Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-11
From HE .Nississipptdn.
4 VOICE FROM TISHEMlN6Ot

The following extract Of letter Is from an old |
soldier residing IN T,shemingo,andw who fought un- !
der Harrison at the battle OF Tippecanoe. HIS o.
piulunS are entitled to great wclghtand should re-
ce,ye the calm consideration of every rejecting
man m the State. lie vas patriotic IN war, and
Is democratic IN peace. Hear hun!
Ertraci Of l,tsr from an old Soldier residing
IN IHhsmia.o county, 10 The Editor, dated
"RlENzi, TIshemingo co..
"June Is 1910.
Dear Sir: As promised YOU last winter
while at jackson, TO wute 10 you occasionally, |
will proceed TO redeem, in part, that promise. !
discover from my papers that some OF the polu.
cmns down your way are making considerable
noise about General Harrison, "hard cider" and
" lcg cabins" Now, sir, live in log cabin but
have no hard cider, aud | was Slh Gen. Ham.
son at the battle Of rlppecnuoe. Asa military
man, | have not a word TO say against him, al.
though | well remember that his conduct vas
much censurcd IN those days by large porl,oGd
not majority, OF his fellow .c2ens But pluck
no laurels from the brow Of an old solder |
object to General llauson's election TO the Pres.
dency on account Of his political principles. |
believe he iso Federallst N principle, aud # cleo
led would administer the Government upon the
plan first suggested by 4. Hamilton, and his con.
lederatos. Daniel Webster, the modern Federal
Goliah, would no doubt be his chief adviser and
: cabinet coupseor, and anu-masons aud abolition
lists control his general action as Chief Mags.
tate. To place a man IN the Presidential char
: surrounded by such men, never can consent to
4 lend helping hand. | pride myself upon my old
fashioned democratic notions OF public pollcy,Duc
have lived to toe old an aye 10 desert at this lat,
day the principles have supported from my eur
!, hest youth 10 The present period desire to di,
+ as have lived democrat OF the true faith AM
!, although may be considered by the scrub AT
4, lsocracy" of the towns an old country clod hop
=, per Of democrat would sooner ENJOY this It'll
aud live in al log cabn,conlcned 10 see the wheel
\, of Government moving slowly along IN the beale
a. track of Jefferson, Madison, jackson, and Va
= Buren,, rather than reside in marble palace unde
Il, a Federal dynasty, such as we should have, wer
p it possible that General Harrison should succee
IN beng elected PIesldent--an event, hope, n,
ID yer to happen.
"The good cause of democracy is moving 0
harmonousy in Tlshemrngo We shall give
- good accoun, of the Tenth Legion next NJ
vember. think We will poll ,0G0 or | i 90 vote
and really, am well satisfied that General lla
y rison cannot obtain moro than 100 votes, # tina
N out Of the whole number--the balance wall be Z
p ven for the reelection of Martin Van Buren, OF
- present Republican President. hope you vi
. be active in the Southern part Of the State. u
: North we shall do our duty iearessIy like men,
10 have voted twice FOR Jeferson,twce for Madison
twice for Monroe, three times Cor General Jacl
son, once for Van Buren, and IL God SPARES II
DO life untll November, will have voted twice E
Martin Van Buren--then ! shall be coniont.-
Nine children (sous,) will also vote with me,
they are alive at the election"