The St. Landry whig., 1844-09-05
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THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. j, 1919.
TO OUR FRIENDS.

no OUR FRIENDS.
Without pretending 70 conform particularly il
the usages Of that ancient and respectable per.
sonage, CusTolt, we nevertheless partially con.
cur in the Old gentleman's ideas Of ~propriety al
respects . first, familiar chat with patrons ane
friends and therefore greet Them with this, oul
Introductory.
It is said 10 be good to reason together. w
are taughtto believe that man is d dependent
being. Without counsel and support one from
the other we must degenerate to the level of the
brute creation. The first and great principle Of
Z Government, therefore, We conceive to be,
protection, both at home and abroad, to its citi.
zens, either individually or collectively. And
the aOgy ofall good citizens in return, is d firm
and hearty support to.fhat Government, il hor
cstly and faithfully administered. But, shouiiu
an undoubled majority Of those citizens conceive
the Government 10 be badly managed, the Con-
%stitution points out the legal remedy, and that
remedy alone should be resorted to-unless, IN
deed, corruption has become 80 deep and Fixed,
that the proper means should prove abortive,
and give place TO more natural but less congo.
NAL ones. We firmly believe that our Govern
ment is badly administered at the present time,
and we as raligiously believe that the change
which 0ur Democratic brethren would force I'D.
on us, is not calculated to mend our condition in
the least. Az q portion of the party thus be-
heYing, we now fall back on our reserved rights,
determined to use our utmost endeavors to return
the acting-PTesiden to the rural shades Of his
farm, and the more befttng smiles of his young
bride, and permit MIR. Polk to continue to bask
iR-the sunshine of his illustrious friend, the
General.
We had intended here to draw d parallel be-
tween the ~candiaat stor the Presidency, But
itwould be asfruite athankless task. Every
mana I'LL conreTss III With our public affairs,
knows The character Of the Two contestants. We
look At ur~lcaier, the noble.minded, the disin.
tereatsd statesman and patriot, HENRY CRAY,
and see him already near the p~innacIe Of glory,
yet soaring as the noble eagle, above the petty
intrisaes Of party, the groyelIing ideas If self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The eeloak Of i~llustrious
fiends-his minds eye steadily fixed ons his
country, her welfare and honor, and Hill whole
energies exerted for her glory. We are no.
compelled, III This late day, to enter into d labo
raous defence ID PROV these assertions-history
aiready gigea abpnd5 h proofs Of his greatness,
and needs him is bounded award Of praise.
But, when We look q As opponent what do we
see2 Certainly notA nan whose talents or SER
vices can elain i place sids by side with our
candidatef Certainlynot d star even of d mag
nihide to dwell III the third heavens I much
less h The very courts Of knowledge, moral III.
tegpity and %pelitical hith, towhieh Mn. Clay 10
justly claims and richly deserves Truly Mr..
Faik services lor hs country have been small
and insigalHrant. compared with Mr.. Clay's,
and l we as so8a thas his claims are equal
ID Hheas u No AAshland Farmer n This Ne
deny, and shell sigeAuonaly endeavor ID provo in
our fuNaie nmmhass ard we sha1 Be candid IN
I'LL matter. and II ms. Polk have qualities which
can lit him foa tha Executive chair, we shall
admit them c~heerlAily. But, knowing, as We
ios that eytry arafn bis life has been the very
6Atipoac to Mr.. Clay, We canilot conceive how
any Intelligent part II he AmeF people can
attempt to Ioist him upon the public de assimila.
tiAg 10 AIrs Clay iii any particular. On the
Tsxas question, the sentiments az both gentle.
Hen ase known to the world. Mr. Clays opin.
Ions al Vie Tariff md pant and parcel Of his
history-of his erentfl life. We also know
that NE nemoeratc candidate has writton 4 let
terto aaasylsaniall--ath devil can quote
Scripture % gain bis endsn-wherein he, with a
bad gace attempts 10 define his position, indeed
Ea claim d ha q fast friend Of the TariF-an
act NAl been faaght with so many bles-
siag ~ s r8Bnsiys and which, alone, has
raised i on bankruptcy to present compe.
teneF. But il We look at Mr.. Folks career in
Congress- pending tho Tarifr question, we find
his votes aaeegaed asanst every s%abutagyc clause
81 te act Gi4ese1 even 70 Incidental protec.
si0ps ve Sc him voting against the duty on cot
ean aad sugars b sAci, he has hcen opposedto
aFFfy es&nHeSSel.afha rnad a. Ind aver IN.