The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-05-30
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institutions, and which has diiect tenden-.,
cy 10 restrain that dangerous banking powell
which by their agency, and under the inad.
ence oftheir COunsels, had grown up al!
most 10 an equality with the Government,
itself. Thus have the constituted authori-,
ties Of the land been left powetlers as TO the
control of the money Of the people, and
the punishment Of delaulters, who have vi
olated the trusts confded TO their hands,,
They have charged the Democratic party
with was!e(nl extravaganza, because the
expenditures Under this, and the preceding
Administrations, have been necessarily in
creased by removal Of the Indians from
within our settled borders, measure alike
wise, and essential to the safety Of our citi.
zens, and distinguished by the most patsEs.
nal clemency to the unfortunate savage
They have founded similar accusation ups,
OH the exertions Of The Government 10 ara
rest the bttrnipgs, the tomahawk,. and the
scalping knife, which have csvered Florida
with blood and desolation. They have SUE
peradded to all this, attempts to 6bstrtict the
regular course of legislation, by technical
objections and motions, and by every strate.
gy which parliamentary forms would per-.
nit, and the most fertile ingenuity could ip-
vent BY this course Of conduct,they have
SO impaired the high dignity and bearing VI
the great representative body Of the people
as 10 excite the most serious apprehensions
in the bosom of every lover of order, and
of every friend Of his country, as 70 its
moral consequences, and its tendency 10 lesl
SEN the confidence Of the world in our freq
Institutions.
1t was - have been expected that, in
nominating candidate for the Presidency
! the Wig party would select some individu-
al whose political prlnciples' SO far ar they
have been disclosed In his public acts and
declarations, are in accordance with their
own. This expectation has been fuliilsdi
in the nomination OF General William Hen
: ry Harrison by the Harrisburg Convention.
He may be justly regarded as true expo.
nsnt of the political doctrines of the party
which have put him forward as their leader
and representative. Before the contest be.
tween Thomas Jefferson and the elder Ad.
ans IN 1898, he had been already in public
life; and upon the separation of parties on
the leading political questions Of that day,
he became supporter or the latter. FroM
tina, time TO the pressnt, nothing has appear
ed in his public acts eyincing any change Of
opinion on his part in respect either TO the
questions referred 10, or TO others which
have grown out Of subsequent divisions up
on measures involving great principles Of
government and policy. Indeed, those
who now take upon themselves to speak
for him authori!atively, end 10 bo tho ex-
Founders of his principles, have publicly
declared that on all the exciting questions
which formerly agtated, and still agitste
The public mind, his opinions remain "un-
changed"
We may, therefore. justly apPsaI to his
former course and opinions IS the criterion
by which he is now to be judged. He
stands confessed as supporter of the most
obnoxious Fcderalist messlres-the alien
and sedition laws, and tho standing army
Of the elder Adams;the high toned doctrines
Of the younger, and the administrations Of
both. From both he reteiyed confidence
and favor, and from both public Office. II
other proof of his Federalism be necessary,
it will be found in the position he now oe.
curies as the sole candidate Of the modern
Wing patty for the highest Office in the gift
Of the people! ~,
Relying, as We do, for the success of out
cause. upon ,he great principles Of constitu!
iional right and popular liberty, We do not
feel called en- TO make direct issue wilk
the supporters Of Gen. Harrison, on tho
question Of his claims TO the tile of Hero.
We cannot, hOwsvcr, but remember tho
expressed apprshenSlOns Of the party that