuable In the eyes of freemen? No. sure
| ly no!
Believe us, fellow-citizens while Faction
Is the Dane' strong and healthy popular ex-
| cltement is the very breath of liberty. 1t pu-
rifles the political atmosphere, as the natural
air Is purified by the storms of Heaven and
that day will mark the knell of freedom.
when, tor fear of the agitatons which belono
10 popular movements, the People themselves
Shall sink, as surely and gradually they will
sink, into stony Indifference to the conduct
and practices of their ruers-the sure fore
runner In all times, past and to come. of an
Ject dependence on the one part and despo-
| tlsm on the other
-, Come, then, we repeat, to a glorious ralIv
Inc day selected, is proud anniversary in
our Country history. On that day our Har-
rlson received the surrender of FOREIGN in.
vadlng foe-it presages his subsection of an
ihsoleht domestic enemy-Redolent of glori-
GUS ieiilnlScences' 1t is no less full Of bright
ana Joyous anticipations.
Send numerous delegations! Where small
ones have been appointed, let them be ncrea-
Sed-nay' we would say, Come, all of you
our hearts and our firesides will be warm
and ready to receive you. TO every true
hearted Wing, then, we say, Come give a
day to your Countrywide occasion is monen-
tous: "Ihe summer soldier and the sunshine
patriot may in this crisis, shrink from her ser
wee; but he who stands it now, deserves
the love and thanks of man and woman.''