Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-03-24

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remedy, the main cause Of our discord must ne.
cessarily come upon the taps--lhs South be com.
PEELED TO adopt measures IN defence Of her reserv.
ed rights which will again shake our happy Union
70 us centre. JAMES DAVIS.
March l6, 1898.
THE PnosrEcr.-Cheerily chcerly All
'nings look wel--our friends arc IN tho hes, spir.
u.s. Indeed we never knew the democracy Of
Tue 0lO's more firm and united. II the people will
'ura out generally, wo shall carry the day by some
thousands. We have letters fiom various quar-.
tiers, and they all speak in the most confident
tone. An intelligent correspondent in letter,
dated Pontotoc, March 9th, thus writes us. ave
shall unite upon him Gen. Dayis,) readily--our
ticket will be Claiborne and Davis, and il we can
hold Preniss and Word to the issue they made
last fall, to wit; National Bank, or no National
Bank. wo are safe without doubt. Words only
hope seems TO rest upon the fact that Claiborne
and Gnolson were usurpers, and Preniiss and
Word were and are truly and bona fdc the Rep-
resenayes. This now is NE burden Of his song.
This consider an effort to throw dust into The
eyes OF the people, to dodge the question. They
say the people elected them, because they agreed
with them in their political sentiments Congress
says we are not satisfied that majority is with
you; and at oil events your election is fraud
upon tho opposite party. They return to the peo-
pie, aud instead Of calling upon them TO rally to
sustain their prncipes and to declare wha. politi-
cal stripe they wear, they labor with anxious so.
licitude to induce the people to sink all political
difference founded in principle, and unite with
them in their unqualified abuse Of the constituted
authorities Of the Goyernment---thcy attempt to
mike Prcntiss and Word and Mississippi CONVEX
tiblo terms oil this is founded in the supposed
ignorance OF The people, in which they will find
themselves awfully mistaken. The Federalists
must have bobby moro plausible than that TO
gull tho people Of this State into tho support of
Clay, Webster, & Co."
"Claiborne Is still strong in tho rorh they
have lied about Claiborne, till tho people will be-
lieye nothing-The democracy are in line spirits,
in no pitched baitle have We yet ever failed. The
iaes cannot now be against US. Let "onward" BIO
the watchwoid and We must prevail
And " onwdrd," shall be the watchword, and
+" Southern rights and principles agOint Northern
monopolios and fanaticism," the battle cry. The
people arc too intelligent to be gullcd by the false
issue which Prenss and Word have got Up.
Another correspondent at Pontotoc speaks in
equally cheering terms, no says; "Run up the
1,g to your mast head for Davis without delay
He is our man, and think decidedly the best, un-
der all the circumstances that we could choose
in the north. He took the stump against Word
two weeks ago, while It was vel uncertain wheh-
or Gholson would run---hc has since replied 10
Words speeches, and generally with great sue
cess. His being candidate will make differ
edce in favor Of our ticket of some four or five
hundred votes in Marshall county aune, and his
general acquaintance in the northern counties viii
give him decided advantage over his competitor.
We are in the best spirits in this quarter, and Il
gentleman Of the best Judgment direct from jack
son and that quarter OF the State, brings The most
nat,ering accounts Of our prospects,"
Gen. Davis il seems is very popular wherever
he is known, and will get an overwhelming vote
in the new counties, He and Gel. Claiborne viii
lead the federal ticket in the north, il is thought
by at least three thousand. In all tho eastern
counties, they will get strong majorItics. In the
central counties, with tho exception Of Kinds,
they win pretty equally divide the vote, and in Co.
p,ah, Lawrence, Marion SC. they will sweep ev-
cry thing. The only hope Of rrentss aud Word
is in the federal river counties land that is foron
hope indeed. ChcerilY then, we repeat--the
prospect is most bright. Nothing cun defeat us
but apathy on our part.
MISSISSIPPI lNTELLICENcER.-The name OF
the paper printed at Pontoioc formerly known as
tho "Chckasaw Union.n hrs been changed TO the
i" Mississippi InielliSencer.n Its talented and en-
terprising Editor and proprietors have spared no
trouble or expense to make il every way worthy
ofpubEc patronage. Under its new cognomen. the
paper is not only greatly enlarged and improved
in appearance, but rev energy and spirit seem