Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-15
The condition Of the Country-WHo
IS TO BLAME?

The condition Of the COuntry-WHo
IS TO BLAME?
Our accounts from tie country are
to the effect, that the people of VIZ
ginia were never more embarrassed
.han they are at the present time. In
all the wheat growing region, the
am cunt of debt is immense, and very
little money is in circulation-and that
little is in the hand of shavers. To the
tobacco growing district, the pressure
is also extending, and becoming in
tense.
To our mind, this depIorable state
of things is clearly referableto misrule,
State and Federal-to that system Of
political quackery, brought into vogue,
under the auspices of that great Sang
RADIO, Gen. Jackson, and perseveringly
adhered to up TO the present moment.
The great popular triumph of 1840,
which the people Vainly imagined,
would arrest this vicious and mischieV-
Gus system, utterly failed of lis objects
and did not accomplish one salutary
result. The cause of this disastrous
failure is most manifest. The death
of Gen. Harrison, and the ueachery Of
John Tyler, threw the Government in
| 10 the rut of LocOioc0ism, from which
| The people, with immense labor, had
Just extricated ii. The promised re-
forms were scattered to the winds of
Heaven-all the wise measures Which
the patriotism Of a Wing Congress had
devised for the relief and prosperity of
the country were rendered of no effect,
by the'defeat OF that, which was tie pivot
of them all-the giver and regulator Of
a sound currency.
We sub nit it to all men Of candor.
if under these circumstances the Wigs
are responsible for the gloomy condi-
ton of the country. The paralysis of
the popular will by John Tyler,and the
defeat through his instrumentality, of
that great measure 10 which all eyes
were turned for relief, never received
any encouragement at the hands of the
Whigs-they were spplauded TO the
echo, by the Locofoco party alone
These patriotic gentlemen rejoiced at
the treachery ola man, by which their
own cherished principles were again
brought into operation. Are they not,
then, answerable for the consequences
of acts, over which they raised the
shout of triumph? We concede, that
the contemplate little squad, who have
sought TO sacrifice to the advancement
of their individual ambition, are prima-
lilly responsib e; but on every principle
of justice, are not those, who co-ope-
rated with them, obnoxious to a fair
proportion of the censure? Are not
all our present embarrassments refera-
bic to the defeat of Wing councils, and
the prevalence of Locofocoism in the
administration of the Government
We put that question TO the serious
consideration of the country.
We maintain, that the Subtreasury
system is now in partial operations
much so as it was in Mr.. Van Buren's
day-and that the public suffering is
not intenser more intolerable, is owing
to the fact, that that system is not in
full and perlecr operation. The bank
ing institutions of the States ale dis
credited by the Administration and BY
the Locos-and every exertion is made
by both 10 crush them. The grinding
process of coming to hard money
system is advancing steadily; and this
it is, which is grinding the people into
dust and ashes. If Loco Foco doc
trines had full and entire sweep every
where this killing by inches, would be
9 converted into a sudden and summary
execution.-Rich. Whig.
MApRIE0 The Hon = . Prem