Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-02-13
RESERVATIONS

The celebrated Charles James Fox, in his his.
tory Of England, made tho remark tha,.'resiora.
mons were the worst of all Governments; andlhe
Illustrated the sentiment by releTnce to the re.
stored Slualts,( Chatles I'd aud James2d, Whose
reiens we've 50 lntolerable that the latter was ex.
PEELED with the same unanimi,y With which the
Inst was restored Since that time, tho remark
has often been repeated and particularly in
France, IN relation to The Bourbons, who were re-
stored aud expelled in the course Of few years:
and, also IN the United Siates,ln the case of the
federallsts, who were restored IN 1924, and OK.
PEELED ilom power in 1928. The remark holds
equally good in limited monarches, in absolute
monafches, and IN republics; and the reason s,1
that these restored dynastics. or parties. always
have personal passions to crafty which leads them
INTO course OF plumber and vengeance which
quickly dlsgusts a whole nation. They have TO
makE up losses, and to punish enemies. and they
have to rewatdwilh Office or money, the mercen.
aries, or the faithful, who have been instrumental
IN etiecllng the restoration. "7h0ss WhO fell
wiih Mehra ADAMS, rise wih the second" was
the significant and Characteristic toast wen by
an eminent Federaist of Boston in 1928; and
this toast, rather the sentiment contained in il
and It's perfect truth to nature, hes al the botlom
OF The sngaclous reflection made byMi. Fox, and
explains the reason why all reslorulons become
odlous, and quickly sink from power.
These remarks find their point and Application in
the present times in our own country. The Federal
ISIS are restored again, and impossible 1t wound be
Tor them to AVOID the conduct, and TO miss the fate
all tesioTaions, their case is made infinitely worse
by having renegade Democrats among them "One
renegade Christian is lrorSe than ten Turks" So
says the history OF the Algerns; and what holds
good with renegade Christians, wnl hold equally
good with renegade politicians Gen. Harrison and
hs first minister, Mr. Webster, being ofignal Fede-
raIists will be far less prosecuting 10 The Democrats
than Mr. Clay, and HE other deserlers who have
followed him I0lo The Federal camp. TAs s already
seen. Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay are ~ theatre
TO display their respective tempers aad what con
irdst to the TWO present Mr. Webster has offered
no insults 10 the Democracy, and displayed no thirst
for revenge Mr. Clay cannot rise in he Senate
without doing both. In his first speech, and IN The
first sentence Oft he had the eHmnlery 10 Insult
the one million one hundred aud twenty i've lhous-
and Democrats who voted for Mr. Van BDren, and
who were defeated in The election, by comparing
them 10 a criminal aqadtHg under the eallors,
NTH a rope round his neck and The cart ready 10 be
drtuen of;' aud in hs malignant etlusion IN The Sen
ale on NedneSdayon the pre-empliun bl,he show"
ed hs soul 10 he on fire 10 get ct the Office holders
% see the fourth Of March arrive when he could
commence bis career oi yeHgeance-his career OF
| rewards and pinlshmens- turning out every Dem
ocra N Office, filing their places with renegsdes on
Federalss, and "gredsiHg' their palms with pub
Inc uoney. This is The temper which he showed on
Wednesday and TO hear him speak il would seem
that there was no other power IN The Government
but himself lie laid down the law for the Harrison
administration Ike true and lordly I" Mayor OF me
Paiate, already dscncumbefed Of his colleague
Mayor, and ruling absolutely by his sole VIII. In
The exhibition which be made OF himself on that day
vengeance upon the Democracy was the predoml-
naHt feature, with such lRtermxtnr9s OF coarse ln-
sult, grauilous outrage and vulgar abuse, as COM
pctcd his title in the estimation ofsl PRESENTS the
descriptive cpfhels formerly bestowed upon him by
his now fast friend, Preston. Considering Mr Clay
as the master oil the new AdmiGiStralidn--as the
power before the thfont and greater than The throne
and lrdgingby The exhibitions which he has made
Of his temper aud manuers during The presentses
sion Of Congress, and we are authorized to conclude
that Mr. Foxs remark upon resi0rdti0hs IS to ind
ils lulI verGcaon in this second restoration OF Fed
eralsm IN the United States and that odnm and
expulsion are as certainly 10 be ITS fate, was the
odium and expulsion uiihe restored Stuar,s IN Eng
and, The restored Buurbuns IN France, aud the re.
stored Adams in America. G8te.
Bdnks.-Do banks which are sound nee aid
from the government any more than do farmers.
laborers, tradesmen, or mechauics1
DO banks which are unsound deserve eny such
aid!
lfnot then the Independent Treasury plan is
a measure Of perfect justice.
Rather Ssnsible.--A fellow says drinking Rum.
is like the Rule of Three-more requires more
and less requires less.
"Facis speak for Ihemselves,''as the lOaler
said when he surveyed his tattered unmeatona.
bles.