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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

TnE QuEEN's HussASD.-The marriage {
Prince Albert with the Queen Of Ehglal vi
c'n'rr upon him 40 official power phaleyer.-
lie wll have" SAYS tire London Specia.os
tank wdaout duties, inches without laboE." ye
/ he vail be "a guided puppet WIN can perform
aeiIoa bscoming an sle,A'sd birth snd s1aite;
station, Who can Iollow Ga pufsu, wollhy Of i
| sunOI " q statesmen, whose su.ue impouanc
Is reflected and Nho can Avov no opinion exa
eept. peIhaps on al ARTICLES Of dress, piece q
faraluie, OF bOrse,) even though the fate and
character ot his wife be a, stake, without viola
nng the Constitution Of the country that has
adopted hum"
The blood royal-Ihat suhhmaled Qulnl4s
eeuce Of power incorporate be eommu
ultaleJ except BY the Transmission Of inheritance
When William tho Thud ascended the throne
Il was not as husband Of Mary. the daughle.
OF The addicted mouorch, but by violation ol
the Constitution deliberately committed by Par
liamen,---iu other words by fevOluliou. Nbeu
be was at FIRST, invited to assume the Governments
as regent in behalf OF his wife. the high spirited
tlollander rrlused-he would be every inch q
king or nothing. Pnuce Albert It appears has ~
such scruples--be IS wiling to be even less thar
a tegnt Yet his influence as the Queens hus
band NAV be very great ex officially.
The representations Rua advice OF Ministers"
SAYS the Spectator. will avail Eue against the
wishes aud Arguments Of a beloved spouse; and
the deliberations Of the nuptal couch-if, as i, Is
ardenily hoped, harmony, tenderness, and love
attend twill probably be found infinitely more
etfeaClous than those of the council boaid.--
Happily the dcslines Of England do mol depend
upon the viii Of any two human beings But il
Prince Albert be endowed With great intellectual
atianmenls, sagncily and irmncss, united viii
ambition, ho may, nevertheless, have immense IN.
liuouee IN this country, and may become the m.
slument Of g'eat good Or almost ilredeemabIe
evil"
The marriages Of Queen regents IN England
are said 10 have been generally Of short duration.
an historical fact, however, which need not b
regarded as ominous. Queen Mays union with
Philip lasted only four years. and William the
1n,..G became wtdover IN less than six ,ears
after h,s accession, Yic,oria'I husband, by viz.
Tue of bis ma,aaee, will DO created Duke aud
a Pnyy Counsello,, Field Marshal Sc; liz
will be authorized to quarter the arms OF Eng
land, but he viii no, take precedence Of Dukes
Of the blood royal. The spectator estimates his
probable allowance from Parliament ut 100
pounds year, which Is considered very modeI
ate bu, which the Prince, 10 doubt sill ird
somewhat more ample than the income Of bfs
German principally
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

ho'o 10 enforce Sasnce.--'Fhe officers Of the
Scotch criminal courts create disturbance by cal.
Ing " sience' to the auditory In Coh they
manage the matter better; they write Silence"
N large letters 90 piece Of pastebonrd, stick II
INTO tue cleft end Of long bite rod. and wave
II IN the face Of any one whose yoic is heard fIs-
ing above Whisper. II this does not produce
qIlescence, The admonItion il enforced by rap
on The bead with the rod Phrsnoiogiea' Mag
4 hnosn sinner placed himsels on the ANXIOUS
seat" at late camp-meeling IN New Jersey.
and when asked If he were prepared to turn to
the Lord, he replied. NO bp' am qnrioa. 10
get a place m ihe custounouse"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08
A." JOHN BROOK

When the American troops were qparcrcl al
NeWburY, al lIe close oi the revolutionary war and
the soldiers were stirred up 10 rebellion against he
government by the famous Anonymous letters which,
1t las SINCE been a,cer,alned, were written by Gen
efal Armstrong then Hapr 10 the army. Gen.
Washington convened the officers tot the purpose
d addressing them on this subIcct anI calming lie
i0mai when was beginning 10 rage 10 their besoins.
lie held paper 10 bis hand on which he remarks
be intended % make were wrtlen-aod then il was,
laat finding bimselI unable TO read without asss-
tance--as he was drawing his speclases from his
pocket that unprecedented expression broke from
hm--one Of the most pathetic thai ever leH from
human ips--.' Fellow Citizens" said he, " YOU
perceive have not only grown gray---but blind ii
your service" The effect Of this remark was cleo.
tneai. No bosom-no eye was prooi against IT,
Phi .Aeps.
4 false friend is Ike a shadow On dial, /
appears N clear weather, DO. yansnes as soon az
II IS cloudy.
rugged couutenanec often conceas the
watne.t hesui az the rrhosi peall sleeps IN The
toughest she'll
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

CoaSrcrrcUv Bus LAws,--The following
sketch OF some ui the laws made by Ihe colony q
New Haven, two hundred years ugu and deucm
uated blue laws by the ncghborng colonies, vii
give a. idea Of the sptut which pet' AIDES tho
whole
No'oue shall be (recmau, OF give a vote, IN.
less he be converted and member in fu com
munIon Of one Of the churches allowed to this Do
mlnion
No man shsll hold any Office, who is not sound
IN The faith and faithful to lhrs Domiblon--and
whoever gives vote to such person, shall pa,
Il fine Of II for a second offence lie shall lie Ga
ifanchsed.
No Quaker o. dssentcr from the establish
worship Of tbs DOMINION shall be allowed 70 gtg
d vote tor The olccionof magistrate. II any of
Ger
No food o. lodging shall DO afforded 90 a o.
ket. Adanile OF other Hereto
II any person turns Quaker, he shall be taHal
ed and not suffered to return bu, uron pain
death
Noone shall run on sunday OF walk IA DIS
garden or elsewhere, except IcyoreuiIy 10 ald
from meeting
No one shall lrayc cock y.juals make bed,
sweep house, cul bair, OF shave on Sunday
No woman shall kiss her child On Sunday q
on fasting day.
No one shall buy or sell lands wihcui rcfmie
81 Of the Selccmcn.
No nluIstcr shall keep school
Whoever wears cloth trimmed with gold, silver
o. bone lace, above two shIllnls by the ward, stal
be presented by the gland jurors, and the Seize.
men shat tax the offender al 3OUl estate
debtor IN PRISON, swearing he las no estate
shall be let out and sold to make satisfaction.
Whoever brings cards OF Dice into this Domig
Ton, shall puy iine Of 81,
No priest shall abide ~ lie Domuicn-le
shall be tansbed and suffer death on his lelugl.
Priests may be seized by any one vlhou!auat
rant.
No one shall read common prayer keep Chu>l.
mas Or SAINTS, make minced PIES, dance, pas
cards, Or play on my instrument Of mgsfc -
| cspt the drum trumpet, and Jews harp
/ No man shall couita mad in person, d Is Tel
/ ter without first obtaining couscut OF her parents
5l penalty ior the first offence Ci for The So
coadand Ior the third Imprisonment durug tal
| pleasure u the court
haued persons must bye logeAet, .. te IN
prisoued.
Every male shall haze his lli. en- round accord
ing to cap.
Ol such such sort were The laws made by a.s
people OF New Haven, pre,lcus 10 their lhcotpol,
alton with Saybrook and Hartford colonies by n
charter. They consist Of vast multitude, anu
we're very property called blue laws /. e. bloody
laws for they were all sanehled with e1commu-
nleanon, conhscaiIon, fines, banshntut, whip
ping cutting Oft the ears, burning the tongue, ufd
! death.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

ed, for the destruction OF our Governments, are
again destined 10 be disappointed, lIoge, and
there, indeed, scenes 81 dangerous excitement,
have occurred; Terrifying instances Of local yio.
ence have been witnessed aud a reckless DIS
regard Of the consequences Of then conduct has
exposed individuals to popular dgua,on but
neither masses OF the people, nor sections OF tar
couatry, have been sWeVed from helr devotion 10
the bond # union. and the principles It has made
sacred Ii vi. be ever thus Such attempts AZ
dangerous az iaIiou may periodically return, but
with each the object WI. be better understood.
That predominatlns affection ~ our political >ys
lem which prevails throughout oar territorial ln-
rs; that calm and enlightened lud-me., which
ultimately governs our people a, one vast b nty ;
viii always be at hand to resist and control e,ess
eiioi ioreianor domestic, which aims, OF would
lead, to overthrow our Institutions.
What can be more iu,l, more explicit more frt-
chile 81 proof Of The utter itlsty Of the gross d.
situations That have 5cen uttered with a view Of
preiddlcing the South agaust Mr. Van Buren,
The President has been true TO bis plcdges-he
will continue TO be tue. The South have tired
hun. His good Faith is proyen-hs integrity is
shown 10 be laleXbe. And there /, more truth
than poetry n the remark that he rW net lose the
roie Of a State South of NE Po,oma, in No
sem5er RcrL
GENERA UApasoS and he Rdga cf Ter.
ror. He took his seat a. a delegate to Congress
from the Northwestern Territory in 1893. Is
to his opinions at that time, we yfcr an extract
from Mr.. john Randolph's speech, delivered in
1890, in the Senate Of the United States oil
which body General Harrison was at thu: time
member;
Now, sir, the only difference between the
gentleman from OHIO and mNstlfs this and Il
is vital That gentleman and myself differ fun
damen,ally and totally, aud did differ when we
first took our seats in Congress he as a delegate
from the Territory Northwest Of the riyer Ohm,
as member of the other House from the State
Of Virginia he was an open, Jealous, frank sup
porter OF the Sedi'ion Law and Bnck-cockade
administration and was as jealous, frank and
open an opponent of the Black -cockade aud Sc
dfion Law Administration. We nar lundamen.
tally and totay--ue never can agree about
measures or about mem! do not mean to dc
tate 10 the geutemanlel us agree to differ rs
gentlemen ought to do, especially natives OF the
same state, who are autlpudeS to each other m po
liacs. lIe acknowledge lustnow, lho zenith aud
the nadW; but unless th,re is something false
IN the philosophy Of the schools, in the course Of
tlmo even these viii change their places
The prophecy vas soon verified in the election
Of General Jackson, and the downfall Of j. q.
Adams aud his party. And if being an open
jealous and frank supporter Of the Scd'on Law
aud El4rlr .rnckadp Admin .trati,p. al I,ku Al
ans y does not constitute an old Federalist, we
are at loss to determine what It does constl.
uie.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

A school boy in The Literary Emporium, beng
asked to decline the word admission, said il meant
25 cents. twenty-five cents" echoed The
master, F" what sort Of definition Is that g II
don't know, sulkily replied tie boy. +" bu, Pm
sure i says so on The advertisement down here NJ
the show -" Yes said auohcl Loy, and chi.
dfen half pricc
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

Disdppomimtnts. Wings Of Balumor.
made two attempts TO get up meeting TO respond
TO the nomination Of General Harrison, as a can.
d'da'e for the Presidency, made by Tie HatIs-
burg Convention, and twice failed il The attempt
Petersburg Va. SiaIesman.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

uE ltAS OF rHE C,NpNS Disctosep,--O On
fulaY la,l, the Senate cngtussrd the Independent
iftaSaly hh' Tor third reading. As Tie bate, up
on 1911 measures Of linnWtantc, IS usually made at
jhl stage ri The proceeding, Il was supposed, as il
ha1 pissed, Nv decisive majority that point in ne
progress, the struggle was cuIoi, aud that the b,i
would hc read AMI ia sc To day without further oh
structon. The filing Of the Senate galleries tins
morning before It's meeting gave sign that the
f'oeia hEhi troops IA tins cy had received notice
lHfl 'he war was 20 he commenced upon gland
scale. Accordingly, SO soon rs the bill was called
w. Mr.. Clay took the ilo1r again IN earnest f,r his
ftatfat atfocAtCs.--lle has certainly fecryrd
nov commission, lie laid down the plan of opera
tons 90 Tie most comprehensive system condemn.
~ = We most emphatic manner, tue whole scope II
the Presidents message embraced Tor ,l,e present
me whole paper credit system as Il exists with its
privileged corporations and their abuses lnol ni7
loIWatd 10 great National Bank connected with
the government as the rcformcr and only fefofmer.
OF the evils he depicted lie admitted that British
Influence and control Fwaycl through tie paper aud
credit system, but held dat II resulted from the re-.
NOV IoI thc JrDjstcs ond Tie divorce between tie
Government aud National B,nk-Hc alluded 10 n,e
State debts and sneerrd OF The Reputation Of the
Fa1oi national assumption, as proposed by tic res.
olntuns introduced IN The Senate IN word. hr
boldly took tie ultra ground OF the liamlIlonan pol.
ICY and showed that lhe Federal party had rcyoy-
ed 70 stake oil It's hopes by giving The widest range
TO he principle Of corruption
The conntry now have before it the broad and
distinct platforms upon which tie two parties have
taken uter positions. Tie Democracy on tic Pres
dents late message; the Fcdcusts upon the liam
ilt1nian system Of implied 60 N fruclon unrestricted
corporate paper system 90 1nitabIe corruption.
Waahldgs1n (,ioL4
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

Ssx,rse ALtrNS EFvsEEs la ths Ueued
States Scnatr. when the Presidents Annua. Mes
sses was rtaj. Nj. Alien at Ono, rose and sad:
Mr. President Courtesy has an aware, made
Il the custom oF : Senator representing The Stale
ir1n which thr rreSldcut rour,. ant agreeing N.ih
hu ia p1luca' sentiments, % move ,hc printing 81
hs annsal message yet tie Senator from New
Aark wtl believe, yNcu-, lhr deep feeling which
prompts uie thrs to rise la .ac rXg,atoa OF renew
81 hone excited Nv TIA. paper o- the future scu-
rtjy ol uf insiiiuuaus and .wVistt VI, Tie people.
,a sfbm.l that mo,un mySclt
L. staining IN ihiS place lhs freud OF al, the en-
ms ut nbae, NAV b. alaWtd h. address a sinRle
reluesl ro he Whole holy ol my couutymen. It Is,
that zach man ol them VIII deliberately consider ihIs
message, AMI that pert ct It, especially which re-
atts 10 corprtliops, hanks, AMI he currency.
T. gu1nuy nr ever The rglt,, he happiness If
individual man Protect the febc against The ia
eacfY oi ihe Stunf-againsi 'lr enmhnatons 81
The pats, by an equal distribution OF burdens aud Of
blessings Among aH-was tie cardinal object Of our
cryd Hsltatious lu, ga, NilhNanjng ths, these
rights have been violate this happln,ss pcflilcd--
| THIS rapatlty allowed these combinations ipTni,d-
aud thN equality DESTROYED, These things have
been done, AMI that ,na under The authority OF law
Corporations Nuumcrah.y lrcchle ihe face at The
/ And, Corporations whIri, not content wuh abso-
lutte power ovrr the currcncy-oycr the property
over TIE cnIrc iaho5 90 The people now seek 10 rta
der Themselves immortal ans lbr,r duuunion com
PIetr, 10y political associations. Hence has afnen
the paper system, with al, Ne campIcNliy OF maud
an1 oppression hence the pending strife between
mel anl monopoly aud hence IT Is that hc world
now heholis ibs nation struggling like the iahled
laoenon, To diseDgage us own body, ana the bo-
dies OF ~ sons, from che nlal cod ol a serpei
whnsc conclusive energies have compressed those
bodies wei nigh unto death.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

The chapmaus a.r PLAYING a New o,I,au,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

The following cpnph on an inaa, Is among liz
most beautiful and appropriate we have ever 'V"s
" This fragile blossom ors dav
Fcl 100 hjc's ycfnal. blooming hour,
Like infant germ, that hphted, hy
Far from their owned loved parent bower
Nou.l'st lhlu is future fate explore
To thee the boon is kindly gwen
Gu, gentle reader, sin uo more,
And lhou Shalt see this flower N lleayen'
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-02-08

APPALLING CALAMITY. The editors Of the Jour
nal ol Commerce have been favored with the lol.
having letter rom Capt Bmok8, Of the steamer
NImfOu. daleh
Columbus Democrat., 1840-04-04

for lhe wings 90 the recent election of town cth-
GERS. We have not received Mobile paper
since ,he election, and know not what the m1Jlu-
" was, Of how lar he election turned upon par
~ grounds But lel The result ~ The city be as
&, NAV, the State Of Alabama is safe f5r Mr. Van
Bureu by many thousands.
We are fully persuaded that Hanson Will not
get as large a vote Ihls lali as be got IN 1896
lie will douJtes, oauy Kentucky and Vermont,
aud they are the only States that are absolutely
certain Cot him. AIS WELL then, We repeat
The prospect IS as bright as We could wish
nothing but the most culpable apathy ~ our party
can prevent brilliant Democratic triumph II
! November ueS,
Columbus Democrat., 1840-04-04

WATcnAAN, now GOES THE NlGnr! Ans
WE'LL We never spoke any thing more conf,
IDENTIFY. The voice Of the people is beginning
TO be heard. 4 few elections have recently TAX.
en- place, and their result has in almost every IN
stance been such as 10 lals(y the boasts and huz.
zahs OF the wing press and wing orators.
An election Of Governor was lately held in n
Hampshire. Page, the democr,c candidate,
leads his federal opponent, Stevens, by from eight
10 nine thousand votes. exhibiting q democratic
gam Of about twenty-five per cent, within enc
year.
Town elections have been held IN Detroit and
Chicago. In both the democrats triumphed. The
Washington Globe, speaking OF these elections,
says :" In the northwest, we have had reaction
ersa IN eligible city of Drtroit--whieh has
cancelled the federal majority Of upwards of Ave
hundred at the last fall election. We have ano.
ther farther west in the result At Chicago, Of
which we gave the FIRST COWS on Monday
The Globe further remarks upon the prospects
IN other States. In the Empire State. we have
shown, from day to day, similar reactions IN III,
town elections Of the interior. From New Jer
sey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, !ninois, an,
Missouri, although we have no election news, ",
have private adyices, through members Of Con
gress, from all these States, which give assulane
es Of increasing strength and confidence anon!
the Democrats. How things arc ~ Vrgnla, in
glowing accounts in the Richmond Enquirer
show. The editor OF that print has never mis-
taken public opinion IN his State, and the result
has always proved that hls sagar,iy and cauiior
may be safely trusted 10 regard to the olhc
States Of the South, there is scarcely conidenc,
enough in Federalism itself to raise q claim 70
It's candidate"
"Alter the decided reyouiion,H continues n
1lobe'" IN every State opposed to Mn VAS Br
RrN in the last years elcction--aiter The gte;
and favorable reaction IN New Jersey, Pcnnsy
yana, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, as evidence
IN alt their recent electons-all carried by gtea
g majorIIics than ever some of them being T,
converted from Enthusiastically is it. OF ho
IS It, that Federalism has raised such shouts
victory, without having any where on the cont
nent obtained success at the polls to justi
their huzzahsl
I'VE will explain 1t. Bag Is the game Of Il
broken down gamblers party. They have play,
the same game at every successive President
election, and have Systematically boasied IN a
vance moss Of power IN those States where ID
had been most frequently defeated
rha ug;L is. Re receive lie most cheeang ,
counts fran every qaar,ar-- Noble (orms Z
only exception Thn' rny, Sc understand, H'
Columbus Democrat., 1840-04-04
TIE NEM JERSEY CASE.

THIS veSed question was decided on the 10Th
inst The democratic claimants were admitted
TO the five vacant seats--a decision which the
House could have come to, aud ought TO have
come 20 on the first week Of the session. 4
friend at Washington, whiting to Us upon the sub
iect under date Of the 9th ut says
alt affords me much pleasure to be able to
give you The gratifying intelligence thai the House
Of Representatives to. day, by vote Of Ill to
50 decided To give the five vacant seats ~ the
Democratic claimants from New Jersey. Thus
the voXcd question is settled, ! hope, forever
The committee are instructed to 90 on with the
investigation, but they are Thus instructed by our
! democratic friends, who seem determined to in.
yesugato this fraud to the very bottom. The
more il is examined, the more startling are de.
yelopmonls of inlqully aud outrageous fraud or
the part Of tho Governor and council Tn,
wings are strongly inclined TO get clear Of th,
investigation; 50 far as II mas yet gone they have
been material losers II begins to be matter g
very serious doubt whether Mr. Randolph the ST
ting member, whose election has no, been ques
toned, may not, upon full investigation, LOST
his seat. Our friends are now confident that b,
is no, entitled 10 his seat, and shall not be sur
prlsed if he loses it."
Columbus Democrat., 1840-04-04

Tie following beautiful mctaphorcsl descrip-
ton Of General Jackson, we extract from Mr.
Grundys late excellent speech agains, assump-
ton
Bet the same honorable Senator tells us that
he sees a light nslng in the west, which inspires
him With hope SIR, my duh optics have not
seen ,hr hgh, OF which he speaks and il the
honorable Scua,or will look, some time hence, he
viii discover that he has mistaken for subsan-
lal hnjuary, a small tiansien, meteor, which has
exploded aud left no trace behind Bot, hare
seen light rise IN the west; aud so brillian,
was 1t, thai Il dImlncd and obscured all the lesser
lights around II il ascended higher and higher
until l. reached ihr meridian, there II renamed
stationary Tor time so efulgent was it, that il
rradtated this whole continent is rays crossed
| the Atlantic, and penetrated the courts and paac-
| es of kings. aud influenced their councils II was
seen and felt wherever civilized man dwelt -
/ But that hight is fast descending ~ the west; i
has almost reached the horizon, and VII soon bt
/ beyond The sight Of morials. Mr. President, yot
aud shall never sec It's hike again we are To,
1 old Such lights do not SlSIl our earth but a
rare aud long intervals ! need not say to th,
Senate. or tins audience that the individual hav,
described. under the figure introduced by tht
Senator from Kentucky, Is Andrew jackson, th,
pride and glory OF our county. When impartta
history Shan have faithfully Peyiouned rs Office
the aged men Of after times will point hun out Il
htu children as unn 10 be initiated but no, t.
be equalled