Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-08-07
To Z. F. CALHOUN,
G. r. JORDAN,
JONI SEAL. .
SECRETARY OF STATE.

SECRETARY OF STATE.
We regret that there is prospect Of a division in
The anbond party for the Office OF SecretaryOiSate
After mature dchberaton, we determined to sup.
port Col T, b. Woodward the present incumbent.
portion OF the democratic pre- however, appear 10
prefer DIR. ID. o. Williams cf Kinds, considering
him more sound on the bond question. We trust
tina, this difference may be adjusted, and a compro-
mise between the friends of the two candidates be
brought about. The objection raised to Col. W.
Who all will admit has made a FAITHFUL and able
Secretary ot Stale, is, we think, without any Just
foundation. On the bond question, if any reliance
can be put on the following remarks from an article
in the Mississippsn (whose Editor ought to know,
and who, doubt speaks the trnlh) he is quite as
sound as DR.. Williams, while his uniform hostility
to the Union Bank, renders him, with US at least,
decidedly preferable to the latter.
We beg our anti bond friend, who called on Us
few DAYS since, and objected to our nomination of
COL Woodward, to weigh well the statement of
facts presented below by The Missssippian. We
think they must remove his objection, for he had
but nne, to Col. W,
+" Let us turn now TO the facts Of the case. And
betou VIC proceed, we take occasion here to state
chi; 49, / man in tho State IS more devn.
teddy welded to the cause Of ponnar rgb,s wv a
more directly opposed TO lax upon the whole
people OF Inc State, to pay the Union Bank Bonds
than is Col. Woodward.
When the act supplementary to the charter Of
the Union Bank was brought before the Legisla.
ture, Col. Woodward was representative from
the county of Yazoo and Doct. Williams, rep.
resenatve from the county of Kinds. Through.
out ali the stages through which the bill passed,
and upon lis final passage Col Woodward VO-
TED AGAINST the Bill and DIR. ID. o. viii.
Jams supported and VO ED EOR THE BILL.
AT that time, Col. Woodward belonged, as now.
to the Calhoun State Rights pary--Dr. Williams
was Wing. And when the great measure of
dellyerance and liberty" of divorce of Bank
and State, came up for discussion ia all parts of
The Union, even while it was more than doubtful
whether the Bank party in the State was, or was
not, IN the ascendant, Cot. Woodward CALAMITY
came to The aid of the cause of truth; and by his
eXertlons, more than those Of any other one man,
succeeded IN almost regeneratng the popuous
county OF Yazoo. He ran for the Legislature in
opposition 10 the Federal Leva,han. an U. S.
Bank and was beaten hardly dozen votes..
Subsequently, he received the Executive appoint.
ment OF Secretary of State, which, in 1899, was
trIumphantly sustained by the votes of upwards Of
$4,000 freemen, COL Woodward has, through
ou' been uniform opponent Of all the measures
OF the Union Bank; while, on the other hand, DR..
Williams has been a Director in that institution.
and was a stockhoderunlil il was admitted BY ali
that the Bank had failed, and stock could, in no
event, be profitable. Of the Democratic Conyen.
ton which assembled in jackson Iaa winter. D.
". Williams was member, and supported Col.
Thomas II. Williams, bond pDyer for the Office
OF governor. And II one may be allowed to draw
an opinion from the facts of the case some OF which
we shal' State the great majority of tina, assembly
were either bond.payers, or had formed no opin.
ION upon the subject; for when Gen. c, NJ, p rice
supported byJ. S. Fall, and one or two other
friends, brought forward strong anti.bond resolu.
TONS they were given the go>by-not acted upon
at abby the Convention. Indeed we may as.
sert' without fear of being gainsayed, that, at that
time,bu few men in the State had formed an on,o.
ION upon this now aIlengrossing question the
subject had been but little discussed, --many.yery
/ ri
many, OF the present anti.bond patty having never
examined the question, the lights of discussion
beng not yet shed upon it,were If the opinion TIM,
the homer Of the Stale required thai the Union
Bank bonds should be paid in good faith. or
them, was Gil. Woodward; and, with ,ha, frank.
ness which is characteristic OF all honest heart.be
so declared himself in reply to some nterrogao
RES which were propounded to him. Wha,,tbep.
IS the mighty sin charged against Col. Woodward
by reason Of which, he must be ostracised. or "a.
iher, driven fgnomny from The field Not thai
he is not al anti bond man, but tina, he was he,
fore he had considered the question. Surely. v
Doct .. U. Williams can be pardoned for his vote
for the Supplemental charter --folhis direco,shiD
and sIockholder.shp in the Bank, and for his sun |
port OF Thomas II. Williams, Col. Woodward's |
SIN Of on'ss'on.t TO have sooner examined the oues.
ton, IN company with, We will venture to say.nine
tenths OF hls countrymen, can be- overlooked. II
tgood policy is it right, for the heads ofthe anti
bond church to reject those whom reason has
convicted sfsrror' We think nut