Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-10-26

very clever clow, say uaugai 10 lhe contrary --
Certain am however. that SIC. fssier by has most
egrtgjoHslg pissed BY the fat, relative 10 The dem
oc7at, having understood that any man Of the VII
iagt or Of any other pace, INTENDED 10 reply n Mr..
Thompson. | saw cmphsucai.y, that !; was 10, I'M
dtrs'ooi by a,v enc tclher Democrat ~ Wing ~
FAR as can EARN, and have made particular en-
quuy) That any man intended Ia reply There was
youos ma8 whom understood was solicited per
hapS by both partirS) 10 reply to Mr. Thompson
hut have vet 10 learn that he agreed 10 do 50, ln
what attitude then docs this Passsr BIZ stand, as 70
f1uHtss and rrraciiv: leave him however, 10
adjust tins matter iH toro eoHseicntg,
A CRIES
When wecNSt or eyes upon tho two parties
~hch'arc at this tine struggling for power IN thus
couutty-=Nhen we look al the principles which
each processes 10 suppor--When We reflect upon
the meaas used by each, IN order to secure sac
cess, and behold the present posluou which each
occupies before the people, "" ee''''v' I"' sey'
lhat we feel the deepest qualification at the tIlum-
rhaut progress OF democratic principles through
ont the Uuion, and tina; the beams Of the noon
day sun are not brighter ,hap our auucipauons of
the future. We are glad that Democracy, so
long aud SO frequently sueered at, both IN this
country and elsewhere, still exercises an iutlu.
ence N tins country ~ least, SO plan, SO stu.
king, and So powerful, that even our adversares,
knowing the advantages TO be derived from II
rcme. huweyer empty, eVincc the strongest ankle
ty 10 assume that Nhrch time and experience
have rendered 50 deseryady dear to the people
But that like every other anheC used to deceive
and cuoe the peo'le, will not only fail 10 produce
the desirrd Effect bot viii expose them 10 the H.
dicule Of their opponents, and the contempt of
the people Nhen we see several OF the north
etn papela eHdeayorng to placnrd their party a.
" Ormoc.auc hmg-, We cannot Tor the lie OF
as avoid thinking Of the keen, the cutting, aud
the polntcd ,.tne of the fable, which We have
read IN Our more you'hnl days, namely, The
ASS and he LIONS SKIN The Wings may
write s. democratic before or alter their none'
they may assume whatever Garb they please, hut
they may be certain, whatever disguise they pnl
on their ears viii expose them they may make
whatever professions they think most likely To 50
down with the people, but they mny be sure they
never can open their mouths tha their voice Will
not betray them. Tho honest yeomany Of thu
country are neither 80 guorant nor SO creduIou'
as they Imagine them 10 bri aud even II they
were, experience has spoken too often and toe
plainly, To allow them TO be deceived Tor any
length Of time Under the influence Of excite
ment, IN a momcut of panic indeed throwing
aside their reason and reflection, they may wan
der from the path they have so long uoddsn--
mislcd by bad guides, aud deceived by falls
| lights, they may be lost TOT time. But ~he
he excitement subsIdes--when the patio dle
| pwap-u.bo-. H. L~o, ! Ee,,a r 1-y -r--- -
! them, seeing the error they have made, they quick
! " return 10 the old tnlI which tho footsteps &
! their fathers have worn into broad and well va
/ fined the path.
There is indeed Il regcneotng principle N Ih
constitution Of our government, which, howoye
we may stray from the principles and doctuuc
handed to us by our fathers Will always brng
back To tho same position which they occupied I
the practice Of the same ptccep's when 'he
taught However clouded the truth may be b
Misrepresentation, lhe people, m hou cool, q
fleeing moments, when their =" sober secon
thoughts" ave brought 10 boar upon the gteo, an
important Subjects which agllaie the country, NJ
yer ldil to discover on which side OF The dispute
dogmas Of the day, It Is to be found to use
qu llatlon lrllc indeed, but nevertheless conec
Magma est ycri,as ct prevalent" few yea
ago, circumstances which human wisdom cou
no, (oresee. aud human power could not conrc
induced tram Of disastrous dlsresses upon o.
people from one end OF The county 10 The olhc
on which We must ever look back Nth deep, b
now unayaiIlnu regret, and from which we ca
draw but one consolation, the hope that the q
pcrlence gained from the past, may prove sal
iary lesson for the future. The wings seized u
on so favorable an opportunity OF charging u
democratic party with all the individual misery
the people; every misrepresentation "htch Sc
, interest could give birth to; every chcoms'ah
tbat marty lanallciSm could dist0Ii, and even
TOO many cases, every ial-ehood dat personal
ooh,Ica anlipahv could invent, was heaped up
that party until the people, Alarmed ny we
- iress of the country, agluied ana sHc,'eh Wy
clanour- that mng iroom Name to Lous'an
s deceived AZ to the causes which Produced INC
il feet. they Witnessed, hurried along by the "hi
i w,rd which swep, the country, lett ~, one
= one. county after county, State alter State. ooI
7 oc our Oldest and best friends, led away by
j. mistaken. though no doubt honest, feelings
- their hearts, rather than the CONVICTIONS % VI
!, Indictment, abandoned us N that hour Ana 'h'
/, was a time, when IN our gloomy aniGpa'ionS
l. the future, we almost despaued Of the repub'
&c there were moments when, ~ the whlslltng ol
K blast ,ba, blew around u, We loncied we CO.
y hear the shneks Of the mighty and the glon'
\ dead, mourning over The comIng rum OF me
I, bic ed,lice. the Foundation Of which they had
K. with Their hands, and cemcn,ed with Their bic
ID But the .io,rn has died away, aud the swell I
Sc duced by It's uoIenes Is FAST sobs'dlng The
ct Of excitement has passed aod the voice OF
be son IS again heard truth has agnn Lifted her
~ cred bead. and misrepresentation and iaseh
are whitening before her lance. Slate
"a State has retTaced her steps and taken up her
rs mer position upon the old battle-ground and
rs nocracy looks forward from her present sta
N with an eagles eye and christians hope
he triumph glorious as that Of old, and CERTAIN
al to-monow's .--.Monigomsry .fdr'rt''sr'