Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-04-11
THE CRISIS.

sssrs Editors crisis more alarming the present
has never opinion occurred IN the history OF our
Government The darkest period OF our Revolutionary
struggle had more ct promise in H. Then our leading
men sauRht station aud office a TO accomplish
noble ends and the body OF the People united,
large portion OF leading men, by the unustiha.
bic means pfeermen for the unworthy purpose Of self
ACCOMPLISHMENT and by their demsgogue wics have
\ broadcast among the seeds OF discord.
The present crisis. weevc, is involving all an
American holds DEAR and upon the success OF the
principles for which contend depends the OF the
/ great Experiment. OF scEgovcrnmcnt.
ro the belong the SpOls" is the exponent
of the principles (or the OF all sound prncipc
OF the scf-stylcd Democratic Party. more deplorabc
and huminng spectacle presented TO the world,
than party presents-thc spectacle of set OF who
with the popular brccze-"are all things by turns and
nothing long"that they may hold acquire plaec-oi
speak OF the caders-the masses who sustain
them deceived, cheated and betrayed.
When had prosperity unequaed IN ths annals OF ma
tons, the burning lust seized upon the prudces
of our people against monopocs and privileged classes
and pretending that the tendency of the United States
Bank establish monopoes and privileged classes,
reused up an opposition that institution which could be
appeased nothing but Its destructon-and dearly have
W paid for it,
Since that triumph passion and good Order
our government and country has been in violating MI
SCRABBLE plight Stability is the Of every iole
rabe system of government and that fails
fails in the most essential requisites OF good GO
vornmcnt.
For ten years that requisite has been wanting in ours
which bcokens good free institutions, and unless
stability Is speedy restored we must soon perish.
The present deplorabe condition OF the United States
speaks IN language be mistaken of the folly and
madness OF the boasied wisdom OF the policy styled par
excellence" the Democratic.
viii those who promised golden harvest. and land
flo wing mix aud honey explain TO US why all their
promised blessings have taken end in the ruin ore0ld BY
their opponents whom they in scorn styled Whigs'
viii they condescend inform us what degree Of ma
tonal ruin and individual suffering will convince them OF
the insuiicicncy Of their schemesl
not with destroying the best and soundes
currency any nation, ancient modern, cnJoycd-up
1,s,,, aHvrtaV A~.,,
sicrnaton the whole land, what wall satisfy them
Already have they made the rich richer, and the poor
they push their policy to its Legitimate eonse
guences, wit make the many 'hewes OF wood and
drawers of water" for the few
Unless they love with rum and take pleasure in the
OF suffering deceived and betrayed people, one would
think the time had come for them 10 pause.
Let none so deceive themselvcshey will stop-un-
chasened their and that knows pause
but mady PUSHES the promised goal needless Of the
cries and groans of suffering millions.
Unchasened ambition the lust Of power, beguled Bona
parte Russia but the OF that horrible catastrophe
did not wean soul from its ido-When he egained his
sunny France he forgot the OF Russia the fires
Moscow and his brave soldiers, who had fallen prey
his selfish thirst tor dominion.
So with these men, instead of esteeming power as
means they seek end. They strangers the
great truth that Government intended for the good OF
mankind, and only look upon its offices the prize for
which they pant not that they may dignity them by their
and wisdom, but that they may be lifted above the
level OF herteows, and attract the OF admirng mall
ttudes.
This is their ambition ambition below all contempt,
and which should Though alas for mankind it does not
draw upon them the mankind and their deep and
bitter hatred.
He who seeks power for aught else than the good Of his
kind foe TO his and has upon his head the primal
curse OF Cain.
What else than such ambition low, base and grove-
ing can aciuate party who equally ready sustain
Thomas H. Benton, Siias Wright, Mr.. Buchanan. Martin
Van Buren, John {. Calhoun Between whom there
but solitary point OF union-but principle of cohe-
sion, embodied the deestbc sentiment iO the Nicors
belong the Spoils."
Until this nstion repudistes that deies,ablc sentiment
people will be machines elevate base ambition
That little sentence the Vctors belong the spo' has
1t all that necessary destroy free Institutions
Look at IT, anayZe, ponder OVERT COunymcn-and turn
your against 1t, Won lost, ruined, and undone
That the capital with which ed ambition buys Its cohorts
TO sack the temple OF liberty Wage speedy and endless
upon it, you will be lost ensaved and roddcn under
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