Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector., 1838-06-09

appear, we venture to predic: that thi
defeat will ultimately result in the ad
vantage and security of those who are nov
its most serious sufferers, for while il af
fords a lively and striking example ofhov
much may be effected by the assiduou
and energetic exertions of a party acting
under the influence of the strctest poiti
cal organization and discipline, it teaches
the important truth that "tho price o.
liberty is eternal vigilance" and that the
ascendency of those principles for which
we contend can only be maintained by the
most untiring perseverance and assiduity,
1t would be task as fruitless as labo-
rious, to enumerate the various causes
that conspired together to work the tenn
porary overthrow of a pgrty that had un-
shaken sustained the most violent and
crafty assaults of the federalists, and held
the ascendant amidst the widest and most
fearful party conflicts, for full twenty
years.
Amongst these causes may be mention
ed, as the most prominent, the corrupting
influence of twenty, or more banks, aided
by the intrigue and cunning Of their base
and wicked hirelings, together with the
unparalleled apathy and Indifference SO
strikingly manifested by the democratic
party.
That large majority of the people of
Mississippi are essentially democratic, and
that they have not had "a fair shake" in
the recent contest, none, we think, will
hardly have the boldness to deny. How
was it? While Claiborne, the flower of
democracy-in eloquence the Ulysses,
was detained at Washington City, attend
ng to the business of hrs constituents
Prentss was here in Mississippi, present
ng one Of the most splendid fetes of dem
'goguism, any where to be found in the
lnnals OF our country. Mercury like, he
vas flying from county to county, har-
anguing the people at every cottage and
lamIet in the state. And by his cum no
nd artifce, making a false, but specious
ssue, infaming their minds and appeal
ID to their passions so thatby these means
lie succeeded in obtaining for himself and
oleague, democratic votes, that other
wise would have been given to Claiborne
nd Davis, could the question have beeni
Invested of all the political jugglery which
he sophistry and eloquence of Prentiss
lad SO enchantingly thrown around it,
nd been fairly stated and clearly under
TODD.
Viewing the subject in this light, we
an see no cause for dispondency--no
eason to falter in our exertions to have
'ur opponents quickly shorn Of their ILL
,otten honors. On the contrary, we have
very incentive to renewed and redoubled
efforts. We must now be active, vigient
Ind cautious, and devise some means by I
which the ground that has been lost, NAV
De speedily recovered. The call is now
.to the rescue" to save the democratic
State of Mississippi from being yielded up
to the tender mercies of Henry Clay and
Nicholas Biddle. To this end it has been
proposed that there be held, meetings in
every county in the State, to elect dele
gates to a Democratic State Convention,
to be held in Jackson, next fall for the
purpose of organizing and preparing for
the next election. BY these means, union
and concert of action may be procured
throughout the democratic ranks. Union
is strength, and this is now SO we'll under
stood that revolutions, either in politics.
science or religion, are attempted on no
other plan.
If we will only learn from our enemies
how much may be done by industry and
harmony, and exert ourselves with half
the zeal that they have done, we NAV at
the next election boldly throw off the
trammes which the hired minions of a !
bank party have attempted to riyt upon
US, and the chivalrous State of Mississippi
will once again stand forth to the world
redeemed, regenerated and dsentralled"
by the genius of democracy from the shac-
kles offederaism.
At the next election, if the people are
informed that they have to choose between
r. i r Al .