Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-03-13


iencc of supporting the democratic claims of the
former against the arisocracy of the LITTER; Crom-
we'll in the character of protector Of the Liberties Of
the people, became the dictator Of England; and
Bolivar possessed himself Of unlimited power, with
the title ofhs chuntry's Libcrator.-Tbere is, on
the contrary, single instance on record OF an ex-
ensive and wei established republ being chang
ed into al .tocracy. The tendencies Of all such
Gov, fment4 ia their decline is 10 monarchy and
tn antagonist principle liletty there is the spi
i, offaction-a spirit which a.suncs the c arac,cr,
and, in times OF great excitement, imposes rs'Fu up.
IN the people as the nuine s. int Of fr ed"m, and
kc false Oh lists whose coni, Z thetod 10y tie
Saviour, seeks to, and were it possible would, i'm.
pose upon The true and m IS, faithful disciples II
| liberty. 1t is in periods like this ha, it behooves
! the pc ,hle 10 be most wa,chfu ot hose TO whom
they have intrused power. And though there is
a, times mach difficulty in dis,ingu sbing the false
| from the true spirit, calm and dispassicuatc in
vestigaton will detect the counterfeit as wei hy
character Of its operations, the results that
Produced.
The foregoing remarks relate almost exclusively
/ to matters connected with our domestic concerns.
It may he proper however, that should give some
indication to my fellow citizens of nv proposed
course of conduct in thr management Of our foreign
relations assure Them therefore, that it is my in
tenton TO use every means in my power to preserve
the friendly intercourse which now SO happily sub
ssts with every fnegn nation; and thot, although,
nf course not we'll informed to The state Of auy
. | ,,,h Of thnF, I in ,ba
personal Characters of the Sovereigns, well in
the mutual interest of our own and Of the Govern
mcnts with which our relations are most intimate.
pleasing guaranty that the hltmony so impotian.
to the interests Of their subjects, well Cit.
zens, will not be interrupted hy the Advancement Of
any claim, or preension uron their par, 10 which
our honor would no, permit us to yield. Long the
defender of my coun,ry's rights in the field, trust
that my fellow citizens will not see in my earnest
desire to prcserv" pcsce with foreign powers any
indication that their rights will be sacrificed,
or the honor of the nation tarnished by any adnis.
sion on the part Of their Chief Magistrate unworthy
I of their former glory.
Before concuding fellow cit zens, mus, say some.
thing to you the subject ofthc parties at this time
existing in our country. To me it appears perfect.
y clear, that the interest of that county requires
7 that The violence of the party spirit by which those
parties are a, this time gov rned, be greatly
2 mugaed, if not entirely cxtinsushel. conac-
quences will ensue which are aPpa ling to be thought
+ of Ifpares in a republic Necessary to secures
degree of vigilance sufficient 10 keep the public
j functionares within the bounds of law md duty,
at that poin, their usefulness ends. D yo1d that,
hy become destructive Of public vituc the parents
of spirit antagonist 10 that of liberty, and, event.
e ualy, its inevitable conqueror. We have examples
OF Rel uLcs, where the love of country and of lib.
l. erty, al lime the donn Int pa sinns Of the
y whole mass of citizens. And yet, with the contn-
T uance of the name and forms Of free government,
- not vesiige Of the qualities remaining in the bo-
e som of any one Of lis cllz'ns. II was the leaut-
e. tu rsmik Of distinguished English wrier that lin
N the Rumin Sc ate, Oclavius had party, and
,r Anthony a party, but the cnmmonwea!th had
tn nome" Yet tie Senate continued to meet in tho
al Temple of LlbeIty, u Ia K of the sacredness and
y suiy OF the ,mmonwealth, anl gazs at the sta
III rues of the elcr Brutu. aud Of the Cur and De-
III eli. And the re'l,e nsse nh!cd in the forum not
Of in the days nf Camilus and the Scipos 10 cast
I'd their foe vote, for annual mag stra,rs pass upon
the acts Of the ~enae, hu receive from the lead
~ Of tic respective ,rties lhri share of the pos
and 10 shout for the nher, t.ose collected
y in Gaul, or EeyP and the lesser Asia, would fur
lis ni,h The larger dividend. The spirit Of liberty had
fed and, avoiding the ahOdes of civilized man, had
'y sought protect in the wilds of Scyhl OF Scan
es dInavia and so, under the operation of the same
ne causes and influences, it will Hy fom Capitol
u.s. and our forums. calamity awful no, only to
ls our country bu, 10 the world must he deprecated
mt by every patrio and every tendency to a state o
zee things likely to produce it Immediately checked
I'd Such a tendency Las existed-does exist. AlNsy.
I'LL the fiieGd ofmy countrym n, never their aae er il
he tec,mes my duty say to them rom this high place
All to which their parality hs exalted me, that there
an exists in the land spirit hoso tAe' best inter
Ta ess-haste II liberty itself 1t IS spirit conrac,
ng ell IN lis views, selfish IN lis object It looks To tn,
M ag agsranlement of few, 10 the destruction o
TO The interest Of tho whole. The entire remedy i.
he with he people Something, however, may be ef
st fec,ed by the means which they have laced In my
di- hands It is union that want not Of party fo
it the sake of that party but a union of the whot
country for the sake of the whole counfy-for thu
u defence Of interests and its honor against foreigT
me aggression Tor the defence of those principles f.
a. which our ancestors SO sloriouay contenlei. A
of far as depends upon me, it shall be accompshoi