The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-10-26
ThE WING CAUSE.

The present Presidential contest
involves, in q peculiar manner, the
character Of the people oflhis country
and their capacity for self government
Il is now morally certain that Martin
Van Buren, the leader OF the Loco
focos in 1910, will Dc their leader il
1914. The contest Of 1910 was es-
senliallya contest between Martin Van
Buren, with his corps ol40,000 Office
holders on the one part, and the PEG.
pie on the other. He and bis Office.
holders were anaigued before the PEG.
pie on aloog list Of chtrges Of the
most serious character, involving lhe
errors, ohences, and crimes Of a reigh
OF twelve years, daring which they
had Iioted in the 'spoils ofvictory."
The long possession Of power and ii-
unscrupulous use made them bold,and
10 the midst Of conceptions, ahuses,and
peculalons the most astounding, they
almost de6ed The power Of public
opinion. But tlieir self security car
ried them TOO far. Their offences at
length became SO rank that The people
rose as one man and thrust them
from the high places. They were
charged s0lenny before the nation
with having prevented The power Of ap-
p6ilimem into the means ofrewarding
mere partisan services. They were
charged with eorrupling the morals Of
toe peop'o BY appointing unworthy,
Immoral, aud dishonest mea, 60 impor'
taut official sta, ons, and then conniy-
ing al the couUplioas, .Pcealaiicus, and
irluls which were sure TO follow.
They were charged with corrHpily
sQnaulering annually many millions Of
public moueg beyond The waHls of the
public service. They were charged
vuh bankr6fdng a Treasury which
seemed inexhaaslible, and then living
Tor years, from dog to day, on the
credit OF Treasury auaes, without SO
much as proposing any other measure
10 supply the dehcionees 90 the
Treasury They were charged with
destroying a cureacy IS good as gold
in every quarter q the Unicn. They
were charged with creating avastnnm-
Der of State banks q supply a "beller
currency !" with having poured tue
millions OF sop, REDUNDANT Treasury
into their vaults, and simulated ghem
thus.and BY means Of Treasury eircu-
lars to enlaige iheir Circulation and
supply the wants Of The people; and
with all The Complicated evils which i
resulted from this state bank system.
They were charged viii deserving
their own Stale banks. after hey blsg
ap,and providing specie for lhe office
holders aud leavlag The people toiake
care Of themselves. They were eharg-
ed with folding their arais, when The
greatest distress drum prevailed and
deprecated bank paper checked al
the channels Of circulation, teilin ihe
people thar they we're prone 70 ask
500 much Of GovsrhmeRt. and simply
providing iron chests to lock The pub
lie money up, thereby greatly increas-
Jog the number Of oiiseh0ldefs anC
the danger Of losses: Fhey Vefs
charged with design 10 create an a.
my Of 100000 men IN time ol peace
whereby the patronage Of Governm6n
would have been enlarged add fh'
people subjected to geat and unaeces
sary burdens and annoyanees. The
were charged with a selfish aud heart
less Indifference 70 the interest OF n,
people with administering the Gov
eminent with view TO their own in
terssts with uselessly increasing il
patronage with enlarging the power
Of the Executive Department az,
with annulling and conuevening III
popular viii BY means Of The veto pow
er.
They were charged with oil thes
things and mahy Others, aud on thes
charges they were solemnly arraigne
at the bar OF public opinion and cor
demned. Neither tie leader, MART
Van Buren,, nor the old corrupt corr
whom he seeks 10 brings again inl
power with him have atoned for an
Of the offences Of which they wei
convicted. They have Fecanted moi
Of their errors or opinions. As n lS4
they proposed no single measure 10
velope the wealth and enterprise OF 4
country, 70 restore its prosperity, ar
TO place that prosperity on a peFma
eur basis, securing itagainst any distu
bance hereafter from The expansion
STAG bank papsE YET they cali OPP
lhe people 10 restore Them % poWe