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This spirited and able paps1. .prblished a.
wsfhpsseh CRY 'w,es rest e s. PER an
nom. has undergone charge ID p4is in is man
ssemeni, and has receivedFa decided accession
oflaient in Us new psr,ner. JosrrA sEeas. Esq.
Il is now published by PLEAsASTs JeHSsroN and
SrdiR; and has acquired fresh impulse in the
way Of patronage. We know Mr. Serar we'll.
and have haa some opportunities OF )pdeisg Of
bis isleny and capacity for contributing 10 a
pOhbc Journal He WIS for several years a
1aemter or he Hcpse 0f Delegates, from North
hampton. and Distinguished himself as states
.nan of.enlsreed and htfral views, and as an
eldqnert and ready debaier No man in rhe
ccpn,fy is bejterstored with fac,s and statistics
bearing upoh ih7poltical affairs Rflhe county,
and 30 one knows how 10 wiela Them to better
advantage. MIS-. is aossessedof an ener.y
and iaduslry fha,rno diseouraeenents can sbare;
and wihalfs a-lrue Wing. who never ffal.ers
in The Pajhlhf duty. We Stubborn bis concise and
cose6t s9aress, and a>klhe wings Of this region
TO extend friePdly handin support u The hide
pendent. We hazard-nothins in saying that ii
now has 4 stronger intellectual force Than any
paPgr in tie Union.
rIn,acceding to a share ill., the IEaito-
rial conduct Of The independent. Scarce
u need say that TIE change OF the Co.
krsf. eery will he Productive Of no change
10 ibe principles and course Of the Paper.
! will remark il briefltbat altef an al
s'entive observation Of faksing events, j
have been utterly unable TO discover
wherein The Wbig Party has gained by
the. sreat victory of Eighteen Hundred
and Fdriy. Iis fruits have been wrested
.frem, rsf Ay The treachery of.one man ard
thai which hflonged1o a great party and
to +tHe country. Appropriated 10 himself
alone The glorious hopes inspired by
Whis sscendancy are dashed. We are
pow inst where we we're when first we
took up arms against corruption and arbi-
trsry Power. There seems, under Mi
'Tylef's Administration, no prospect Of
having carried out. in practical operation,
a single one Of the great principles for
which frhni 6rst To- last. thrI Wig party
has fought. 0nr twelve wears arduoos
s,rugele, Ras been ali in vaia
TO take up arms afresh, isfthe Obvious
course Of the Wings OF The union. unless
ihev-Iesign ignobly tosurrender The lofty
repu,atipp which as party they have
hitherto nahlY maintained, and 10 shan
don the glorious principles which gave
theirirsrtv existence. and for long years
kep,Itheir bapnerto The breeze.
PTssuming then, that the battle is to
be fought over. shall.unite with nv as
sociates 10 enheavoring TO keep constantly
before the country, and 10 enforce, The
great ISSUES Of the political campaign Of
.ls4n on which Gen. Harrison was ele-
waited 10 The Presidency.
Myipolitical creed, therefore, is briefly
this:
Ibslieve the One Term principle, to use
the language of'Mr. TYLER. THAT greatest
Of oil Reforms. without which all the e.
fort al Reformation will be hopeless" ]
so believe, because itsprscticsl enforce
ment will destroy corruption, by taking
away the motives 10 corruption.
believe radical reduction Of Execu.
live Patronage TO be indispensable, moi
only 10 The purity, but 10 the very exis-
tenceTof our free Institutions I.
regard il Of the last moment tha, Ex-
eou,iye Power be weakened BY further
and decided limitations To this end, A
deem an ESSENTIAL modification Of TIE
Veto PoGef and The power Of Removal,
as absolutely requisite 10 prevent the Co
vernmenf from becoming practical
monarchy. lis, indeed. little less at
present; and worst Of all. i monarchy
founded in corruption. ItH6 "
/ am an advocate for eeoDomy land
reirench ment iDI the expenditures Of the
Government, and for the reformation Of
abuses i5E4
4 / believe that corruption is eating its
way into The very yitsls Of fhe country -
that The present .Governmfniis the most
corrupt ibe Upion has over had ); end ac-
cordingly, that Executive action--the
main source Of the evil-should be IN
watched.
lanIi in favor 81 Abe Distribution L w
Of The extra session, considering II mea-
sure Of peculiar lbene6cence, as one es-
pecially resped,g1L Of Ststefrighis, and as
loudly demanded Sy the Pecuniary con-
diiion of the Ststes.M
| d. not doubt The constitntionally of
National Bank, Aaa-its expediency still
less. Ibe1feye lis reretablishmeni,in con-
.neciion With some policy 10 restraint Of
foreign importaiions, iheS 6nly means Of
restoring 10 the country sound currency
and GOOD exchanges. M FEt4
\ / regard Executive power as the great
source Of danger 70 our instiiuiions-4iar,
far1nore so Than Legislative encroach.
ment-snd. therefore; most 70 Be watched.
And lasily. looking TO The historical
Tact that the worst ouirages upon The
rights Of The States have been The result
ol Executes doing. consider radical
reduction Of Executive patronage and
power as The most jndicious, and indeed !,
ihe oaly reliable system Of Slate rights.
with these principles, and with a heart
devoted 10 the success or The Whig Cause
the cause | solsmnly believe. Of Public
Liberty and Pabiic Flrtue-f enter upon
,be new task I have taken on me-. with
only one reg-ei--that my sbiliif il not
com rnensnrsie with my zeal ID BE- useful
10 the party with whose destiny ] am
proud To- bs identified.