Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-02-24

lClttu NUu toNuuNl w hlhih'il ""' ~
friends, or who have not forgotten ihu
memorable motto Of party rnpuciiy, NC
boldly embagontd. tho shields OF bis
chosen followers, which, IN procloimng
uto the yiclor1 belong the spoils OF veto
lry,n shamclessly pointed TO tho Offices ont
trusts OF the country, as the rlghtlu
plumber OF political warfare!
But TO return to the remark | hfvo al
ready made. Could any thing lnillct
deeper wound on the cause of Republl
can institutions, than such u spectacle OF
llevty and instability, on tho part OF the
constituent body, as would be exhibited
/ in the restoration of Mr.. Van Buren,, at.
ter The overwhelming condemnation OF
his administration pronounced by the al
mos. unanimous voice OF the country
but three short years ago? Would itnot
render popular government itself bye
word and ,aunt' among the nationsF IN
1910, the American people, upon the iul
lest and most deliberate hearing OF both
sides Of the political controversy--ol the
friends as we'll as of the opponents OF Mr.
Van Buren-recorde their votes against
him by sucha majority as never slgnall-
zed the retreat of any minister from pow
er, and was till then utterly unparalleled,
and even unapproached, in the history OF
our Presidential contests. OF tho 70
States, composing the Union, he received
the votes of but seven, and all OF these
(except onel the smallest OF the conede-
racy of the 294 votes of the Electoral
Colleges, he obtained but slxtY--and oil
the popular SURFACES, majority OF l45,-
900, out Of the free and enlightened cltl-
gems of America, who voted in the cleo
ton, gave in their accumulated verdict
against him. And yetin the face of this
solemn finding Of the great inquest OF
the BODY of the nation--whlle the echo
of the general voice which pronounced II
has not yet died upon the cara bold at
tempt is made 10 induce the people &c
take back their own settled and well'con-
sidered Judgment, and in eleyatlng agalr
TO the highest Office of the Republic The
individual in whom they had SO recently
and deliberately deposed, pronounce q TIA
grant sentence of qualification and in
Competence upon themsolUos know no
in what light other minds may view sucf
a proceeding; but to me it seems con
temptuous sporting with the Sovereign
constituency Of the country--a shee
mockery and in suit to this public intelli-
.gence.
And by what means is Mr.. Van Burer
10 be again presented as the Legitimate
and Amounted candidate ofth Democra
tic party? Not certainly by the will Q
the great body OF the party, who, we have
every reason to believe, deprecate ant
deplore the madness and folly of the act
but by the secret and invisible agency 0
self.constituied conclaUes and cAUcusEs
controlled, with absolute sway, by lev
bold and adroit political managers. | rur
no risk in saying that if the individuals
composing the party throughout the I'm
ion could be Intercepted, upon the Won
DIRE, to say whom thoy would prefer a!
the Presidential nominee of the party
three fourths of them, at the least, ant
probably far larger proportion, would
unhesi,atingly, declare their preference
for some new candidate. And yet IN ut
Tier contempt of the popular sentiment o
1.-The party, and disdainfully rejecting th'
only equitable, as well as practicable mode
! Of arriving at the will of the majority
through the medium Of fair, equal an,
uniform popular representation IN tn
nominating convention, the friends OF MI
\ Van Buren,, (holding on to that old ma
! chinery Of party discipline and subordlno
. ton, derived to them the cunning orde
: Of the Jesuits through the bloody Jacot
+ inical Clubs Of Revolutionary France, b.
: which one or two active spirits are ena
0 bed to suppress the will and control N
G movements Of vast aud entire bodies 9
y men.l impcriously declare that he and h
onlv. shall be the candidate OF the party
h X il not time that the honorable ana pal
i riotic men, as they respect the dignity
J, their own character, the privileges q iree
0 men, and the sacred principles Of hePut
rIlican Government, should unite IN Oh
J. generous and virtuous struggle to over
eIthrow, efIectually and forever, the tyran
tiny OF d system, which, if now suomitte
: 10, must finally convert our noble poPula
I Illustrations into the worst Of all denomln
! Iaiions-that OF an inscriptions ana sol
I, did party obigarchy.
4 And what are the wise and Denignan
! measures Of administrative policy VINO
il are promised us as the fruits oil Mr. va
| Buren's restoration? A return % the gle
! RES and blessings OF the Snb-Treasur
I system renewed war upon the curref
Icy. commerce and business Of the cour
Just at the moment when by th
-lmere fact Of the withdrawal q the hos
s(tility ol the government, and that rs M
Idicatrir nature which is Inherent ~ tn
energies az free, eniorpflslnG and Y