Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-06-16
WHY HAYEY0U SUPPRESSED THESE

We put these ineuoEsloues TO you not IN an
uubraidlug spnil but simply with view OF az
resting your attention. and by this means, Of indu-
chg you to pause in yourcareer. lie has gam
l ed ht,le by experience, and less by observation,
who has failed to discover the excuses into
which men are hurried when once folly lnlhe cur
rent of political parties. II, in the beginning as
/ It were, Of contest which must increase IN ex-
element as It progresses you feel justified in sup
pressing information Of such vital interest to the
community, villa, will YOU not do when IN the fall
fury OF the conflict Depend upon II You will
forget every du'y-disregaFd every dangcr,--nor
heed the volcano, tho YOU stand upon the verge
of the crater, and its Jets cover YOU with the
stones, the ashes and the flame.
We do no, intend 10 saiimate that you are
friendly to the principles ayowed in the proceed
iugs to which we have referred, nor TO impute TO
YOU design TO advance the object Of those
ccrned in them. We know better But iithey have
been calculated to iniure the indiriduGls nor in
po,esr would you have suppressed them No,
You would not. You would have scattered them
far and WIDE Each one OF your journals would
have been political mortar TO throw them, rs so
many flaming rockets into the midst Of every wi
lngc aud hamlet Of the county, where they would
have burscd and cast their contents into every
house. And are they of less interest or impor-
lance TO the community, because they do not
bear hardly on the individuals in po,r'r, but on
the individuals who are seeking 10 obtain pouer
Does this change their nature--ihcir tendency,
their principles, or their purposes
r We have said that we do not mean to charge
YOU with any friendship for, OF design to advance
the cause of abolition, or even the leading poliu.
= cal principles the party who arc the authors OF
: these proceedings. We do not trace your sup
preston Of them to this source We wish thai
. we could do 50, not Tor ours, but for your sakes.
Your conduct IN such case, might be regarded
' as having, at least berallly of spirit aud enlarge
mont Of object, howeyerit might be considered
~ as unNisc, and even dangerous. Under this
!, plea, YOU might ofeI palliaung circumstances II
p mitigation Of censuIc. You might declare tha
y YOU sincerely regarded the success Of tho party
i, in its political and social policy, as lutlmael,
- Identified with the pence. happiness and prosper
" ty of the country and that by suppressng hes
~ important facts, you were honestly aiming to pro
=. mote this great object. Liberal men, in sue
~ case, might PITY il they did not pardon your II
7, ltnution. But you yourselves disayow all con
- nection with these men, and Indignantly denounc
VI ciples aud policy. Itisnot on this account thei
" il ia not from identity Of feelings, interest, {
w. aims nor yet from any tenderness towards theI
~ as mon, or political associates that YOU have snl
~ pressed the proceedings to which we have reic
n red
80 What, then, is tho reason Of Ihs extraordlna
conduct There must be some reason for i
w for men do not as individuals, act without a m
tive, much loss IN political masses. We will t
~ YOU what nee Mi1k is the reason, You force 4
~ unwecomo conclusion upon as against our wi
- VIZ. Won fa That He kil0plcdge 81 these fac
y" and the source cheace heli proceed, mar iaju
W. lac prospects ola CERTAIN I.N'DTVTDU4
", ,rhom po8 propose 10 make President Of 4
IN United States, This is the only solution Of Il
~ matter We can give aud The only one whic
n, seems 10 30 countonanced by your admission
~ and course Of conduct
~ And now, do you believe hal the communi
10 whom you are responsible are so deficient
selcrcspecl-so insensbIe to their true interest
a'' and 80 hoodwinked by party ptejudlcos, as
=" permit YOU to make them the dupes and victim
~ orindiyiduaI ambition, by placing SlNGL
W MAN above theirs You would do wisely
v" ponder the question we'll Your power over pu
~. lie opinion and action is not so unlimited ms 20
selfloyc and the assurances Of your leaders, mi
1" 0ater YOU with Inc times IN which we live "a
'Nt omincntly distinguished for fee inquiry and ind
N peadent thought aud If there ho communi
'"o so profoundly supd or ignobly mad, as TO allie
% Itself 10 be imposed upon hus--b hen viii the Iii
90 tolian have 10 write the record Of people Ia {
Wy nineteenth century Who for besolled ignorun
" aud slassh degradation, cnn find no parallel in
~ darkest ages Of the pust.
A Righteous Verdict-- Damages, $3.50
en- MANY Of our readers viii recolIec the bloc
am tragedy that was enacted during the fearless tim
Der in 1885, in which Mr., Patrick Sharkey was S
''f we're suaarAg !; seems from what sc have lcaI
~ &c ;he case recently decided in this county, h
tod Mr.. Shatkoy was justice Of the peace IN
So county Of finds, at the time mentioned abo'
pit The country was in great excitement prodnc
Use, by the hanging Of the Vicksburg gamblers, a
ere the disclosures made by Stewards pamphlet S
a ting that an Instruction Of tho negroes was pIa
sea ned, and that many white men ~ tho coun
Tue were 10 aid the slaves N Their smurdcrous T
ing poses. Every suspicious person Was taken
- and many, were hjnched without the form Of n
ind On one occasion an individual Of dreadful Gu
Tier acter was taken up by several highly respecta
to citizens of Kinds and Madison, and taken bel
ngs Justice Shalkcy on the charge Of beng an
ny. complete in the anticipated Instruction, but
W ing unable to produce satisfactory evidence
the mind Of the conscientious justice, the prs
Of er was discharged. Whereupon the persons :
20 had possession Of prisoner immediately took Il
fer their heads that Mr.. Sbarkey was also i'm
ses, Gated, and that the proper mode Q, proceed
Ior- would be 10 Inch the justice. Ihs howe
war proyed difficult undertaking. The resoluley
nth lice who had acted 10 accordance with his oall
res office, refused to surrender himself 10 the as
ion, Ian,a and barred BIS door against them, plac
md himself in defensive attitude. The party
uIL 1 lIar..1,.rh lhn IL