Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-02

stlo in0 rsuperinduced BY gross blum
uVI',ical economy, andy bad
oD.E 0. Bulletin.
oruoCRATIC" PRESIDENT.
IAN travelling South has writ
snlo , % the editor of the Boston
so, !. neutral paper, in which the
seIef I ! is given Of the man.
Bengg she democrats" are received
. , HIss House. "Pity It's It's true"
be VIM MadiSOnidn.
!, .s,ysrov, D. c., April %, 1889.
VASE cday evening, having a letter of in.
OaruO' called on the President. |
s51ciou' the reception room, reclining
pnd nn | can say little of hum, ex-
BOO 'q ha looks like his picture. From
u ina ,'. y | had heard of him, |
erp i have found him vir offabllis,
qecIssu u Of beneyolus, but was disap-
rau.'' The humbest rustic in the
onte'' e Columbia, dwelling in a low
ooi; " ,,are. where | had occasion to
eeo .o me with greater urbanny.-
EiA u'I Loyo that Chesterfield politeness,
i nal . % of public nOtoriety, which
% o., md display Of ostentatlous Smiles
roa'sS ,.c democrat, who regards all
but '@ ~ G' FLOWS and equals in the great
pea y n r. soiog. has something more. | do
Eae o,.5cr6im to possess the elements Of
r'' co ,nas,o,oess-that is, he is not great as
n. i ss was great, or Jefferson, or
S lr o. Iohn Quincy Adams. All
a11 onn have cut their uiche in the tenn.
y sf,ime and oc fame, but this man does
rs " 10 me to possess a spirit which
4. ' comprehend the universe. ] have
ao will w;,b the humble laborer, and with the
~ ~ 'lo.,,eadant of iIluStrious princes-I
3 .onversed with the iliterate slave,
r.J,i,b fine man ofseycn languages--and
,ar bct;re met with an individual whose
L.sJI could not in five Linutes, when |
|soo,e bring within the compass of mine,
MAT we could find a source Of mutual
,.G6cafion. But though ! endeavored
o,oJuce topics which | thought, from
/, oditical necessity, could not fail to be
..,a,oc and would have suggested
ragies Of public advantage, TO which |
J,om;nitive assurance that either ofthe
...,, statesmen have named, would have
s,oJ. even if they had afterward diSap
,,,si / could elicit nothing from him.
rop3 have told him a natural and easy
nsboinGide thatlong controvetedques-
oo or Inc eastern boundary; with strict
rcg,d 10 The honor Of both nations, but
Without plerence to that glory which is
ae solely on arms, Of which both ma
Ions have enough and to spare. would
le ;a'ked to him of more important
nrs than this, but he was not disposed
.sisn, and came silently away. Had
NJ Van Buren,, or hts most abject slave.
sne four hundred miles to pay me the
tae Of his regard, would have trea-
him with Difference, and listened to
In urh respect. have no disposition
ccnsure the President-hc doubtless
ssesses great merit, or he gould not
'uc been placed BY majority Of the peo-
md the head Of the nation; bat Il APP
ears to me thar the man wha, by l0rtu-
sgs concurrence Of circumstances, is SO
ErHpinel as to acquire the tinge of aris-
forpcg, without the uFbanity of which
sioadclaracterise it. may be a President
fte United States, or whatever else the
people may please to make him, but fac
cannot he a democrat. In a gogernment
sc ours, no man i, below them. When
Washington was cenSuhed for taking of
s bat TO a humble individual, he replied
int he would not suffer himself to I've out
one in polteness by black man. Lore
PmIct, with all his Ioyalty and hearty at
Irhmcut to a kingly government is twice
Hepraclical democrat which Mr.. Van Blu
DmN We are too apt to be deceived by
|anes. Ifmen will only stile ihemseIvc:
enocrais, they may lord it over the peopl,
'i1 The highest aand of tyranny. Th'
g.a IS, Our government is becoming TOT
adocratic and servile. There was t
ue when the head of the nation was tn
RESIDENT Of the peopIe-now it seems W
he to be regarded as the People of tn
f.esItent. The inquiry is not, are you
reodofthe People and the constitution
'aa are YOU a Jackson man, or Van Bure
@a Ability is a slight consideration, bl
Ispostion to support all measures is th
HIhcalion for Office. We're the arct
angel Gabriel 10 come without his wing
Pc would not be regarded. | 90 for tn
Popeaud | shall be heartily g,ad Whe
We shall once more have a President {
ue United States, and not the head Of
party.