Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-04-28
To fho DemOcracy.
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of Narsh with the frsi regular numbef.
The bieafinn will contain condensed account
az he ne Interesting debates aad proceedings in
Congress foreign and domestic news important
documents he fullest notice Of eading political
topics AMI the conduct olpabhe men, Onglnai ~
nsrt. ,enJ;,s, IA sunport tire cause Of the Dcmoc-
racy viii constitute Ire prominent part Of the work
The nublicalion Is called ior At this time By pc
cnliar eirennstances which vii be stated With the
utmost succinctness.
The Federal party arc again in The field, with
greater hopes Of success than ever, slnce 1900
They rcly upon the money power, with Dir. bddie
AZ the head Of is organized SYSTEM operating on
rlasses anil miner corporations influencing debt
ars. stockholders, traders and others, by the Gibbs
and flows Of the currency, which Is made 10 affect
their interests and as consequence, their p0llhcal
fecngs aud npnionS avail himself OF the Prea
les, p1ssibe control which can be obtained from the
operation OF pecuniary Influence, Dir. Biddle has
aiiied his institution with the Bank Of England
II il truly said Of this great engine by the L9n
aon bankers. that . is pciifieai poper Is prodi-
eio,,,." II has shown It's dangerous potency in
compellnv suspers;on II specie payments by OPP
eratns Ga the merchants and banks IN our great ci
ties II fofcius The expectation Of specie against
public opinion in carrying elections lor ITS party,
By panic aud pressure, IN various States, notwih-
standing the unpopaariiy Of us conduct and IN rs
successful resistance in the late convention 10 re
sumption Of payments by the State hanks, although
the principal ones have declared their willingness |
and abiti % nav spccie The Federal party have |
hcnoe as on do establishment Of the first bank Of
the u. States BY Hamilton, become perfectly san
gninc Of success under is banners, and have again
unGirlcd their true ensign.
The n Y. Commercial Advertiser, tie eadiag
federal journal Of that State, print devoted TO the
interests Of Mcssra. Clay and Webster publishes IN
artiola which i exieled as proceeding from ono Of
the catcst minds OF tho party, procnimng the fed.
era nrincipcs fstered into lie unlrr the auspices
II Hamilton by Tie first bank, and pronounciug
that these alone can remedy existing evils We
have room for only few extracts, bn sufficient 10
sAaw the true issue between ne money power,
watch seeks 10 establish ts 1risocracy permanent
" and beyond tie reach Of the popular wiI, and the
Democratic party, which contends lor the soyer-
eiOntv olthe nenple. Here are the doctrines laid
down since the NJ Y. elections, by the leaders OF
that party who ascrbc that triumph TO the rresis-
tiblc force ofthe money and baak power they eon-
troll. First they saya
"That tho immediate cause Of the present de-
rangement Of the currency, and Of the embarrass l.
menis Of commerce and manufactures, - tho ig-
nornncc, perycrsiy, or wrong he0dedness OF v
few men in the Administration, is true but that Il
tho primary causes are 70 be sought in the Con. G
slitution il fact too obvious 10 admit dispute.
No man, probably, will now deny that the pow in
ers Of the Chief Magistrate aro left without sulli-
cicnt checks no man will deny lhat tho balance rc
intended to be created by the division Of Con.
gross into Two houses, has proved to DO INSULT.
ciont for tho purposes required no man caa do.
ny that universal suffrage has been left without
adequate control, prey to corruption
"Thcre are two prominent reasons 10 be as
signed for these defects IN the Constitution. One "
is. the want Of experience in tho patriotic men
who framed the Constitution. The other 10, the o.
creduous reliance OF those men on the virtue and III
intelligence of tho people, and Of the who
should bc elected TO enact laws and administer O.
the Government" OF
Again speaking Of dependence on the virtue and 70
intelligence Of the people, the MANIFESTO says: IL
"a FORM OF GOVERNMENT which IL
has no better corrective OF public disorders than c'
this, il burlesquc on ihcieason and intelligence
OF men, il is as incompatible with wisdom as il is M
with public prosperity and happiness en-
"Tho people are, by principle and the Cpnsti- thu
tuition, guarded againstlhe tyranny ofkings but on
not against their own passions and ignorance and
decisions" mi
The necessity of relying on some other power 70
than the people ~ therefore enforced. W
=. Such facts have induced nations TO abandon az
the practice Of eecting their chief magistrate "
prcleng 10 receive that officer by hereditary sue =
cesson. Men have found that ne chances oi !, y
having good chief magistrate by DIRrn, are
abuu. equal 10 the chances Of obtaining one by y
popular slsction And boast as we will, that the "
superior Intelligence ol our citizens may render "
this Government an exception, time will show "
that this isa mistake No nation can be an OK Y
cepiion till the Almighty shall change the whole
character Of man.
"It is solemn truth that when executive Off y
GERS are dependent for their Offices on annual, er
ffequeai sieeiions, there will be no impartial or =
efficient administration OF the laws" y
at is vain that men attempt TO disguise the y
truth tho fact, beyond all debate, is that the dis
orders in our political affairs are the gepuno and
natural consequences Of defects in the Consttu-
ton, and of the false and visionary opinions ="
which Mr. Jefferson and his disciples have been !,
proclaiming for forty years." \
The mass Of people seem not 10 consider !
thai the affairs Of great commercial nation re- :
quire, for their correct management, talents Of the !"
first order. n
"Ofall-ihis, the mass Of our population appear :
TO know little or nothing" :
The mass Of the people scdqced aud d,scip. !,
lined by their leaders, are still farther deceived,
by being taught that our public disorders are to
be ascribcd 10 other causes than the ignorance
and peryersity Of their party"
a Aud yet our citizens are constantly Boosting
Of the intelligence Of the people Intelligence
The history Of nations cannol present an example
n such total want OF integcnce as our country
now exhibits And what is more, want Of in
egity il equally surprising"
This appeal is expressly made 70 men Of" talents
II the FIRST order" and they arc invoked to make
re,tnfaan eat,ss haea,tar al thp rnnulnr nainn,