Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-10-24


Mrssss FuiroR..- Permit nc through your col
ums 10 make known h. YOUR readers the reasons WIZ
cannot vote iof HARRISON, although some ui ibe
wings sNy On, pa lion conts up 10 B'I r.qUre a,
qualifying him io make eeoj President. TteF stY
he IS hopcsJ be is opposed "a a protective isnh, %
internal Improvements bl the Gcocra Government,
7ud some 80 ar as 10 say he : opposed Bank.
tl his h. true would have no cilsCHch ~ ~.
eI.euon, and further they say h. is wuh he oDu,b
upnn the sutj.ct OF slavery. How, NY Wing
friends, eamc you bg the know ledgr OF the above
know BOT. but believing many who make lac asscl
ton are haaest themselves, and likely rnay impose
upon others have hseu induced 70 rNaaIar the
matter coselv At first gave mo the 3ea thai
Harrison was honest net douhuag he woad tg the
people The whole Truth rs io has views upau a thosy
absorbing subjects lis failing ~ do "a, ~ doing 1t
lu such round about way staggered my hith.--
LpokuJ % ms iurmtt course 'ur his oplulops az he
tells uS 70 do found, sure enough he was opposed
to, aud IN favor nfamnst every subject thai d.
vijcs the political parties. To be hnuesl hen he
mus 90 mo he char IN favor AND against, as be-
has been, and be has referred ns tn ala tbuse sub
ICcts to carry nu the idea, suspoe he viii sign The
bank aw and then oppose tle hank be wt,l sign 10
/ Ike manner, an Internal improvement hdl tarii
hill aHd an abolition bl and then oppose thru Or
wr'l be oppose them, and then sign the bulls This
vii be honest true 10 what lac SAYS IN his reference
10 MS former course Can any OF his leuds say
which I've will do list, oppose and'then sign or Sign
and then oppose. | have been somewhat inclined to
doubt whether his course III refusing 10 answer friend
or foe aud then secretly Il, tell law ~ iillt rent
parts Of the cpnaty hs views, be strictly honest, or
that his conduct ~ Crghou b. up 10 the mark even
in these dishonest times Bur lct US takes peep n
hJc farther ~, md H. instead otttls immacu te
amh. we caunnt find dishonesty At every turn. The
iarl men OF the north support him believing hm 10
be- t1uilInin; the abbtinHl,ts 30 the same thing;
the blnkmen hkpwse. Now how can southern ncn
whI oppatc all these things support him. If IN truth
he Is IN favor. " the northerncr, II opposed. i
honest il Is honorable 10 fool one or tie other. The
oath 10 support The constitution and 'he ballot box
are the only safeguards we have for the perpctuily
atuir Institutions. How then can either be prtserv
ej Will The upmDnnS al those offering 10 Oh res
pausibe offices 50 hattie known or 50 falsely rep
resented Is Il honest to be- held up asa military
chlran, when military cletiains are so dangerous,
il ~ truth he u no military hero or being one cudau.
ger the safety oi Tie country by accepting SO high
an office It far or honest a. tc run on both sides
Of every question. j. honest to he represented rs
a poor man living in a log cabin, when tie contrary
Is the fact hosting embcms Of future economy, i
elected when these embems may he construed ma
nv WAYS, all tending 10 deceived Knowing oar gov.
erumeu IS based upon the vigtue aud intelligence 81
tile people IS q honest 10 appeal To he lowest pas
suns OF human nature rather than TO las reason, e.
carry one into SO high aud elevated a station! |
think not, and for these reasons II there wetn none
other. | could not support Gen Harrison. Boz there
are other otct uous Of great magnitude sill The
| parry who support him have assembled in numbcls
! nay thousands, for what purpose, God only knows
| they have made no declarations OF opnnns. The
! ssscmbagcs have met IN several places, aud NJ va.
| rious times, yet gwen as no light. How DO know
| hut some stuprndoHs fraud 10 drsignpdf Such va,
the conduct 81 the kaS'nitoS all secrecy until The
object was accomplished. So may be now. By The
| knowing ones The assumption by the Government ul
! The State debt, may be one Of TIE fruits OF this srcre
| cy, or something worse. Besides the false ISSUES
lrled 10 be raised, such as The standing army, TIC
census bill tIe Hune caee auI ,,.e - 't> 1l"l hN
len dsnracriuI ~ any party, seeking 10 accomplish
their ends by hl,chooi aud drcgItlo Upon HE
other hand the reason why support Mr. Van b.
rcn IS he canlldly tells Us what his opnsns are and
the parry who support BIN openly and without re-
serve publish 20 The world Their principles, and what
ii bcstl dnd these principally accord wdh What I
conceive to be the interest 81 the country and with
IN the c,ler of the constitution RISING generations
may wish 10 know WHO were the alers and the ab.
oiers Of this og cabin mummery, although il may
succeed, ucthlnkp bnl lew will like 10 oWH lhey had
q hand IA it, STOPPING to conquer won't be he
thin4 it ig orackedup 70 helm after tmca Shurl VIC
laiy Il arch upon the CABIN banner the means usd vii
destroy all the glory, while on the other hand 10 the
democrats defeat or victory wdI alike be honorable.
f y these cons derations, when am dead and gone
| want nv children 10 know the part their father
nrted Whrhcr fot old lathcr mum, wing low aud
keeping dsrk, or for the more noble candlIae who
speaks 0ul lie man. j. q.