Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-08-01
TIE ISSUE.
W. & D..


were well attended by the democracy OF the county.
Al Caledonia about one hundred and ten stern old
JefenOnian Republicans were on the ground, who
listened silently aud patiently TO the discussion of
the great principles Of both parties which now agl-
tate the country. Mr.. Bedsoe, Esq, led off in one
Of the most able and Qf we were To be the Judges
Of the matter lucid speeches against the system Of
Banking that has ever been delivered in Lowndes
county. The speaker drew his conclusions from
past experience and the present history Of the coun-
try. lie adduced facts nccnlroyertblc.
Mr.. J. +. Harrison, Esq (whip) foIowed.--Mr.
H. made no attempt 10 con,foven the ground Ia
ken by Mr.. D., but rs usual mounted his hobby
horse,lhe Expenditures OF The General Government,
and let loose vtupcralion and nyectye against the
Office holders, Office seekers and newspaper editors.
Mr. f. f. Calhoun replied to Mr.. H. in one of the
most appropriate speeches that we ever heard. Mr.
G., by nm illustration that the most ignorant man
could understand, laid bare the fact that the great
cry the wing mounte-banks were making against the
government on this point was most perfect hum
bug. Mr.. Harrison endeavored to explain and to
offer lawyers bubble and qudes but entirely with
out effect. Mr. e. was not 10 be thrown from his
purpose, but continued to hold up the matter so that
the zine drawn web which had boen spread over the
matter by the wings TO prevent the people from ar.
irving at the true ISSUE but simply giving them an
indlsllnct view Of the subject and leave them in con-
lecture as TO the honesty Of the administration was
torn off by Mr.. Calhoun. We do not charge Mr.
Harrison with the intention Of disappearing the
Expenditures of the Government to The people, but
il is fact that he has SO managed the matter as TO
leave the impression that the Secretary of
the Treasury hn, not played "a fair and honest
game with the peoples money. Now il this is the
fact, there would have been deaIenng how set up
by the opposition press, but no; they are as mute as
escaped them on his subject Senator Benton de-
fed them in the Senate Chamber to name an appro-
priallon that The wing party had moi voted for, and
ns John Bell of Tennessee said in one OF his speech
es, (hy the bye Mr. Bell is looked upon as being
the great figure head Of whiEgery in CoEgress) 81
am charged with having withheld my votc on ap.
preparations for the carrying on Of the Seminole
war, have never withheld ii on any occasion, so
far from II that every appropriation Of any kind that
has been brought before this House has received my
support, rhen | ,ras IN my place Has any wing
gentleman in Congress met Mr.. Benton yet and Ia
ken up the gauntlet that he so earessy cast in their
teeth MOI And why not, VIII any suppose
that &c wing capital could have been made out Of
the matter they would have passed the subject 81.
ently by We leave this question for the unprcju-
diced minds OF the people To answer. MIR, Harri-
son was asked It he could show an appropriation
that the wing party did not vote lor-he equivocat-
cd by saying that Amos Kendall took ten copies
Of the Globe and, that, therefore, President Van
Buren, should have forthwith turned him out of Of
fee.
On Monday we were at Speeds precinct. Mr.
Joseph Leake opened the discussion in brief bul
very appropriate and orcible address. MIR. Bledsoe
next took the stand 1t would be vain attempt in us
to rtcspltulao the positions that he assumed there,
however,perhaps as many were not on the ground
who Will read this paper, it would be well enough to
lpke something more Than passing notice orthe mat
ter Those that were upon the ground will but TOO
readily acknowledge that such an effort at clear cog
enreasonng has not been heard in this county against
the Banking system, and It's demorazing effects up
on the mechanic, farmer and merchant; Mr.. b.
drew parallel between the European banks. and
the manner IN which they were conducted, then re-.
sources 30, their advantages undgr a monarcha
Government where Bank and State are connected,
where mnarchal edcs were thrown out to sustain the
credit Of the banks, and all the influence Of the cour,
aud the arstocracy Of the land were in the scales,
and still the system had totally, utterly failed. He
showed that when the United States Bank. was ACT.
my as the fiscal agent OF this government in 1919.
20 and ~, when The whole revenues OF the coun.
Try passed through the vaults of that institution,
and its agents, Yet with ali these means, The rNtat
regulator could not save the country from rcyul-
sion more terrible in its effects than that in The DAYS
| of the revolution. Let the friends of a United
States Bank read the startling speech made by their
great champion Of banking now, Henry Clsy-de-
livered in those times hat tried mems sonls"-.et
them read those facts drawn with the pen of prophe-
cyS registered on the pages OF that faithful chronicer
Niles Register, and ascribo true cause for oil the
disease that affected our country then. Henry Clay
then had the political honesty 10 point to the true
source Of he tlen evils, A UNITED STATES
BANK
Mr. Harrison, when he took the stand, itwasex.
pecied he would reply to thu, part Of Mr.. BIS.
| speech relating TO uated States Bank. # was
expected at least that he would attempt to bind M
The bleeding monster with some balm giliard, and
smoohe The matter down a little. Did he dot
The confident chuche Of several wing friends were
turned into groans utter desparing groans. He
launched forth at once upon The STATE Bank policy,