The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-02-17

01TWe give below the remaining para
graphs ofthe Hon. w. C. R.ves' late letter
They are we'll worth an attentive perusa
and the parallel drawn between Mr., Clay
and Mr., Van Buren, acquire. additional
weight, when We recollect tina. it comes
from one who has long been prominon
public MN, infinitely acquainted with thu
public career Of The two gentlemen named
and an attentive observer Of passing events
"Wih respect to he Bunk, if the coun
Try shall be reduced to choice between
the odous and grinding Sub Treasury
Scheme, and a National Institution OF
Finance, properly guarded against abuse
by the jealous restrictions Of iis charter. as
we'll IS by vigani public supervision and
control. DO mt behave tina, the sober
Judgment of The people, under the pressure
Of such ar alternative, would find any cause
Of quarrel against those who, free rom con
sn'u'iona difficulties on the subject, should
q Tor the latter, in preference to The former
And as to the Distribution of The proceeds of
the Public Lands, tina, stands necessarily
and evidently adjourned, as practical
question, until the revenues of The nation
compared with its expenditures and en-,
gasements, shall be in very different
situation from that in which they now are,
or are likely to be for years to come. My
own individual opinions on these subjects
have been so often and fully stated, tina,
need no, repeat them here VIVA, mean
to say, at present, is, that these are issues
other hypothetical and speculative, or neu.
'ral'zsd BY equal and opposing considers.
tons IN the other side, and should not divert
the mind, for single moment, from those
high, and moro urgent and vital qies,ions
which are the true tests of a sound and cor
rect decision in the pending Presidential
Election. Those tests have already adj
verted to. They as such are inseperaoly
connected with the purity, characo or, and
preservation of the Government, itself, and
in my humble judgment, are overwhelming.
ly conclusive against the pre,cnsions Of MIR
Van Buren,.
Az little shall We permit ourselves, Ii
trust to be enlightened from our prosperity"
b the old and hollow expedient of sen eless
aud arbitrary use Of party names. Those
who are so prone to ring the changes on the
nomenclature of FederaI,s,s e. Republican,
would DO we'll to remember that they have
men, reading and enquiring men, to deal
with and not children. Try Mr. Van Buren,
and MIR Clay by any test derived from the
authentic history ofpoliticaI parties in this
country, Or by the standard Of those prea,
principles which exist in the essential ele.
ments oil our popular Institutions, and Mr.
Clay stands before the world the far better
Republican Of the two.
In that great array and struggle Of the
Two par ties of the country, (among the mos,
memorable in our hstory,) which arose out
OF the controversy and war with England in
1872, where was Mr. Clay and where was
mr. Van Burenf Mr. Clay CALAMITY lea.
olng the Republican hosts liz the House of
Representatives, and sustaining the admin.
'strat'on of Mr. Madison, with all The ener.
gles OF his patriotism and eloquence: Mr.,
van buren, uniting with the Federalist to
nepo'e that illustrous man from power, and
70 suppIant his administration! Try then
again by that standard which Mr. Van Bu> 4
rem n'mself' In a most elaborate speech Il
ae'ivered in the Senate Of the u s 10 1898, i,
declared to be the true and legitimate dis
ihct'on between the Federal an Repubi>
'an parties, the one seeking to ertend The S
''net 10 restrain, Executive power. The
'u0'ic have not forgotten the various schemes :.
70 seduously devised or countensnced Ivy
VT Van Buren, during the whole period Of a