Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-09-08

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10 the Missouri "Reporter" Of late
date we 6ud published a Letter from
Senator Benton, under date Of Jolly %,
declining the compliment Of pubic
dinner, proifsro to him By number of
citizens Of Boonvile, IN that State; from
which Letter we extracI the following
paragraphs:
"lt gives mo great satisfaction TO be
able 10 say TO you that all the signs IN
the poliicaI zodiac announce the speedy
restoration Of the democracy to power,
and with that event the resumption of
the Jacksonan policy, and the genera
recovery OF The public prosperity, The
current elections will give the democra
cy the majority in the House oi Repre-
senlatives, and that will be sufficient to
prevent mischief; but The great measures
of General Jackson's administration can
not be resumed and successfully prose.
Cured until tho Executive and Senate
are also democratic, and that will re-
uuire the elections Of another year. 10
l845 Judging from aIlthe signs) all the
Departments of the Federal Government
will be democratic, and the time will
then come for resUming and completing
the measures Of General Jackson, and
giving the country general and lasting
prosperity"
The confidence which Col Benton
express in the restoration of the Demo
cracy'- meaning MIR. Van Ruren and
his parly-'io power is one Of those
delusons which, being entertained, serve
10 make defeat, when il comes, more
terrible and disastrous. This conf =
dence we have no doubt Mr.. Benton
feels in common, apparently, with most
OF the leaders of the party 10 which he
belongs, who have mistaken their IN
looked for successes at some of the late
elections for evidence of the weakness Of
tho Wings, instead Of boing as they real
" were, merely the signs OF an indiI-
ference, arising from the conviction, on
the part Of the Wings, Of their inability,
under the present Dynasty, to accom-
plsh any measure Of Wbig policy tho
tboy had assured majcrnies in both
houses of Congress, The experience
Of The last Congress has left no doubt
on that head; and the prevailing senti
ment among tho Wings, even before
the meeting Of Congress at the last ses
sion, was, tina, it would really be for the
interest OF the Wing party, and in the
long run Tor the interest of the country
tbs, the LoCofoco party and the ESscu-
tive, having the power to defeat any
thing the Wings might propose, should
be allowed to have their own way ir
Congress. This, be it observed by the
way, was not our opinion We wer'
satisfied as wa slIll are, that ii wos II
the power Of the Wings had they wjlet
IT, to retain the ascendenCy in bolt
Houses Of Congress; that ii was thell
duty to make the necessary efforts 10 Dc
so. and no, suffer the elections to 60 by
default. In defiance Of the Executive
Vetoes aud the combined opposition o
the Administration and the Locofoct
party, the Wings in the last Congress
succeeded in saving the Government
from bankruptcy, and the country iron
disgrace, by passing the indispensable
revenue bills. The stronger they wer
in the following (28Ihl Congress, "
Arpued 10 ourselves, the moro Inslru
rooptal they might be in doing good
and certainly would be in defeating ba
measures. Tho orpowerog sensa
ton Of disgust howsVer, on the part
tho maiorly OF the Whga in Congress
attended by the voluntary retirement q
many of them. had It's natural effect t
damn the ardor of the Wings 10 mos
par,s of tho country, and to keep dow
,he fire Of their zeal Noiwllhsandin
ali which, and every adverse circnm
sIance. the Wings havo hard work
qet beaten, in some districts By ma jar
,ies li,tlo exceeding bskot's dozen .
In North Carolina and tennessee, "
already know, instead Of giving up, the
have m7nuJly stood TO their arms; an
i, is quite possible that they will
found TO have done so in other Of III
snles whose elections we have yet
hear from
For ourselves we have not The lea
doubt that tho Wing party is nj this m
men, stronger than il was four yea
aro; more powerful because more Uni
cd and competed; and better prepare
,bao ever il hos been for conf ct VII
i,s adVorsarea, because animated by II
double motive of redressing lnlnI
which il has itself sustained, and a.
compDishine good for he country. "
lock forward, then, with cheerful AZ
abiding confidence to a victory for Il
wins IN November t>44 hardly inf
,rorr, brllanco md d'c' '''1,s' :, to n J,
rsichn won IN NovOmhof, I5Io "