The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-02-19

the ATTENTION OF our Ieauetes ~ VIII Do SS0AA
from the letter, that Col. johnson is strOngly
IN favor of The passage Of General Bank
rupt Law.
The present condition Of Political Parties.
Il IS exceeding important that every man
should look around with calmness and OBJ
seryation, and understand well The present
situation and position Of the political parties
Of our country.
The country never has been called upon
before 10 pass such test as the recent poIi-
lical contest has been. The fnal consuma-
ton Of the great experiment Of Republican
ism came on in 1910. Il is ended. The
fnal trial i past. The decisive struggle has
been successfully made. And now, and not
until now, may il be said with confidence
that the Republican plan has succeeded inthe
North American States.
The glories Of The Revolution established
The independence Of the Nation, not Of the
people. Il established our absoIution from
the power Of Great Britain, but not from he
power of Centralism and Consolidate IN
has ever proved the destruction Of al b-
lies. When freed from British tyranny We
commenced career Of democratic republi-
canism. and however sanguine may have
been the expectations Of any as 70 its success,
it was yet an untried experiment. I.s pracs
tiebility had ret % Be tested. High hope and
irm expectation rested upon the virtue and
intelligence Of the great hody Of the people.
Theoretical Republicanism was known 70 Be
sound philosophy, but 40 people had ever
proved ihemselyes % be permanently capa-
Die Of seli-government. The great internal
canker Of consolidation was ye.in some way,
and a. some time, to undermine the outer
walls Of Freedom, and exert is fury and its
strength upon the citedale within. The
power Of franchise had yet TO meet the pow
er Of delegated trusts The votes Of the
people had Jet to meet the shafts Of the DEM
egogue phalanx The people, ii domestic
4uiatnde, reposing upon tie broad bosom Of
republican security ana peace, had YET 70
meet il The open battlefield. and a. mid
night hour al the strength and slratagen
8 might of CeniraIisn, goreded 81 Is despa-
tasion by The thirst for power, the love of
,Ilice and the fancied right 70 place and STA
ion BY virtue of possession, which hereto
ore BAD never failed, II Al republics. to
Isurp The power Of ths people and either
onquer BY force Of steal away BY litlle and
It.le every popular right
The time for such trial b come on would
aturalIy appear 70 be about At the end Of
ne full age from the commencement, Of In
ther words, 81 he FIRST favourable period
fer an the people should Be those who have
rOwn UP from childhood ii TIE arms of de- L
iOcracy and would therefore be unlikely 70 &
aspect any great innovation upon the scenes q
% usages which they had alone been used
Any one who will look al the political his 9
~ and present condition Of this country ( J.
il at once recognise the struggle OF 1910
the final triumph Of repubicanism over i
natural enemy. The peculiar and prom i /.
ent feature Of that struggle are too well Is
iown to require again to be described. The e
Dvernment became : party, and is inde- 81
oflhe people was b9ldley proclaim OF
!, and the possession Of Office was, By the In
CHEST deliberative body Of The land, deoid- g
g be . proper and Legitimate weapon 10 Il
used ii warfare with The ballot boxl
al matters Of pecuniarg interest the ZEN
q Government was WIDELY seperase and -
ssinct from the great body Of ths peoples. &.
Il President who alone could draw or
easho The Nations sword. was maintain-
should alone have the keys 81 her cofefs ha
ish those principle nailed apoh their 'front.' an
8. he ranse of pEnocnAcv streaming 1e
o. their standard and ne cry 81 The dear I
7ple' was upon their onsues with 81 III
legitimate and 81 The ilIege innate patron ne