Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-08-26

and comparison odinuS. Law no claims IL
the character of Brutus, and be assured, the
world will never mistake you for Cesar. lie
had too much generalship to seek to conquer
Rome, BY abandoning his friend, and going
over to his enemies. He adhered t. his old,
faithful and well tried soldiers Had he a
banGoned hem. in seeking IN win over the
'1egions of Pompev. he would have sunk
down as YOU have. between two contending
parties-pointed at as recreant by one, and
laughed 10 scorn by the other. lie would
never have lived TO die, "even at the base Of
Pompeys statute
Major Edwards has preferred another We
~ serious CHI rye against me, which know
not well how to answer. He SAYS, am
"iu,t from the frozen regions Of the n rth.'
1t is true. that about four wears since,
emigrated to this state from New England,
"Where American liberty raised its first voice,
and where it still lives 10 the strength of IFS
manhood, and full of It. original splrit'-a
country which am proud to acknowledge,
rs tbs land of my nativity-a country VIII Oh
fools and demagoCues may denounce, but
which the lovers Of morality, l,arnirg, and
liberty, will revere aud respect.
have it from good authority, that Major
Edwards voSed for, AMI used his influence in
behalf of one of the wing candidate, for con.
gress, who is from the same state thai | am;
but it seems, that which is serious ohiec.
ton to me, was none to him; his beng Il wing
had botted out the stat of MS birth place,
in the eyes of the Major. What due thing
it is to be whiS
In the opinion of Major Edwards, it is the
mantle of charity which covers a multitude
Of sins, unto that of birth place. He even
rcbukes me, Tor pouring out upon the wings,
what he calls the "ph,al, ofmy wrath Up
on this subject, the M jor is enthusiastic.
lie talks
"With all the zeal,
Which new and fiery converts feel"
Mr. Edwards has accused me OF untairnesS,
IN commenting upon that part o his circular,
tioual bank. gave in two extracts, all he
said upon this subject, both in eighteen hun
dred and thirty.tve and in his recent ad.
dress and the public, when they read my
article, could Judge whether was incorrect,
or he inconsistent. The context was given,
as well as the comment. He endcavors to
defend himself from the charge OF inconsisten.
CIV, BY alleging tina wh he said in eighteen
hundred and thirty five, was confined to the
old national bank, which he denounced AS IN
| constitutional and lnexpedent.
would here inquire. whether the details
Of a bank OF the United States, and the fact
| dat its stock was owned by foreigners, &c
which The Major objccts.) can, il any way
effect its constitutional ity II u cons,itu
| tional nj all, it is, bee ,uSe congress has nc
power to create any bank whatever An,
other reasoning would be absurd, by making
INC bank unconstitutional and another 9th
crWSc.
Truc,-thc Major in bis cxpIanation OF y
circular, says, he should prefer that The con.
stltution be am nlcd, fore a bank is char.
| tered but as many great men have thought
| the bank constitutional, he would be dispos
ed to yield his doubts, lfcongre>s should ere
ate a new bank. II is not for him to set hi,
opinions against the world A very conve
ncnt method of getting rid of CONSTITUTIONS
scruples.
But Major Edwards has high authority +
his cour.e upon this subject Mr. Clay dc
cllrcd the bank of eighteen hundred and ce
ven, both unconst tutlonal and inexpedcnt
but thought otherwise 81 the new bank o.
eighteen hundr. and Sixte en-, which Major
Edwards denounced rs unconstitutional anc
unaect ssary. II is doubtless this wing au
thority, which now influences the Major.
According to this reasoning, when bank
is Young, il is constitutional and cxpcdient
but when it grows old, it becomes unconslitu
itonal and inexpcdicnt.
What con, enient logic for an aspiring pc.
ltician When it is unpopular to.bc bank
man, he has only to say that the bank is OLD
and unconstitutional; when popular, tIlat it i,
new, aud therefore consttu ionaI aud cxpedi
ent.
Really, this is anmportant discovery, anC
the Major ought 10 secure patent right loI
the invention.
think the Major spoke propheticnlly in
eighteen hundred and thirty-hvc, when he
said "ambtlo;!s demagogues, and the leader,
Of opposing factions, are each striking ior
power; aud all uni ing under the bank stand
ard, in hostile array against Gen. Jackson
apd his probable successor, who may dare to
carry out the principles OF his admnistra.
ton "
Who would have thought, two years ago
that Major L iwards would have beenone &c
array himself under the bank standard,
gainst General Jackson's probable succe, sor'
This was the unkindest cut Of all The Ma
or was right, when he exclaimed, show
things have changed They are sadly chan
ged, ana the Maj RS prophecy has become
true, that "am'iilious deInago- ues' are array.
ing themselves against Mir. Van Buren,, loI
attempting to carry out General JacksOu''
nriucinle in onnosing national hank