Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-04-25

and they may elect either as they please.
And the result showed that any nigh.
rely on the senate to reject what they. on
their obligations, had said ought to be
passed--for that body, by vote of II to
ID. followed the example of the "Spartan
band" in Pennsylvania in 1900, that the
vote of New York, on the presidency,
should not be according to the will of The
people. They did this, as heard some
of them say, "that the great republican
party might be preserred'-that is, that
they, the "immor,al seventeen" were
the republican party, and not freemen Of
OF the state. This language might well
have come from the mouth of an inmate
of the star-chamber, or from the lips OF
a holy inquisitor, when speaking OF the
mercies of God, while he was tearing
off the flesh of victim with red-hot pin
cers--but it is abusive of common sense.
And we must recollect that Mr.. Noah,
(whose frequent location close to the
speaker and in front of the house of As
sembly. during the late session, showed
his importance in that body,) the chief
public organ Of what is termed SHE re-
gencv," boldly declared IN his paper, the
National Advocate" when speaking of
the electoral law, that she Eyes, HE.l
could not gire the PEOPLE all they
asked" SO with the senate. A lean
majority of lha. body, and Mr.. Noah and
others, have virtually declared that they
possess some "divine right" or heavenly
inspiration, by which they can "preserve
the people from themselves!" all being
"6rst consuls for life, with liberty TO name
thei: successors The mos: servile of
SpanIards or degraded of Frenchmen,
would not have claimed more for Ferdi-
nan, The adored, or Louis, the desired
| must dismiss this su bject for the present,
but much more may be said about it.
The great matter at issue before the
people Of the United States now is. wheth-
er secret few OR the public many, shall
make or elect, president, of the United
States. I take my stand with the latter,
through evil report and good report. II
was my lot TO give some little aid to break !
down one "junto" aiming at monopoly |
of power, in the days of my youth, and i.
is my fortune, in advanced life, to feel
myself in like manner compelled to con-
END against the same principle, exerted
m another quarter, 10 effect the same pur-
pose. For the first was prescribed and
prosecuted Gs '.jacobin,'' and do not
expect TO fare any better now, though
what will be done unto me / cannot tell
perhaps be consigned to the guilIotine, af-
er the manner in which things were
in France, when governed by
caucus. But believe that am with
he people and if so, they shall not
want press while /. have one, that will
are TO express doubt evea of the infal-
bile discretion and omnipotent right Of
ONE dozen or two of persons at Rich ;
noud or Albany, to hold and dispose of
he political power and direct the policy
f these United States. Further remarks ,,
n she party with some political remin- Z
cences, shall be made hereafter, for this
rticle is already longer than | wished
TO be. II
| repeat it as my belief-indeed, il
GEMS fact almost palpable, and surely =
capable of demonstration, which shall =
tempt, a. some sort of a combination :
IS been formed between certain leading
en- in this country, to carry their points :,
,ains, the wishes Of the people, and
ect president and vice president, if 9
ey can, in spite of the public will. No :,
her than such body of men could TT
I'VE thought of Mr.. Clinton for the sec. "'
d office in the government. 1t isno-
,ious, that he was named as bait to a.
tcb Pennsylvania-bul that state was "'
{ quite so great gudgeor as some folks a.
opposed, and it was bitter pill for the ~
7irginia caucus" TO swallow, when CAL ~
upon to ratify his nomination. Moth :,
! but the necessity of going the whole ~ =
used it to pass down. do not speak -
IS to assail Mr.. Gallatin-the readers "
this paper will know that [ have re- -
ntly defended him against some impu>
ions which / regarded as illiberal and tic
Just; but this may safely be said. that III,
II