Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-07-20

al this Is now forgotten t0rgoiten the thousand as
socIatons OF common diligently and ob'oluy and
danger whatever IN political contests nav be sup
/ posed u unite the educated, the refined and the
generous The hearts hest sympaJb.es are rsdcy
outraged; and The .eader tie defender, the compaH-
loR-n-arms, of other wears s hersyed and ASSAULT
ed iar Tie acquaintance, lShsU say ol Yesterday
no, but Tor the bueresl enemy o, your own and
! your istherS' creed. Wei may the noble patrio,
( turn tom the reeknc daggerS of your vulgar Cas-
/ cas-, and at each Nuljer's stab ike the diving Ce-
/ slr, say, Ct 10 Brute" Can you, Do YOU, dare
| You, who have 50 org Indignantly repealed IL, now
/ JON 10 the charge against hum, of reckless ambition
and hostility To the Union ct the States, with the
{ strange aud iucouSs,rHt addition aSn OF corrupt
I Goa iton for preitrmenl with the party IN power
/ SIR, tread under my foot this wicked and foolish
ca,umny. swear 1t false, by has purity IF chaTac-
/ ter, by his life OF eminent services, by his present
/ unelevatcd station by his warm and consistent ad.
vutacy, since his imputed change, Of the principles
| hc hal before espuu>cd! Look az the eatueslncSS
/ with which he continued TO force his Abolition tests
/ upon parties look at his vote upon the repeal OF
the Treasury Circular; ook at his determined ad-
hertnte, twice exhibited To the specie clause OF the
independent Treasury Bill; look at his declaration
uttered not long since IN The Senate Cchamber, that
| he would support no administration whose ordinary
expenditures should exceed | millions Of dolarE.
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defend to lorgetlu sons the character OF their de-
serted and prosecuted parent SIR, pronounce the
stand taken on this occasion by this distinguished
patriot " above all Greek, above all Roman fame.
Take mp | challenge you, your countrys history.
and fad me parallel. Pay tel. me what moment
he selected for tins change OF his political attach.
meuts Was it (wheu such movements are usual
~ perormed) N disgust at bis friends mi,iouunes,
and N eagerncss 10 partdkc OF the Spos OF their en-
A 4
Tamadge he had reason To despair, That a.
NY longer thrift would allow awmng" Ryos and
Tamadgc, who profess 10 be IN agonlcS ,glarm for
invaded liberty under defeated Administration,
though their wont to rldcu.e the apprehension nn-
der the powerful government Of strong -wI,ed auc
resiStcssy popular " Military Chc.tam" Ne; !
call upon you, Union men, 10 avouch my assertion.
that il was IN the darkest hour OF your tubuuton
that he loiued you that"a fierce foe hung on
your broken ranl insulting; that
A fearful sign stood in your house OF life;
An enemy, feDd, hurkcd close behind
The radiance OF your phncti'
that It was eXutlngy proclaimed, that Of oil the
States which YOU had once possessed, hide New
Hampshire was tho only one that was undoubtedly
true to your cause. But iurbcar to speak his cu-
logy; your counrys monuments wt. one day tell it;
that country history has already recorded it.
leave hun to that p sterty to whose late but never
failing justice he has had the courage 10 appeal
tuhl, thou noble spirit the great, the useful but
the painful destiny, which Thy genus aud thy God
have given lhee nor complain that The fate OF niea.
suress mind is thne, IN beng, by tie very originate
~ olthy conceptions, and The holiness OF thy views,
N a great measure insulated from the sympathy Of
thy kind with whom the uncommon and sub
lime must seem TO be, like thugs oil every day r.
Still oye to make thy lofty hermitage, amidst the
kindred su6lmItles Of the sAadowy iuture!
Another name yet remains 10 mention; one that
will occupy no undlSunguShed position IN his cOun-
trys calendar lie, vulgar prejudice and unreal
sOnIng aBtpalhy smile when | repeat lt-MariiB
Van Buren, Gentlemen, 1t is known 10 many, to
most Of you here, that once and most 2ealonsIy OPP
posed the elevation OF tins individual, | lad been
taught 10 believe HIM a treacAefous, non cummtta
and tlmid politician. It's true, was pointed to hIs
Congressional speeches, his Shoccu Springs letter,
Gnd numerous oher declarations Of his opinions, Ia
vorab.e to Southern and State Rights politics. But
these were after all, mere words, and did not trust
them et when the time came for him 70 redeem
these pledges, and found them one and all 10 the
letter fulfilled, what course, pray YOU was there
left me TO pursuei Could longer deem him rcach- |
erous, whose yearly messages repeated that hosui-
" 10 National Bank, which we had been former
~ assured was only directed against the Pennaylv1
MA institution, and would III tie end give place 10 |
him non-commttai, who 50 frankly and early pro-
claimed himself on the new and denounced Sub |
Treasury Could ! hold him tmid, who though |
assaulted BY more cHemes, placed IN greater dill |
euleS ana submitted 10 hcfcer ordeal than any |
Administration ever yet encountered, has calmly |
and firmly carried out his policy, and smiled at the |
vlndctiyeneSs Of his foes ! Though threatened |
with committees Of ten thousand armed enemies ; /
though perceIyng n the hour Of his necessities |
squJdrOns oil his earliest friends wheeling by States
from hls ranks--he dared hold on the march. which |
both consistency and country enlOmed, Sir, fate |
ana malinnity had scattered like the savage ordtals
Of the olden superstition, burning ploughshares IN
his path Ihat the darkness Of our caianuIes had OBJ
scured. He had sailed, il was SAID, this sun shine
pilot A." these many summers on sea OF glory !;
and when The vessel OF Stale was weaihenng lie |
stounes capes," loudly was It pruphecled, that he |
would banch aud lremble IN the untried empests OF
the wild attitudes he mad reached. BIT did he
trembe / sir with no friendly view, curousy
watched that solitary man at the helm SOLITARY,
from bis own and unsharcd responsibilities j |
and when beheld linn amidst The uproar Ol tie ei-
ements and the nose and the meHaccs Of DISTRICT
ed crew, calmly gazing at the card, and firmly d.
rectng the wheel could not withhold from him
the tribute Of my admiration, my esteem and my
applause. VI humble parchidge, endowed with 30
elOqnence, wearing no soldiers lau-
fels-be has nothing wherewltha 70 dazze tie null
litude from lheir pEopnety and tie sustained con
fdence of his counlrymen IS no feeble evidence Of
the justice Of As cause. do not exaggerate his
claims, therefore, when pronounce him, the firm,
and able statesman; the very man tor
the tines the pure Improvisation Of principle.
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