The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1840-10-23

xpennent fos The enlargement ol be pow
sf IF lie General Cove nenf Il be spec
Isl arre4ed. Profession na 'ls
rs longer avail. The peep now lhat .nsl
have die elements 81 prosperity within then
reach. and hey ale determined g IealIze
sn3 enjoy HI advantage Which they pos
ssss The manner ii which tbs doierni.
nation IS asserted. and the stern voice Of
hiph authority 81 which Il sounded forth,
Is a. once interesting md imposing
Il The short space e half year, We have
seen the great mass Of ihe people, Of the
Inightiesl nation On earth, rise spontaneous
y and utter Is It were. the voice Of one man,
il dennuciation Of The selfish and ilIiberal
course pursued 81 the federal government;
and IN language thai will be heard and obey
Cd. commanding the removal Of The present
ii Office. il order that their
places may 81 filled 81 men more faithful
and more acceptable 70 the people.
Such popular demonstrations were never
Witnessed il any people, On any subject be-
fore. The Whole nation seems to be arrous-.
ed By one eananlon irnpnlsas and throughout
The Length and bseadth Of The land lhere is
every day exhibited scenes Of popular 'ex
and popular enthusiasm which
shew individually fixed determination 70
change the course Of our political affairs
Who ever heard Of fifty, seventy Or hum
dred thousand freemen IN voluntary as
semblY, and merely for the purpose Of ex-
pressing and interchanging their political
sentiments and determinations? Who ever
heard Of political meetings held simuItane-
ously or in rapid succession ID almost every
county. town and yillage in the Union, on
The same subject, and embracing hall. or two
ihilds Of ihe whole mass Of the people in
hose respective placesg The memory Of
man or the history Of nations can point TO
nothing as a parallel TO the popular political
excitement Of this country at The present
day.
And do you ask the cause Of all this pub
lie feeling7 The question is easily answer
ed. The people feel that they are appeal
ing TO themselves-to their own political
strength as the rightful remedy
Twelve years ago they elected General
jackson TO the presidency, and contrary to
any previous expectation bis administration
Of eight years was marked BY constant
round of new plans, new doings and impor-
tant experiments upon and inrelation to the
currency and exchanges Of the country.
He maintained throughout, however, the
obligation Of the General Government, 50
to manage its own monitory operations, and
so to fegislate upon the general subject as
would give the best currency and the cheap
estexchanges for the use Of the people.
But the sequel has shown that bis measures
were III advised and badly executed.
The new administration came into power
under promise TO follow IN the footsteps Of
the old, but instead Of doing even that, Mr..
Van Buren, has strayed much farther from
the political principles laid down and avow-
ed By Jackson than he did himself.
Mr.. Van Buren, has not yet passed through
a four years term Of service; and we assert
as historical fact that cannot be denied,
that the last four years has been a period Of
more difficulty, embarrassment, bankruptcy,
want Of both demand and reward for labor,
and less domestic quietnde and peace than
any period ofthe same length since our gov
eminent commenced. The people are driven
70 Investigation and self protection. During
the latter part of the late and the FIRST three
years Of the present administration, the peo.
pie were in . great measure pacified with.
promises that things would go better. But
seven or eight years is proved 10 be the long
est period that promises would avail without
The slightest appearance Of a fnl6Iment.
Necessity, which has ground down ibe
people into extreme dilasiculty and embar-
has IT length aroused :hemto an
Of their rights and their wrongs
10 assret The former and seek remedy
for the latter The resisiless power Of free
dom is now e0eriing the potency Of its.
suengfe upon the populace. They know
they have been Wfonged, and the continual
faithle ssness and uninterrupted round Of
broken promises on the part of the admins
E.f.a
upon their own resources. They now look,
CT well they know they may only look, io
lhemsel Ives for redf u aheF grievances.
And Il were folly--the extreme 81 folly, u
suppose that an int gent people could for8
moment contemplate return 10 former
lsages e tie peaceful walks of prosperi-