Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-08-01

,nnumerabe Gala. When they had resolved from The
asst not 10 suffer Gcneri. hlrsou 20 reply e,cg 10
one Vt them
They wN not evea allow him tu pat tTlh his
present opinious on a6pAIt1n. The question Of the
receipt sad reference o. abolition petitions r new
question within these tour years General HARRISON
never teahed 10 II and hIs Cnahdeutlai Cownuuee
say lie shall not now. Is u wonderful that various
sur.n'sts In regard u GcUcal HsrFsau's real ssuu-
meats on ahattion should have q, aanat' Nto IS
In blame Mr 1t, but the Confidential Committee
One word from his pen would have settled the ques-
Ton at once but thai one we'd The Committee Tor
hade 10 be written.
What must We conclude rom all this. Il IS pas
slble indeed, that General Harrison IS NO. al heart
au aboltauist But do believe, and every nsn
NAV clearly see, that 0ensral HARRISON, OF rather
his friends, have resolved, by silence apl n1n-
commitlal policy to gain the entire abolition vote OF
the United States Il they can THIS IS one p1r-
'ion Of the Wing campaign plan, eaneoe'ed al har'
rlshuFg.
In all this / intend, and have expressed, nothing
personal or offensive towards General Harrson.--
He Is saw II with rtspgctau old man,and has often
fought ion nj. country In his various battles have
no reason to doubt that he Did his best, and with
regard 10 his military skill, ioGer M opinion, beng
psversed in such matters, not even holding the COM
mission Of Captain OF mihtn. That the 1ame party
who once declared that war pcStenee, and fhn-
inc" were all preferable 10 the rule OF military
chenaln, should now exalt their candidate to the
SKIES the greatest and btavcst of all modern warp-
ors is ohN another proof that they seek 10 work on
the sympathes of The people instead ofadlresslng
their reason and that their fixed plan Is, to divert
public attention from the true points at issue.
Ii, then | have spoken freely al Gen. Harrison S
recent course Of action Il is because he is the Pres
| ,dtnual candidate, whose public doines IRE public
! property Personally, see ItIc fairness III attach
! ng blame 10 hum. At his age-now that he has
J reached the limit IT the three score years and ten
promised as the ordinary term of man 5 hlet should
excite nelthtr surprise nor animadvcrSon, that he
gives way u had advisers, and suffers them 10 ms
! mamge lis afa,rs and prejudice b good name
! This Is but small objection to general Harrison as
| a nmn but "a it not a most wclghty objection to
HIM ~ a President Others ore managing Tor him
now wll nat others manage tor him at TIE White
Hous, ifhe ever reaches II lie Is unw0rthy sd-
viscd at tk,s momeat and he tlows The advice,
Who shall assure us that the Same unworthy advice
may not follow him into the cabinet tt Is evident
that the persona character Of Gen Harrison, be II
what il will 10 no security for his public acts. Ills
very friends can only defend hun now by casing The
blame on those whom he permits 70 determine ms
course ofpobcy,
That policy --thc policy Of General Harreons
advisers and Of The leaders OF hls Party, have
shown to be in the strongest sense OF the term NON
! E0MMiFfAL II is tho all-tHings 10 linen policy
Its the policy Which shrnks from the reason OF The
People, aud appeals loudly to their fancy and then
passions, II rs dangerous policy unless Me mnd'
of the people awake To perceive IT, Once lary dis
closed and distinguished, 1t loses its power There
fore it is The duty of the honest politician to expos
it. This have endea,ored to do, without favor o
party prejudice In doing SOL have sad much whcf
has been already said by others, But truth will bea
| repetition,
| venture to ask even Of candd Wings, q dspaS
sona,o perusaI Of those articles. llrue, they are
worth the perusal. II erroneous should be sin
cerely glad to see their error pointed oUt
ROBERT DALE OWEN.