Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-02-16

the Bank Commissioners report to-day, as we
promised.-We will try to do so next week, or il
possible, we will dc still better, and give the en-
tire Report-lt ought to be in the hands Of every
citizen.
ELECTION OF U STATES SENATOR.
Our readers were informed in our last that
Thomas Ii Williams was elected U. S. Senator
TO fill The vacancy oceasioned by the resignation
Of Judge Trotter, and that John Henderson was
elected to the same office for period of six years
after the 4th of March next. We stated some
time since that the election of Mr.. Tucker from
this county decided the matter and rendered the
election Of a Democratic Senator certain for the
SIX years term. Our statement vas founded
upon the vote given tc Judge Trotcr las. winter
and the results Of the Special elections held du-
ring the past yeT-. Judge Trouers election show.
ed that we had majority of five in the Legisla
ture In the special elections, we lost one mem
Der IN Lowndes, one in Noxubee, and two in
Kemper and Laude'daie, and we gained one in
Marshall, and one in Oktbbeha, leaving a nett
wing gam OF two members, equivalent to Il
change of four votes in the Legislature. We
had, of course, still majority of one, and Mr.
fuckers election, we had every reason 20 con.
clude, rendered the success of the Democratic
party in the election of Senator. certain We
could not believe that any member of the Legs.
aure who had voted for Judge Troter could vote
Tor Mr.. Henderson. They are an,ipodcs in pol
cs-the latter being a bank lederalist, and the
former sancnl democrat, md opposed 10 a
bank.
We presumed that all the members las winter
voted from principle; VIC knsu that they voted
with full knowledge of the political principles
of the gentlemen pu, in nomination, Hence il
will be seen that our Inference was fair one,
and that we had good grounds for making Inc
statement that tho election Of Tucker rendered
the choice of Democratic Senator certain.
But We were mistaken. There was detection
in orr ranks gross, shameful detection. Mr.
Samuel Ragsdale, Senator from Monroe, who
voted for Judge Trotter last winter, went for
Henderson, the Bank, federal Candidate. What
new light did this gentleman follow What man
estion Of the sentiments of his constituents indu-
ced him to change so completely, and have re-
corded on the Journals a condemnation Of his
former roiel These are questions which he
will have to answer 10 the people Of Monroe, and
i we are not greatly mistaken in the sturdy hon
est yeomanry of that County, they will give YER
dict against him. But bad as is the case Of this
gentleman, there are others, il possible in worse
predicament, and who hare more grossly misrep.
resented their constituents. We aude partcu-
larry to Jayne Of Lawrence, Brown Of Lauder.
dale, Rupert Of kemper, aud Hill Of Marshall
These gentlemen are all from the strongest dem.
ncra,ic counties in the state, and they knew it.
Some OF them were positively instructed, and by
large majoTilies, TO vote for Democratic SEM.
tor; yet in defiance of these positive instruction:
in defiance the known viii Of their constituents
they recorded their votes in favor Of John Hen
derson, thepcltcian OF all others the most obiec.
tionable to the Democracy Of Mississippi! Such
an open disregard ofpubIic sentiment has rarel,
been exhibited in our country-the annals Of feder
alIsm filled as they are with deeds Of treachery
to the people have scarcely parallel to this. w,
have more to say upon this subject hereafter. Tn,
people have been betrayed, insulted. outraged
Let them look to il, and redress themselves.