Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-10-09

leading questions named, and which are
now becoming the watch-words of par
ties, are you their antipodes"--do you
g differ from them toto c6glo.
NV dear sir, how loose is your Ian
gaaee.--"Upon all the leading questions
named. and which are now becoming the
watch.words of parties---they (the Wings |
Of this County, are our antipodes--we /
differ from them toto cglo.
'sAH tho leading questions named. "
What questions had you named? Bank |
or Sub-Tfeasury hsis question alone?
am then to understand that you differ |
from 9" the Wings" of this County, en-
tireIy, upon air this one question. Or
sir, do you differ with them upon I" an
their leading principles which have above
enumerated!-If so, you have only .Goated
at last, where you ought long since to
have been, with Mr.. Van Buren, and his
party.
Having shown in what the principles of
/" the Wing party of this County con-
sist, let me now turn your attention TO the
principles of the Democratic or Van Blu
rem party Of this County, (for they take
Mr.. Van Buren, as their present I" Father
Confessor' and do not regard him as a
choice of evils In doing this sir, shall
not follow your example, and that Of your
new allies, in charging upon my neigh
bors and county men, principles which |
know they have never pToiessed, and doc
trines which know they abhOr. / shall
not initiate the example of our worthy
Senator, for whom as a man have enter
tanned sentiments ofrespect, in cndeavoring
10 make Impressions by newspaper com.
! INDICATIONS or ofheruisc, that any portion
of my feIiow-citzeHs OF the South, much
less of Lowudes County, whether Demo
Gratis or Wings. are favorable 70 a Tariff,
Iof Internal Improvement, or Abolition.
| Nor snail inSinuate the vulgar caIunnIes
which honorable men of all parties, con-
tenn. Such as Bank-bought Federal
Wings" or Treasury fed," "Execu-
tive bought, office seeking Democrats. y
Such language, sir, and such illusions, are
creditable to neither the head nor heart
that concciyes them. You must excuse
me therefore, If | should omit to follow
: you when you plunge into this kind of
filth. / would beg of you to permit me
to walk around these ornamental Improve.
ments, with which you have seen proper
10 adorn your pathway,
| shall then narrow down the points in
dispute, as | conceive, between the two
parties of this county, by admitting, as all
honest men must admit, that both parties
here, are opposed to Abolition, TO Inter.
nal Improvements by the General Govern
ment, and to the Tariff system. To
: these sir, you are opposed in common
with both these parties. There is one
further subject on which both parties are
divided, and that is the constitutjoaaIty
and cxpedicncy Of United States Bank.
Admit, sir, for the sake OF th.s argument.
that on this point you are ''agreeti with
the Democrats; and then, s.r et nc ash
you 10 point TO another coincidence be-
tween you and them, Which could author.
I re the course you have taken.
The Democrats are now. and have
been the supporters Of Mr.. Van Bmef
G and his principles, to all which you were
S lately opposed. They were the supper.
) tiers of the administration in whose foot.
steps he promised to walk /; to that admin
; istration too you were opposed as a Null
! fer. They were then, and are now the
2 advocates of the principles and doctrines
/ avowed in the Proclamation and Force
Bill, and opposed to the doctrines of State
Remedies. They supported the unlawful
2 seizure of the Deposits, by Executive
usurpation. They were the defenders
I and are now the advocates of the assump-
) tons of the Protest, and the disgracefuI
! act of eXpunging the records of the coun-
try. They have been the continued adj
vocateS of that series of measures and
| experiments in relation to the currency,
which have terminated in almost general
, ruin. Need | ask you, sir, a NuI1itGer,
what are, and what were your principles
in re;,, IN to these questions, from
which many honest Democrats have turn
ed in disgust.
You are a Nullifer sir. Docs tie De-
mocratic party admit the entire sovereign
ty Of the States? Do they admit that
each State is the Judge in the last resort of
the consttutionality of the cc.s passed by
Congress! Do they admit the right Of a
State to declare an act of Congress null
and void, and to prohibit its exercise with
IN her limits, in any case. Do they ad-
init that this is federative and not ma
tonal or consolidated Government, hay
ing power to coercc a StiGe at the point
OF the bavonet; and sir. (the unkindest
cut Of alp did they not support the Exc
cutlve, who threatened to imbrue tire ma
tons arms, Intended for her defence. in
the blood Of the noble hearted sons of
/ your gallant little State-when he stood
iii the very &C, Of executing his ivranni-
eal threat! Need ] ask you again, sir.
/ If these are doctrines on which YOU are
agreed" with the Democratic party.
Sir, have you forgotten tue memorable
tariff act of 20, out of which these as.
sumptions and Executive usurpations
! grew, and which they were intended to
enforce; and have you forgotten the part
these same Democrats bore in that hour
which tried mems principles?
Need remind you that Mr.. Van Bin.
rem, whom you are now about to honor,
assistedin the unholg work Of votine that
very tariff act which you 50 much abhor.
red, upon the unwilling South?
But. sir, you will say, he acted under