Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-01-16
THE NEW BARGAIN.

The public mind was lorc'bly impressed last
summer with the numerous circumstances which
indicated a bargain between the nomnators of
General Harrison aud MI Clay, by which this gen
llemcn was to be President de Jaeto, during the
single term Of The old gentleman, and then to
succeed hm in form. The evidences Of all this
begun 10 break out as soon as the nomInators re
turned to this place on their way TO their homes,
and continued TO lhicken aud multiply during the
Presidential canvass, and in the South and West
carried such conviction 10 tho minds OF the pco
pie, that abolition arguments against General
Harrison ceased TO have any effect, he being con-
sldered as nothing more than the iccum tenens,
while Mr.. Clay, like the Mayors Of the Palace
under the CaTlovlgnIan race OF the French kings,
would exercise all the real power. This was The
state OF the public belief before the electon.---
Since that event, the two gentlemen have con.
trmed 1t, General HARRISON in Kentucky and Mr.
Clay in the Senate As soon as he was elected
the old general posted oven 10 Kentucky, went to
see MIR. Clay, Toasted with him, travelled from
Lexington 10 Louisville, stopping with Mr. Clays
friends IN the different counties US he went, and
declaring himself IN favor of Mr.. Clay in a way
entirely 100 public and authentic TO be done away
by any denials or explanation from the friends
who considered his disclosures premature and 10.
discreet. Mr.. Clay has been still mole formal
and authentic in announcing to the public that he
is President de lacio In his remarks upon his
motion to repeal the Independent Treasury sys-
tenn, he took upon himself to deliver the lnaugu.
raj Address OF the new President, laying down all
the principles and marking out the outline OF tho
measures OF the new administration. One of
these measures he undertook TO carry INTO effect
beIo,e the new President could take his seat, TO
wit, the repeal Of the Constitutional! Treasury
and then went on, IN his character of Mayor oil
the Palace, to announce called session OF Con.
gress soon ster the fourth OF March, If the repea
was not new made. A. the same time he decar.
ed that II would now be made so that his procla
nation for the called session may be looked upon
as abSoluls and unconditional.
While thus appearing in his new character Of
President, this present inamoraia OF military
chletlaIns appeared IN his oldcharactcr OF ,nsolen
swaggercr, Never did he show hlnseli more I'M
dauntedly impudenl than on this occasloh.--
Leaving out the rest, we will specify four nstan-
ces OF this lmpudence, which Will show the TEN
per with which this new lover OF chieflans comes
INTO power. The instances which we select are
these: L. Comparing the present defeated Dem.
ocratic party to criminal, under the gallows with
a rope round hts neck, and the cart ready to be
driven of. This comparison constituted the first
sentence of has speech, and was the continuation
bis remark upon Mr.. Grundy AT the coon convention
N Nashville last summer 10 wit, that he was at his
sd trade defending criminals. Th> criminals then n
Tended, and now, ure the same: they are tho pre- !