Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-09-07
0SE FROM THE SPRINGS.
From The Richmond Enquirer.
STATE RIGHTS PRINCIPLES

81 III RlGllIS' PRlNClPLES
| The wing presses are attempting to rldcule
the idea that any of the wings will prefer Mr.. Van
| Buren, to Mr.. Clay. Never was set of men
under greater delusion. We could put our fin.
/ gers upon many State Rights Wings, who will
! abandon them the moment they take up Mr.. Clay,
and who will rally around the Administration -
! We could name many who have already profess
sed that determination. We could name four
| Impractcabe wings, if not more, who prefer
Martin Van Buren to Henry Clay and who on
/ that account alone, will never vote for Mr. RvCs
Among these proofs, we have before us a
very long and able letter from distinguished
| gentleman who went of upon tho Proclamation
and IS now iary knlt IN with the Republican
ranks. No man in Virginia was ever more at
tached, or is, to "1he Democratic Republican
State Rights principles" We hope he will en-
cuse us for rcpubIshing the following pungent and
powerful extract from his letter-his name alone
being kept from the public. 1t was in reply TO a
letter which We took the liberty of addressing
him
"lou ask, what is tho prospect before u.s. To
answer that question il was necessary to take a
hasty retrospect "the battles, selges, fortunes we
have pissed" We surely have in hopeful prospect
the Jd'red opportunity, througbly to reform the
uUvCUTrn TIM has HIS occurred since It's adoption,
five are true to ourselves Il our principles. What
can State Rights republicans ask Under our prin-
ciples, thanks to the pure and gallant men who
HAYES steadily maintained them we have paid
the National debt, and unnihllated the funding
system Of Hamilton, the first great system OF pa
tronage; and corruption, which our father Repub-
lcans resisted; We have put down the United
Suites Hahk, wish All rs corrupt Und couupting
= influence, on the Government and the people !,
with It's deltetlous influence on Southern COM
merce i: we have crushed the most expensive,
extensive and corrupt system OF patronage ever
devised, that ola federal scramble for internal
J.. improvements. We compromise for the present,
aud trust shall settle for eve', the most partial,
r oppressive and runous system of taxation, in the
: so-caIIcd tariff system. State Rights has done it
+ all Shall we, then, hesitate or iaerl For my.
!, self freely declare, that whatever man, or I'D.
. mtHiStrdt0n, is ruled by these old principles of a
h stnct adhorance to- and rigid construction, OF
the Constitution, shall have not only my thanks
: and my applause, but my cordial and active CO.
operation consider Mr., Van Buren, as pledged
e TO this course ard so far, his practice, has con
y formed TO the pledge. Speaking of him as Pres
a dent, | defy any nan 10 point to any recommen
datlol OF opinion not comfortable 10 the pures
u principles of The State Rights school For whom
N then shall VIC oppose hml For Mr. Clay, Mr.
lie Webster, Gen. Harrison, or any man of Ihe
a. partyl Shall we moi support hun, whilst he is put
ting the Key Stone into the arch Of our primer
pies And what shaIlwe gain by electng Mr.
u Clay National Bank certainly, as nscss
e. sory ingredient of his system. That breach
i. again made, and an army, OF abuses will easlll
enter over the broken ramparts OF the Constltu
ton. Shall we exchange the flourDhng pros
pect Of the South, our increasing trade, our i'm
proving towns, our mighty railways and canals
which have sprung up since the Tariff was re
IN duced, and the Bank vetoed for heurtless pa
n. per aristocracy, the weapons of which, our com
or mercla brethren Of The North know so well how
- 10 WELD to the distinction Of our great interests
" But can We retorm the Government, with MIR
Clayor Mr. Webster, or men Of their principle
iy at its heads They are the authors and advocate
lis OF the abuses which have been, and still call 70
a. reform. Can you have Government devoid Q
y all but us constitutional patronage, with man
. moth United States Bank OF so or leo million:
Us holding in its cold aud meretrcious embrace Sc
I'd lesser State Institutions, and welding the might
en- resources Of TINS great country IN connection vii
nv the revenues Of the Government which il woul
:, stimulate TO excess! Can you bave an econom
- ical and equal Government withan enormous sun
20 ply OF revenue, eXtored by heartless maiorte
he from reluctant minority of taxpayers, willis
es the cnes OF oppressed and ruined States are 81
- fenced by the halter OF the sword cannot
'" and wilInol, support any man of their sthoo
}" however distinguished for talent, or ennobled b
- their private or public virtues
N 81 backward cast my &c, on prospects drear,
,v And fonrdrd tho cannot see guess and fear