Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-11-17
NO. 10.

We address tie Biston merchants Il such 8.
John {. Calhoun, such hs general character asa
pubic man. sucn las Position al The preSent rnnmen'
and such his opnions IA regard ~ the erect sy.tcs.
are not these upInnuS worthy ri 10 most sssoi,.
attention and regard Que ,hla- as u & ceal.
Ether the system sppfar,ea b, Nj CO 81
enc Of a similar character rasI tc aJtet.7. g. .,a
we must rus5 once more INTO VI. la.alacss -
Natiana. Bank. let as Htlnre VT ma1.s ,!l
contemplate that result The drceptyc argure
most frequently made Use If 10 support oC ! 4se.i
National Bank is, that such al institution Is aesdeJ
to control The smaller banks, and keep hem sl.h
proper bounds, To any cine who IS dispose u
press this argument, we thus rrply; So, ;acn, you
wan, a National Bank on the same principle upop
which you would call IN a great bully to Keep
naughty boys IN god order. BE- It So Bu he
fore you do So, lei W have, we hcscech you sons
security against tie buly himself lest a.ier he lss
given the little boys sound hrashhg, aud becua.s
swollen with rage and scl.concei. he may -
chance turn upon as wtl-behSyed and urderA
i.ens wboare Winding our own affairs. and s1h,,'
us IN quiet way, to the polite opera ,!on a. Lunch
ing The precise difficulty les within the auiapass
st nutshell II is this. II is impossible 10 create
one bank with power sufficient TO control al uihpts
without giving al the same time power that wc''
10 uncomfortable. When heavy bodies cease 10
descend, when streams roll back to heir sources
wien the circle is squared when the secret Of pcr.
pcual melton is discovered, then, and not til thcn,
talk Of governing by paper charters such an insliu.
| ion, ENTHRoNE SUCH A BANK, AND
WE ENTHRONE A POWER ABOVE TIE
! PEOPLE In 1916, the republican party were
| bcgullcd aud led stTsy by tie plea that such q
] bank was needed 20 restore specie pawn hts
Thank Hca zen, and not Nchoas Bdlie, that plea
exists no longer We thus come back 10 the ground
/ which Alexander Hamilton had the honestr and
/ manhood to ayow. A National Bank must now be
] al I,ra
/ In other words, We are asked 10 chance nur form Of
! government Now il wcare prepared to c auge oar
Government let us iAyr lpaau surefeirI, at oI ee
| We know unt how il may be with Others bu, ~ /.
! own poor Sc 9es, we womd pfclct TO serve ggtta
| Pitt0rir, creature OF mortal mould Of aa ad
! blood, ana kindly human sympalhes. Gal ca re
from Inc tyranny OF hcarl4Ss s0Ilt 8 corporate
armed with the lhurders of 0nnlpotcncr We
have bceh told 10 listen 70 the warnings of eXpc-
fcncc Come, then, thou grey haircd mon.iesa
aud lead u8 IN the way Of wisdom. Nhatsa, ex.
| percnce She hit. her voice and cries nluud that
mnncyei, political machine, is tie mos, corrupt
drtesable aud dangerous engine IN republican
government, tina, he world has ever seen Mut
we remember II btlLinI pnblc men uothinr} l.
turning tie vote Of legislative a8ggubhea bv base
araesscss, nothugf i retaining the his chest pro-
ltssoua service IN the country, BY enormous fees,
nothing? Is buying the press nothing? l. tampcr-
iug with voters nothing Is The lending OF money
to suGscyent, and the denying Of It TO in epcndent
men, nothing! l. gambling in he stocks nothing :
l. the aisug and the lowering Of the price Of prop
erg, produce and labor, by eternal conlraetious aud
i. expansions OF HE currency, until paper fa1ney
n which should b. Fixed and dcelmintc IN i,a value,
& has been made more hucluatng than The crramod-
!, lties II was meant u purchases this nothing
e Aboyc ali ~ the creation 81 distress IN the money
c market aud lhg falsely laying il 10 tie charge OF
IS the administration, s ail tbs NOTHlNGl And it
Ct such IL tie nonsyed power when IN opposition 10
l. tie government what Il tits montyed power and
Z. government Itself should concentrate and combine
\ together where then would be liberty; Like Lao
II coon, embraced by the iouI serpentin the coils Of
such a monster liberty would die. Move re-
cali those words; liberty in this country never dies,
Il Whilst ungaed Heeks refuse 10 bow beneath the
4 yoke Of oppression, whilst ubpoluled hands spun
II back dishnnotable hribca whilst Iearltss hearts
i knsck aepinst the doos oi free bosOns, the people
gl be redeemed, though they hew out Their liberea
G | through the fire and WhflWlnd Of q reroiufton
T. Aram, yc address ourselves to the mt rchauts j
&c Boston. Now We reason, ROW We exhart, now W.
y use the words Of pcacc-lovng order'Ioymg country
l. loving remon.uafce.
Q Tine was uhrn lbe name Of Boston meTch,
q was Sterling, from oat ,li Of tic county q
3 the other lsils 80 Eou ? Slal roi tia, time e.
s. turn agHr' The press Is unmuz2.td-fbc ayci0G
nj telht popular ear and eye re comm ndfd. Iacp Fl
e. Behold . star ID }he East The Mag CONS s.
# lanlduccnsc aud myth, 10 do tier tonoge ah,
M present leir ubHi.ofs. We rccur once more 20 Il
x namc Of the statesman whom sc nave place .
IN the head o lhls article, md conclude win 20" rx
OF preston " 9ur deliberate OPINION rat & tins beioy
20 ed Boston IS IN coming year, to be- IL nutb, ia
OF head quarters Of sound prncpes it can Only be +
he the ad Of a Constitutional currency, aid by uR'o
ls under The Constitutions
Reasons why GESius Is DEnocRATlc.-
- Some Of the wings seem sadly puzzled TO leaT
10 lde reasons Why our most lIiusifiuas writer's,
m poetry and prose, such as Washington liNn:
~ Cooper, Bryant Willis, Pauldiag, RaneIoi
~ AeNaBde, H. Everett, Forrest, Kendall, and IL
he merous o,hsrs, ale democratic ~ ihelr pt,hcpie
ia We eau toll them.
me Genus has ~ It's nature too much os our ecu
l'f nys emblem, the eagle 10 bear the slavery OF a
he siocacy or wear the golden yet CALLING letters
"" wealth, Genius feels Itself noble aud would e.
q noble humanity at large. Il has confidence
No. human nature. Genus IS full Of hope. II hi
,n no pleasure ~ the crushed aud bruised spirit.
ing scorns the dcspo who rides 10 the summit
ion power over pavement Of PROSTATE hearts.
IS Gtnmug is generous. II would not eat
". morsel and disu one drop Of its nectar IRON 4
All tears Of man,
oun venus Is cduca'ea' u nus We "'" "N
rcd lions Of human society IN the scale oi reason
n,s and can find no authority Tor political mtquah
ned Genians has reasoned on the. powers q MI
and buds The ascending principle dcyesnpee WI
:" ever God has lcll his mage.
ghl- "'','uS i''N . .a ra.s,,o,,,
who cr' ana " iu'7 anu Nt''''' "uu :
Lat Forrest, It has visited other CHIMES, ttudSd
ack. despouc institutions Of Europe and As,p, oul,
IN return with Grmor lole and higher desouol