Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-05-30

associated, are prepared ~ give go them. We /
ask one 81 tao things, Ci.acI inai hoy cease Their /
cIBmar about frauds, c1uupunns, and pclur', or 4
that they 90 rith conm'ees.of- luiZed alter lAeir
Own fashion, and ferret oul the evidence of these
abuses. One Of these things ask, in ihc name /
OF the patty with vhom actin the nome Of the |
" Aolo cou1lry-in the maine OF jusilce, decency, |
aud prorrltly; and irtm lhs dly forward | want
u distinctly understood, chat he Wing party have
had, now have. and Will continue 10 huye, full,am-
pie, 0Gd unlimited power. o. search, wiuuow, and
investigate, every department Of THIS Government
from the State down 10 the Post Office, in all their
various amIlicalous.
When came here, Mr.. Chairman, expected
the first note lhat would have fallen upon ms car
had been Wing lameniaton, that The party m
power would mol permit investigation that the
mos; enormous frauds vert daily perpouuled, and
that the spacious mantle Of Executive md Le.
glslatlye connlgance was thrown over To conceal
them; and | left home with the firm purpose,
without regard to consequences to my party or
ia myself to assist IN removing that mantle, aud
m exposing this perhdy. Imagine, sir, nv sur.
prise, when almost four months Of the session had
gone, 10 hear. for the first time, an anxiety ex.
pressed to see these frauds Investigated; and how
much greater was my surprise. when heard the
yery gentlemen who had been loudesi and longest
~ their QUERY against these things, the most re.
luclant TO engage IN the work of investigation
one gentleman Mr.. BRlGGs wishing to have
his committee discharged. aud another Mr..
WISE ecturIng him Tor his want OF devotion 10
the county, but still reluctant to take hts place.
Why, sir, expected, after the annuncialion &C
tso iatt he In
Mr.. WisE that the clerks Of the Departments
we're IN the habit Of coming secretly 10 hs cham
Der at midnight, and disclosing to him the enoT
nous frauds that wele going on, that no space
would have contained him, If ho had been denied
the privilege Of Carrying on bis Investigations
bat, instead Of his the gentleman has been az
| quiet as n lamb, and even nov shows no ncllna-
ton to commence the great work. submit to
| the honorable gentleman whether il u quito pat
riotic IN him, convinced AZ he doubtless is Of the
| existence Of these enormous lIauds, moi TO be
moro vigilmt and industrious in telreline Them
out o. has tho gentleman concluded with me
that i vas no real Thing that whispered IN his ear,
but mere creation of bis henled Imagination n
kind Of spuii, that, Ike the ghost Of IlamIets ia,
Their, SAID
But that am forbid
To tell the secrets Of my prison house,
could tale unfold whose highest word
Would harrow up Thy soul freeze thy Young blood
Make thy two eyes like stars start from their spheres
| lhJ knoted and combined locks To part;
And each particular hair Ia stand on end
Lake qlil8 upon the iretIul porcupn9.'
Ay sir that il was Ia fact ghost, do no
doubt bot that was an honest ghost, do doub
most essentially
In connection with this subject, do moi Zee
inclined TO discuss tho merits or dement's Of lh
aspirants TO the Presidency. But there was
remark Of tho gentleman from Pennsylvania Mr.
OGLE TO which must allude He informs II
that the President Of Tho United States has bee,
defeated IN his native State, New York; for NJ
, better reason thnn that he il "a Northern MAJ
t with Southern principles" This remark, COMM
. as 1t did from an ayowed Aboonist, struck m
with peculiar force. ! trlI deeply and sensbly III
! truth OF the suggestion and could but ask my
: self how it was received by Southern Whigsaclin
: IN conceu with the gentleman in his oppospt on /
+ tho ftoslden'-"hclher IT fell upon their ear
like tho dncrt .t,h-..s' ~ -'t''' u''pi
I VIZ I'M WAS moi to them like the death. knel 1
d southern hopes and Southern rights. The Sout
WI learn ere long TO know herlriends, and learn
ing his She will lind that her bIterest foes do nc
1 always 1.-Two north Of Mason and Dixon's line, bu
n within her own borders, living upon her soil, hor
n ored Wih her confidence, and receiving the arc
. lection OF her laws, are men who hold the hcu
lock 10 her lips. Untallhlul friends are more
be dreaded than the most open hostile enemy an
| think that the South may not fall, if fail sh
4 must, by the ireochery other own sons, or. eypi
"a ing she may not have cause to excam
ia !" The shan that deepest in my bosom went
!. was from The bow pretended friendship oenl
!. Nl'h the candidate Of tho Why party bo,
IN nothing 70 do. do not possess Inc power, ~
III did, would not exercise IL, of plnckinp d,
>. laurel from the wreath that decks his ye,o,a
.e brow. It's official acts are matters oryecor6
ooe' "hich II III becomes me to be lecturlng tho.
II VINO nave as ample OPPORTUNITY as myself to Iea
N pass over, therefore, In silence, his military G
T. teor' have nothing to say about the battle
- 'ae rVer haiSin' nothing about The abandonme
,e OF Font sandusky With the sacrifice of the Ga
~ liant Davies have nothing to do. Tho bail
~ 81 tue thames and the iar.lamed Tippecant
ch were fought; BY whom, aad with what honor
| the country, leave hslor, 10 decide, Mar sb,
IN pause 70 inquire whether Geneml Harrison h,
Of an honorable or dIshonoruble DISCHARGE from i
II, army - enough that he resigned his comm
n. s'on' and was succeeded IN the command by O
ir, Who brought The war to brilliant and glorious t,
BE- raInanon' 1 will be permitted, however to
y. mark that It IS no, N good taste To have oppos
n. Zen Jackson's elevation to the Presidency /
M. cause be vas nHaty chieftatn. and to adyocg
ia. 1en. Harftson's prelenslons the same eroun,
N, VI General Jacksonu was said hat II were h
ma Ter that var peshence and famine should ii
ia the country. than that military chieftajn sho,
,u be chosen 10 rulo over IT, And vet, by the sal
liza men, We ale exhotled 10 vote for Gen. Hnyre
I because he IS a military chjeitain WHY, saw O,
ma lIemen, IN the darkest hour Of our political Il
~ vail when clouds and darkness oyelshsdowed /