Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-10-13
THE COMING ELECTION

THE COMING ELECTION.
The large space which We felt oursclyes b3un
to give up to our correspondents to-day renders
impossible for Us to say all that we had intended o
the approaching election OF a member 20 rcpfesen
this county in tie Legislature. Perhaps, however
there IS no occasion for our saying much Ih
subject has been before the people for months--tbe!
understand !, IN al is bearings, and know the tru'
merits of tie question al issue, the claims L
their support of The two gentlemen who have pre-
eented themselves candidates for their sulIrages
Nevertheless, although precluded by want of space
to-day from giving our views fully in regard to the
principles involved in the coming election, we shall
| feel it our duty odo so incur next and shall attempt
10 show, what we think can easily be done, that it is
| purely contest between the two old antagonist
| Imrtes, Republicans and Federalists--that Mr..
Butler is the Republican, and Mr.. Peoples the Fed
eral candidate. We mean not to say that Mr.. Pee
ples is Fedcraist--wc know not what his politics
are. Although called upon repeatedly, he has never
deigued, 50 far rs we know to give a public ex
preston Of lis opinions Why he has thus thought
proper 10 keep DART, we know not, and shall not
stop to enquire. But we know that he is supported
here by the federal party and upon federal grounds,
and shall therefore take il for granted that he is
he federal candidate.
Republicans Remember that the election takes
place on Monday and Tuesday week next, the pad
and 29l days of the month. Rally TO the poll. on
those days, and by voting for Samuel Butler, show
to the world that federalism, however disguised by
Imposing nanlcs, and upheld temporarily by panics,
and the pecuniory distress of the country, can have
no abiding place in Lowndcs county.
CLLJ- We much regret that the communication of
T" Citizen" came in too late for publication to-day.
II was not received ill our paper was ready for
the press. We return it at the request Of the
writer; if he will let us have copy Of II, it shall
certainly appear in our paper next week. We
are as sensiby alive to the evils Of which the
writer complains as he possibly can be himself,
and with him, we hope that "our energetic May
or supported by his yigllant band of Aldermen"
will do all in their power to prevent recurrence
of tho disgracefu riots and disorders to which ne
alludes
AT meeting Of respectable portion Of the
Wings of Columbus, Lowndes county, held on
the evening Of the 4th inst. the following resola'
tons were unanimously adopted and ordered to
be printed
RESOLVED, That tho present deranged state Of
the currency and high rate OF exchange against
Mississippi, are in a great measure owing 10 the
experiments upon the currency.
Resolrcd, That the Wing party Of Lowndcs
county do hereby tender to the Van Buren, party
an invitation TO discuss the expedlency of the
Sub.Tnasrry scheme on the 10Th inst. ut 10 o.
clock A NJ u, the Cour, house in Columbus. -
The citizens of the county are respectfully lnVI
I cd to attend.
REMARKS. - NJ the request Of the Argus, VI
publish the above resolutions. We cannot pas
them over without a word or two. II the gentle
men mean by experiments upon the currency,
the over issues and illicit specua,ous of some {
our banks, VIC readily concur with them in tn
Justice and reusonabencss of their first resolution
but If they intend to charge the Administrative
with having produced "he present derangc
state Of the currency, aud high rate Of exchang
against Mississippi We pronounce tho Tcso
ton destitute of even the shadow Of foundation
What arc the facts of the case The Cover
mcnt is still ip the full tide Of successful sc!
pertinent" that is, there is no National Bank, al
+ yet the rates el exchange between many of Il
States are much lower than in 1926, when Il
great regulator" was IN full operation and hi
! been for ten wears. Take fcwinstance
Exchanges 1896, nth Sept 1888, ,ritho
National Bank, Bank
1 On NJ England, ? TO IL IA
Cincnuattl, TO 6 2 to2
+ Mobile 10 to Is
Natchcz 10 to 10 Toto II
I" Kentucky 80 TO 90 2l-2
o We might adduco more instances, but the
!; will suffice aad will show to every one that
grand panacca Of our wing doctors is no regula
at ALL twas, indeed, itself an " experlmel
Of the most bale(u tendency to oar free nsti
tons and the interests Of tho great body OF
ID people. Ne, gentlemen you must look, not
g the General Government, but nearer home
{, the causes of the present deranged state of
s. curency--to the misconduct Of our banks.
:, the over trading and speculation Of our ciIIze
{. Mississipphas the remedy lorthis evil in her o
n hands, and need not call upon Hercules to b
in her on, d tho miro.
~ One word more.--Ii the wings are very a