Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-13
MR.. kENDALES ADDRESS
TO THE
PEOPLE OF TIE UNITED ST4TES.

rEOPLE OF TIE UNITED STlTES.
Oar county presents new spectacle for the
contemplation Of mankind.
A candidate for the Presidency is asking the
,ltrages of our people, and at the same time re-
uses TO answer the questions they put to him fer
he purpose OF satisfying themselves as TO the pm
sp.es and policy by which he will be governed.
elected. With his own consent a committee
il In,erposed between him and his countrymen,
mol TO aid him in giving frank replies TO their tea.
sonable inquiries, but 10 cut of direct commun-
ni0n, and keep hs opinions from the public
free and intelligent people, whose precious right
4 IS TO ask nnd obtain tie views of every mar
aho seeks their sutfiages, upon every topic up.
OBTAINING to their government, are bunty told
nat they sha no, enjoy this right, but shall take
a CANDIDATE for the Presidency upon trust -
They arc asked to relax that eternal vigilance
which is truly "the price Of liberty" and bndIy
submit themselves, If not 10 a" King who can do
no wrong" to u Chief Magistrate who assumes the
attitude Of responsibility, and surrounds HIM
self with minister's even before the crown Of pow.
e. has been placed on his head
Thu. candidate was nominated By conyen.
lion, no, because they considered him the ablest
man Of their party, or at all qualified for the sta.
ton, but merely because he had once been Gen
eral. Having seen the heroic Jackson in the
char Of state, notwithstanding their unceasng
denuncl,ions OF "mjltary chleitains,' they weak
" expected to avail themselves, in their struggle
for power, Of the same devotion and enthusiasm
By presenting the name of another who had worn
he uniform Of his country and attained TO the
same rank. They did moi accord to the people
sense enough to discriminate between the weak
md inefficient chieflain, who after q series Of mil
nry b,ulders fortunately for his country resign
ID bis commission in the midst Of the war, anC
,ae real hero who took It up and closed that wal
u blaze of glory at New Orleans.
Under this fatal error, the convention lHsteaC
d preseDtngin an address or resolutions the prln
cJpes which would control the administration Of
their candidate il elected, concerted genera
movement throughout the Union 10 give eclat t
her nomination by Simultaneous shout to lh'
military g,ones, which, after an oblivion Of TWEEN
g.hye years, are now for the first time dicovereC
10 be worthy Of commemoraton in teasS and IL
song. Wchave accordingly seen vast assemble
5es collected together, at great labor and cost, no
correspond to any principle. or ll>ssn TO any afgu
men', but 10 drown the voice OF ieason in tht
shouts Of reyeiry, and lead captive the feelings
% The people IN q ssnseess excltment. HUI
'as for the newly found hero, annunciaons o
his poverty, of his residence in log cabin, ant
'ose Of hard cider; the hauling of miniature log
cabins, and canoes, and cdeT-barels, through the
Streets the rolling balls, and the display Of ban
eFs with mmeaning notices doggerel rhymes
aad Vulgar pictures; the drinking Of cider, tn,
mambling Of gingerbread, and initiating the crie
o. BIRDS ard beasts, with other nummerary anC
mockery as disgraceiul to the country as il is in
sulng to the people, are the new means Of cleo
9oaeetlng, by which it is vanly expected 10 in
4icd ine community TO surrender itself Ike tn
Charmed bird, to the jaws Of the wiley serpen
SaIch stands ready to deyour il. BY argument
IKE these, il is expected to persuade the ireeme
Of America to surrender their right to know thr
political opinions Of the candidate, and fake him
,o' better or for worse, gagged and uarded a
tsm
10 these means Of influence arc added none
without stint, abuse Of official station and priv
lege wl'hou, restraint, and violation Of the law
without reserve. The Harrison party IN Con
s'ess are eagued in great eechoneerug Asso
F'a'ton, with rs "oxecutiye committee" appoint
as subordinate committees throughout the Union
using money by tens Of thousands to supper
4esses' to magnify their mock hero, libel tn
administration, and scatter dclusIon through th
-oluUy practising the most unheard Of abuses
N.""s subscribers to a newspaper under prom
tHa' they shall receive it under frank violatln
y "a" BY actually ranking it, aud devoiing the
"neSe', anu their time, not 10 the business {
CESSATION for which they were elected, but TO a
INSCRIPTIONS aRd unceasing warfare upon al
G'AeF department. The public business is DELAYED
NC pubic faith violated, and the ordinary oper;
'0as o. TIE Government obsiructed, that the Sc:
"a o. congress may be protracled, thus flrnishn
1e a'ileate Of public station, the facilities of ii
"1hK and nonsy from the Treasury, to carry q
IeE electoneerng operations. In some case
..seNoaee'lng tracts ranked by members Of G.
?'tss weighing more Than they had right
a"'' have been falsely marked "publc do
II s4's' 10 secure their tree transmission, ar
Il ''ners' The frank of members has been bold
s" What wou1 be said of the Execute,
''-ss mere # they were 10 form such club, 81
slea a committee, aud resort to such mean
'i .ae very men who are now conmtm