, 1842-12-17
[For the RADICAL

Ma. EprroR: | see in your paper
OF the 26th uliimo, a radical reformer,
and IN universal denunciator Of your
scribbling crew, has, under the plain
and SIMPLE garb of "ATFarmer Of
P'ke," arisen, and atEoneEfell S'op
OF his broom. las lie ,hinks.) swept
your columns clear Of The filthy rub
bish that has encountered them for
the last few weeks; and for which you
should be grateful. see plainly, his
mind is rs capacious and extensive as
his own fertile fields. or he would
have taken US poor1witIess scribblers
severally, as our puny hantlings issued
from the press. But no. lie waits
until the intellectual faculties Of "a
Democrat Of 76." "Neutrali,y". and
''Cassius7 have each spnnl out their
slender thread, and budding them
together. hawk ike r.pounces upon
them, and scars a!oft. with one in each
talltn and the other in his beak. SELF
satisfied that the talents Of the coun-
try are enclosed within the ratings o.
his own corn field andftoLacco patch
BENZ one of the three thuSs:de
bounced, and labouring under the dis
pleasure of this "Ddnicf' Of Pike, So
far as that denuncialion and .displea-
sure extends t, my individual self, !
CLAIM The privilege, through your col
umns. ola reply; leaving the old gen.
ileman of re- AMI "Neutr ,lity. each
To how his own row, feeling c~oniden,
that the latter will arrive at the end
Of lis. with ease, mol leave one clod
unturn d.
must say, Mr.. Editor, in justice
to your correspondent. GA Farmer
of Pike,") that he is correct when he
attributcsP'to me a Partially for Mr..
Clay; when he says he is my ''par,icu'
lar Gavori,c;" but. does it consequent.
IIy follow, that ] should support him.
!Gf in the Presidential chnir.) in Q
wan,on abuse Of power! Had he
read more. laiien,ire'y, my:communi
cation, which has elected his !indig
nation, lie would have seen that my
object was to limit the power of the
President; not TO make Il monarch
And. am weli.aware, that should m,
Cd No. on rheTVe'o, appear in TIT
Radical, he would not impute 10 M
as 1t appears he does, idoiahy to an.
man; Tor. although ! may have a.t0
rorite. | worship nothing mortal.
THE sovereignty Of the people
a conceded maxim," says."AiFarme
of Pike; bu, whether a mcjorify Q
a minority should irule, he does nc
say. but ! suppose he means the M
l%jori'v should. If so, and he will a
low that maxim to lie valid. at a
times, why could not the "factious
majority Of the peoples represent
tives rule at the last s~essionsof Coz
cress? Because iorsootb, he say
II" there should be "some constitution
check upon legislation" and til
check, Nj. Editor, is the Monarch
sceptre in the shape Of the President
Veto. A check upon legislation, in
Republican Government, a new
be long tolerated by the people wi
compose that Government; and tho
who are so fond Of resting all pow
in the Executive, would care but !
tie how soon we all settled down
- to a calm d~espotism, which would
We ieve us of all the expense and trc
alb Bile attendant upon a legislative &c
ernment.
w Your correspondent says that I
Government "~relies exclusively
au, their 0he People's) attachment Tor
to durability and suPport"-bu' can
I'VE expect it to secure tina, a'tachme
-" bv an arbitrary and wanton abuse
nor power, in the has do Of the Chief \
his ris,ratc, as was recently exhibited
ion TYLER. in violation Of the wishes
their immediate representatives,
OFF Co,orossY inst this modern