Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-01-07
From the American Sentinel.

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and m a most emphatic manner, have the Amsrl-
can people proved their watchiu attention TO, /
and their vigorous control over then. own affairs
Europe will perceive IN the result oil this great
canvass and of these numerous elections u de- |
cisive proof that our political principles remain
unchanged by the fierce struggles We have re-
Gently had to encounter, that money power may
he VIGOROUSLY subdued by the love OF liberty;
and that there is something ren0vahng an NNhy-
ing at the foundation and in the current OF our m
stitutions, which preserves us amid evils ana Dan
gers, whence her theorists have been accustomed
to anticipate our distraction and downfall. ne
elevation of Mr. Martin Van Buren, to the Che
Magistracy has been resisted by every force and
every influence antagonist to democracy Ooh-
blnatons of ambitious eaders-Irreguar erup-
tons of corporate powers steadily 'sustaited
schemes of deception and anagement-reckless
debasement of the public ipress-remorse'ess
pressure upon self-interest and perpetual streams
of SANDER and misrepresentation have all stem
med, but stemmed in valn,sth onward march OF
truth, integrity, and genuine republlcanlSm The
disciples of Jefferson havesclung unil'nchlngly TO
the pure a ID noble faith of freedom; they constr
tute the vast majority OF this country; and the
world again sees another and Ia fresh start taken
by the democracy of America in the rivalry of
nations.
From the administration Of Mr.. Van Buren,,
we have the best reasons for expecting prosper
Gus and honorable condition of our public affairs.
! Cherishng the maxims of government which
have illustrated the service OF the most d'sln-
gushed of his predecessors in Office, he will cul-
tivate economy, repress osentatlon, ann TO reduce
all excess OF revenue, preserve with deerehce
the constitutional sovereignty of Retrospective
states, uphold firmly and frankly the Union, give
to the popular will ITS riehtul efficacy, aud keep
in harmony the complicated and coordinate de-
partnents of political agency. These are the
great objects of patriotic President, and such a
President We have no doubt Mr.. Van Buren,
will be.
We look, and without dreading, for an eager
and relentless opposition. The tederallsts OF the
East, South, and West, united upon one sent.
ment only, that of enmty to Mr. Van Buren,.
Divided as TO their candldate--at wa, even as tc
their prInclples--they met on this point as on
common level. Here, and here alone, they min.
gled voices in concord. This heterogeneou,
fraternity will no doubt continue; and, suspendlnt
for time the sectional or personal topics Of diff
ference, their strength nd ardor will be concen
rated to batter down the new executive. w
! shall cease to hear Mr.. Webster, General lIani
son, and Judge White; but the cutlery agans
Mr. Van Buren, will (if that be POSSIBLE becom
louder and horCer than ever. 1t was the lot o
-, Jefferson TO experience a similar onset; jackson
entire term has been thus marked; these exam
pies and remembrance almost make us welcome
the rage of opposition we have .oretold-ior tn
| issue cannot fail to be the same. Mr.. Van Blu
rem, chosen by the people, will by the people b,
: sustained. Let him, as heretofore, lean OF
Them, place his reliance on their intelligence
: heir virtue and their patriotism, and he will sun
vive the thunders Of senatorial eoquence, AN
elude the Vaccinations Of his affiliated foes. Thi
is not verblage; experience has made it truth.
Mr.. Van Buren, goes into the Pre- ldency wit
more eastern democracy to back HIM than any {
. his predecessors enjoyed, and upon the broad an
confirmed democracies of New York, PennsyI
vania Virginia, and North Carolina. His pc
tics are essentially of the Southern school, a
=, regulated by the oracle of Monticello: hence
"a though temporary and partial delusion may eN
=, list favorable to Judge White: he must hourly aC
:; quIe strength in that region, and before long b
cordially accepted as its friend and faithful repre-
sentative. We hazard little in predicting that III
Development of his policy will, in less than
twelyemonth after his Inauguration, dsarm h
present adversares in the South. and win alitS
their affection and applause. He has but to mail
tain his position with the great central fepublica
-, states, and to make himself distinctly understoC
and Justly appreciated elsewhere, in order to raj
in support Of government an efficient popular
equal to if not greater than that exhibited by al
~ prior chief magStrate. We do not refer to pc
sonaL popularity; that is an accident, Of NUT
value, il is true to the executive incumbent, al
capable Of most beneficial use for the counr
nor is Mr.. Van Buren,, where known, without
: large share of it; but we refer to the popular
" which has its birth in sound and salutary prime
Plies, in the adoption Of wise and approved me
-. sures, in the frank lnculcatlon Of concato
-, spirit in the vigorous discountenanclng Of into
' meddng and dangerous doctrines, and in I
n seadtast pursuit Of constitutional as well as spe
" ulatlye right. The patriots and politicians Of I
-, Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee a
=" Louisiana, will find Mr.. Van Buren,, if indie
:. they have allowed the fact Of his northern re
dence to suggest doubt ueon the subject,
a. fixed and sincere AN adheTent TO The man body
their favorite tenets any one Of their own nu
-, Der. "a northern statesman nth southern pc
"' hes" was pronounced by sagacious observ
and fellow townsman of our own, to be the
0"' mand of the times. The ballot boxes have II
=. the demand exactly.
And what is now to become Of the Or
all "apaiiable2" viii be be preserved in swee
anJ kant for a sacond cn1rspt We honestly "A
o. seriously counsel our opponents to let him
forgotten. lie has served their turn once, a
ter, served it badly. He is not of the order I
"rires acquiuit eundo;" his only chance was
ION. the effect of sudden impression, the huge I
of "GENERAL," anu the desperate emergency
-. a party without head. AS private citizen