Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-05-11

| ufht winch We predicted year ago. has a
length begun. IT. the total and overwhelming de
feat o. the whig party m the election. AT ID
close Of the polls IN Thu, sday night, the dew
knowiag what he had been about, also began I
rejoice and accordingly let out one Of he preiile.
northeastern rain slurms that ever gave hundred
the consumption and thousands the sHnu an
blue devils. But shat cared the loe0locos 70
rain, or Reltns weil When they get 10 then CON
Portable quarters IN anoihei region hereafter, the
sill have time In dry their ragged. dripping bres
ches before The flames 81 the FIRE that never dies
Tammany Hall. and all The neighb0fhood, nsve
was ~ such an ecslaey or delight. The whoi
myriods Of Ioeofoc0s, as numerous a. the 10
Gusts Of Egypt, were IN perfect ecsiasies. through
out the city yesterday. 9RaIn, blow, petit" ere,
they, "who carssl" We have licked the damne,
wings, and that's enough" And so they hav,
licked us--lirked Us most numerically
how could we help III Satan and oil his power
were with them, and We had nothing Of an infer
nal character on our side, except the miserabl,
devils Of Wall street, Webb, King Noah. snt
such trash, 10 make poulices of-bul the regular
"Simon Pure" with his horns, tail, &C., vas too
much for the eounlereiters Of Wall street
Such a disappoialment--such an unlocked for
result has aslapl-hed the whigs. Ever since,
they have been walking about town like so many
philosophers with then hands 10 Their brreches
pockcis--and some Of them with pockets to let.
"Whalis the reasonl" allow comes this" "Cun
you explainl" "Tcil Us the catises'--are the
Questions and remarks on every persons lips
Lei o. do this for theln-~lilt the curtain and ex.
hibt the causes and consequences Of this extra.
ordinary counter revolution, which will a.tonlrh
tho whole Uni0n as much as il has astonlshed the
foolish wings.
The ascendaacy Of the wings in April. 1897,
was pnducrd by the revusion, which was genrr.
aled and heightened by the foolish financial men.
sures Of the government. IL tho winter Of 1886
aud spring Of 1897 We WERE the first to predict
a revolution In the politics Of New York, and ut
nately in the nation, calculating HAT rvsui. from
The very Elements created b. the reyuIslon in
trade. The wings first gained The ascendan,y
her" in April, 1897, aud ii Their editors had pos.
ssssed any degree Of patriotism, discretion, or
they might not now be astonshtd at
the total deieii % this werk or have TO depore It's
fatal consequences hereafter.
Their ffs accession to political power was
marked by intolerance and tyranny of every kind.
They swept out OF office almost every corpora
lion officer; some Of them patriots Of the 'evou.
ton Of 10. No, content with this policy, an ar.
rogant siockjobbinE clique was organized IN
Wall sifeets who assumed tho direction Of the
party. and audaciously sought 10 silence every
Tree press and persecute every independent man
ii tho community. Who has forgoicn, Tor |
lave not, the violation OF justice, the insulting ar.
'oguncc Of such miserable creatures as Joe |
IIoxle, De Forest, and the other agents Of the
lockjobbing clique Of Wall street, who hurried
he corporation into needless and wastetul expcn.
irtu'esi
In the fall election Of 1897, their splendid ri.
inph only developed their arrogance, folly and
nadness 70 q greater and more alarming extent.
rhe,r mad orgies nj Nbos Garden, and the ia.
nou. ten dollar festival nj the Astor House, were
with the most indicative, furious.
alsc aud calumnous charges Of their m,Aerable
journals. because would not support such man
Is Joe lioxie. Who was undeserving OF any sup.
,ort from any honest person. in any honest com.
.nuy. immediately thereafter succeeded The
gned,on Of Watson Webb 10 Washington, the
hallcnpo u Clllry, The refusal 10 look upon
Webb as gentleman, the second challange Of
raves. the fight, the murder, Inc shocking bra
ADDE'S ,iWebb, and the general support Of oil
lose ntrocnes by the Wing papers and whig lea.
ers throughout the country.
In the fall of last year tho wings carried The
'ovsrnor and State, for the decentralization md
rrugance 0i their leaders had not then sufficient
I sunk into the public mind. What has been
. result Of this vctoryi Governor Seward also
ung himself into the hands Of the stockjobbug
hqas Of Wall street, and every measure and |
very appoinlmenthas been dictated by the New
Iork American. and tho money changers who
nppott ils striking fortunes, As an excuse Tor |
bis policy. il il slated that certain land specua-
atoms Of Governor Seward in Cha,auquc coun. |
y, which became dranged about two years aso |
sete lifted out Of ruin by the assistance Of This |
iiqus, and hence be- elI bonnd 10 mike his an. |
sentiments, and shape his measures agreeable 10
heir " shes aud their interest. However strong
hese reasons may be to Governor Seward, the
,rca, body Of The independent wing party have
become Disguised al tho dongs Of las, winter.
md p.s.ri'cularly So have tho conservatives.
But the ...nal aud crowning reason for this as
onlshng counter i,soiuli0n may be traced 10 the
insane conduc. OF s..rssrs. Clay, Webster, Wise
aud other viii leaders i. the last Congress =
Tho madness and vndiciiyenrss VIII which Wise
rushed a, Mr.. Woodbury. IN the Investigation,
was AZ weak rs Il was fonl,sh and the INSANITY,
with wnlch tho rest dashed Inloa war fever on the
Name boundary humbug, aslonshed. palal,ztd
and made prudent men begin 10 think and to
Sraw back. This mercantile body Of this civ, So
sensitive on the sublec, Of our foreign relation.
had tho deep mothcaiIon too see their vital m.
letesls almost sacrificed without a pans Of re-
accordingly anticipated tia, every thing
would be placed in The jaws d danger, II such
men as Clay and Webster had The management
y public atiairs. To this cause may be partly NJ
Irbu,sd the apathy, tDo change, the revolution
which has jus. taken place during the p,ese,,
spnny, heightened and induced BY refec,ou on
pas, policy. F.om all the facts before them, the
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