Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-03
PROPOSALS
For publishing in the City Of Jackson, weekly
Newspaper, TO be called
THE OLD SOLDIER,
AND
ANTI NDMAN.

| Strlei accountability af agents-The supremacy Of
The constitution and La,0S mast be pressrrsd.
!
The subscriber proposes 10 publish, IN the city Of
Jaekson,a democratic Newspaper. with the above
litle-Having taken part for several years pasth
be political struggles in tins State. he again feels
ANXIOUS to battle for the cause Of Democracy in the
approaching contests contest for principles: Wheth
eT the interests Of the MANY shall be sacrificed 10
the advancement Of the FLw.-WHErHLR TUE IN
LAWFUL ACTS oFlAGLNTs MADE IN KxPRLss VIOLATION
OF THEIR PowTR oF ATTORNEY BiNDING UPoN
THE PRINCIPAL We say--No? The Wings say
Yesl This Is a contest in which he hopes every
one will come out Vnd &C buddy, icarlesSly, and
jealousy, that the enemies of the People may be
known as well us their friends. lie REEVES the
"OLD S0LDIER, to fight for The interests and the
rights Of the people; for never was there time,
since the adoption oil tie Constitution when those
rights and interests were in much danger of be-
ing subverted, nor time, when the pure principles
Of pemOeraic liberty, equal rights and equal justice
10 all were 10 invaded BY all the wes of artilice,
cunning, chicanery and intrigue, and 50 learlully
near beng Overlhrown aud trampled upon by the
corrupdng power Of the moned Aristocracy Of
England. British Iyrants, aided 10y their allies and
co-pArlners IN nqulty IN this country, are making
desperate, death struggle effort, or its their last
# they fall to reduce the honest yeomanry Of this
State to Inc oppressed beRgarly, miserable condi-
ton Of their own European white sldres and I'll
their schemes Of bribery, frand, corruption and
treachery take root in thus country, and we tail into
The WHY, deceitul snarss which they have spread,
with most consummIte skill. 10 entrap The friends OF
liberty, the whole producing portion Of our popua-
ton, which is now the bone aud SiHet1 Of the land
the glory and the pride of The country will be hter-
| ally reduced 10 slate Of pecuHtdry su6seruieucy
lar more degraG " Than coloelal bondage; and viii
afford the enemies Of mankind and equa rights, the
long-hoped-lor opportunity TO lsunt u.s. in the most
| heAri-cuttIng manner with the ''humbuggery of lib
erty"
The schemes OF the Federalists should be oppoe-
ed, at the very hreshhold and should be resisted by
The people, by all constitutional and lawful measures.
Their real object IS 10 take The governing poicer
from the PEOPLE, and piece it in the lands of the
great monted frriIocrGcy, on this as well as on the
other slee Of the Atlantic, but, knowing the we'll
grounded hostility Of the people to their nearous
schemes to rob them of their liberties, they most
adroitly cloak them under every forutus circum
stance, and even deny them, when il serves their
purposes-~bnt wilbur own intelligent people suffer
the biting reproach To be cast upon them that they
were intellectually subduedth by fraud treachery
deceilul manGuvermg, aud knavish cunning they
were robbed VI that which the sword Of the enemy
coud mol take by lorcei
AT no period, uulil the present time, since the
"rcgn of terror" under the federal administration
| OF the elder ADAMS, when Thomas JEFFERSON was |
Insulied IN the streets and on the public highways,
and when, by means ollhs Justly odlous alien and
sedltion laws, The press OF the country was sought
To he muzzled, and free Americans, for ultering |
lqeir honest opinions incarceraed in dungeons, has
the field of reason been invaded, aud the orce Of
thought and discussion attempted 10 be destroyed |
and put aside, by party The Fsderasts are full |
" conscious that the people will not readily yield |
their rights nor suffer their interests to he grossly
outraged, while The press is unmuzzled, and the
lIeedom Of speech and discussion unshacked by ~
rannlcal restraints. Thus we account for the ex |
traordlnary fact, that al the late Convention Of the
Feceral Wings, in Jackson, resolutions were adopt
ed, declaring II 10 be The policy and determination of
that party TO Jrown dopn" those why shoun pre-
sumo 10 oiier arguments in opposition 10 their mea.
snreS. We have been taught TO believe that free.
men never acknowledge the force OF argument ad |
dressedo the fears An intelIigentpcope can never
be tro,Cncd out Of their constitutional rights The
main object. therefore, of the "ANrI-BoNDMAN,"
will De 10, arouse public attention to the cunsidera
ton oi those measures the opponents of which (he
Whigs) propose to troDn do,cn--to lay tho FACTS
OF the case before the people, and 10 oppose every
species OF "tyranny over the mind OF man." or his
physical energies.
1t shall be the constant duty Of the "0LD SoL-
piER" and ".fnti. Bondman,,' to war against any |
scheme ola NATIONAL DEBT, ~ high protec. |
tive Tariff, and all other dangerous and impolilic |
Federal measures.
II the wild system Of borrowing, banking, and |
bonding, which has been fruitful and continuous |
source OF evil 10 the State, is not promptly mot and
put down, il will entail burdensome taxes, not only
upon the present generation but upon our children,
even H. the third and forth generations at least The
Declaration OF Independence admonishes US, that,
" we would preserve our liberties and independence,
we should not allow our rulers to load us with per-
petual and burdensome debts; and If the people do
not shake oil this viperons coil, at once aud rise
above IFS parayzng influence, il will iasten uDon
them, and lighted abou, them, coil alter coil, until
the last pulse Of liberty shall cease TO beat
Entertaining these views, and being the unhinch-
ing friend oil The People, the "0Lp SOLDIER" is more
than willing, even anxious TO take zealOas ener-
gelc part IN The approaching CONTEST hand in hand
with the trends equal rights, against all incroach-
ments upon their privileges or conspracies to de-
fraud them OF that whichiS justly their own. The
Wing orators, aided and nstgaed by their masters
in England, will make great effort to msead and
deceive the people, on the Bond question, but the
OH SOLDIER" and ".7Rti. BondmGn will watch
them with an eage'seye and expose all their frauds
and mpositions without fear or iavor--but all per.
sonaes will be avoided as much as possible, as
matter not having even remote connection with
the objects we have in view in prosecuting this en-.
terprze in deitnCe of Tie rights of the People
The "0Lp SOLDIER" will keep pace with the
Silence Of politics aboad as well as at home 1, shall
rot only be devoted 10 National and State politics.
but shall contain oreign aud domestic intelligence
on a'Isublecls which may be interesting 10 the PEG
pie, generally.
The editor will turn his whole influence tonne ri