Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-07-27

"id- ie appeared tH regain h.s muscular puwtr n
much HAT he nj only st1ai up without help, %
turned toward his KIND conductors with ease. an
alter rasline a ~ look rom under h,s broad bfm,
castor al ucm, BE- pulled down the cofner 81 hi
aht eye and sald, whilst a significant gt1n playe,
upon BIS dirty face. gruIrusu, DO you see an
tang green" ! tel ynl u was well luf Ism ilat h
Swarlwputi-ed suddtuy. for be had waited q bt,.
longer, h. wnu.d be- mahr 10 laugh oR the wran
sidc OF h,s face. Acr tie " Lncoiuru" wac disls,,
ed OF, rtsolul.on aas offered and carried, Tia
nol only iht windows Should be let down bit iit
shutters, als' should be closed, that neither si
ening ears M. Yatchlm eyes euul1 avail the MIN
lons 81 Democracy any thing The Thought ne
'er nnce appeared to base entered INTO auy Of n,i
heads, that on carving this resolution ntu Effect
would increase tie darkness to such degree TIA
iiie business # tie mgciug II continued should b
gone into N manner blind and that cusing
room almost tnitc light, IN which The ,hermnm
eter stood at l02 when there was a Circulation q
ayr. would make II ahat young friend OF INN
Nfn was present, graphically called Il, "a yoan.
he'll u We dd not suffer the tormenls Of lh,
damned whist IA there, Tor onc, can say, 'cl
most daunablY iofmenIej with heat and for wan
Of light You have no dca Of L. deaf reader, 4 yat
were not there; take my word. II was a caution a,
ganst all dark Daylight caucuacs SeverIl move,
lhat tie resolution b. rc-cOnsidefcd: but a manrt,
SAID u was better 20 suffer q little aud be- sale a.
there was now nothing 10 do but sign the Drea-
ratlon If Dependence" The heat was so INSURER
able hat thought they never would get through
With II, each one had some loo questions 10 aud
have answered behre he'd sign Ia tins way They
went on until coud cScaim 10 all eandor with the
lady N the Wear OF Wakefield. g" by The living in
90 I'm all IN muck Of sweat The bong wished
lor moment at icnglh arrived, when this ever mem
MI a. E,i
adjourned.
Was one Of the first 10 get 10 The door, AMI
whist unholing It, my Young friend dr,ly remark
"a " d0hl you hnk there was 4 good deal Of goose
grfdst td beref replied HAT thought So prin.
cpnlly amongst thc candidates. When got ont Of
doors, although IN the sun, the transition was So
sudden That II lad Ike Ia bring chm upon me
stopped Tor moment To wipe the pcrspiralon Oh
my lace, which gave me an opportunity of seeing
how the other members hal stood H. lhey oil ap-
peafed 10 have suffered as much Ms did the neither
garments 81 he cnrpulcnt members appeared 10
have been mttamorphsed ntn extensive grease
spots aud even liltle sharp faced, black muzzIcd
mcml cr, who, on ordinary occasions looks ns Tim
anu a. dfy ~ ulll rod was shincy in The face as
though Il had been soft-soaped for hun He, how.
ever, Notwithstanding his suffering, was wide awake
TO MI that had been passing within, for be attacked
WIN sharp words, big tNo-fsted acquaintance of
his Tor not voting Tor resolution that he had offer.
GU, saying thal Il he did II would have covered all
me ground which they wanted. His friend eXcus-
oil himself by admitting that lie did not understand
The dfIil o. IT, or he would have done so hy all
means, and gave as reason for bis duness Of com,
pfehenNon, THAT the apparliun of the Locoloco'
Threw him oil his balance" All tins occurred Wills,
waking from lie "workshop" to Main street, where
We all separated TO meet again on the 2lst Of June
Inc period between the second caucus and the |
Deeling Of The convention was lime or much IN |
e'es' ana nHx'fty TO the rival candidates, and of
.tIch speculation to politicians Of bath parties. - |
nc questions who vii be- the whg candidates |
OF The Legisaturel Who Will be the WING cnnd,. |
late for sheriff. SC were asked about 4 tIou"and
ines day. Nnhody could lcIl--all was wrapped
~ N mystery. Thu state OF Suspension Ind ra,hrr
pleasing elect on the rlval candidates: il madp |
hem all uonsiinue clever fellows, l0rcach one wen,
o The expense Of gallon ng, well charged with
lquor f. which their frcndS were welcome AZ often
Is 'heV chose to visit II, Which, from experience.
an say was pretty tllerabc oIlcn They were mar
cuIafly friendly loo. during this period shook hands
WIN almost every bndy but especially with those
VINO were 10 be members of the convention. d SELF
'oihpacent smile too appeared TO play continually
lPoh their contenanrrs, ny though conscious If
success. Alas, what change has come o'er the sn;.
y o. ,helr dreams Now they pass along nnhecd.
~ wan downcasi and disconsnale looks the Juc
lERY, me "mme banquet hall deserted" the looftrs
ied, The candidates dead, and all hut the Jur de-
parted, which stll sits there, disconsoale, empty,
solitary aud alone, fit emblem Of patience ON
smiling at grief"
The morning Of the suspicious 2Is of June
nj length broke upon The vision Of tho official nnd
political asp'rants and found them mll Of hone
and expectation. nay, each one conscious of sue.
cess from the friendly footing upon which he
stood with the members Of the convention since
the caucus. On the morning Of that day diff.
Gully appeared TO :" the powers that be- which
had not belore presented itself, MS to whore The
meeting Of the convention should be held il
would not DO to held II IN the Coull House oh
no, TOO pubic, the operation of gGginc cdadi.
dates too would not look so well to the soyrcirns
u any should attend, 1t would not do to hold !,
IN The "wo'k shop no, too small aud loo no,
when closed up, as of course il should be ON nm
occasion OF tina, kind. Where ,hen. was tho
question, all were At a loss To know and were al
most ~ despair when prominent member Of The
party suggests the +" Theatre :" this met with
NE hearty concurrence of all, and on nnplicoticr
TO one OF The propueors,a zcanus par,lzan. the,
were told they could have il with pleasure so /,
was determined 10 nc, farce in cold earnest il
the Theatre AT Columbus, which Il an cra !,
theotrcals worthy If record. The appointe,
hour Of eleven arrived, and with du, puncnoht,
both membtrs OF tho convention and candidate,
were ~ attendance at The theatre here pca,,
another difficulty presented itself AZ Ia wb,
should occupy the stNgc, the Chairman or III,
members Of the convention. II woa 6n,ll,
agreed to reverse the order of lheatticos by pla
eng The chairman, who composed the audience
on the stage, and the members whose vocation /,
was TO act we're 10 occupy the benches, on ordp
AIRY occasions allotted 10 the audience. Thu
pom settled, a Chairman, and Secretaries we,,
selected and all was ready for business. Be
fore proceeding LEI VS. take buds eve glance a
the members TO see where they hailed from nm,
how they were disposed Of. discerning ey,
could see at once that there was something st,
rosa, for there were thirty ttro members lrou