Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-04-27
NIs,sr' ITorfhiHgioa & L,s,.r

.Ms'Ir' W0rthiHgioa & L,s.,r.
Geuilemen--li is no,oriou, f..
wings arrOga'e TO themselves al he -.
and all the political honesty. An, .
party who may differ with them i =. -
grayely charged with inexcusab,s CO.. L'~s'
dishonesty. Simply 10 hear ore saw -.
mOerats do, that he is opposed 10 ,r
Bank, the charge is seriously prsts,,.l -
him, and that, barring all argument. ,.,,'. '~'
all experience, law and testimony. b. !.
nently told that he has "much 10 L.
subject Of BGnhing." They are ide wis.
of the present age. In fact every o,.,.
pie in this government; every prob.u -
solved; every mystery that shall b.v. :.
from Darkness must Of course have been :.
yond The knotrlsdgs" Of all Demoo,.,
mole particularly, Democratic Edt,,. -
sequently, must be the result of some AZ -
giant minds called HOcOpocos.
This position is not only susccp,ihls =,
'eSnmony' ou' also oil written. They do no, orl,
manifest to the most Indifferent observe, -
ordinary intercourse in street corys,,,s.
that they, (the whigsl imagine thems.,,., -
knowing ones on earth,but in oil their wri,iD,,M..
show forth tremendous itching 10 orotise .nl.
glse and eXalt themselves. And il 10 w.;,,.
the contrary he that humblelb himself shah !.
exalted" There is, also, another striking ,,,,.
the why character, which canno, pass unno,o.,
In the first place. they IRE celebrated for ,sL;,,
grave political questions, and yet more po,or,on.
for always giving the answer themselves; lb,, !,
they, having all the deceucy and talent" - lo,
hehbefy Of unrarelling The mystery ihsms.Irsp
as very beautifully illustrated by modern wb,r
writer X. Y. 4. According to the science ii
phrenology, the Hocos mus! have the orroD n
selI-esteem well developed, i. e. rather full III,
organ of hope is rather small, and about Noyem.
Der next, it will receive such nm unlucky blow
from the Democratic ranks Of Mississippi, ha,
il shall forever afterwards be accounted knocked
in. Yes srs, to The nextNoyembei election We
challenge the opposition. With all our rpputed
stupidity, we know our political rights; and this /,
not all, as a body Of Democrats, and as or,
man, i, will be seen that we too, possess the mo
ral courage and firmness TO protect those right.
other sayings to the contrary notwithstanding.
], is fact to be lamented that the eoriov
cause Of democracy, with herculean shoulder, b;
TO stand at this day and time under Iremendol
weight Of abuse and SANDER. Every aspin
and disappointed politician seems to consld
himself licensed TO assail the principles Of I
administration, and employs the bt,ctes spec
against this unparalleled government. With i
precautions, and without modesy-- with prelude
and without reason, we hear repeatedly Of I
Florida war, large appropriations, great expenC
lures, deialcaons, United States Bank, ,deat
shInplaster banks. deranged currency, proscrl
uOHi III SHOl'b iull huu UlSHeSS vi 'hu WIN
country is the consequent result OF this tlan
ish' administration. And indeed this humbu
war has ragged most astonishngy; II has iaA
considerable root in our republic, aud kind
mushroom, slckly growth, even in Mlsslss'I
1.-THE great valley" of republicanism. But whe
hear the ".l small voice Of reason" aud &C
mon sense, speaking from the mouth oil the sol
honest and thinking citizens Of the country, .
ing whlglsm, hocopncoism, and their whole Il
OF appurteuOnces and isms, "hus far shall,
go and no further" it tells TO me, in language
to be misunderstood, that the cause Of Demo
cy is yet on sure foundation, and that ii is
: indispensably necessary to "changt our ruiz
, before men pay their debts, and before dist
and ruin disappear, and life liberty aud pros
: ity assume the empire again.
| would notice, moro particularly, X. Y. T..
| think he has placed himselfin hands that will
him without gloves" In conclusion Of my
| ahAhoty NOollC OIlO tuLl " Nv 'Nh'
n bercd, it is this that the great issue of
e plaslers is whig policy tina! almost all Of
n presidents and cashiers are wings that the "
t rag currency is of wing origin, and We, they
d up this currency, manufactured BY their
hands, 10 n gazing world, and with assumed
c nifty, say, this IS whit the government has d
) this is what the party in power has done; III
!, what our rulers have done" But would
e this is what our shavers and wings have don't
4 A. D. {
r The Congressional Campaign in
Tuscaloosa (Alal district seems to be wa
with unusual spirit and activity. Messrs I
and Ellis are the opposing candidates, the Ion
> fed, the latter democrat. They are both IN
field and addressing the people. The last
caloosa Flag says. "The candidates, Mes