Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-01-27
LOUIS JOSEPH PAplNEAU.

LUlIS JOSEPH PAPlNEAU.
The Morning Herald of New York, Of the
9Th ult. gives the following sketch Of this disin.
gulshed Canadian patriot
LOUIS Joseph Papineau, who for some years
past has occupied the most conspicuous position
in Canadian affairs, is still in the prime u life,
being about AZ years Of age. He is a notary by
profession, and possesses handsome fortune;
rs there Is no country in the world where litiga-
ton is SO ylruent and lucrative to It's ministers a.
IN Lower Canada. Mr.. Papineau is well inform
ed Tor CanadIan-is far orator, being more
decldlmer than reusoner-passionaie inyec.
tive, conveyed in fluent torrent Of words, is his
reason and his facts; and being intensely con-
WINGED of the justice and holiness Of his cause,
and that Great Britain is determined to Cypress
ITS colony. and the energies Of his mind have
been devoted, since 1925. to an indiscriminate
and Incorporating hostility to every measure
Of the provincial administration. He is man Of
uogoyernable passions in every thing relating to
politics, and holds every thing British or Ameri-
can in utter adherence. lie looks upon COM
merce as an innovation, and its extension as
corruptng the innocence and simplicity OF its
countymen-agrcultur Is with him their natur-
al vocaon-and in the prosperity Of merchants
he sees the commencement Of system by which
their lands will be wres'ed from the seigneurs and
farmers by the sure but gradual progress OF trade,
and the necessary mutations Of property. He il
hostile to the diffusion of The English language,
as he Considers It's propagation as latent and
dangerous auxiliary TO the dissemination Of the
modern principles of business rs teaching his
ignorant countrymen new wants, and means Of
emanclpating themselves from the brutal tyranny
OF their gripmg ieudal masters. Such mans
political prejudces insure his integrity; and his
vanity will always make him adhere 10 the party
where his pretenslons to supremacy are undispu-
ted.
Mr.. Paplncau, however, has one failing which
lncnpacltates him from being so dangerous TO the
government as he might be-aDd that is, want
OF personal courage. He is loud-tongued and
jealous asserter OF the rights Of the House Of
Assembly, and bold and unmeasured denoun.
Ger Of the government and its administrators.
He has charged Lord Dalhouse, Lord Aylmer,
and Lord Gosford, with almost every political
CRIME and personal corruption that public or pri.
vate men can be guilty Of but when he has as
sailed individuals III society in like manner, and
they nave called him to account and demanded
satisfaction he has invariably explained away his
charges, or refused the reparaon required. In
the late affair at ST. Charles, he removed to a
! place oil safety when that fort was menaced by
the troops and with all the zeal and energy Of
Caallne, he will never ieopardze his bodily safe
" IKE that naughty and 5old-spirted reyolutonist.
United States Of america. The possible des.
tiny OF the United States Of America, as q nation
OF lOO,OOO,OOO of lTeemen, stretching from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, living under the laws Of
Alfred and speaking the language Of Shakespeare
and Milton, is an august conception. Why should
/. we not wish to see it realizedl America would
then be England viewed through solar micros-
! cope-Grcat Britain in state Of glorious mag
Q nhcence How deeply TO be lamenied is the
spirit OF hostility and sneerng which some Of the
i popular books of travels have shown in treating
! Of Americans They hate US, no doubt, just as
brothers hate. but they respect the opinion Of an
T EnglIshman concerning themselves ten times o.
much as that Of a native of any other country on
, earth. very little humoring Of their prejudices,
d and some courtesy Of language and demeanor on
: the part of Engllshmen, would work wonders,
even as it is, with the public mind Of the Amer.
: cans (Coleridge's Table Talk
o WASHINGTON. From the August number Of
$ the knckerbooker
O There was man among my countrymen
q whenever he appeared on the theatre Of human
n AFFAIRS wcs always exceently great. He exhib-
l. tied anger only in the form of viruous Indignation
re and severity only in the cause of truth and virtue
ID The warrant of execution passed from his hands
& believed with his tears, and in the foeman whom
O. he slew, would be found only the enemy OF human
in happiness. He laid the foundation Of a vast en-
v plre OF freemen; he guided the rens OF govern
TO ment with noble disnteresedness and virtue; h
10 yielded them gladly to his SUCCESSOR and with tlD
h. blessings Of millions, went into honorable TehIt
ment. Whether in emotion, thought or actor
who has known one SO pure, so great anc good
ne distinguishes peer said Of him, that "he VIZ
" the only human being for whom he felt an avn
L. reverence"
e. Washington was indeed, the highest Of the !, /,
BY bILlTY OF NATURE. "Greatcst, purest, noble
I'd Of mankind"
ed An Irish gentleman, who, en- getting ID
TO bound prize in the lottery, and finding that II
in prize was less than the money he had paid i''
nd cried out, "What luck it was that did not gCi
be 10000 pound prize. must have been en'n'
Of ruined.
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md THE TINES.
llle Oh dear, what times these IS,
m Sugars are rose, and rum IS ris.--Lieds1s