Port-Gibson herald., 1842-09-08

Office, too, against the wishes Of ninc-tenths Of
his fellow ctizens-with no talents and less
principles found bold enough to claim himself
to be a portion Of The legislative power Of this
government, and assuming other powers as dc
tatorial as dangerous to our liberties
We also see in Congress the representatives,
Of the two important sections Of the Union ar
rayed against each other in all the bitterness &
hostility which belong to enemies and strangers.
Disregarding the fact that they are citizens Of
the same government, and have common in
tere9t ct stake in its perpetua.ion, they are re-
sorting TO every means TO create uniSind feelings
and widen the breach Gf there is such thing
between Northern and Southern citizens and to
promote that dissatisfaction and discord which
must eventually lead to disanion, and the de-
Istruetion Of civil liberty in America, with al
lis poisonous and bloody horrors
We See i stated, or rather suggested n sew
eral Wing journals, the propricty Of running
upon the Vice Presidential ticket the name Of
Gen. Winfield Scott Our notion is that Cen.
scott can play the tyrant very we'll in the sta.
tion he holds at present. His treatment Of the
veteran Gaines, together with the willows he
gathered III Florida will BE all-sufieient To dehar
lin Il the favor Or support Of the Southwest
There arc many names that could rally with
more certainty the Wing strength. The most
prominent of them are Hassrs. Mangum, Pres
ton, Davis and Bel. Gen. Scott S no 81.
p Ihe Democratic journals throughout ne
UHi Cd Suites are forever throwing up 70 Tie
Whig party that they ltho Whgsl promised
better times, and say they have utterly failed
p carr cut : single pledge gifen before Che
election
Tie Wings promised the American people
National Bank, 70 furnish sound circulating
medium for al tic purposes Of commerce. A
Bank was chartered but vetoed by the acciden-
tai President. John Tyler
The Wings promised a distribution Of the
proceeds of tie public domain q the proper
owners, qEe states which Las been complied
With.
The Wigs promised Modification of tbe
Tariff, Two ILLS fer that object has passed
the Wing Congress. and been vetoed b4 wretch
no has thrown himself into the arms of the
Locofoeo patty. Nothing but The deafh Of Gen.
Harrison prevented the return If this country
to its former prosperity tad glory.
Some u tho oeofoco jo3rnals, ho~e~er, have
alleged that the Wings have no principles, and
would make no pledges prior to the election Of
~; but We contend that tie party went into
power almost wholly upon the National Bank
question. The establishment Of National Bank
was the subject which induced Gen. Harrison t /
cal an extra session Of Congress, and had hc
lived there IS no doubt such an institution, orc
this, would have been in successful operation.
No man, with any regard to trnth, viii deny
that the question vas fully and fairly made
throughout every State in the Union, with lhe
exception Of Virginia, which State the Wings
lost, owing to the adverse position Of our party |
on that question Had our party il that State
made the question Of Bank OF Id Bank, and
sspouscd the side in favor Of The Bank with the
rest Of The Wing psrty, doubtless We should
have carried the Stately large maj arity too.
: any other name had been placed upon the
-icEst for Vice President but an oldfegitive from
.he Jackson ranks.