Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-10-10

Tito lists. The address Of the Demtei ueIIi-
beers Of Congress from the soulh 10 ne people d
the slayeholdlug States, contains the most nroh.
tesllbn proof Of what we assert, aud NO en- estly
recommend every MississIpplan 10 give 4 de-
passionate and attentive perusaL.
GENERAL HARRISON THE CAN
ATE OF THE AB0LTlONlsTS.
The wing party Of the South looked inrward 10
| the nomination OF HENaY Clay, as the candidate
| Tor the Presidency, as u matter beyond all d'bbt
i So confident were they OF tins, that when 'le re-
| suit Of the Harrisburg Convention was anruuc-
ed, many Of the Souihern Wing papers denounced
tho nomination OF General Harrison 10 40 nstHs4
ured terms. Ia our own State several 81 lSs
leading Wing papers pursued this course bu'
change has come "o'eT the splFlt Of their dreams,
for they have since discovered many eonclnsir
reasons Why he should be preferred 70 one wie
has stood Ivy the Mhlg cause through good att
evil report.
Were il not Cor the speech made by Mr.. Clay
in the Senate, February 4, 1889, be would nnt
be the candidate Of biz party; but this caused
aboliuonIsis to mark him, and east about TOT
candidate whose feelings were more con9ermi
their own In a report adopted by he Antl.slavs
~ State Society Of Maine. they rematked
"Mr. Clay denounces the Abolilioasts ~ Sc
we're terms brings forward, In hri tecuIlar and
forcbe language, tho sierenyped objections
against the auil.slaysry movement, Toys down he
nronslrous principle that that is properly Which
the law makes property und upon the sroond q!
necessity, the tyranis plea, defends the eteirnl
ensayeInrnt of The coured race ~ oul own and.
On sitting down, after this effort for the perpeuas
| ton Of system 81 outrage and wrong, The most
.ass~rsnhle ~ well hs the most derstable the sun
has ever sh ,ne upon, Mr. CLAW received he c0ai
gralulaons OF The arch nulh6er aud defender oF
the mos; glorious institution j. 1. Calhour lei
having given the death blow TO abolnlon. II
Iud q, meat Is not turned backwards, the blow sill
be death TO bis own prospects OF winning ihe
splendid prize al which he Is aiming and 70 Sc
cure which be has, IN this pro.sasery eiioH, liked
an indelble Stigma upon hls own reputation"
Mr.. Clay was denounced by the abononis,s
throughout the country they resolved ilai lps
auttaboton speech should be a deail-blos % hg
hopes. In The State Convention OF Prnnsyl' a.laj
composed Of aboonists and anti masons' "e
discover fixed determination 10 enforce tbs re-
solve, for the convention finished It's labofs Ny an
unconditional nomination Of Gen. Harrison, hb
" hg State Convention met several weeks ai'ti-
walds, but did no, dare TO mutarr At ihe decree
Of the abOIllionists and anli-masons. We nest
detect the Abolition and AutAasunic Slate Ten.
trail Committee of New York, scattering secre.
letters and circulars throughout tie non-sa7ef
holding Sta:es--decIafng that Mr. Clay could
not, by any possibility, get the vote oil rev
York OF New England--lhai the great potnt ~as
to shave the public voice indicate a preference 10
prevent fatal mistakes at Harrisburg" The en-
cular said
"Our party leaders wan sasachy. as prefer
STYLING il. philosophy" "Superiof OF splendid
talents or exalted CLAIMS, are not tho questions to
be considered" off Mr. Clay runs" 'he will
meet with opposition from old party antagonists
"The Jackson men sill oppose hun. The Abo
lnionlsts, generally, will oppose him. The violent
anti. masons will oppose him. The lrishmeo sho
have already denounced him for his attack Oh
O'Connell, will oppose him. The enemies Of the
United States Bank will oppose him. The IVES.
tern squauerS will oppose him. The souiheTs
State Rights men will oppose him."
ut seems" some men must have taken eats
&c their senses, to advocate any candidate ugaihs.
whom any porto" Of this opposition may b
brought"
"Our letters from the western Counties wheis
oboItionism aud nimasonry have long been III
the ascendant, "assure US that the Delegates 10
The National Convention vii generally be Ham
son men, and such they will be from his vicinity"
Thus the New York Abollionsts and Angi.
masons cooperaled With the Abol'cuists 6f
/ Pennsylvania, in favor Of HARRISON aud agaihs;
Mr.. Clay. 1t was urged TINT the Fede,allsls had
no chance to succeed, # opposed by any ore o;
the fragments of the Opposition; that Mr. Clay
was especially obnoxious TO the people Of the
western part OF New York, where the abolition
lists are five times as numerous as in any other
quarter ofihe State. You have IN ;hese Gsclsra-
TONS clear proof that the Delegates from New
York and Psonsylsani in TIE Wig Na''onal
Convention. we're influenced by The absltcAIs's