Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-06-13

precious rights Of ireemen, was every where ap-
plauded by them, showing that the same contempt 4
or the people perNades that party Ihroughcas the
Uuicn.
Aud what have We seen at the present session .
Of Congress The House OF Representatives /
kept N u state Of Reorganization for weeks, by /
an attempt 20 force into It, as members. live men /
from, New Jersey when five other men, no,ou
ously and con.essedIy, had a majority Of the
votes gwen "a, the election. The broad seal
of the Governor, though covering known aud
Acknowledged fraud, was held by them more sa-
cred than the peoples right Of sualage and was
considered d'beucr title TO seat IN Congress than
a majority Of the peoples votes, This wrs noi
! PENNSYLVANIA scene, probably because the Her
tlson party here had 10 Governor Raner under
| their control 10 back tire " broad seal" with
" bIck-shot and ball y but the contempt for the
people, and the wia to uampIe on their nights,
were in both cases the same.
Freemen Of the United States Your hbeities
are not so safe as you may suppose Think you
| If Harrison had been President tie army of the
| United States would have been refused 10 his
irlends'ln Pennsylvania Think YOU that IN such
condition of things, the people Of that State could
have maintained their right to a Governor and
| Legislature of their own free choice, but by wa
! ding through rivers Of blood II was at Uarls-
burg, on the very scene Of the Ritner u>urputon,
aud By the influence Of the leaders in that despe-
rate effort, that the nomination Of Harrison was
effected If elected, Rrers advisers will be
his advisers the profligacy and darlngness OF
| that faction will BE- transferred to Washington,
and their spirt will peryada the administration Of
the General Government. What have you to
eTpect from it, but uhat you hare seen ii attempt
What but that corruption and fraud in elections
VIII prevade every State What, but that MINOR.
lty candidates will be thrust into the State Legs
latures, and broad seal' members into Con
grsss, at the point Of the bayonct
4 flood Of Generalization has swept over our
land and upon some States i, rests IN sugnant
pools, coniamlnaling the atmospheric of libelty,and
threatening death TO every Thing vnuous, noble
and free. It's to the moasie, Bank which, Ia
wing struggled IN vain, BY It's Establishments, It's
corfuptions and ITS terrols, 70 overcome the fear
less and lncouuptble man then at the head of the
General Government turned to the State Legs
lature where il found no difficulty in buying up
Senators by the dozen, that the people Of Penn.
sylVanIA were indebted for the profgacy exhibited
IN the attempt 10 subyert their Liberties by the
sword 10 means furnished by the Same and
similar institutions, or those directly connected
win them, II not even 80 the bankers Of Europe
are The people Ct the United States undoubtedly
indebted, not only FOR tie deprivation Of morals
which threatens to break up the foundations OF
society" but Tor large portion Of the means
which enable their Executive Committed at
Washington to prosecute the war against an h IN
est and democratic administration. II was viola
ting moral obligations aud pnndering their own
people through the Bank Of England that the
BRUSH Government was enabled to keep the
world IN arms during the scenes Of the French
Revolution; aHd the British party IN America are
prohllng by the prohigate example. Laws arc
violated with mpunlty moral obligations are
scohed at and dended knavcry walks the streets
with bold face Of honesty; pundcrers Of the
public aud OF public institutions obtain sympathy
and forgiveness and tho Administration, which
sternly sets is face against these evils and their
authors, IS sought to be made the victim Of It's
hrmuess and integrity.
II bad men are to be permitted to overthrow it
by means 50 pronigae aud with motives so cor.
ruPt what 10 to be expected, but that they Will
proceed to aggrandse themselves upon the RUNS
Of our free Government, and the ensla2emeat Of
our people.
II will be my endeavor, as Ear as necessary, to
vlndlcae the Administration from the foul aspoT.
sions cast upon ii, and earnestly to inculcate---
That in the practice Of rigid morality alone,
can men or nations justly look for happiness and
safety
That there is but one code Of morals for phi.
yate and public affairs
That pure mor9Hty is true democracy, conce.
ding to every one his right, and seeking adyanla.
ges Of none
That every freeman has right to know the
political opinions Of any candidate who is presen-
ted for his sufrages and to deny him that right,
Is wrong and insult which strikes al the root Of
representative government, and IS the adoption Of
a kIngly principle.
That The cause Of morality, freedom, and law /;
the interests Of agriculture manufactures and
commerce the peace Of the country the rights
OF the people and the safety and improvement Of
their institutions will be best promoted and Sc
cured by the reelection Of Mr. Van Buren,
: And, finally, that It is the indispensable duty Of
every man who wishes TO preserve the blessings
OF an honest representative government, the rights
OF property, the faith Of contracts, the honor ofhIs
country, and the freedom Of man, 10 oppose, by
all honorable means, the election OF General
Harrison, who already sets the people at defiance
while his friends mock and insult them by chill
dish and ridiculous mnmmey, fit only to amuse
the Wild natives Of Africa.
The feroclty of the Harrison party is equal to
their folly. In every moment Of rising hope they
cannot restrain their Jeers and their tauuts, their
roious parades. shouts Of exujation, and groans
Of insult. While holding high public station, |
have seen my children spring IN terror from their
beds at the dead hour Of midnight. in the belief
that guns were fired into the windows Of their
chamber. 1t was the cannon Of Federalism 10
the street. where It's myrmidons had collected to
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