Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-12
From the albany Argus.)
STAND TO YOUR ARMS.

Tue smoke Of the great political contes,
through which We have just passed has scarcely
cleared away; but enough Is revealed 10 show
that the Democracy have been defeated, and iha,
IN this Stale and the Union, Federalism eisns
victorious. AS yet, however, the public mind
has not sufficiently recovered lis -quurnnni,y ~
examine. III splrlt Of candor, the causes which
have operated to produce this resuli-io The ST.
nous consideration OF which we shall in due time
lav,te attehtlon.
In the mean time, whilst the notes of Federal
triumph are swelling upon the gale, what is the
duty of the Democracy under the circumstances
IN which they are placed Undoubtedly to bow
submIssIvely to the operation Of the laws, and to
acquIesce in the expressed voice of The majority
by placing The Government IN ME hands OF thos,
whom the popular fla, sa- designated ~ 'ie ft-
posi'or, Of The hLh trLst. hui does y 'a'' 'r 'Sl
because majority oi Inc electors have u,,,a,,d
against the candidates oi the Democratic parry,
that therefore the principles Of Federalism are
correct Can success sanctliy error, or trans
form wrong into right injustice INTO equity
fasehood into truIh-->peclal privileges INTO e.
qualIty-or Anstocracy into Democracy Far,
very far, lromit.
The victory which ouI opponents have gained
has been won by means which will not bear m
vesligatIon, and which must eventually recol
with overwhelming force upon the patty lesorting
to them. With that party the strug lie has been
one of life and death with the Democracy far
Otherwise. True, the latter have been over
borne in the contest, but thur principles are still
unscathcd, aud as important tolhe weli beng o.
the county nav, as al any iolme, ptund.
The FederaItts may cou-'aUli'e ,afmsfses
upon their elevation e. power, but II all Prove Il
short-llved enjoyment. They viii tnu tn, bol a
preliminary contest, and that 10 defend the CHA
del they have taken, will require rs much OF vg
lance and tact aud talent MS they can convenient
" muster. The Democratic phalanx, though
cast down, is not overcome--th though ouinumber.
ed, IS not dsmayed-though overcome, is not
conquered.
The game of hide and seek, by which the prn-
ciples OF the pebald party, now IN the ascendant,
has been kept from view, thus deiudlGg many
h nest citizens, must now have an end They
have affected to repudlate the measures OF the
present AdmunIstraiIon-they will now be com.
PEELED to acquiesce IN them, or present those oil
different character Hitherto, their course has
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heen only that of denuAciatiOn towards the DEM
&C, alic pocy-lhey will now have an "pportunl-
" of marking out line, Il they can, winch shall
not only prove satisfactory 10 the motley inter
ests Of which their party IS composed, out
10 the country al large. The single principle OF
opouvnation TO Democratic Administration,
which has banded together in this contest Adolf
,,ou,s, and STAKEHOLDER, Authoritarian and strict
cons,ruconis., the advocate Of a high iaItf and
the enemy of all protection, the friend oil Ma
,ionaI Bank and the opponent Of such an InSlu-
lion. is now wllhdrawu. Profession can no lon
ger stand in the room Of performance, or denun-
cation be- made a substitute for action Under
these circumstances, il IsquHes no gut Of second
sight 10 perceive that party composed Of sucn
heterogeneous materials, cannot reduce us ois-
cordanl principles to practice, win any PFospec'
Of remaining long IN the ascendant
We call. therefore, upon our Republican pre-
,hren here and elsewhere TO hold asst 10 their 10
tegrily-to keep up their organIzatous-io u't
their best exertlons for the dissemination ol soahe
oolnIcaI sentlmenls--aUd by all constitutions
means to resist every aggression upon those lie
mocra,lc principles for which we have h'lhef''
contsnded and which have been 80 well carried
on, under The auspices Of the late and Pfesen