Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-12-07

either as citizen o. neighbor. With This
have nothing odo--more especially as have
no resentmeats to crafty in the person Of Mr..
Tucker AS have elsewhere remarked, Mr.
T. has sufficient political sins to answer for'-
without crowding the catalogue will his pr.
vate Feccad Toes. When his pry.sa Character
is Inf ugned, (from what knew Of hm) pre-
sumo he viii not fear 10 meet the issu but il
would seem from the extreme sensitiveness
Of the Democrat on this point, and hi, hon.
eyed appeal TO the 239 majority Of tue County
--lhat he is not quite so confident II is how
ever to be hoped that the goodness Of his IN
tent'oas, will seem 10 justify his course in the
eyes of his friends, and that he VIII hereafter
be taught not TO defend too eagerly a private
character, before il is ilrppachcd. or force
into publicity, one, whose public career, twill
pass from censure, only when it passes from
observation" The day. trust, is yet far off,
when the conduct of public men and rulers,
cannot be freely commented upon. and sub
jected at any time 10 the test of candid and
decent inquiry. For farther than this. it was
never the design Of Publus te proceed with
Mr. Tucker, and ii he is ridiculed. Publi1s is
not TO blame for it. And as his friends have
chosen TO run him into office upon pohtica
hobby--and by guling and qublng-(cLus rem
dermg him really and literally the 81 Offspring
of popular infatuation") Pdblius cannot be
blamed for telling 1t 20 the world, and isrot rel
sponsbe for their work. Are plrtizans Of
Mr.. Tucker SO much ashamed of him, that they
fear TO let his public character be subjected to
the ordeal OF enqHiry--and take in suci,
high dudgeor, passing remark of an anony-
nous wliter 1t really wears that appear
ance.
The privilege of dissecting the characters
Of public rulers. is the brth-right feyeJy free
born citizens-and the life of true and genuine
Republican governments. 1t is a privilege
winch Publius among the rest of Mississippi
ans, viii ever clam to exercise, and Of which
nothing short of death, VIII deprive him.
But Why this sudden sensitiveness of The
"Democrant' has he forgotten, or does he wish
To suppress, by ill.tmed zeal, in the memory
of others-that he himself has furnished to the
personal enemies Of Mr.. Tucker materials for
the most malignant and fiery attacks Some
few months since, when he re'o Governor Il
the State, was simply citizen Tucker. and
had not at his disposal offices of trust and
pratt this selfsame Democrat" attacked
HIM with bitterness which even his political
opponents regarded with contempt Now
hat things have changed the worthy "Dem-
ocrat" has proposed to hmselfthat well
Hudibrasilc Maxim
ain all Alliances of our friends.
We must jus; consult our private ends"
and has endeavoured 10 atone for his former
behaviour by feigned evidences OF zeal and
friendship Whether or not he will get his
reward and go to glory, is yet doubtful. for i'll
am rightly uniformed. the resentmeEts of "Old
Coust tutIonal Tucker" are not So easily ap.
peased.
With these remarks bid ga long good
nigh" to the Democrat" and have only TO
add that l shall continue Publius" at nv
leisure, and trust that the friends Of Mr. Tuck
er will not force MS character as the princi-
pie theme, in a series of publications designed
or a far fferent purpose:
PUBLUS.