Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-04-21

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e,s some two or taree hous. Tie good (
1,s-e,r ofths Argus cs,iraie the audience at not /
- ,b,, one ihsusan5.-Thres huHdicd would 7
come nearer the tii,h, anda very large proper !
lion Of ihcm we're good democrats, men who are
no, only hostile to the pretensons Of the orator oi
the day, ba, who look with contempt and indlgaa-
ton upon his insailerable vanity and irsoier'
bearing. Let that, however, pass. We care no.
linn, about the number mat attended. The AT-
GUS may swell ii 10 ten thousand if he chooses
and make all the beauty Of our town, the at'en-
tive and admiring listeners TO lis federal chan-
p.on. One hing We know, Mr. Prentiss predu-
eed ven ale effect. We do not believe that he
changed vote in the county. His political
friends and admirers, of course, were pleased, and
sneak IN the highest terms of his effort, but we
know Of many Of tie audience Who left disarpoin-
ted and disgnstcd.
The speech was the sane IN almost every par
ticuar with tie one he delivered some weeks
since IN Nalchez, tie substance Of which has
been published in the federal papers. A large
portion oft was devoted to the November cleo
ton and the right which he conceiyes he has TO
scat in the House cf Representatives under that
election, and the consequent injustice done to
himself and Word by the House in referring the
matter back 10 The people. This ground has been
50 often travelled over and the iutility Of his ar
guments has been so clearly and unanswerably
pointed out both on The floor Of Congress and in
the democratic papers Of this and other States,
that We deem ii waste Of time to reply to them,
or even to notice them any farther than merely 10
aIlude to what plainly the object Of the gentle
man in laying so much stress upon them, and in
urging them so often aud with such vchemence
upon the consideration Of the people. His light
TO a seat in Congress and the injustice Of the
House, we arc told, is he burden Of his song,
wherever he goes Why then does MIR. Prentss
press his claims to support upon Ibis ground,
when he knows that The matter having been re-
terred back to the people, the only question now
is as to The qualifications and political principles
is condemnaioiy Of the man and his principles.
Mr.. Prentiss knows that he got majority Of
votes last November, only because he had no OPP
position He knows that he has little real claim
upon the supporter the people Of this State-that
he has no political feeling or principle in common
with them lie belongs TO the ultra f deral
schooI--the school Of such men as Daniel Web
ster and Tristan Burgess. He is in favoro Z
| national bank, and supports the pretcnsions o
Henry Clay 20 the Pre>idency,a man whose pc.
tcal eoulse has beca ugainond again condemn
ed BY the people Of Mississippi. knowing these
facts, and feeling conscious that he is appealing
ior support to a people who have not one polilica
| principle in common with him 1--WE i eak not 0
all The people of the State, bat ofthe Democratic
portion, who unque4tonably constitute The major
| y) he hopes by raising false Issue, BY harpni
upon the November election, and auluy cloak
ing his real sentiments and political faith TO cnlis
feeling IN his favor and secure support Nhic
he knows he could not otherwise get, aud docs nc
deserve. 1t is moi so much the election Of S. S
Prentiss, he would have us believe that is at stake
or that ought TO weigh in the decision Of the ques
ton, as the rights Of the people Of MlssissipT
which have been violated by the election of hin
their legal representative, from his seat in Cor
, gress.
+ Somuch for Mr.. Prentiss' false issue.-lfh
can rde into Office upon such hobby, his stu;
lion vii be by no means an enyabIe one. II
G viii 60 to Washington to represent a peopl
whose opinions are at utter variance with his ow
d upon almost every important subject.
!. We, in common with all the democratic p5
G pers Of the State, have frequently warned the PEI
PIE that southern lights and our domestic inSutl
y lions had something TO do with the result of III
# pending election We considered IT our lty s
10 do, because we looked upon the contest as on
between the national or federal party, who 90 f
1 constructive powers in the federal government
y and the republican, or democratic party, who al
, ior contnng the government within tic strict le
X ,er OF tie constitution. The former OF these pa
-, lco0 - = NH nai'rr -. nc north, Il
whole body Of the abo!ilionists--(oret this par
once come into power, and the fanatics viii stal
some chance of carrying their mad schemes in
i effect The constitution as literally construe
stands an insupeiabIe barrier to their designs
adopt The liberal Interpretation Of die iederalls
OF aud that barrier is oyertarown. IT. by consrr
81 ton, as the lederaliss contend, congress has
power TO establish national bank, because I
= general welfare requires il, by lie same rule of
Or ernre,a,on. and car tho s,ms avowad n,rro
it has the power 10 abolish slavery. On the oil