Columbus Democrat., 1840-10-17
JoHN Wills, ESQ
From the .Mississippiaa- Extra.
DEMOCRATIC STATE RIGHTS
ADDRESS,
TO THE PEOPLE OF MISSISSIPPI

FeiIom Citi=ens The time is fast approach
lng when you will gain be called upon to dis.
charge the highest duty of trecmen, The eIec-
ton of Chief Magistrate OF this Unlon for the
next four years, will determine the character OF
the Federal Government during that period. The
exercise Of such an important suffrage cannot be
too highly esteemed, or too carefully considered.
II is not our design in this briel address TO ar
cue differences Of political opinion. Neither
shall we attempt TO stir up your passions and pre-.
JUDGES at the expense Of your Judgment although
we may, perhaps, aIlude to topics JastIy calcua
ted to excite your honest indignation.
Democracy appeals to your reason, to that
high phanthropc and godllke quality which dis
tngushes men from brues--whch elevates all
and oppresses none which trusts all TO the peo.
Pile, and doubts not that they will rightly detef-
nine and efficiently perform what is for their own
good.
Its antagonist, Federalism appeals to the mar
row selfish and degrading passions OF human ma
ture-lt strives by cunning conlTyances, by aulul
legislation, and specious promises 10 RAISE the
Iei0 by tramplng upon the rights OF the many. 1t
distrusts the capacy and honesty OF the people,
and treats them rather as The tools Of " the edu.
Gated and well born" than as the rulers Of this
great Coufederacy.
The present Presidential contest, though new
in some aspects, presents the same distinguished d
features which marked the contest OF lsol, when
the democracy rallied and led on by that great a.
postle Of American liberty, Thomas Jefferson,
overturned the federal administrations Of llam.
Ton and the elder Adams.
During the administration OF John Adams, fraud
attempted secretly 10 estat llsh those privileged
orders which the free spirit, nourIshed by the hor-
rors OF the revolution, expressly denied IN framing
the Constitution. ltlrled 10 FIX upon the people
no ina dginGry but real standing army. II de-
med to the homeless oulcasl OF European tyranny
resting place upon the soil, drenched With the
blood Of It's brave defenders from other lands II
aimed deadly blow at that freedom OF speech
which every American deemed bis birhrighi, and
wl,hered by lis arbitrary and unconstitutional laws
the tongue that dared to utter what Federal Ju-
dietary might deem 10 be great license Of speech
1t provoked almost 10 hosthtes the people that
stood by US in our hour Of trial, and sought an un-
! holy alliance with our deadest enemy.
Concerning alike the judgment and the pairl.
oism Of the people, 1t is no wonder that the con
tests between the Federallsts OF that day and The
Democracy, when at length aroused was violent
and yndtctive on the part Of the lomcr IN proper
ton as they saw their power and Their views Of
| selEaggraudzemeDt wane and depart from them
| before the vlrluous Indignation Of the people,
| Force, fraud, Denaces, and all The ais OF intrigue
were employed. But al 10 vain. The people
were aroused to Their danger. They rallied a
round Jefferson and Madison. and other eminent
republicans of that day, and they conquered, as
| they always will conquer.
Feow-cliizens lou have Witnessed the same
/ policy and measures, IN pnncIple the same tni
many years past. developed under different name.
aud more recently under that Of shIgIsm. You
cannot avoid noticing the obvious parallel between
the federalism oil 500 and this modern scion o
the same stock Nhgsm has sought and sll
seeks, TO create privileged orders, composed u
the language OF Their great founder, OF The rict
and usH-born." 1t seeks to accomplish Ihls,and
by an extended paper system, headed by prince
! y National Bank, by tariffs, protecting one class
al the expense Of another by visionary and un
substantial internal improvements by assuming
the debts OF the States, and by like innovations
upon the Constilut on, which tend to break dowE
by degrees all barriers against lbe establishment
oi "a splendid government" and real dr'a'o
cracg
You daily witness the identity Of anc ient Fede
rallsm and modern WhIglsm IN the mode 0! eec
pioneering adopted. The odds and ends OF va'I
ous shades Or political behef-ihe groundwork o
1 ali which is Federalism still, meet IN conven'lo
and nominate man as a candidate for the Pres