Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-11

al The materials nOW action lor great moral a.
not PInCal CONFUSION which must materially change
he character of -o,icy and the relations Of nun, or
be suppressed by Nioeu. effort In scanning rs
closely as We the whole Ecd oi motive, hang mage,
and ihe tendency ct political by the party in
r''wersiT'ce the stage oi active HE Neure
led 10 ihIs CONCLUSION that # Nc an Iren cuccce,ls
secHg his election, he viii be the last or last bat
one OF thc Presidents Gle, ted by the American people
We shall be o-keI five suppose Mr. Van Bur.u Ell
Their possesses the char the strength % character
the popularity OF What ogh, bc dcno- mated the en-
mHs,as" 10 declare hissci klnc aud abolish popular
suirage,or that thc e1dc prepared To submit To
such course No; but We believe that with hi, re-
election, should 1t by any possibility take place the
a. rarian rncpic which feeds and is fed en- the usur
cations OF the executive contrary law will have at.
tanned such influence and viii have become ~
general, and the effects deeply injurious that these
less IsrsnanI,,n, wall be willing To unite with the
unPuncPed aud unsettled and the adheren,s OF some
one man who Will up IA such a state OF couvul
son ald assume The rvins Oi government. People are
not cOnento 1--we iJr the sakc OF the name of free
men, with 'heir lives character and property exposed
10 ruans without the protection ct some law or some
power welded by honest hands aud m good faith
The party nov IA power las thrown from ITSELF the
greatest portion oi the commercial community who cy
CT did bc!ung 10 the largest mass OF the tur
crs the creates. portion ct protesting christians aud
The farming population iasI lyay,ug II 10 whom
then must lOus ior the greatest mass V its support
except among Office hUlIer,i 10 tLos, ~ no have nc
iher properly nor character, religion 1t then be-
atI..
duct. 10 couc.'e Tar practicable that description
o people You have all thai one great ciIur has
been nAde IA that party tor years excite the
people oi ue country agaius, those OF towns, and
the employ ed against ,he employer The same class
OF men Who NOW Il ~ .hc cmpvy er Is unlu,tly
living IDLY uron Le fruits OF the alor VI ;hose hc en-
plUys and their MASTER will SUN be compelled by
te force Ut circumstances aud the ELECTS of the PAS
sirs AMI discussions they have raised To SAY cha, man
has 40 right 10 live N a better house than you The
labor OF has hands did not make tho never has work
eJ as hard you have, and lac never would have POE
sesseS better house had lac become rich by dis
honesty been favored by laws that are unequal IN
their effect When portion oiIhe people are prepar
cd 10 listen To such rca~oung tins II requires but
few words more to ignite Ihc spark aud uu ho,re falls
dereis. The New York flour rot was something Of
Tins kIud II grew oi the same csursc of reason
ing, species Of philosophy that is more prevalent
than most men imagine, and which, when il has been
permitted to acquire llIly more head " N be a. dc.
siructvc TO society and morals as too much steam
II 10 an engine. We may 90 back many years 10 inI
he origin Of ihis feeling ia the hImln heart Sr IL has
prevailed, Tor ough, khow since the day Adam and
E'e were driven f.Om paradise, and tie operation Of
certain causes have, many occasions given it form
aud create! popular cumuplions. /, has sometimes
occurred IN mouarchea governments where this feel
ing allied To justice aud right, LAS created revolutions
aud II has often occurred N republics where there
Mas no cause. 40 right, excuse, and when 10 any
extent general has ended M monarchy or the dsfruc
ton Of the freedom and equality that existed. The
most fearful ani horrible iusi.cc ofrhc prevalence of
uIis feeling Is found IA the french revolution y, hich
can almost cnltnIy be attributed to laborcd excite
mcn hy bud mca, Of the peur against ilc rich There
- no Doubt but the government Was oppressive IN It's
tyranny aui that lICCniiouscss prevailed amonr the
nobility bat this gave excuse Tor the iud.crninatc
murder ct the Innocent and guilty and the COZ iiaca-
lion Of Their property. THIS action was the effects o.
The wuiSss oi YoltliTe aud his compcors and Of the
speeches OF the asitaiors of The day.
The same views, same feelings and same ultra rad
i'nlism "as brought ihis country by the notorious
Gcanot, an! required the yau OF the Government
a strong hlnl 10 suppress. TIC wisdom and skill Of
Washington Hamilton and others could alone have
accomplished It, and established permanently, our
Government. Escape, but recently Lom French dies
potism To iiIc liberty of p Republic, was not large
enough for these agita;ors-hoy required a laNlcs,
freedom. They were however, suppressed, aud a
pure Republic Of laws was preserved. a Government
which sought the greatest good Of tho greatest num-
Der
Subsequent to this period vc find a-rfr.ansrn made
bat uuio head way until 1880 Then the French
r.'oiuuo" again reused kindred sunr here The
tnn'h threw oil yranuy-Ihcy were justified but
Tue radical. 90 America wished To throw oil whole.
some laws The doctrines fruIny Of the supporters
of ih' administration were. even tirn opposed 10 sal
uary laws aud restraints Great eE,rt was made by
d-'naG"gues TO impress the people with the bccfha
our Government equally as oppressive as the French
dynasty vas. The doctrines of Fanny Wright and
Robert Dale Owen. well lu politics as religion found
many advocates. many politics ,ho would not open
v a'o" their religious tolets. We hold the one 10
D" n7 dcmrrtizng as the other. They sirOvc Ia up.
root 'll the foundations which society WIS c.t,f-
I'h1d and NAH" property Of every hand common iIbrr
common. and every thing common the good and the
bad, tie industrious and the idle should fine alike
there were 60 bee distinctions ru spricy uo rewards
lor virtue and no natural punishment for vice. The
incentive, thcn 10 yrrtuo1s dustry were 10 be- with
drawn. and men like beasts were 90 herd ro.rfIsT
"Ihnut any moral or legal restraints % B. scarcely
possible SO wdI bo ,oIihat such doctrines found f,nr
900 Tee eyes Of amy portion Of our cuuutryfuou who have
from s'iunIiHn or rohducl my Tile To respect Per
''' ~ ' Thus rco-"f' aH' believe are uui,ra mistake
Tho tendency Of great portion VI o reasoning friends
oi iho pauy 900 lu,yrr b. ih, .lmc
our principal Van Eur,u speaker r ,l,, srcfr,p of
.'uS'ry D. mou.riuue under fh, Curb of tbc dr,ro,c
"'n' q" humanity and love irS the dear gro.r under
"' I'f' 'i What DO" calls opposition o ruuuIrI upup.
''io- 'no SINE agrIr1uin. rIr same Ft.r,gtrI t rl
wholesome restraints nfaw d17t vis mr4rrrt,d b.
" right suj Owen What oI0r,r frrIru,. have r,.
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