Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-11
THE LoG.CABIN SPECIALIZATION, OR
DROP IN THE BUCKET.


The agony is past-the ciderites have finished the
cabin, and on Thursday the % inst it was dedcat-
ed to the Goddess of Whiggism. Capt. Starke
performed the holy offices in his peculiar and iorci
bic STYLE. Now, we have always looked upon the
Captain as one Of the most liberal men Of his party
and we seldom look upon him in any other manner
There certainly must have been change passed
DER the spirit OF the gallant Captains dreams.
Wonder if il is the ugly looks Of the cabin, or the
uncider like taste of the liquid, that offered 10
| the crowd as " Hard Cderp Perhaps our friends
abroad would like to hear what material our cider
boys use il is no common article, but is quite uncom-
mon, as we are told chemist prepared from dried
apples and uiuegor! We shall attribute the Cap
ain's rabdness to a too fee use of the above decoc
| ton.
| The Captain said in the course of his speech |
that we had stolen our name--now that is too bad
and he said that we were not SUPPLEMENTARY we
were backslding Federaists, s great many naugh-
~ names he applied 10 US without any proper cause.
He also spoke of HarriSon's letter 10 the Elector in
Virginia, and said that the General would have
written much more, and perhaps might have told
the people distinctly what his opinions were upon
snuf-but The Louisville committee had Just ar
rived, and the old gentleman had not time to en-
press his opinion upon subjects Of the most vital i'm
porlance 10 the American people. The captain said
that the people had gone into the banks up 10 their
arm-pIts, and that bank bills hung TO their arms
like the sleeves Of morning gown-that by the
election Of Harrison, times would be SO again.
Now for the truth Of this last remark, we will not
} doubt but the Captain is sincere. But we will say
10 him and all other bank men, that they had better
nominate some other candidate for president than
doubtful Billy, or their fond hopes will be scattered
f to the four winds Of Heaven. Captain, we have
word for your private ear, and in future we hope
you will bear it mind-you ought, at least, if you
wish the respect of the good and just Of both par
e tes-lor ourselves W, care nothing about the mat
u ter we have it every dag Numbered in our ears
= by the corner clique styled and known as the "cor
i ner committee" Captain you say that we are des
i pera:e men, Now in tho name of all the saints
It what have we done to warrant any man in faS,en
q ing upon us so foul charge! Have we built log
e cabnsI Have we employed chemist to make US
. hard cider' Have we held seven conventions and
Is now have two more on the tapis? Have we had
B. our thousand delegates traversng the country with
rs comic almanac in pocket and the life of the mil
70 ary hero of the ever memorable battle Of Tippe-
10 canoe in the Gtfer! Have we had dozens of agents
c. in procuring subscribers to the thousand and one
" sheets that are got up by designing politicians pa
~ radng our streets with their prospectuses in hand
. ready 10 receive the dollars? Have the anathemas
of the press been hurled against the head of those
k. paid editors as they have throughout this State
in been leveed at Amos Kendal' Have we hat
tn our carriages and six, wheeling from point 10 point
ne miniature log cabins' Have we had our banners
n and motos flying in the air, with all the low device
co calculated to entice gaping crowd of boys, VIII
" fer drink Of cider will send up the cry of Tip
~ Tyler and Now, captain, when we re
N sort 10 such the above TO eectioneer on
DIV then call us desperate men, but not before.
We James L. Harrison took the rostrum next, he be
We ing appointed by the committee Of arrangements II
n speak upon the Expenditures of the General Go
Gu vernment MIR Harrison 10 give great and abid
~. ing sOemniy TO the OCCASION took his text from III
-, scriptures "Come and let US reason together" -
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yer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -!
~ VIM. L. Harris, ESQ. followed, he having bee
Al selected 10 expaate on the currency and the eS
i eeeding hard times. The Esqr, could not exac,l
th be keptin bounds. He jumped the bars, and sent
the few shots at Fort Hill and its occupant and part
cad cularly did he aim his maedclion against The o.
oak Of the Hermitage. 1t is said by the morals
rise that "Qacm Deus ruh perdere, prius dementG
the 1t is so in this case, the speaker did ample just'
ong to his subject-he touched here and there on mar
ro' of The topics Of the day--seathng with wtherir
up sarcasm this and brushing off the faults of that
os' backening the character of Andrew the LIST, al
~ embarrassing that of Billy the 2nd. We shou
on have thought Mr.. Harris speech the best
end the day had he not mixed quite so much royal
ok. with it We arc republican people, and are We
1 ii much disposed to do away with court names al
II phrases; and therefore most particularly do we pr
y Of test against Tom Benton being called Prince
Is Martin, Prime .uinister-or Andrew, the Dict
tor Remember Esqr., zee don't like this
;ect Henry Dickinson, Esq. succeeded Mr. H. on I
JIM. Militia Bill. 0fhs speech we have nothing to 81
TO but request the Esqr. TO answer US one questt
tel and answer it eanddly and without prevarieatit
one Do you believe the people Of the United States ha
It is any thing to fear from the proposition made by
s,as Ponset; and if so, in what particular? We aw
q OF the answer.
lure The day had been far spent before the meet
VIC 40 broke up and just as the people were leaving
,ha cabin some one stepped upon platform and ra'
,sIv huzza for Harrison. We waited the echo
was like Queen Elizabeth's trumpeter, died Tor
ack want Of breath. Sic traRsit gloria mHndi.