Litchfield enquirer., 1843-08-31
From &c National II Iligenqsr.
THE PROSPECT AHEAD. y.


Benton, under date of July 22nd, declining
the compliment of Public Dinner proll3.
ed him byH snumber of citizens of BoonEiiir
in that State from which Letter we extract
the following paragraph: =
cit gives me great satisfaction to be able
TO say TO you that all the signs in the poini-
cal zodiac announce the speedy restoration
of the democracy to power, and with that
event the resumption of theJacksonian poll
cy, md the general recovery of the public
prosperity. The current elections will give
the democracy the majority in the House OF
Representatives and that wilt he sufficient
10 prevent mischief; but The great measures
Of Gen. 9ackson's administration cannot be
resumed and successfully prosecuted until
the Executive and Senate IRE a'SoA!emocrat-
ic, and that viii require thc elections OF at
other.year. In 1915 Judging from all the
signS) all the departments at the Federal
Government will be democratic, and the
time will then come for resuming and com
plotting the measures of General jackson. and
giving the country general and lasting
prosperity"
The confidence which Col. B nnton express
ses in the restoration of the Democracy
incoming Mr.. Van Buren, and his party-"to
power" is one of those decisions which, be-
ing entertained, serve to make defeat, when
it comes, more terrible and disastrous. This
confidence we have no doubt Mr.. Benton
feels, ia common, apparently, with most OF
the leaders of the party to which he belongs
who have mistaken their unlocked for sue
ccsses at some of the late elections for evil
dence of the weakness of the Wings, instead
of being, as they really were, merely the
signs OF an Indifference, arising from the
conviction. on the part of the Wings OF
their inability, under the present dynasty, to
accomplish any measure Of Wing policy,
though they had assured majorities in both
Houses of Congress. The experience of the
last Congress has left no doubt on that head
and the prevailing sentiment among the
Wings, even before the meeting of Congress
mt the last session, was, that it would really
he for the interest of the country, that the
Loco Foco party and the Executive, having
the power to defeat any thing the. Wings
mghtpropose, should be allowed to have
every thing their own way in Congress-
This, be il observed by the way, was not
our opinion. We were satisfied, as we still
are, that it was in the power of the Wings,
had they willed it, to retain the ascendancy
in both Houses of Congress; and that it was
their duty to make the necessary efforts to
do so, and not to suffer the elections to go by
default. In defiance of Executive Vetoes
and the combined opposition Of the Admin
istration and the Loco Foco party,the Wings
in the last Congress succeeded in saving the
Government from bankruptcy, and the coun-
try from disgrace, by passing the indispensa-
BILE revenue bills. The stronger they were
in the following (28th) Congress, we argued
to ourselves, the more instrumental they
might be in doing good, and certainly would
he in defeating bad measures. The over
towering sensation of disgust. however, on
the part Of majority Of the Wings in Con-
gress, attended by the voluntary retirement
OF many Of them, had IFS natural effect TO
damp the ardor Of the Wings in most parts
of the country, and to keep down the fire OF
their zeal. Notwithstanding all which.and ev-
cry other adverse circumstance, the Wings
have had hard work toget beaten,in some dis
sricts by maj5r,tics little exceeding bssseEs
dozen IN number. IneNorth Carolina and
Tennessee, we already know, instead of CIV
ing up, they have manfdlly stooa to their
arms and it is quito possible that thew will
he fund 10 have stlt,IIe 81 7iH U.aer OF the
STATES whose elections we have yet to hear
from.
For ourselves, we have not the least doubt
that the Wing Party is atthis moment stron..
ger than il was four years ago; more power
FIJI. because more united and compacted {;
and better prepared THAI ever il has been for
conflict with its adversaries, because ANNA
ted by the double motive of redfessing injuries
which il has itself sustained, and accomplish
ing good for the country. We look forward
then, with cheerful and abiding confidence
fo a victory for the Wings in November,
1874, hardly inferior in brilliance and de-
cisiyencss 10 that which II won in November,
ie4O. We do not doubt aud we nevefhave
doubted 9of this result.
Such however, II appears.is not the opn-
ion of MIR. Benton, who looks forward, with
corfpiaccncy and faulty That make one pity
his delusion, to the year l845 as the PERIOD
in which .all departments Of the Fedsrai
Government will become Democratic" N
Other words, win become anti federal /; VIII
become more democratic than the constr.
tuition, and therefore inimical to the true
spirit and genius Of the "Fcdcral Govern
ment !, and in extacy of hailucination
breaks forth into raptures at the brilliant
prospect of the resumption Of the Jacksoni-
an poIicy!' sThc time is at hand. he pro-
claims 10 his followers, afor iesuming and
completing The measures Of Gen. Jackson"
q With what Joy is not this enumeration
calculated to fill the bosoms OF the Faithful
This glorious revelation of the blessings
which are TO follow in the train of triumph
ant sDemocracy"- it not cheer the
hearts aud nerve the arms of the associates
and followers Of the Bentons, the Buchan-
ans. the Calhouns, the CasSes, and all the all
uhabet of great men who are rival candi
dates for the favor of the Peoplel
Let us for d moment reteace IN memory
the doctrines and practices which went to
make psthe Jacksonian policy" let US
remember
The extravaganza Of public expenditures;