Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-02-17

! ol NE vi brigade 0! The % DH,sloo Vi lie Militia
0ftis State
THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION.
| We learn from the Nashville Tennessee pa-
pers that the House Of Representatives has re-.
versed It's decision passed at the Extra Session,
by which Messrs. Claiborne and Gholson were
declared to be duly elected members of the 25th
Congress. The vote was in favor OF reversing
the decision ll9, against it ll3. motion was
afterwards introduced declaring the seats vacant.
No decision was had upon this motion at our
latest accounts, but it is presumed that il was car
ned. Ii so, the matter is referred back to the
people, am, We shall, Of course soon have 10 run
the race over again. Of the result We do not
entertain the slightest doubt.--We can, ard will
re.eect Claiborne and Gholson. We had ms
joriiy Of something more than three thousand in
july last and this majorty--let the federal wings
say what they may--has been steadily increasing
ever since.
We confess that this reversal by the House Of
iis decision at the Extra Sesi ion was not anci-
pated by US. We believed that the decision had
been made in good faith, we knew that it had been
| made with perfect knowledge Of all the facts
connected with the election in July last. The
matter had been solemnly adjudicaicd after full
hearing aud fair examination. and we could not
see how All honorable body of men, acting as the
Representatives Of a free and intelligent people,
could be so far forgotiul Of common justice and
common consistency, as to fly in the face Of their
own decision, and pronounce a verdict against
themselves. Were an individual in the private
walks ofle to he guilty OF such a gross want Of
faith in his transaction, with his fellow men, he
would be silgmatzed a. devoid of every honora-
he principle 1t avalls nothing to uige the large
vote gwen to Prentiss aud Word last November
IN Justification ofthis act Of Congress-. If every
man, woman and child in Mississippi had voted
for these Gentlemen, it would not have been a
snR; ,ent plea ~ favor of reversing the decision
,,ssod At III. called Session by which Claiborne
and Gholson were decar," 10 De duly elected
members Of the whole 25'h Cons Inc 'al'h
Of the House was sclenny pledged IN 'ae'r 'aSoF'
and no contingency could Justify departure 'o'''
this pledge. But there was no such plea to G'y,E!e'
The House knew--for all the facts were laid be-
tiTc lthat Prentiss and Word did not get ma
iorlty Of the votes of the State at the November
cection--It knew that there were more than eight
thousand democratic electors who refused to
cast their votes Tor members Of Congress. being
satisfied with the decision at the called session,
and consider NJ Claiborne and Gholson as mem
bers for the entire term, |, ksew, moreover, that
We had elected a democratic Governor and
aiajorly OF democratic members to the Legsla-
lure There Is. therefore, all the slightest usii-
ica,ion for this act Of periidy on the part of the
lionse, Tor such II ls--base, black, unprincped
petady. But we are given TO understand that
the matter Is TO be referred back to the people,
Ii SO, we have nothing to iear.--.Jusce will be
done. Either Claiborne and Gholson will be re.
turned, or some other good democrats will be
elected. As we have before said, we have moi a
doubt as to the result. Such jederalisis as Prem
fiss and Word can nersr represent Mississippi
The people are honest and intelligent, they
know their own interests, and will do what is
fghi' however there NAV be those in our naton-
al councils base enough 10 sacrifice all principle
aad honor on the altar of patty feeling.
When we get an authentic account from Wash
lnston respecting the decision on the Mississippi
eleclion-Ior as yet, all our INFORMATION is second
handed--we have more to say upon the subject
The Pre- Emption Bih-TRe Bill granting
presumption rights TO settlers on the public lands
passed the Senate on the 30th ult. by vote of
30 10 Is.
Fifteen young men. while skating on large
pond at Egremont, Berkshire county, Mass,
broke through the ice and were drowned
Another plot against the HE Of Louis Phill:pe,
King ofihe French, has been discovered.