Madison Whig advocate., 1840-03-21
From the NasariIi< R<paBlseas Ba-n~~.

From ttc Nashville ReP4blscas Bzzr~~.
What a mighty lesson have not The IA
cidents Of the last sixty DAYS read % 10
spoilers. When Genl Harriso1 vas
announced as the Whig candidate for The
Presidency, the first sentiment cf that
party aas contempt. As an act OF hur1aa-
ity. they would coniesceni TO billet TIE
.'old granny" on free quarters IN n --Iez
cabin with .'barrel Of hard cider .
stay his vulgar siomach-5ut to thiuk
Of exalting such a parsonage % the chair
/ Of State-it was shocking-ths very
height Of impotence and presumption
A few weeks revealed the dange rc1s
/ popularity Of the s'log cabin eandsdsts-
/ fear and apprehension superseded Goa
tempt, until now, whilst we peucll these
hasty lines, wonder and amazement ea-
/ gross every other passion. and yog carr
meet a refeciing ..loco foco" Who doss
not lock for al the world as il his whole
system was under the influence Of 4 ga
yanic battery Draw up that n0shsr-lip.
good friend, and screw up year nerves
to heavier blows and louder notes These
deafening sounds, which ever and anoa.
fall so harshly on your ears, are bGt the
rattling Of ..small arnls''-.he echo Of
our advance guard-L.ook re behin3.
and beyond them-close ID their rear -
a mighty hOst-au army with banaers-
they are the people, the real dsB7crzrg
of the land. They are Fastening 10 the
/ rescue, and woe 70 him who ehstructs
their march, or stands In their way
All accounts concur IN Certifying these
1 conclusions. The ~world Is on fire.
and Geul. Jackson himself cannot put e
out. Day unto day adds proof upoa
proof of this. The enemy feels his
danger, however he may attempt 10 bias
ter and conceal bis fears. HIS s-rong
i holds are attacked-the braces are snap
/ ping-the walls totter. and the rotteu
/ fabric will soon tumble 70 pieces aaG
Icrumble into dIst and nothing. rs oten-
I ding inmates. The people themselves
are waking up rs from a dream Of sat
/ delusion. They cannot BE- dgped anv
/ longer, for they have lost confidence
/ How could il be otAerwisel In the uidst
\ of all the returns with which a baaatlf1l
/ Providence has crowned their industry,
ruin stares them FIJI in the face The
unthroshed crop lies valueIess IN the
F barn, and the fat OK finds NJ purchase
! Debts must be paid and these will not DIS
/ charge them-they VIII not s.cut the for
/ feiture from that bankrupt there-~ Ne
the ''stroog adversary sslii holds uo
/ his ..bOnd" aud cries aloud. s-I5oaler look
I look to him-Teil mo nor Of mercy -
/ II Is thus indeed. iHar the whole c11usrv
! IS approaching a crisis. and Us ci-lEens
/ driven from despair To desperation. have
al length fastened their ewes uaol ths
true authors Of all their disfraSsaz. anf
they stand ready, # It must be s..
"To heard the lion in his Gen,
The Douglass in his hau--
And are these. indeed. the rich reuarsfs
of modern democracvl Have ws reaeh-
ed the "land Of promise IN cues. OF
which, we have compassed sen and land.
and wadsd through constant Succession
Of fierce and interminabIe political taf-
tlesl Is IL 50, thar We are the selfstvlsd
Republicans of I828-lhs same wa1
some years before thar time. ran u1 q
flag. on the silkeu folds Of hlch were
boastfulIy Inscribed these glorious wo-3s
-~Ths object Of a free gJgsrHarz-. e.
he good Of the psoDis-t5s end rrn en-
ly Be secured b. re Ui~tus. tis fie'ig-
and the strict economy Of fks Fz'grs- -
Alas, for the county Deny Il wao may.
a series OF solemn mockeries have been
played of on our confidence and c-ed1-
Ity- With fair designs and beaehceuf
promises to tempt Us further and still fur
ther on, we have biiudIy followed oar
leaders, and gradually sunk from oae
depth into another. un-6I hope is almost
cut of. and we can scarcely measure the
height Of prosperity from which we have
fallen. Our curreucv-untI la-e.v the
- hrr
vile and rotten substitute. ho IS weak or
silly enough 10 hoard or trust 10 Oar
houses and Ianf, our co-fon and tobacco.
and all the various products Of aErclI-
ture and the mechanic arts. what are
they WORTH Co. ask the Iawve- and
his clerk, the sheriff and MS balslf. the
marshal and his deputy. Democracy ia
its new and hateful dress, has sewed the
harvest, and these '-limbs oF the .aw. =
hook IN hand, are gathering IN wIld a.
bundance, from fields that have been wa
tered By the sweat Of a confdlng- But
deluded people. Poverty itself-thar
humble iHdjgencs which Is c0ntensed e.
dig a scanty and precarious support for
each passing day, and rePines not wien
It IS not insultsd-this too has heen mar
ked out and the democracy Of an Amer
can Senate, impIously boasts, fhat is
mad schemes Will enrich the coaatrv by
reducing the srages q iG5cr- How iong
viii an intelligent people endure rhese
hardships. or suffer such wicked art al
bominable policy 10 90 unpunishei aaf
unrevengedl But short time I'VE an
swer again, pat a short tine now TEE
sword of retFibntive Justice = ALREADY
uplifted-the glass Of democracy rlns
Quits sun IS setting fast, ard a bright
er orb may be distinctly seen. thrcaEh
the scattering mist Of 4 long and drsary
night Of c0rFuption. misruia and oPRres-
sion