Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-11-14
THE RESULT MISSISSIPPI.

HE RESULT In MlSSISSlPPl.
We have heard from a sufficient number Of the
Counties to satisfy US that the State has gone for
Harrison. The only question now to settle is,
what is his majority few more mails from
jackson will, no doubt, bring us the full, Official
result.
We are beaten but we are no, discouraged
when we look al the means TO which our oppo
nents Tesorled--the extraordinary eXerlisns which
they used, aided as they we're by the pecunury
embarrassments of our citizens, which were false.
" attributed TO the Administration, we ought not
to be surprised al The result. unexpected as it
certainly was 10 most of US. We have been bea
ten by humbusggery aud false charges on the part
ofOur opponents,and by culpabs apathy on our
own pait.
Mississippi was considered debateable ground
by the wings and hence their unceasng efforts
were directed in this quarter. All the smart young
awyers--who had n fluent delivery and whose
profession well qualified them to make " the
worse appear tho better reason, were induced 10
become itenerani spouiers. Log Cabins we're
built, hard cider was drunk. TiPpscanoo songs
were sung, every appliance WAS used 10 gull tho
people and cheat them into the belief that the adj
minis'ration was a most couu,t one, dangerous
by iis acts and It's recommendations 10 The liber'
es,and the best interests Of The people. We were
pointed 10 our pscuniary difficulties and were con.
6dontly told that change was necessary TO Ie
leve us--It might benefit U.s. il could not mike
us worse of. Such were the means resored to
by the wing lenders, and such the appeals they
addressed 10 the people. But this was not all.
They had Jorsign aid. Hundreds aud thousands
aye, cart loads Of whIg documents were sent to
this State under the frank Of whig members Of
Congress from distant pars Of tho Union. A.
mong these members, tho Hon. Edward Stanley
ofN Carolina stands conspicuous. ltwould seem
that he had correspondents in various parts oithe
State who furnished him with list Of names---
names Of voters mostly, no doubt, who, il was
though, did not read The newspapers Of the day I,
took little interest in politics, aud consequently
could be easily operated upon. These, by a
prostitution ofhs ranking privilege, he furnished
'w 'auuour vcs OF ifafrisor y; ~ m - Nj a.
wing publications.. l! .aSyoms. under an, own
""s"''aso M"s Jdgs full Of documents under the
"a"N ~ ne Hon. Gentleman passed through this
ofSnice. Hundreds Of the yeomonry Of the coun,
try were,no doubt, impossdlupon by these means
and were induced to cast their votes for man
who had moi ono claim upon their support, and
who, If hc had been run AS a candidate ioV tho
presidency four years ago. would scarcely have
got five hundred votes in the whole State.
The democratic party did not oxell themselves
as they should have done, or as the crisis requir.
ed. They relied too much upon their strength
Confident Of success. they made no excrlons ii
some Of the counties. This was particularly the
case in Monroe and in fact in mos, OF the Ens
tern counties, eSsept Lowndes.
Rat Wa e.4 oealen. and II were useless to assigr
causes for our defeat. Let US take lesson ZION
the pasi lie, us organize a, once throughout ou
borders and present an unDroken front 70 our op
ponens. We can beat them, next fall We cdt
al,cays beat them, when We exert ourselves prop.
erly. The elections in 1898 asd 1889 prove
this fact. 10 the former year, Prentss and Word
wings were, elected to Congress by majority Of
about 1000 votes, in tho latter, Brown and
Thompson, democrats, were elected by nearly
5000 majority. In 1898 We went into the contest
divided and without any sort Of organization, ana
were beaten, 10 1889 we were fully equipped and
prepared, EARNED TO the teeth" and victory per.
ched on our banner. II wlll be so again If we
use the proper exerons We have but to
WILL il ard the State will be redeemed at our
next election. Let no Democrat then be dis
hearened at our recent defeat, but lot every one
grid on bis armour and prepare for The contest of
lS4l.