Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1844-02-03

declared 10 be the true and legitimate dis
tinction between the Federal and Repub-
lican parties--,he one seeking to ertend,
the other to restrain, Executive power.
The public have not forgotten the various
schemes so sedulously devised or counte.
nanced by Mr. Buren, during the whole
period of his Administration, and fully ex-
posed at the time, to augment Executive
patronage, discretion. and power; and moth.
ing, surely, has more eminently distinguished
the career of Mr.. Clay than his constant
and persevering efforts to restrain and to
provide new bikes and securities against
the enlargement or abusive exercise of the
powers of that department Of the Govern
ment. Judging them. then, by Mr.. Van
Buren's own definition of political parties,
as correctly laid down by him in 1928,
but totally lost sight of in his subsequent
practice, let the sober and impartial judy
ment Of the country decide which is the
Federalist and which is the Republican,
1t is impossible for any rejecting man
to contemplate the actual and prospective
condition Of the country without seeing in
it already the germ of new difficulties and
troubles which may, in their approaching
development. agilate our glorious Union to
its centre. The Oregon and Texas ques-
tions in our foreign relations, at home. a
deficient revenue, with all lis ordinary
sources pressed up TO their farthest pro-
ductiUe limit, and some of them. there is
reason to apprehend beyond; thetariff con-
troversy re.opened with all the conflicting
interests and passion which never fail TO
be awakened by it; and, added TO these,
the rekinded fires of the abolition excite
ment-each and all of them are questions
which carry in their bosom the fearful
elements of civil discord and intestine
strife. The worst and most dangerous as
pect they present is, that all of them bring
into immediate and opposing array, if not
into angry and hostile collision. the sec
tional interests and feelings Of the different
geographical divisions of the confederacy.
| Whose, at such moment, is the master
spirit that may have power 10 still the rising
tempest, before it sweeps with destructive
fury over the face of our yet happy Union;
or, should this prove hopeless and impOssi-
BILE, whose the commanding genius "to ride
the whirlwind and direct the storm?" To
preside over the des,inies of great Re
public. in crises of such complicated fiji
Guilty and peril. calls for something more
than the arts Of the mere party politician.
Ii demands the highest moral and intel
lectual qualities of the Sf0teSm0p- courage
selfpoSsession, elevation of character and
elevation Of views, a nDbleness and gener-
osity of nature that attracts confidence, and
can inspire enthusiasm; the spirit Of per-
suasion and the spirit Of command m.
bined. Let the annals Of the country. in
some Of the darkest moments which have
Lou H4,
suited, and they will answer whether Henry
Clay or Marin Van Buren, is the man for
shch crises.
have thus, my dear sir, with the frank
ness due to our relations Of friendship
f personal and political, given you my views
, on subject which is soon to absorb so
large portion Of the public attention, and
to which no good citizen can be Indifferent.
flatter myself they will meet your con.
currence, and that of our republican friends
) who have acted with US in the trying
scenes through which we have passed; but
in any event, l am sure they will be re.
ceived by you with the kindness and COR
diality, in the spirit Of which pray you
: to believe me, most truly and faithfully
yours, w. c. RlVES.
Col. EDMUND FoNTAINE, HanoUer.
Sin the speech alluded to (made on the 18th
February, 1928, on the powers OF the Vie Pres
dent as presiding officer Of the Senae) Mr.
Van Buren, comments on the ''attempt" Of Mr.
| Adams, in his inaugural address, "to trace the
origin OF the two great political parties,
(which" he adds, shave divided the country from
the adoption OF the Constitution 10 the pIesen
day." and, after rejecting Mr.. Adams theory, he
gives his own in the following words They
Ghe two great political parties Of Federas. ant
Republican, arose from other and very differen
:, causes. They are, in truth, mainly TO be as
i cribed to the struggle between two opposin!
!, principles that have been in active operation in
e this country from the closing scenes OF the Revo
uionary war 10 the present day the one seek
ing TO absorb as far practicable, all powe
~ from It's legitimate sources and coEdense II intc
}. single head the other, an antagonist principle
}. aborng as assiduously TO resist the encroach
70 ments and limit the extent OF Executire author
). ity."
It Sheridan once wrote: Women govern
g US, let us try to render them perfect, TIT
y more they are enlightened, So much The
81 more shall we be. On the cultivation o
= The mind of women depends the wisdom
re Of men. 1t is by women that nature write
n on the hearts of men, People can iudg
l. of it as they please, Napoleon said, 'Th
E. future destiny of the child is always In
N work of the mother We think if moth
ers were needed often there would
he more good men in the world than there ar
he al Dresent