Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-11-28
THE ELECTION.

II becomes our dnty Ia announce to The public
that we have received returns Of the elcclIons in
sufficient number Of The States In render the final
result no longer doubtful Gen Harrison the stan.
dard bearer OF the Federal and Abolition parties.
has been elected, il the process by which s result
has been brought about can be called an election
What that process has been, we have during the
canvass endeavored to pom out, and il is nol our
purpose now To 60 into that subject. We shall en-.
deavor, IN due time, to give il the attention lis i'm
pnrlance demands, IN reference IL the purity ol our
elections, the preservation Of our popular inStip-
TONS and the maintenance of the public morals. -
In this important duty we trust That we shall not
be Disappointed IN confident reliance on the pow
erlh cooperation Of the entire Democratic press of
the country.
Democratic Pennsylvania (nr she is such now.
as she ever has heen) being, unfortunately, the
headquarters OF thai new species Of voters, called
pipe layers" has given her vote TO the standard
bearer Of FederalIsm,by majority orlrom one hun
dred aud lilly 10 Two hundred aud fltyin an aggre
gate vote OF Two hundred aud eghty-lwo thousand.
New Iork,whcie in general our Democratic friends
have discharged their duty with spirit and energy
deserving Of all praise we have LOST by The blindness
and innatcism olihe Antl-masnnic aud Abolition
aclions N few counties, called the mi cted dis.
lrIcl. IN ether parts of the State, the Democracy
have exhibited an increase sufficient 10 have re-
deemed and rescued the State from the hands oft
proilgale and corrupt cabal which now control it,
had the same spirit prevailed in the counties referred
to. ] he loss Of these two large States decides the
election against us.
Virginia has nohly sustained her ancient Demo-
cratic character, and has confirmed her claim 10 he
lnvlnchle from all the assaults and influences of Fe-
deralism aud spostacy New Hampshire has also
well supported her proud title of the Granite State
Her Democracy are as firm aud stable as her ever.
lasting hills. III this severe conflict, il which The
Democracy 81 other States have been uyefthrown,
she occupies proud pre-eminence And in al The
States,the homes, Democracy have nobly discharged
their duty, The fault moi theirs. Ia every Stale
they have sustained their usual votes, and in mos,
OF them greatly increased them. This proves that
there has been no changes against the Administra-
ton, and that the sound Democracy of the country
have stood last by their principles and notify sus-
tanned the candidate who has proved himself so able
and honest an exponent OF them. They have been
heaien, but moi conquered, Al this very time the
Democratic party is more firmly united, And will
poll more votes than il ever did beIhre, when il has
been victorious. They have been beaten by new
description oivo,ers, some having flesh and bones,
and others mere men OF straw. The former have
been raked and scraped from the seAers, aiis and
peniienaues, who have been called together at the
los cabin rendezvous, and organized fbr The frs,
time for political action. The latter consist olpipe
layers, the ilega aud fraudulent voters, who have
been trained aud instructed by the Stevenses, the
RodgeHes,and the Glentwnrths to perpelrate frauds
by voting twice, changing their names and dress,
going 10 different polls, putting in two votes, and
"a every way that the ingenuity Of man could de-
wise.
Money has been the h,efagent in procuring these
ahom'nable frauds aud enormies, and millions have
been expended in this election. tits, however
mockery Ia call this an election. II is a result
brought about, mol by The free action n the popular
will, resulting from The popular intelligence, but in
defiance oft II is the first instance in our Repub
he oithe triumph nf the power Of money over the
intelligence 81 the country. This contest forms |
new ere in political history, and has disclosed
source of danger 10 our Tree institutions that de-
nandS remedy which. ifnot speedily provided, |
vIll prove fatal 10 our liberties. Toproyide that