Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-08-08


AZ 2aJI-T WAR NV HEART, % see lke WHOLE I
SUhFLLS hEIE.NCE arpraP ristsi 70 thar OBJ
No MOI And WY Ba,, Il don't sinses wei I
IN tie throat Of Snutherner. Does the notices ct /
the character and opinions Of Gen. HsrriSan, pub /
I.hed BY Barser and Llagdon, Mobile publish the /
card 10 the pabie. No! b., To proceed-lhe let
ter addressed 10 Mr.. Lyons o. Virginia was dated |
the lstof June, and h, SAYS IN that letter he can
hardly believe that he used Tie word Abolition
and ihathe has mot been able 10 lay his hands |
upon the paper containing the address" Now the
book ha, he cnluTses on the 2nd of June mus; have
been in his hands al the date Of the writing the Ly-
0n's letter, and he al-o KNEW that it contained
most # no, all Of that address in which the word
abolition was used We do not charge the General
with the intention OF writing a ialSehood % Mr..
| Lyons, but il shows, aud that most coaclusively
that he is so Old that has memory has become most
convenient article Of commerce. Tia, he canno,
remember to-day what he endorses oil yesterday and
AMI " that should not consider myself an honest
maa to suffer these letters and speeches to be used
without contradiction i these were not hrs opin-
ions now.
| We ask now of every candid man if there Is noi
something wrong in this matter: When written &c
by southern man, and asked the plain question,
do you now, or have you ever belonged to an alb
olon society,"" he answers most unquaahedly NO.
On receiving letter from some gentlemen of New
York he refers them to his life and opinions publish
cd by TODD & Drake, containing all his nniiAns IN
favor of Abolitionism. Why did not the General
answer them as he did Gov. Owen! 1t would not
do. He must not say NO to them, because there
were votes to lose il he answered planly--there
was the abolition interest Of the empire State al
stake, and he must hide himself behind the 'endorS-
ed book" which excels the famous "pandora box
in its extensive assortment of fancy dry goods.
: This book" administers something To the palate OF
every one from the "cenre al round to the sea-
: Are YOU FeIcrilist! So is Harrison. Are you
an anIi-Federalisl So is he. Do you favor abo-
.ition! So does he. Are you Att Tariff? So IS
he Are you for High Tariff SO is he. d.
you believe in the veto power3 So does he. Do
you dsbelieye in that powers So does he. Are
you Cor United States Bank So is he Arc
You opposed to Bank So is he. Are you for I
strict construction of the Constitution 30 IS he
Are YOU for latudinous construction So is he
Are YOU the poor mans friend? Sc is he. Are yo'
$ the poor mans enemy' So is he. Are you friend
Iy to foreigners 50 is he. Are you nimical t
foreigners So is he. Are you for State Rights
So is he. Are you against State Rights SO is he
;, Have you confidence in a militia 50 has he
, Have YOU no confidence in a militia Neither ha
he Are you for Standing Army! So is he"
], We give below an extract from the Mongomer
! Advertiser, addressed TO the editor by w. {
). Crane, pastor of the Baptist Church. By the com
/. munication we perceive that the aboitionIss ar
not content with simply attacking institutions o
political grounds hat by appeals to the divine
4. through their religious sympathie,. The Rev Nj
i, c. says:
= Trust not the declaration that the north is soun
trust not the declaration OF any WHO say aboIttc
10 has no oothold in their favored States listen mol
that syren voice.
Timeu Danaos ct duno lerentes."
III "No. There is spirit abroad in the north whic
at threatens the destruction Of all we hold dear and 81
TO cred, which diSregards rights privileges, social tie
a. and even he itself; which, like The spirit mat an
u mated the crusaders in the dark ages will sooner
|
he thule" Of every abolItionist universe emancpallo
o. Trust not the declaration that the abolition
slavery in the District OF Columbia will bound u
id anti.savery efforts"
"Assured Of the rectitude of Of our intentions, al
=" the righteousness of our cause and believing, wi
I'm Dr. Capers that 'fan angel was now 10 select tho
~ from whose hearts the milk OF humar Kindness pon
as It's thousand streams Of charity, he would make
., selection amepg the viied kldnappefs 81 TIE ooutl
:, let US be on the alert; let Us promote our 0"
me commercial interests let Us do our own shipping
ter let us educate our sons in our universities al
,E colleges and lei US cultivate and foster native INT
ect.
"Our iorelathers." in the revolutionary slrueg
crd as Burke so beautifully remarked ia the British II
8 lament, ami recently quoted by Calhoun IN the
OF mercan Senate, "snuted al tyranny IN the Iainl
MY breeze So let reject the abstracllOno or abe
ed lien naic and repel that dark spirit which hreatt
ga the dissolution OF this once happy Union; cat
N trophe which every lover OF his country woVld av
to and can contemplate with no other emotions i
,pe such as Induced Shakespeares man, on Dover eli
Tor TO eXcalm-
P'e How fearful and how dizzy It's
To cast ose's eyes so low"
une Yet r that time must come, let US be united
We ed that though The North may need us,our exISIe
ca and prosperity is not dependent on il. And Then
,hnS NAV console ourselves, as did Lucius in his spe
70, for peace
Heaven aud earth will witness,
i%u II Rome must al that we are innocent
"'0n Shall we listen TO such instructions! does it
anu bear upon tie face an ndeibie mark Of truth,
'es'' righteousness, Of justice 1t does and shOnld
my moi as lovers Of our institutions now strike The dt
'"s blow to this lanatca party
and H. lsuo, addressed 20 ,be ;nn;or editor or
0" paper from gentleman Of the north, aa abolition
and wing good and true, says: This brings
ana TO the polilica part Of my answer. Many a
no'e uunsts adopt Garrison's views, and refuse TO
for any one have very few such in tins pa
the State, and bui few in the whole State--mOs