Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-26

confederacy-of the 29f votes OF the Eiectora
Colleges he obtained but sixty-and o. the pop
ular sutirages, majority OF l4o,ooo, Out oil tae
free aud enig hiened citizens Of America, "he
voted in tho election, gave IN their accumulated
verdict against him. And yet IN The face OF inns
solemn fndng of tho great 'nques, OF the BODY
Of the natlol--whie the echo Of the genera
voice which pronounced il has not ye. died upon
the cara bold attempt - made u induce the
people 10 take back their own settled and we'll
considered Judgment, and in eleva,l0g again g
the highest Office of the Republic the indiyad-
uai whom they had so recently and Deliberately
deposed pronounce a itagrant sentence OF stoili-
fica,lun ard incompetence upon themselves.
know not IN what hight other minds may view
such proceeding; but to me II seems conienp-
tuous sporting with the sovereign constituency
of The country--a sheer mockery aao ihsuIl 10
the public intelligence.
And by what means is Mr.. Van Bnren to be
again presented as tho legitimate and Amounted
candidate Of tho Democratic party! Not certain
~ by the will Of the great body OF the party,
who, we have every reason to believe, deprecate
I'D deplore the madness and folly OF the act,
but by the secret and invisible agency OF selt~
constituted conclares and cAUcUsEs, controlled,
with absolute sway. by few bold aud hdrotf po
ltcal managers. run no risk ~ saying that II
tho individuals composing The party throughout
The Unioa could be Intercepted, upon the voIR
DIRE, to say whom they would prefer as the Pres.
,dentiai nominee of the party, three fourihs OF
hem, at the least. and probably far larger pro-
portion, would. unhesitatingiy, declare their pre-
ference for some new candidate And yet IN ut
ter con,emp, Of the popular sentiment Of the par
tv and disdainuiy rejecting tho only equitable,
as we'll as practicable mode Of arriving at the
viii of the ms i1ri'v thr9' the medium ot idIf,
equal aud uniform popular rePTesen NATION IN the
nominating convention, the itiends OF Mf. y an
Buren, (holdino on Ia Tia, cid ntdc4innna 81 party
% m
from the cunning order Of the g. the
bloody Jacobinica Clubs e II 5ance,
by which one or two acit ehaoieo
to suppress the vii and snoY etnen's
of vast and entire bodits OF m( eronsly
declare hat he and ho only, shssf be he candi,
date Of the party. Il Il not time that honorable
and patriotic men, a. they respect the dignity Of
their own Character, tho privileges Of freemen,
and the sacred principles Of Republics Govern-
meni should unite in ono generous ANIriuous
struggle 10 overthrow, eflectnaIly and forever,
tho tyranny Of Il system. which, IT now submit
ted to- must finally convert our noble popular In
stItutIops iato the worst OF all den0Wluations-
that Of an unscrupuIous and soF3,d party ohgar.
chg.
And what are the wiso md hengnant meas-
ures Of administrative policy which promised
ia as the fruits of Mr.. Van Bureaus restoration
\ return to The glorles and blessings OF the Sab
Treasury svstew--a renewed war upon the cur
rency. commerce and business OF the country
Jast al he moment when, by tho mere tact OF
the withdrawal Of the hostility Of the govern
ment. aad that III, medicatrir natura "hlsh Is
inherent IN tho energies Of free, cnterprlsIng
and indus rjans people, ali the business pursuits
Of The nation are rrgaIulug Their prosperity AND
activity and the currency and CNch lnges Of the
country nro finding their proper ard natural ie-
vel, every thing IS 30 DO again thrown into con-
fusion, aud W arc TO be rcplunged into a chaos
.rlts nj a
slgaailzs a remarseiess party triumph, N the con-
sumati1n Of u measure openly at war with every
great practical interest OF the community. And
10 this would he added, by n natural aud necessa.
nv conuexion, all that lorg train Of congenIal a
buses which ing infIously illustrated the era OF
Mr.. Van Bnrens former admnistratIon-m ltu-
,lied schemes for extending Executive power and
Pres ldenttai neutrality-suspicious. and proiiigate
Expenditures Of public n3oney-tbe IMMUNITY and
of faithess public officers, purchased
by the merit Of their party services-a new brood
Of dcfautters, Of the Ifsvts and HARNESSES race,
the entire disappearance of which, since lSI0, IS
one of the pFoudest proofs OF the justice aud ne
cessitv Of the change, then decreed by the voi-
ces of the people. But II were in vain p attempt
an enumeration OF the teeming abuses that must
ever attend The fundamental heresy OF Mr. Van
Buren's political system, which, instead d re-
gard,ng government as a high and holy trust Tor
4 he good Of the country. IN II nothing but a
Job 10 be administered for the benefit OF party,
If which the President Is the head and grand al
noner.
Now, w osid ask what IS there 10 be appre.
hended from Mr.. GAYS election, which ought 10
have the weight of a feather The scale, when
with the fatal and destructive evils,
the vital elements Of Republican free.
dom and virtue, as we'll rs the essential sources
# national prosperity and happiness. which, we
have cry reason to believe, would inevitably
follow The restoration Of Mr.. Van BIren.-He
shall doubtless, have paraded before eyes, in
stereotyped horrors. the old and thread bare aP-
partition of the Tariff the Bank and Distribution.
On the subiec, ot the Tariff, DO not hesitate TO
saw. that Mr. Claws creed, developed in his re.
cen, letters is IN every respect. as just, sound
and unexceptionabie that Of MIR. Van Barren,
and his practice infinitely better. Mr.. Clay did
not vote for, approve the Tariff Of ISIS, con.
signed 10 an odious celebrity, under the name Of