Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-11-21
HARRISON AND REFORM.


priscpes, distinct avowal otme4surCs, every ho-
DIV has been puzhllng Their brains To lmmeline what
the reforms were To be- and hy whose agency they
were Ia be accomplished as Harrison has dscamed
the right 81 the executive either 10 recommend meas
nres, or to veto any law which Congress may p,ss-
He, therefore could have no agency IN originating
the reforms.
Bat the late leveapemes% in New York. Phi'a
delphia AMI the scenes exhibited the late election
in Ohio, have explained the mystery, that thero
can no longer be any doubt on the subject. Wear
10 have reform, nor ouy IN politics, but IN urais
and our criminal code and even IN our language.-
And we now see, as the great linancier Dir. BdlIe
said, what we did not see before.
We are to have n reform IN our elections, hy
importing water pipes and "liessIaus," from one
STATE TO another, to watch The pills and prevent
fraudulent votes The Iessians and wafer pipe
Wings are 10 guard the ballot box and prevent lls
pliuthh, by voilng themselves IN several wards
The city TO which they ale imported and committing
perjury by swearing in their votes
Another "reiorm" IN our elections, VIII I've the
raising large sum Of money to purchase He's
slams and water pipes at thirty dollars per foot the
| Philadelphia market pree, and for purchasing salts
OF old cloths 10 change their dress. aud dress
makes the man. they are to become different men in
| The different wards THIS must be a very impor-
! tant re iorm because one imported water ptpe wing
who understands laying rpes IN all sorts Of WAYS"
can poll Us many votes as sixteen honest Loco Fo-
cos, and this must be great saving OF time and Ia
| Dor, as one man will dc the work for sixteen
! An thcr important wing reform will be based on
| a more full deveopement OF a wise application . the
| old adare, "seta rogue TO catch rogue" and the
police Offices OF oar cities will be filled with men who
sic adopts IN violations Of The laws IN practising
| frauds and periuries, and other crimes Til, viii
| be very important reform, ms all that will be ne
cesSary TO guard against the rights OF society will be
Ia pay these honest officers large sum OF money
and lake receipt Tor IL to enable them to hire men
| TO commit crimes N other States as that VIII stop
| them from perprtatn1 olieners in the Safe where
| they reside, Thus, the Mayor Of city anl his sub.
ordlnatcs, can send oil The seapeeaIlows bida aud
| other void hands, 10 watch the ballot Dukes III
another STATE, to prevent their giving Illegal votes
at home. This principle Of setting rogue TO catch
/ rogue, IS a very important - eau be carrie
much farther than public officers. II will apply 10
| the keepers OF prsnns inspectors of tobacco and
various other officers
The reform in morals, also, viii be very impor-
vine authority, Of doing unto others as you woull
have them TO do unto yon, Is tonul 10 be oh>aIcle
and nappcable TO the present tifHes Ii is TO be
| perseded by new prnclpl", which may be defined
| as follows: Nihenany one suspects his nrighbni ia
/ gong 10 commit crime il becomes Ia wu for him
to commit the same crime himself, Thus, il any one
suspects another is intending 70 practice a fraud 10
an eieclon Il Is ln,liiiabc for the person entertain
ing such snSpc on 10 perpttrae the like fraud HIM
self Anuther reform will be founded on thu Wing
doclrHe that property ia test al neril;" and con-
sequenuy, lie man who contributes tie largest sum
oil money for importing HesSlans and water pipes '
TO pfolettlle polls, by putting ~ intelligent votes
| will be emitted 10 the reward u a nomination ior
Congress The agents who import such votes VIII
be made inspectors Of tobacco
All must see the importance Of the principle IN This
new school OIL ethics, tina authorizes man who may
suspect HAT another IS intending to commit crime,
| 10 perpelrate the same crime. For example if hon
orabe aud espeelable men suspect that dishonts st
men are about 10 practise fraud in IN election, by
bringing Illegal voters, 70 he brought from another
State, they Wi he justified ~ committing tic same
taud, by brbmg and importing voters, under the
name OF llcsslais aud water pipes and by tbs MT ans
prevent The suspected l'and.
All must psrceige that The preparation Of fraud,
perjury, or oheF crimes by honest men, will be much
better, than Ia suffer tie same crimes To be commit
ted by rogucs.
This reiorm in DOR language, is 10 be effected by
Bella Badger, alias George w. Rhawn, and wiI he
based on the same principles as The diaect Of the
thieves Of London. Fnrexample, "Hessansn slgpi-
ties men hired, in one Stale 10 vote nj another; and
''wster pipes stand for illegal voters One ''onl oi
pipe, signifies one Of these fraudulent voters, two
feet, Two illegal voters, aid SO on.
But we cannot pursue this subject at tlls tae.
We give these, merely specimens Of some Of the
reforms IN politics, moras, and language, which
arc TO b. introduced by The log cabin reiofmers--
Huush tor HARRISON and REroRM = Globe
Washington IN The Field Of Ticiory and
hdmber d Death.-From Custi's Recoec-
! tons Of Washington, We copy the following, re-
iatins 10 the Siege OF Yorktown aud a domestic
scene.
+" The weather during The siege OF Yorktown
was propltious IN the extreme, beng. with the
exception Of the squalI on The night Of the 9th
ult as fine umsumner, which greatly lacIllla-
ted The military operations. Nashlngton's head
I quarters we're under canvass the ahole time.
The situation Of Yorktown, after The surrender
was presidential. Numbers of wreicked negroes
: who had either been taken from their plantations
o. had Of themselves followed the fortunes OF the
British Army bad died OF the smallpox, which
with the camp.iever, was raging in The place,ano
remained unbured in the streets " hen all hope
Of escape was gwen up, horses Of tho British Lee
gIon were led TO the margin Of the river, shot
! and then thrown into the stream the cacasses
> floating with the tide, lod ed on the adjacent
!, ahores aud flats, producing an effiuva thai effect
: ed the atmosphere Tor miles around. Indeed Il
e was many months before Yorktown and IT'S enst
0 rons became sufficiently purified TO be habfabit
C with any degree Of comfort.
? A domestic affection threw a shade over Wash
: agoa's happiness HhIle bis camp stsIl rang VII
!, shouts Of triumph for the surrender oil Yorktown
Ills slep$ou, 10 vhom he had been q parent afS