Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-12-14
THE INVITATION TO GEN. JACKSON.

THE INVITATION TO GEN. JACKSON,
Tho Argus calls the recent meeting, held in
Jackson to invite Gen. jackson to visit this
State as its guest, "a rttse, got OPP and designed
for political effect" We cannot well SEQ how
tho editor arrives at this conclusion. There is
no necessity sor, on tho part Of the democratic
party to resort to indirect means for political pur-
poses The State is theirs, for the present, at
least, and by a large majority. All see, all admit
this. Why then, have recourse 10 any trick, any
manuuyre, to obtain that which we have already
secured, IN fair, open fight, and by our own un-
aided excrlions Had the invitation been given
10 Gen. Jackson previous TO tho last election,
there would have been some ground for tho sup
position Of the Atgus--but now, il is without tho
shadow of foundation. Besides, the meeting
was not got up entirely by democrats. General
Foote figured conspcuously in tho proceedings,
and he is a whig--was member of the wing
COW ent,ou lao, winter and warmly advocated the
claims Of Mr. Clay to the Presidency, in that
body. The committee Of invitation is composed
partly of Wings, among whom arc Messrs. Prem.
hss and Word and they have not, so Far as we
know, objected to having their names used on
the occasion. The Southern Sun publishes the
proceedings of the meeting, and says not one
word agalns, them, thereby, as we conceive, CIV
ing them its silent appreciation. No other Wing
paper in the State, we believe, has said aught
against them and the Argus stands solitary
and alone as yeti in It's opposition 10 patriotic
Of party to express their gratitude and pay
deserved houol to him, who, in the language OF
Mr.. Jefferson, "a has filled the measure of his
co,niry's glory."-Wc envy not the heart which
could have conceived, nor The head which could
have dictated the article in the last Argus, upon
this subject II manliests spirit which, in its
devotion 10 party, and envenomed hostility to an
indvIdua, olges all patriotism, and gratitude for
past services. We feel certain that large por-
ton Of tho Why party here, do not concur in the
sentiments which tho Argus has thought proper
to express, respecting the invitalionto Gen. Jack
son, and that they will merge all party feeling,
upon subject OF this kind, and cordially unite
in doing honor to the man who led them to vcto-
ny on the plains Of New Orleans, and who, by
his "iron Nerves" and his untliuching devotion
to the honor and best interests OF his country on
the French question of indemnity, excited The
admiration Of all Europe, and elevated the Uni
ted States to the first rank in the scale Of ma
tons.
No State in the Union owes deeper debt Of
gratitude to General jackson hnn Mississippi
does--Inslcad Of bringing rum upon her, US the
Argus has the brazen eiirontory to intimate, be
has been the chief promoter Of her prosperity
the prime cause of her unexampled increase in
wealth and population. When he became Presi-
dent of the United States, the cotton production
Of this State was confined principally to narrow
slip of land on the Mississippi Rwer--now, by
his policy and the measures Of his administration,
| il is spread over the whole ierriiory,--The Indian
titles TO millions Of acres Of the richest lands on
the globe, have been eXingushed, and are being
rapidly settled by an ene'prising and intelligent
population. An this, the State owes to Gen.
Jackson. But for HIM, the Chickasaw and Choc
taw countries might now have been wilderness
irod only by the red man. Ii ever man de-
served TO be welcomed for his services, as the
guest Of State, Andrew jackson deserves thai
honor Of Mississippi has done moro for hei
than the lllusirious La Fayeue did Tor our coun.
Iry during the revolutionary war; great, as 1t is ad.
mitted, his services were
word more.-The Argus wonders why Gen.
! jackson should be invited in The dead Of winter