Columbus Democrat., 1840-10-17

has pul,t sal principles familiar ta tbC proPlt--HoI
because he Is endowed With superior RHiue and
pye-emneul abilty--bug because be vii commune
the sutliagts o( greater uuatsf ef traTH-eHf' 81
paitics--be,ause, IN fact, his principles not ee
ing known, he vii Secure tbe votes "i those WHO
NAV from any cause, be dl>atirctrd TO the present
Administration. You behold then forming Sa
Executive Committee at Washington, 10 direct
and ad the efforts OF their trigud~ Al quarters
o. the Union To cone hate The different branches
Of this diScordant party, FedeiaHsts oi 'he ".'
school Abuhuoulsts and Wings proper, % mud
ern Fedsralists are placed 10 sweet compan'on'
ship upon this committee. Fearing TO uust 'heu
candidate, lest hls loquacl,y belroy h,m 70 s"me
Of he branches Of the paty,hets -'Giou,lN hood
winked by a experimenting committee / he 4
merieaapeople ave tasnllHgiy tald that thus ciam-
nut 10 then sufrages viii make 10 further de-
clTalions fol the public eve" Thus ,erogn' zing
the anu.repubcan doctrine, that the agent OF lhe
people Is 10 dctise aud command instead OF ert'
cutting their wdt.
As If, however, to add impos'urt to insult We
find HIM writing letters 10 opposite parts 81 me
Union, committing hmseil To opposite parties
With the significant caution, " 4" moi III MS gr|
into the newspapers" though he has 10 "bl''lon
to it being pliruislg shown, and "a person talei.
sing the county, making elccuoneeFng speeches
upon his military services.
The supporters Of this Silent Cnndidale-
have shown the true Federal contempt i"t the
intelligence of the people by Disgusting eNliol.
TONS of log CABINS, CIDER barrels, coonNkhS ana
gnurds-by professions, banners and Pieleua
representations better adapted to cheat the mise
rbIe victims of Catholic frauds than to dtiade
the discriminating Judgment OF American Tree
! men.
| To divert the attention Of the people nom lhe
main points n issue, missionary orators nave htth
sent IN every direction, employed to propagate
| the most ridiculous humbugs and outrageous sian
ders. They have dishonesty charged the Ad'
mnstraon with attempting to establish a stand
ing army when hey we'll knew Lat their candid
ate had spoken in behalf Of the real standing army
Of John Adams, and warmly advocated Il Tor
long series Of years, and still advocates :" a sicn-
ding army" in every respect infinitely more OBJ
Jectlon4be than the militia project OF Mr. Pomselt
which has never been adopted, but on the contra
ry has met with the d-apPtoyal Of the President
and the democratic party in Congress iney
| have ludustruusly circulated sander manulac'
tured by one Of their Executive Committee, That
the President is unla,hlul to the South, because
be dared to do justice according 20 law, upon an
offender whom they do not dany to have been
Justly convicted. although they kn1w that Nj Van
| Buren has pledged himself to the South, and has
never failed to redeem all bls pledges. lhty
have falsely accused the Administration OF extra
yagance, without specifying particulars, and when
they knew that their own parry had voted tnf THESE
mscaed txtrayagancies.
The sole object Of all these ISLANDERS IS TO de-
ude the people--to distract their atteniion--to
raise false issues that they might slip their ard'td'
b'e candidate INTO office, and again curae this p"o
| pie with monopoes, and again erect the paper
system, tariffs. aud wild schemes Of internal m.
proyement, under which the priunsged orders
have hitherto fourlshed.
They know that they have selected an tnstrn
ment perfectly ductle IN the hands oI bis Federal
wire workers. True, they assert he Is rot a
Federalisl True, be brings forward Federal
vouchers for his republlcau.n. But suppose you
set down for naugb the aiiidayt5 and leltets Of
many respectable men that they saw General
HARRISON wear The black eockade, The badae Of
ancient Federalism you rolusc to be-.
lIeve the admissions OF Gen. HARRISON blm>eI', m
reply to John Randolphs charge Of Federalism,
stlll can you possibly reject the deductions oi
your own minds from General IIarrl-pu's acts
Do not his acts proclaim his loose Federat con.
suucton Of the Constitution What notion, OF
the Constitution did he entertain, when he SAID
he would rehnqulsh the tamil only 4" when the
grass grew IN the streets of Norfolk and Charles
ton and their shipping rotted a, their nharyes"
What other than the mos, extramganl Fede-
raj doctrlue conld prompt hin to admit that Unl-
ted States Bank was unconstitutional, aud lhea
declare that if Congress should pass bill chat.
terlng such an institution, be would not veto It
yet his oath is broken IN fragment, by bis We've
Of erpsdiencg II the sacred obligation. Of an
oath IN the presence Of Almighty God could not
restrain him from knowingly ttampIing upon The
Constitution, can you suppose that any measure
destructive 10 the rights Of the States aud the Ii.
berties Of Tbs people would meet with resistance
from hun
Lei it not he said that ruinous measures will not
be Submitted 10 him. The composition Of the party
striving to elevate im 10 office SLOWS too well the
destructive policy that may BE- anticipated. We lteI
| that bank will again be called f0f 10 sustaln The
worn out and decept paper system. The South,
ai least, he's been Taught by bitter experience the
ruuoHS tendencies Of such an Institution with us per.
llots spawn and protective tariff he people Of
the staple States know that before the establishment
Of Hamiton's funding system, and Tie first Bank Of
the Cned States, they wire wont to cafty On their
own commerce. They had merchants and shipping
| exported lheir oWn products and imported the
proceeds in foreign goods The North dtd the same.
They know too, that after liese northern financial
schemes went into operation, precisely as tie paper
system under the control ofthe two United STATES
Banks increased, The commerce OF the South decrras
ed. Thus while it furnishes three ourhs Of tie ez-
ports, performs only about one.sixth or the import
ing business. With such facts before them, the peo-
pe oi the South must oppose such sn Institution
Yet, though he believes il Unconstitutional he viii
sanction il, crush the South as il may
Another result Of the unhoIy continuation Of Haui-
sons supporters, Il 10 give that mad SECT o zeaals
and aboltoulsis an importance and political udu-