Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-10-23

lutte lie great palladium Of or nights aud Ihe
only salrguaEd Of SourheTa institutions. We are
Tue minority the wraker party Do away w,ll
The salulaly checks Imposed upou he action Of
congress by the eonstilution,and We may he grouu.
down by the iron hand Of despolc mljlHty
our nights invaded and our domestic institution
ptosuaIed. Upon this subject, it does seem 10 rs
that there se2gld y bul one parry at the South
all should be sirici constfuciionsls 10 favor Of nc
eraI lnlerp e,alIsn OF the constitution N its true
spni aud meaning. This should be The le,t qne,'
| uon with Us in passing ugon the claims Of oil vho
present themselves before toe public a, candidates
Tor congress Nov arpy hs trst % tic IVA
How stand The Candidates. What are their pm.
cples, and what the course Of policy which they
would advocate in the National Government
The Shig ticket is composed of Adam l.. Binga
man and Vim H. Harley
or Mr., Harley we cannot say much, far we
know little oil hIm, elthe man NJ politician.
He delivered speech IN this place. some lbI,e
months ago, but he really made so lnlle noise
at the time that no one seems to have busted him.
self as to what he said or what principles be ad.
vocaed. The Argus damned hlm with hu lie
liant praise, and lbea every body forgot that he
had ever Uren here. lie came, he spok,, he
departed. Ttat is all that, can be SAID Of his
visit 10 tina place. lie is quite a respectable
gentleman in private life, we understand. 10
politics he Is a Shig, Of course, as he was nomi
mated by wing convention. We have been IN
formed that he is in favor Of national bank and
goes the whole length for Henry Cay. OF
course, he is a lattudinaran in his construction
OF the constitution, OF what was termed IN 90,
when things were called by their right names,
JtdTahSi. For such man, Mississippi if she
lstrue 10 her own interests, cannot vote.
Col. Adm l.. Bhgaman who heads the wing
ticket for Conges. has made rather more noise
IN the political world. He was a candidate for
Congress. as our readers well know, IN 1880,
when he was bndIy beaten. We believe he has
been more successful on the turf, than on the
political race course, ood is more renowned as n
Jocky, than statesman However, Ire wa for
many ycars member of our Legislature, and
distinguished himself in that body - the devoted
advocate Of the SHIN plaster banking s,s EN-,
lie went for il from the begau 10 the end,
from the highest to the lowest, 10 mater Whether
II was small shdg concern Of few Ihousands,p
a Brandon monster OF millions, the Col. inv ara. !
bly, supported it. The Journals OF The LegsIa.
tne VII show, II We are no greatly mistaken, |
that he voted Tor every blnk Charter that was IN
ttoduced IN the Legislature while he was a mem
Der OF It. In national politics, he is federalist
o tho deepest water. He is recognised Us one
Of the leaders Of the Nalchez aristocracy. In
1882 he advocated protective Tariff lie has
always been bank man. In 1924, we believe,
ne voted Tor Jonn V Adams, uud ngulu IA leao. !
II Is known that he supported the Proclamation
md Force Bal. Such Is Col. Blngaman We
look upon no politician IN the South, whether we
regard national or stale poncs, as more oblec
lionabIe than be IS The people of the state
rejected him IN 1899 by a decided vote. They
will give suII larger majority against him at the
coming election.
JACOB THOMPSON q WILLIAM NJ GwiN
compose the Democratic Ticket-twn gentle.
men well and layorably known throughou the
stale. They are both strict con,ruc,ionrsDs-
opposed to bank, opposed to a protective tariff
ma 10 The whole brood Of federal measures
growing oul of the general welfare docl,lno--a
'oclr lac winch mates the Constitution mean any
h'ng and every rhiog--conyerts II lnta n mere
'Sufe OF wax, to be fashioned luto any shane
h'' may suti The opinions oia majority in Con.
sfess. Upon such men we cun alwac. r.Iy--
neY VIII always be lorthe South he, au>e they
vii always be for the Constitution as il u.s. and
moi as amblio demagog1cs or interested pafi.
cans would make. it, hey will not only be
olthlal 10 the Constitution, bul they will nbI,
ma honestly eptesent u. Lei us rally then IA
heir support, freemeu OF Mississippi! NIanv an
honest democratic wing viii unite with Ms. and if
We are only true to our cause and attend the pos,
Thompson aud G"ln viii be elected TO Congress
y m unprecedented muorlly.
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THE DAY APPROACHES!