Southern pioneer, and Carroll, Choctaw and Tallahatchie Counties advertiser. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-01
For Governor,
DAVID q. sHATTUCE, of Carroll.
FOmt4e Abuny Evening Journal.


F,omt4e AbQny Eoening Journal
|'AA commaaitieS are apt to look TO GoUern
ment for too zauch."
So said Mr.. Van Brren when he came il
possession of the legacy left him by his "lIus
trious predecessor" At that time he solemn
ly assured his countrymen that they stood
"without parallel in the world in all the at
tributes of great, happy, and fourishing peo
pie" The National Treasury was full to over
fowing-the credit of the Government and
of the States was ample and undoubted--
There was no distress in the land, if we believe
the accredited organs of that period, which
any honest man ought to have regretted
Yet even then-placed in the most favorable
position to redeem Il pledges which ha ibeen
made to the People during the reign of "jhe
Greatest and BEST" and 10 shower on them
the blessings which had been so lavishly
promised when the series of dishonest expert
ments were first begun-Mr. Van Buren, cold
.ly rebuked those who limited at the fulfilment
OF those promises, by declaring that they "lsok-
ed to Government for too much"
How is it now with the architects of the
ruin and embalrassments that have fallen on
the country? Do they not look to a Govern
ment which has passed from their grasp, for
too mucM With what consistency do Msu
call on the Administration now in power to
restore within the first fortnight ofts existence
the prosperity and happiness which it has ia
ken even themselves twelve long years to with
er and destroy! What means, what mate
raSh have they left to rebuild the glorious struc-
ture demolished by them! They have plum
dered the national Golfers of the last dollar.
They have reduced the national resources to
the "last crust" They have plunged us, by
their tameneSs and imbecility with foreign
Powers, 10 the verge of war with the most
powerful nation in the world. They have
suffered the notifications and defences of the
country TO become masses OF neglected ruins.
They have wasted the strength broken the
spirit, and thinned the ranks of our gallant
little Army IN aprof1igate, inglorous, and dis
graceful contest with the Seminoles. They
have refused to pass the necessary acts of Con-
gress to raise men and money for the defence
OF the country against foreign aggression for
single day. They have involed the nation in
debt--ruined the credit of the States-and
introduced fraud, pecuation, and corruption
into every department of the public service
Is it so much easier to rebuild than to pull
down, that the new Administration are called
on for miraculous restoration of general pros
perity without moments delay? We are
willing that that Administration should be
judged by its fruits. Great, hercuiean as is
the task which it has been chosen to accom-
plish, we believe it will be found equal to its
discharge. We have no fears that the just
expectations of the People will not be realized
Strong in the confidence of the country, strong
in honesty of purpose, and doubly strong in
the enlightened patriotism by which it is dis
tsnguished, the Administration to which the
destinies of the country have been committed
stands in no danger from the impotent attacks
of its adversaries. We have no fears that the
honest and intelligent portion of the commu
ity look to it for too much. The People al
large fully comprehend the difficulties anc
endorsements to be encountered in retriev
ing the country from the condition in which
protracted misrue and reckless prohigacy
have placed it. They duly appreciate the
magnitude of the reformation which is de-
manded and the means and the time necessa
~ to its accomplishment. They look for
ward with anxiety to its fuidlment, but with 9
generous confidence in the agents who are tc
effect it, that no clamor or rancorous invective
can shake or diminish. The assaults of the
opposition presses are seen to be premature
groundless, and appreciated. They strike tot
son. s#s