Columbus Democrat., 1839-02-23

tary chleitRins and military smhillun. Yes, sir
'ye were told that war, pesrlrnce, and lamae,"
would be oar tate, 1t We should place a military
4 chieitTsu an the Executive chair. The hero Of
| New Orleans ought not TO be made President Of
these United States We must have a CIVILIAN tor
| President, Bui General Jackson was elected
he served his first term, hut no military despotiSm
| made lis Appearance. He was elected a second
time, and served uut his term, but no military deS-
polism vet appeared. But there were some hon
est persons of the Democracy Whp pc haps
! though, there would he more safety IA hc>tuW M
| the Presidency upon II cIvllan; and Distinguish
| ed one, in the person of Martin Van Burtn, 0aS
| presented Ia the American people aS the Demo
! cratic candidate for the Presidency. Bui now It
/ was discovered that a cIvilien ,wns moi 30 safe aS
was thought. and particularly the one nov offered;
and military cheilaIn was now brought forward
| in the person Of Major General William Henry
| HARRISON, cOmmsHder-,n-Chief az the north~es-
| tern army, and offered as the competing cdudl
| date against the civilian alrady named. Yes, sir,
in 1892 there was danger ay, ru II To the country
I and downfall of the Government attendant on the
election of the hero Of New Orleans to the
Presidency hut m 1886 there was no danger N
elecring the hero of Tppecanoe to the same high
station.
Again when General jackson was President,
the Federallsts said Martin Van Buen admmIs
tered the Government. Jackson's messages were
splendid documents in point of talent; they could
not be surpassed All The objections the FEEDER
alists had to them consisted IN their hostility to
the Democratic doctrines they contained but
they said General jackson neither composed nor
wrote them; they we've Martin Van Buren'S mes
sages. But now that Mr Van Buren Is Pre>i-
dent, every leading measure and proposition "l
| the Adm niStral0n comes from the Hermitage
Sir, repeat the question again; What conii'
dence is TO be placed in a party who change Their
name and their principles with the return el eve
ry election
Sir, in the ordinary pursas Of life, you would
repudale a man who would be guilty oi such con
duct, you would consider hm unworthy OF your
| confidence. or even of yoni charity. Such con
duct in an individual would justly make hun the
subject of >u>mclou aud criminal arrest. What
confidence, then. should be placed IN such par
", When the great princpIe. Of liberty are IN
VOWED III hen political crecds and names.
| Bul, sir, have presented this arry oi FEEDER
al Inconsistencies moi metely lor tn, purpose OF
exposln. the ba,r p.acllce of changing names
| AID principles lcr the unhalowed purposes oi pa
hcal deception, bu, also, TO prove what have
already stated, and wha, has been we'll known m
reference % the principles OF the Federal party
which Is, that II is part Of their faith, and fun
damental principle of their doctrine, that the COM
mon people have not the Intelligence. fr'nnes-
aud moral integrity necessary for set govern
menr; and all he>e clmnge+ of names, and pro.
es,ed changes at pr cples, is base aud black
| hvpncrI,y.
SIR, II is ali ,iraiagem ana political fraud. They
have bat one name. and that name they have had
! from the commencement o. the Government
and is significant Of their principles. Their prn-
cipies are well established aud well understood by
The reading and thinking community, and simply
censsl 10 an attachment TO all those institutions
which have for theU object the dwarhng the SOW
sreignly and independence Of the States ; az
gtandizmg and Strengthening the Federal Gov
| erntuent'; the establishment OF monopohNng IN
stiulinns, which, IN ,her nalure and all their ten
| dencies, are calculated to establish inequalities
among mankind, and ITO make the rich richer,
| and the poor poorer !" consequently, II Is car
| dnal pom, with them to Subdur the principles OF
Democracy, and PROSTATE every man who has
The patriotism and independence Ia avow them
| Sir, The siege Of Denlocra,y is older than ll'
| siege of Tyre and, like her be>leger-. the ed
| er lists of this country have tord t. drm"I''h
the institutions Of Democracy, until their head,
are bald. and heif shoulders peeled" yet they en-
dure, and strengthen by du alton.
Sir, We have had prophetic destruction from
the gentleman from Mississippi, Nlr P'enl'sS'J
as blehiiug as that pronounced by the INSPIRED
prophets agains, Babylon He has told Us, IN
substance, that iie this Administrator is 10 be
continued, this Government must fall; your Con
srnon will be r,n and scattered to the iou'
winds. This wsnd be bad YnuI free n,inu-
hons will be psostraled and evelIed III the eanh.
I This would be worse. TINS magnificent lle
noble architecture will totler. tumble. crumblc
and IN ngle With the dust Of the pyramids OF
Egypt, the temples Of Greece, and the obfl''ks
Of Rome! Hardly scratch or screll VIII be
found upon the lofty columns that now surround
us, 10 give name to this magnificent temple ot lb-
| er,y 10 the curious and romantic @andererIn alei
agesl All this is Yilherlng prophecy TO the phil
anihropist and the lover of liberty. but The worst |
is vet n.come that which will be far mere dis
ressing to ihe lover Of SCIENCE, literature ana
| pol,cs. The gentleman concluded his praphe-
| cy nv the chilling threat. ihai if Martin Van Bu-
| rem Is AGAIN 10 be elected President Of these Uni
| led States, he, the gentleman, wall dn---~ha sIr
T4ke the Great Western, and go 10 Liverpool
| Yes. sir. the gentleman viii expatEiaie h'mstli
! l,om th,s Governments What a calamity! II
will be the footing up Of all the other ca'anllies
that await this people and this Governments
this wicked Administration Is TO be continued
IGh nk the Democracy, sr, will have 10 lahf
! this asl threatened calamity senousl, INTO conSd-
eraiien. When 90 home viii lay the matter
in a proper manner, before the first Democratic
kconveunon ~hlch may be held N The district
have The honor Ia represent. IallI also consult
sume uf sny old and well tried friends IN Deinoc
| -, 49,, r.t.s. na.. scr are nat.