Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-04-25


Il Is truly amusing 10 watch the sIuuous move. 7
ments Of our nsgbbor Of The Argus. We are .
no ua,u,alr.ls. but lHrk that We have discovered
enough Of the editor Of the above print to assign
. INN TO the genus 70 which be, political actions
so loudly proclaim h.n 10 belong, and IN which
! hereafter We intend TO class him. Fearing tha,
I our discovery should be lost 10 posteriy We
assign him 10 that spsces known to the ma
lurall,is ~ tie T,sindo eoeheisa, and more par
liculafly described by Obed Bauius NJ. ID. as
the f" Coc isjsq .AmsricaHus.' We were mere
particularly confined IN our opinion on reading
the article headed Messrs spe,gh', Tucker and
Evans, IN the last Argus. II requires a certain
portion Of that ingredient with which The Issiudo
IS possessrd. 20 palm an article so huslly put
together, and bearing on It's very face so little of
truth and fair dealing upon which he Pumes
himself, On any community. The Argus says
that Mr. Evans boldly challenged either or both
orhis opponents, to meet and discuss their course
N the Legislature during the past winter. We
we're there aud do not remember to have heard
MIR f. pledge himself to meet either before the
people Of the county. Mr. +. sand be was al
ways ready to discuss any part Of bs COURSE
bm ii must be done through The press. This re-
mark reminded US Of his memorable speech Of
last winter. which occupied IL minutes IN be-
lng brought into existence; Col. BluPs stand
ing god father to the precious bantng, and which
survived ouly IL minute to the great sorrow of
its relatives.
: Gen Speight LAID his position before the world
' last winter openly and iearlessIy--so did Mr.
: Tucker, and both are willing to abide tho deer
. SION Of the people. Why did not Mr. Evans de-
$ bate tho stand taken by the General Was IT
l. fear Of public condemnation, or was 1t the lack
y Of ability to reply to such Arguments as no then
+ heard We answer twas fear! "Dodgins" is
: a portion of his political creed, and for proof
: of this we have but to refar to the meetings Of
IS Our candidates during the late canvass. We ask
II all honest men who are not peudiced, to answer
! this neuogalory; Did Richard Evans march
y boldly up to the point Of discussion, as did Nj
II z. B. Sarkel Did he ever meet successfully
3 the positions Of his antagonists! Has no The no.
u nest lbcraIty Of one of his owl partzans in mat
Is tens of politics, who would wish to do Justice to
d his neighbours molivcsl We answer no, to all
Q of the above Undergraduates, ard that without the
+ fear Of contradiction from any source but that Of
:, the Argus.
Mr. Evans, in attempting to eludo the odum Of
Inconsistency, says that he did not vote for the
repeal Of the Brandon Bank charter Was ba
IN the House of Representatives when that ques'
u ton was put II he will answer that question
: we will the first. Mr. Evans says that he voted
'' for az honest man as John j. McRae, that was
. by casting his vote for II. G.. Runnels. Did h
~ not also role for hHie Johnny We think h,
, did, II that is the fact, why did he not tell the
= people tina, he east his soto Cor II. G.. Runncls
. and John j. McRae, like man, aud no, by
! subtcrfuse as contemplate as tho act of voting
: "dodgo" the point Mt issue, and leave upon the
public mind an impression that he was SECOND
Daniel.
. Mr. Evans took singular position in favor o
:, the rotten institutions of the country. lie says
A., that there is a feature in the reform bill rcqulrlu!
90 tho stockholders to pay up to the last cent, lhel
individual Indebtedness lor stock We canno
~ find any such clause. That would be a polItlca
SIN to make men who have delrauded the commu
nifty of thousands Of dollars, 10 pay their homes
-, debts. However, that we presume, is a porto
\, of the wing doctrine to 6leh NIL they can from til
honest farmer and hard working mechanic
-, rob the widow of her mite and deiraud the orphan
Such is the doctrine that Mr. r. embraces, an
i such are the principles of the bank party.