Liberty advocate., 1841-09-09

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mighty future teeming with great c.
vents
| We think our fathers fools 30 wise We grow,
! No doubt our wiser sons will think US so.
ZONE TERN" PRINCIPLE.
One oI the most prominent principles
which the Wing party strove in the late
! political revolution to establish was that
the President should serve bul ONE TERM.
The soundness of this principle is oDN(sA
Gus. BY lis establishment III ne-practice
| of the government, the most fruitful =
source OF all party turmoil, aud the stong.
est temptation on . part oI The admin .
! iSlratton IN power TO neglect the public In
terests, is removed The Executive, un~
tempted by the dazzling prospect OF se>
cond term, unetterej by the tranels Of
party will turn his attention exclusively
10 the promotion of the true interests OF
the country and find the point ofhls high
est ambition and award which Shall bc
made him by postcrlty. Fail 10 establish
This principle, aud We shall have but a
continual succession OF ilerce struggles
Ior mere party ascendency, in all of
which the mead and leader OF one ol The
conLeudug factions will be the President.
Ii Is eXacllng TOO much OF human nature,
10 expect that the incumbent ot the eXec~
utve odice, whIe looking TO reselecLIon,
viii not shape his course So aS UoSl 10 Sc,
cure thai rg-cecilOn. He would DC more
than man, who elected by a party, and
looking TO Il re>elec.Ion by thar parIy,
could be Other wise than party PreSldeDt.
Aud heace unul this Zone te!n" princl-
pie is established, different prominent ass
pirants may have THEN partlcs-oppoSing
schemes o policy may nave their adgo.
cafes aud deIenders-bul there will be
no party p,edgeI only 10 the country
The welfare aud the gloryol nation at
large viii be unregagdcd, except SO lar
as they may be made suOSerVent 10 the
advancement Of tnls or that great mans
ee?allon 10 power. The Hans OF Con.
gress, Will continue 10 be, as they have
been, poluCal chess boards, upon which
gambling politicians will strive 10 win
from each utner The spolls oil power and
Omce, Instead Ut being the assembling pla-
! cvs 0! patriotic statesmen ueiberdtlng on
= the best means ot prolnouns the good Of
the republic. Indeed, SO important do we
5 deem lhls prnclple, that We verify believe
upon It's recognition ipUserVance,6 by the
: American people, &c, end the prosperity
aud happiness, hay The very perpetulty
u OF our union. Ih.S sentiment was pro-
J. cIaImed, and the raIIylng words OF lone
term" echoed aud re-echued by the Wing
u party during The late political battle 1t
was one Of the war CRIES that led us on,
u as with the stlrrlng notes o. trumpet, TO
success and triumph The din oil the hea-
dy srte is husned, the pealug shout Of
victory is sIlled, but Iet us not forget tho
principle which give the sanction Of pa
tnollsm to our eXutatlons.
, Recent indications al Washington give
to THIS appeal a peculiar iorce II is not
TO be disguised thar doubts and missgiv.
ings as 10 lne Presidents lidety TO some
ol the principles and policy which the
wings have laOored 10 establish, are creep.
inn 10 The public mind and II cannot bs
deveIUpemenls made IN Congress by those
supposed to be The most m ms cOnndCnce,
, are not entIeiy without foundation, The
perfect confidence that Mr.. Tyler would
lailhiuly carry out aud execute what Is
known were the views ol the lamenled
natrlot whose vacated seat he now occu-
MES through dIspenalIon OF an Inscru'
"a bIe Providence, rather than the voice
If the lreemen whose generous support
nave him The second ONCE IN their gift,
i already impaired ana weakened. SusN
nic,ons are abroad that the lur 0 a Q ;ond
fern has been held out, AID that the
Itemptallon has not been wholly resisted.
The whisper is already Oh the breeze,
family murmnriug the words . A Tyler
party" There can be no such party
among the Wings who are true TO
principles. Mr.. fyIer has. been placed
in Office by freemen who are pledged to
the "one term" principle Belng in act
President. he canuoL escape the appllca~
non Of his principle, any more than 1t
hehad been placed directly IN the execu-
i've chair by the sud'rages OF the people.
70 contemplate its evasion is treason TO
the true hearted men who elevated hlm
to the honorable distinction, and 10 sane
non such htreasou would be a gross aban-
donnent OF prnciple and consistency
Then lot the Press and the People speak
out Let them say IN the Language not
TO be misunderstood, that there shall be
no such schsmng On the parto' IhePres'
Ident 10 secure re>eieciloa, no compro-
missing coalition to bulld up new and
third party to the scramble o the succes.
sion, no novel anna gamatlon oil tho eIe-
ments OF party ior purely selfish end.
Let them by speaking oAl freely aud bold
ly MP IN its very bud the germ Of rum to
Inc whig party and eradicate on its
lalntesI appearance, the 'oul plague spot
! which If Su tI,,rad iO relnaiu, Will spread