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

SOP. must be heard. Mex Monday and Tuesday
week, the great battle Is to be fought which IS ID
decide tie political character oftbe STATE, or al cas-,
to determine what position size vii assume IN tie
rank Of parties, ilr tie next two years.
Il Il we. known to our readers that democratic
stale rights convention vas he'd IN Jackson last
winter, in which every county in lie State was
represented. THIS body, composed Of delegates, IN
slmos, every instance fresh from the people, re-
commended 10 the support Of the democratic and
state rights party the ticket which appears at the
head Of our columns The names Of the gentlemen
nominated for the Offices of Secretary OF State, and
Treasurer have been Withdrawn, the one in Con-
sequence ofdealh tbs other ofappointment to diff
erent Office. Their PAGES have been filed by the
Central Committee appointed for the purpose, by
the selection Of gentlemen eminenlly qualified 10
discharge the duties Of the two stations. With
these two exceptions the ticket remains the same as
originally nominated
Ii is not our present purpose so much to urge thus
ticket upon the support ofhe people, as to call at
tention to the principles involved in the contest
The gentlemen nominated are well known 10 the
publc--ther claims to the Offices Ia which they as
pre have been thoroughly canvassed, both on the
stump and through the press They need M eulo-
GUM or recommendation at our hands. That they
are honest, capable and faithful, even the candid
potion of our opponents viii admit. Ii is to the
principles which they advocate, and Of which they
are made the honoured representatives, that we
would now briefly call attention.
The political creed of the democratic party Is en-
bodied in the preamble and resolutions adopted by
the convention, and subsequently enforced in the
address which they pu. forth TO the people. The
fundamental prin;ple OF this creed IS a strict con
structon Of the federal constitution They believe
thar national bank. as lscal agen', is unauihor-
lied by such a construction, aud that an indepen-
dent treasury is IN slict accordance with both the
letter and the spirit ofthe constitution and that it
was obviously the mode designed by the trainers Of
our government, for the keeping and disbursement
OF the public revcnue.--They are opposed II a pro-
tectiye arfnernal improvements sc. by the gen.
eraI government for the same reason thai they are
opposed to bank. They find Mr. Clay the great
champion OF a bank, protective tariff and internal
improvements, and they oppose him. They find Mr..
| Van Buren the advocate ofan independent treasu-
ry and The opponent OF bank a tariff aud internal
improvements. and they support him. Another rea-
son for their support Of Mr.. Van Buren,, and oppo-
sition to Mr.. Clay, is that the former is in favor 81
pre-emption rights to settlers, and reduction Of The
price of public lands the latter has ever shown
himself The bitter and implacable opponent Of both
these measures-measure3 Of ineslmable impor-
'ance TO Che early settlement and prosperity OF the
new States, and particularly Of Mississippi.
Such are the leading principles which constitute
| the creed of the democratic party. They have Ia
ken their stand on the broad platform OF the consti
tuition and in this position they have remained i'm.
pregnabe to all the assaults of their opponents
Their arguments have been unanswered, because
they are unanswerablc,
They have shown that national bank was nei-
Their necessary nor proper" for carrying on the
fiscal affairs OF the governmen-that it cannot reg
ulale tie currency, and that such an exhibition is
of The most fatal tendency to our free institutions.
The various charges which the federal, or whg
| party as they call themselves, have made against
the administration have all been met and triumph
anlly answered. Two of these charges we viii
here briefly notice.
The administration has been denounced on ac-
Count OF certain deialcatons of public ofcers--,o
! this The democrats answer that delacaons have
occurred under every administration iypm the days
of Washington to the present. and that this admin
slraton is no more TO blame on that score than any
of its predecessors, They shew that law was in
noduced in the last Congress by the administration
party to punish more severely all deIauers and to
render more secure the public iunds--and that this
law ,cas opposed and defeated by ,chig rote,
The wings charge that tie present administration
has increased the annual expenses Of The govern
ment from IS 10 30 millions of dollars. The demo-
Gratis prove, from the record that this charge is
| als7--that the administration have never recon-
mended any extrayagant appropriations that the
ordinary, annual expenses of government are now
but a few millions more than they were during the
administration of Mr. Adams, and that this increase
was mperavely called for by the greater extent of
our country, and the more numerous interests which
required the attention and legislation of the govern
ment. They show too, from the record that the
wings in Congress voted for every appropriation.
and 1t any cxlravagant ones were made, they were
as much to blame for it as any of the democratic
members.
VS. have published from time TO time, various
documents clearly explaining and enforcing the prn-
cplcs and policy of the democratic party. These
are all in the hands Of our readers--ihey have all
The facts and arguments bearing upon the great
questions now at issue before the country, 1t re-
mains for the people Of Mississippi 10 decide in the
prcmises--whe,her they viii take the democratic
ticket with Martin Van Buren,, the friend Of an In
dependent Treasury, Of redemption rights aud
reduction Of The price Of public lands, or the whg
ticket, with Henry Clay the bank champion, the
uther Of the tariff, and the buter dcnouncer and