Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-11
Your obedlent servant,
ANDREW JACKSON.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT LETTER.


ANOTHER IMPORTANT LETTER.
The sober minded of the opposition are com.
ne over to the support Of the democratic party
IN large numbers Every day We see IN our cx.
change papers letters similar to the Que we pub.
lIshed the other day from the Hon. Mr. NickhGc,
ana The one We copy below from the Washington
Globe
ENGLsH PRARIr, SrEuuEN Co. lNr.
May IS, lst0.
10 regard to political matters, have 10 inform
you that "a change has come DER the spirit OF
my drcam.' II Is not the work of n moment,
nor OF day -nor the sudden impulse Of passion
but the result Of cool dchborr,on and calm
inquiry into the principles of the Two parties into
which our people are divided. As YOU well know,
] have ever been warmly opposed to the present
and preceding Administrations orthc General Go.
votnment and have done all ] could, in an honor.
able way, to eject change. In the iutlherance
OF IBIS object attended the great convention nj
Indianapolis, last WINTER TO nominate a candidate
for GoAernor of this State, and to respond TO The
dongs Of the Harrisburg Convention II was
While here that my political faith was first sha.
ken.
Instead of an open, Genii, and direct nyowul of
principles, we were compelled 10 gaze upon a
spectacle, alike insulting to the intelligence, and
degrading TO the character ofthe American people.
In VAN did the honest aud devoted men OF the
party call for this ayowa--in vain did they ask
chart by which 10 guide the political vessel IN the
coming storm. They were answered with bau
nefs and canoes-hard cider and log ca5ms--
drunkenness aud revealing. Nothing was heard
on either hand but dcnuncIalions Of the Admins.
| itonon Of the General Government. and the sing
my of songs. Flom this convention returned
home, my mind wavering and full OF doubts.
10 investigate the charges against the Admin
slrallon, and the objects aud intentions Of the
wing party, was my first business. The pubic
expenditures first engaged my attention. Instead
OF All increase from Sl3,O00,0OO IN Is2i, TO
S39,00O,000 IN 1889, ~ asserted BY the Wings,
! found 1t to be from S32, OC0,0Ce in 1924, to
370O0,OU0 in 1890, by examining the seyeml
annual reports Of tho Secretary Of the Treasury
Tho next was Tho public course Of Mr. Van Blu
rem, about NElch 50 much hes been said and wTt
ten And ascetGnnC, from authentic sources,
that instead being opposed, to, be was an ar
ing hostile to, he WIS tho first 70 suggest, and the
foremost to carry into execution, the proposition
for the exierslon OF the right Of sufrage in New
York could longer look upon the leaders Of
party who would. knowingly and falsely, prefer
such charges without contempt and indignation,
al the imposition attempted to DO palmed of upon
US
Then came the Oswego correspondence
General Harrison had surrendered himself into
the keeping Of John &. Wright, one of the most
b ter revllers OF Jefferson and The old Democra-
nc patty Could ], who had ever been Democrd.
tle IN my feelings, look calmly, and without dis
trust, upon sucha movement as tbs II told ms
but too plainly the character of the administration
which shorld have General Harrison for ns head
and John e. Wright and Daniel Webster for is
chief advisers.
And then examined the lndcpendonl Treasu.
y Bill. After reading 1t through carefully, (which
| must confess | never had done before all IT'S
odIousaesS vanished. i stood beioie me PLAIN,
SIMPLE proposition Tor he collection, sale. keeping
and disbursement OF The public revenue, stripped
Of all the imaginary evils with which the Wing
party had invested IT,. Comparing 1t with the Con.
sihpl'on and The laws passed by The first Congress
upon this subject, II noe appears to me to be the
only system Recognized by our fathers for the
management OF the peoples funds,
IN Shor'' hddlog that The party TO which was
attached would make no ayowal Of their princi.
pies, but were counting, by their silence aud du-
pcIty, every faction or sect which could yield
them the least support, however opposite IN their
characle;s, | left them. could endure humbug.
gerry and deception no longer. They are not the
political weapons which had been accustomed
10 use. shall hereafter lend my MD, feeble
though It be- and give my vote TO Van Buren,,
Johnson, and the Independent Treasury
One Of my negbbors, Thomas Flint, has also
become a convert to Democracy for The same
reasons which produced change N my mind.
CALEB TILL0TTSON.
P. S. No one doubts but that The Democratic
party will succeed in eeciing General Howard
Governor by large majority This seems to
be admitted On oil hands IN this region.