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


a few. This new vxpedirnI TO support pri
vileged order in this county, will never go
d wn with the American people.
Major Edwards patriotic deleuce OF Gen.
Jackson, from what he is pleased TO call nv
charge OF the Generals being IN favor Of an
Acxeculive bank, needs no refu,ation What
aver may have been Gen. Jackson's views, it
Is known that he abandoned every project Of
a national bank, as his messages and fare.
well address, will prove. The authority Of
Zen. jackson is against Major Edwards
views IN every parti ular, as well on the sub.
jet OF banking, as that Of the specie order,
one OF the wiSest measures of his aGministra.
lion, but which the Major loudly condemns,
leave the public In judge. which of US
has been most consistent ia sup rorring the
principles of the past and present adn,inistra-
tons.
come now TO speak OF a subject, which
Tor the reputation sf Major Edwards, | would
gladly have passed over in silence. II is his
want n betrayal Of every principle Of on6.
dental friendship, in publishing one of my
private letters. And for what To convict
! ~ - ''NN"''S'NhIN IlC says,
"bdt sir whe, is your consistency you
are now a Benton politician, and an adv )catr
OF his golden hnmbug;' nav. more, YOU btand
me as a traitor to nay patty, because dare
10 d'iler IRON you upon this subject The
SuOJoined extract OF letter which YOU
wote me from Washington city, dated the
3Oth OF January last, while there basklng in
the sunshine OF courtly favor. will evincc 10
the people OF Mississippi, VIII thet y or my.
sell, have been the most consistent he
letter Is not marked confidential, and is en- :
Iirely political | felt at liberty to show il TO
tny friends upon receiving 1t, believing the
sentImen contained therein, did you credit,
aud was not intended for conccalment. or
coarse, you cannot charge me with any yio-
latIen OF private confidence, in giving il pub
llcatloA now"
The very effort which Major Edwards
makes N the ao vc paragraph, TO justify his
? bile 'ton Of my letter, shows a conscious
ness ON his part that he was committing an
N~tai msapness Now, that the excitement
Is past have no doubt but that he is both
aSham and sorry. Out of every syllable of
tie above extract, there peers self convc
ton, OF "A violation Of the duties of friendship.
and the preparation Of a little act, for the
purposes OF paltry revenge. Every line OF
the letter, bears upon its face the impress OF
confidential. and had the whole been pub.
lished, instead ofan extract, that il was con.
hdential would have been still more mani.
fest.
In the letter speak Of, men and things with u
freedom aud cWty. N which no man would III
ddlge, Who expected his friend would publish ii 10
the world, call two distinguished members Of
the senate by nick names, The letter was evi.
IDENTITY wrcn N haste, and without care
i Mayor Edwards says, "the letter was not mar.
kod confidential, and was entirely POLITICAL" Is
letter the less confidential, because il happens 10
speak politics Not mo,ked coaGdeahaIi No
nor would insult the feelings Of any man, by
marking contdcHh0t on letter which was mani.
testify private; because would not write conGden.
tally 10 man, whom beiiersd capable of be-
traylng my communications.
The conduct Of Major Edwards is the mo,e
neScusabc IN tins instance as had published
the same sentiments, without spcaky SO lightly Of
men, N scncs Of letters from Washington
which were gwen to the public in the MssIssp.
pan, and which every subscriber to that paper
knaws to be omm my pen. If he had intended
only to convict me OF Inconsistency, why did he
not take one cfmy published letters, instead of ,
private one. addressed to him at his own request
his letter was written very few DAYS aflc
the debate between McssrS. Benton and Walker
winch resulted IN a lIIle sparring between lhos,
gentlemen.
This attempt Of Major Edwards, to again dra.
the subject before the people Of Mississippi, b,
The publication OH private CORES poudcnce, show.
how much he has at heart, tho good of the rcpub
lcan party.
Mesls. Benton and Walker are both dislin
gushed supporters OF the administration. A mo
menaty excitement, produced between them 1
tr'illng misunderstanding, which have no doubt
mas long since been forgotten by both In The
affair, Mr.. Walker stands entirely justified before
I the people. He acted wholly on the defensive
have too high an opinion Of the good sense ant
patriotism OF those gentlemen, TO suppose he af
lar produced any lasting GOODNESS, or will in the
eaat, impair Their united efforts in the cause o
their country. Lake all other momentum, excite
nens, it will be but transient.
Major Edwards says, am nov a Benton po
ucIan. ! fully appreciate the compliment, fo
whether all his views are adopted or moi, Colone
Benton Is engaged ina great reform, which vii
nand his name to posicriiy, as one Of the prou
dest benetactors Of his country; and when thu
party violence Of the day shall have passed, b,
will be regarded as the Burke Of his times. Fo
years, he has been the Ajax Of the administration
in the senate; and an age hcnce, his speeches vii
be consulted by all, who wish TO study the poti
cal history Of their country.
But If by a "Benton politician" Major Ed
wards intends 10 infer, that am an advocate o
an eretusiue metallic currency, he states what h,
must k1Ior. is UNJUST am an advocate for III
reform ofbanking abuses. Even if banks, a
corporations, were destroyed, private bank
would spring up, aud 10 some extent, lurn;sh {
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