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

hght hy giving a>c occurring 10 Mr. Thompson
preliminary remarks. This gigdHri, Passer By,
says; M. Thompson commenced by informing the
people, inlrec,yo his touScjou, inability to con
trout the mighty etiu'Cynce OF his opponents lanl
especially young man Of this y.accl Bat not
outstanding hiS incompe,ency aud inferior appgs--
auce-the party had nominated him, and that was
sufficient evidence Of bis beng one one Of the most
, enlightened and Influential partiSars.
Mr. Thompson said no such thing, either direct
iy or indirectly. Mr., Thompson, lo-te-sure dl
/ not GAS some dol make great puff Of hes erudtou
aud superior political knowledge, nor dl he assume
to himself an3 party las many do) all the deeeucy
and gcnullty OF the umes but as every honest, de-
cs7' maa should do, assumed no sup, Nor dignity a.
/ bo'e bis GLOW citizens. Mr. Thompson dsd say To
The people bat for the fact, othiS being the nominee
, OF ire democratic convention, he would not have
been before 'hew "a the attitude he then occupied
/ rha, jas the nominee he came before them, the
honest advocate of whathe conceived to lie pure
democracy and rthcy, al.r having ha1 an expose
OF his political doctrines should concur with ha.
then it would become their duty and interest to sup,
port HIM. ButlfFis politics did not suit 'tem Zen
lie neither askedor expected their Sutagcs.
Bot Pa,scr BY, tins rtterOn in politics. has thought
| fit, To entirely PASS by the cts on thus point, ana
represent Mr.. Thompson az predicoltog his claims
| upon the people, on the mrre fact of hls being The
nominee OF the conventon--lhau which uodung is
more incorrect. This little travelling oracle fur
Their ie.muatcs that Mr. rhomplon was drcadtully
frightened, lest the democrats Of De Rab would not
receive him as their candidate
Slsh symptoms might seem to have existed to &
passcr by, bni TO me IAN attentive siener) none
such were yjsibc-nor dol believe any such signs
were observed by any attentirc listener, either wing
or democrat. But TO a Passer By, whosc ken can
perceive things as well where they are not, where
they are, there is no knowing what might have APP
peared; certain am that 10 one whose vision IS
only effected bv realities had any such impressions
| Nay Verify, Mr.. Thompson has nothing to fear
from the county Of Kemper. No candidates pros.
| poets are more fatierng than Mr.. Thompson's in
this county. The false insnuaions of Passet by
| TO the contrary notwithstanding. But says Passer
| By Mr.. Thompson virtually acknowledged himself
| Tyro--a beginner in politics. La mc--and what
! if he had Bat how does our ite uetcraa come
to this conclusion Why says he, Mr.. Thompson
acknowledged himself dscipeof the Jlbersonian
schooI--a luminous ray iruly--a few more such
sparks will PROSTATE democracy and clear the poiii-
cal horizon. Why Mr.. Thompson how dare YOU
have the audacy to acknowledge yourself follow
er of the immortal jefferson. What political sin
paaocr BY, Notwithstanding Ills grr" eraberdhce OF
81, II ,Vltt IaT
claim 10 he Jelersonian in politics ARE they Toe
Ttroes in pocs-lu' receiving their first lesson
in political manoeuvcring This our little political
adept would not be willing to admit guess Pass
err By is yet IN the first rudiments -rcpder he wi
ever oct 10 Baker. Passer BY says Mr. Ihomp
son next commenced on the United States Bank
and inslnualcs that on this head he made a lola
failure. This oracle Of whigi,n, taunGngly asks
from what source Qhink ye) dad Mr., Thompson
i, elicit arguments Why from old newspapers sc
and why not What better arguments need an,
e rational man want, than the opinions and arGu
, ments orthe ab,cst men OF lbe day--together witt
the history of the thing ITSELF Yes verify, Nj
, Thomson did read from news papcrs--and drew
!, copionsy on the doctrines Of 90 TO the entire salts
l. faction of his audience. This IS What gals PGsse
u b. So Mr.. Thompson was too yolumnou6, an
> luvunerabe for his enemys forces Mt Jefferson
+. letter 10 Mr. Gala'in is a corrosive poison 10 tn
ID wings Of modern iimes.--lt unmasks them Of tier
Y assumed Jelersonan mantle, and exhibits them
y Their true fedora clements But says Passer d!
Mr. Thompson tod tie people that he preferred NJ
I'd Van Buren, Tor he Presidency without giving an
he reasons Why he DID So. THIS rs a notorious perve
y SION Of fact. Mr.. Thompson gave ample and Ius
" reasons why he preferred Mr.. Van Buren,. His re'
y sons were briefly these, VIZ: That Mr. Van Bore
o. IS a democrat Of the Jclcrsouan school that he
en- opposed to internal improvement by the geneT
:" government; that he is ID favor Of an entire scpa
ne aton OF the government and the banks that he
b. IN favor OF the independent Treasury system
'le passer By passed with such immense yelos'y To
x he did MOI perceive any OF these thngS-nOt" usla
i ding the superior acuenrss OF his vsioh' Ihsa
al by IN The great eSuOefdncc ol hs puijicai III "
&c ed,,a sav.e irue Unlcd States Bapk hsd been
ng pxI,tence we would not have ned the derdngene
NC IN the currency we have. ms assertion sIfi'
mat Pdsser 49, hos passed me iJfihcf par u
f. (as he did when Alr. Thompson maze MS
ure,s al ms p.aceJ without correctly observing y
~ rmes. Lei nlm revert 10 the history Of the hai
m i,s oDeIalons OF l-0s aud 1919, aud I've wll :
: now MS assertion Is supported by TIE history
ie mast events. Al tliese lwp ptlods the I'm
States Bank was operation. In 1919 ihs gf'
/ regulator was llsrii reduced 10 the brnk oil oSi
rupiey. with Que dollar ~ specie ior every hnno'
IN c,tcutaliun ana sustained hseli only by an uleI
run upon the STATE Banks, lJr the redemption
ill., ines, notes. tefeDy producing their laAure, ana
most unusual and intense distress, aud iot me Z
pest perlOd that country has al any time eH
W renced.
eeh passer By, in strain Of prophetic exhdOcren
the saws. :. the SUB Treasury AMI United ota
.,o Bank are politically dead Ior the next tFee ye'
~" and SPECIAL state bank deposit system VII cefA
per- " be uie plan adopted for lie sale keepng. Of
i 10 pubic m1ney.' A luminous ray uly.H In "
10 lart OF passer By's lourney, AMI iom what sou