Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-30

The following is the reply of Gen. jackson TO
an invitation to attend dinner to be givca 10 the
Hon. James IL. Polk in Nashville, on the 23rd
inst The letter is admirably written and is
Characteristic Of the old Chief.
HERMITAGE, October 20, lS4I.
Gsm'emm-I have received your letter ,nyi,ino
me to he present at Public Dinner 10 be rjveo
the late Governor of Tennessee, Hon James K
Polk, at the Nashville Inn, on Saturday ihe 23rd
instant, by the Democratic Republican Members
OF the Legislature and citizens of Nashville and
Davidson county: Should the weather be fair and
the state OF my health such as to render II nrudent
for me TO travel so far as Nashville on that day.l
will avail myself of The pleasure of ATTENDING.
The "heaTty congratulations" which you jendro
to me "upon the signal triamPhs of Democratic
| Republican Principles" as eynced in " the late
voices Of Maine, Maryland, Georgia and other
States" are received with the most grateful con.
sIderatIon. Nor do you misconceive my sen,,.
men,s gentlemen, IN supposng that these eydeD
ces cannot tail 10 strengthen my conviction that
the people were not lnslnccre IN their support of
| my administration.
cannot say that did not expect this rc-action
did believe that Notwithstanding the events of
| 1910 the mighty truths Of Republicanism would
rise again IL triumph; but | cannot Sav w.s
folly prepared for the revelation al so eary ne.
rod Speculative considerations are giving wov
TO the power OF principle Cool reflection has
qucklykndIed IN thehearts OF the people resolve
to do right, and TO repair those alterations from
the path Of recutude which are as common 10
masses as to individuals "A long and intimate
acquaintance with the character OF the American
People Inspired Inc with The most implicit faith
IN their disposition to pursue and maintain Truth.
Virtue, Patriotism aud Independence with SIN
gle purpose. And at thus late day of INV life ii
gives me JOY 10 say, that faith is undated.
Among the causes that have produced his n
Weakening in the public mind are to. be found the
UNJUST and lmpTudent measures ofthe late extra
session OF Congress the tyranny OF dc,a,ora
majority oyera large and respectable minority
Nor can it be supposed that the effects of these
causes are exclusively confined to those States
where elections have just taken place.
The distribution Of the proceeds of the sales of
the public lands without constitutional au,hor,v
the system Of Bankruptcy established by law
throughout the United Staies--he provision for
1
loan within the range Of twelve millions, &c
are acts so palpabIe and Unauthorized tina, the
people, as believe, anxiously desne their repeaI.
And entertain most sangune hope that tie
hour for reconsideration, retrenchment, and re.
form is at hand.
congratulate you. gentlemen, as do our
country at large, on having at The head of the ro
yelnment President who, upon one question At
least has strict and conscientious regard for the
consiuhon-who has not swerved from his in
egtI'y IN the discharge of one Of the highest du.
NIes devolvIng on the Execullve--who has pre.
served his own consistency by averling the blow
aimed at our Liberties through an ATTEMPT 10 es
'aollsh another monied corporation with powers
enough TO destroy individual freedom in elections
and TO overshadow the blessings Of our republican
Insttu'ons-whO has fearlessly asserted and faith.
July exercised his constitutional n..oc.,,,. ~