Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-03-30
4 Whig Tract-lts Extraordinary
DOCtrimeS.-Shall we laOe have
Confidence In the People!

Just now the columns OF the Wing pa.
pess are loaded with extracts from .
pamphlet lately printed at the Tribune
office. entitled q ewing t,eience Of the
27sh Congress-" It's plastered through
out with the most fulsome adula.ion Of
Henry Clay We were surprised to see
indications Of such excessive nan worship
among American par,izans. The author
says--s-nss. srA~xrsN d vvTg
Even the Dic,a,or,--the great Cham.
pion Of Constitutional right the persona
ton Of euery public Vriue -geuuine i'm
age oi the Wing Sen,iments-the MAN
oF THE UNloN-lIENRY CLAYwill lead
our Host. To him the hand Of the gen.
erai Wing party points as TO our Cynos-
ure: Hand guided BY the heart o; every
Wing NJ the land.
"Our adversaiies, in reproach, call him
The DlcrAroR. We take the word, and
will turn their reproach to honor Hap
Ply is il for that nation that holds within
lis confines one ,nan, in whose sagaciiy
and pure purpose there is such prevail.
ing faith that his counsel shall acquire
the authority Oft dictate; towards whom
such general tru h sbounds, that the VOL
unteer public Difference shall receive his
advice as a parental command! Glori-
Gus reward OF stainless patriotism! Hap
py homage to Wisdom and yirlue!- Die
ta!or such as this, the country once bad
but once. s.fs -
"Wou'd that our fortunate Common
wealth may never find other Dictator
than such as he had never found 9th.
-. W as49aS 8ssm
"lllustrious living inheritance is ours
in such man. haAuspicioGs tits for the
Wing party that with such prompt and
generous accord, we FIX our thoughts up
90 him. That Of the thousands worthy,
mono may stand in rivalry with him,
worthiest Of, ali" .s aa
sis not this the sycophancy Of serfs
rather than the language Of freemenl
Add what is its object! 10 it not to ex.
cite q forced enthusiasm 10 5eha.f Of one
who even in this standard wing tract il
acknowledged TO be simply q good Dicta.
tor. Do the people Of this country for.
get the full meaning Of this emphatic
word: Do. we not learn from history
that DicrAroR had absolute po,Oer, over
tho lives and property Of the people
that, in truth, all law was suspended, for
his riH was lap2 Can your people de.
sire to create : Master ab,ys the laws
The impeyious disposition Of Mr.. Clay
IS well known. This failing has been so
marked by his friends that it has been
supposed by the clear sighted to by one
oil the chief obstacles to his past rise,
and the cause OF not little Of his un-
popularity among The people. Hereto
fore these friends have made particular
efforts 10 conceal il, bur in the effrontsry
Of the times, they boldly rejoice in his
sppsl!stion Of Dictator, and nos even
say they vi .isrn this reprosch to hon.
Or" Aud This b,,ldness IS not without
cause. Does it moi spring from . hops
as false as It Il d.shonorablo to the peo-
plei, Is il not because the iron qualities
oi 4 Dictator are supposed 10 be- popular,
and that under the care Of brilliant per
sonal qualities the voeefs will vote for
measures which they IN heart condemn,
ana thus fiyet their own chsinsf s
The esmpaign of ls4o, has sown the
sseas Of s.pck bister sad convincing Ok
psrieses, ika1 reason = mot sasily Dc
lhrooed. II spiis e. exsry spesmo5