Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-26
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PROSPECTS AHEAD.

EhOoE II 10 ALL Al.
General HARRISON has been elected President
according to the forms prescribed by The laws. If
not according 10 their spiui. lie cannot be held
responsible for all the frauds that have been com
mIed, Ior all the turbulence displayed, or Tor the
HYPOTHESIS on which the Federal party have acted
that The people can only be reached BY appeals
to their senses--not by Arguments addressed to
their reasoning faculties. For the ouIrages per
petraled to carry the late election Ne choose to
hold Nhlggery manly responsible. Whggery!--
cognomen ASSUMED IN treachery and fraud aud
worn IN the spirit IN which 1t originated. II was
assumed by patty 10 conceal lis odlous prlncI-
pies as well as lts vlany, and has served the
purpose admirably. To Nhlgtry We shall a,tr'
butte much OF the ytnary and Iecklessness which
marked the late contest--to General HARRISON
We shall concede whatever OF honor there may be
in triumphng as the leader Of such party. The
General, however, Is President, and We shall, on
that accoupi, If no other, notice nm with respect
The Chief Magistrate Of this great nation, ~hoev-
ct he may be, should always be treated with cour'
tesy. Even were the officer as bad AS his bitter.
est enemies may have considered hun, respect Is
due 10 the office. Our readers may therefore ex-
pect the Advertiser TO pulsue dlenlht course
towards the new Administration. Ii Will be JUS
thtd when clearly IN the right, and calmly but
firmly rebuked, when wrong. The projects Of
the Federal party to benefit the few, and injule
The many, will be learlessly exposed and stead ly
| resisted.
They must 90 into power, menactd on all sides
with destruction. They have saWn, broadcast,
the seed OF revolution, and must gather The har.
vest. Let it be the province Of Democ ts,every
where, to stand ready to protect the cardinal M
,eies,s Of tho county and save the Union. Both
will be in imminent danger.
Promises have been made which must be bro,
ken--pIedges have been gwen which musI be
| vlolated--alllances exist which cannot continue
to exist without speedily destroying the new Ad.
minlstIatIon. The party is really IN danger OF
crumbllng to pieces beioIe its leaders begin 10
| enjoy the "spos OF victory" Even now u
force controversy between Ohio aud Kentucky
| would seem TO be inevitable, in reference to the
law passed at Columbus last winter, at the IN
stance Of the Kentucky Commissioners,,o prevent
the Buckeyes from running the slaves Of Kentuck
Ians into Canada. Tie Aboonlsts assert that
the Wings pledged themselves 10 repeal that law,
and the redemption Of the pledge is insisted on.
Georgia is taking high ground agaIns, National
Bank and u protective ,ariff--wbile Maryland
will 60 for both, Mississippi will go for u bauls
and against tariff, and SO will Louisiana and
| North Carolina. New York will be for a bank
| if she can have the management of it, and not O
therwIse. A put only OF the Peunsy lvania dele.
CATION will favor The creation Of a new Regulator
provided Philadelphia can again be made III,
centre of monetary power IN the Union. And
then what splitting and wrangng there will be OF
the internal improvement and assumption ques.
| ton.
The proposed bankrupt law and MIR Clay,
land bill will also produce divisions IN the Fede
ru! ranks. Indeed the friends Of Harrison car
agree on no important measure, nd must com
! u"uee "rangling ~htnevrr legislation shall b.
attempted under the Administration they ma,
form
The duty Of Democrats is TO look on quietly
prepared 10 do justice TO their country, to prof
by the ieuds Of the unpnncped combination, an'
| by the chapter Of accidents" The course o
our press and oul pubic men should, in the mcaI
time, be calm. dlgni6ed and impartial. Let u
defend our principles and our policy but in re
ference to the conduct Of General Harrison ant
his friends. "nolhing extenuate, nor aught Sc
down IN malice" Truth, to ihrm, will Prov
more fatal than the bi,ierest analhe.nas that cal
be uttered.