Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-09-04

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card.us to 7rJy.s-- appointment, zoe oaaio'.'-
f,r the oii-e as Attorney Gsns.a. addressed 'h'''
fellow ca.ze-s, o, kenls- On he 7aai question
10 the exclusion Ct uai.ana. Poaucs AID q" CHI
e. subjects.
john D. Freeman ESQ, 10 calm .ie.- aHa
argumeutatye speech of two hours Isns,l leu the
way. and completely r,sued the attention Of his
audience durlnr the progress OF his Gbis and
,nas..rIg effort. lie clearly Illustrated that the
psoale Of Mississippi were eGtfey exempt NOR
aily relic,ously, and legalIy from contributing
one farihLg lcvards the payment Of the Unloo
Bank Bords.
lie hkwise made manifest the gross aud IN
parsIeled fund: thathas been Practiced upon
the "bone aud sines" by The directory, and prov
ed equally clear hat The officers alone have been
benefited while he people have been unmsrc,tuIy
swluded Every position Mr.. freeman as
suned, he maulully lnaiulaned--eveiy argument
he advanced he satisfactorily proved Mr..
Freeman on this ooccason won the jealous sup
por and esteem ST his friends and at least tie
respect and high regards Of his enemies.
| need hardly tell you the effect his eloquent
stain had upon his audience. You can better
conceive than can express -sutiice it to say
he convinced all unpr,iudi,ed minds Of the cor
RICHNESS Of his opinions. Judge Hughes, his
competitor then occupied, the floor and made
cold and desuilory haiangue of about the same
lenph-to what not to the same large and
respectable audiance as did his opponent Mr..
FreemaH) but to empty benches bearing nothing
other than here and there bondman"--lt
would remind YOU Of calling "sprits from the
Vastly deep" Mr. freeman will succeed in this
county, unless the election is pieludlced by pc.
htical principles bva majority OF three 10 one,
Republicans IRE ever ready to promote youth
of his promise, especially when he IS endeavor'
ingso jealousy, to forward the best interest of
the people. Mississippi has good cause TO be prond
Of such youths as Jacob Thompson and }. ID.
Freeman Ii the former will as ably maintain
his position regards the political topics of the
day (of which entertain not a doubt MS the Latter
has tuumphan,y indicated the lights of his el.
low citizens relative to the bond question them
Mississippi can fear nothing enher al home or Il
broad. Every days experience bias taught and
IS stll teaching southern people, that the party
now in the ascendenCy are leglsIatng preludcial
rather than beneficial interest of the community,
1t is not necessary TO advert to the history OF the
past TO add corroboraling testimony to this asser-
tlon-the splrt Of tie present times alone gives
ia indlspuaG,e cvdeuce--all the solemn pledges
all the sacred promises OF the "bg mem have
been openly aud wiIflIly violated since the exua
session was neutrality-suspicious. has been
raised to the zenith of prosperity but alas; has
fallen 10 the nadr of dependency We have an
licpated lugstan. times but are about to realize
a second "relgn Of terror" Wa are not less
Depressed Ihau we were during Nj. Van Buren's
administration nor are We more able 10 meet our
engagements. Political aspraot' have Iold us
Gsehoods--an impartial public viii youeh for
his fact. Aud what confidence we the people
should hsnceiolh reppse IN heir false promises
and vain prsdlctops submit TO the decision Of
honest the Just aud the patriotic OF all parties
A high tauH, National Bark, distribution OF the
proceeds Of the public lands, the assumption OF
the state debts, by the gem raj government viii
be forced upon ia, and viii we incur additional !
taxation by assuming the payment Of the bonds |
Of the Union bankl Justice lorblds lt--uIl law |
orbds il = 1t formerly has been the case that |
hose measures which proved an emetic ts the
Democrats acted as cathartIc 10 the Wings, but
affirm without hesitation that the payment of
these bonds will serve as an emeC Tor every fac |
ton. We have !! M our power to check the !
swlndlng Of bank oi}iceis. and | boldly assert
that # we assume the payment of this debt, so
illegally contracted, ii will be construed, as an
acquIescence on our part IN their base Frauds |
And while we rebHke those mIsantaropes at the |
polls IN tone of harsh thunder, let Us not in the
meantime forget to rebuke with still more an
cry voice the political, demagogues who are row |
pretending 10 tgIslate for the welfare hut in re.
slliy are guIling and deIGdng the people. Aud Il |
John Tyler prove other than VIrginIan, wor. /
Thy sou of the I" Old Dominion and should lon |
ger retain such Hartford conventlonst blue-lish |
and ant.war iederallst as Daniel Wesbter in his |
'aHnel we will ere long record our votes against
Inn too.
PERM. Inc to take this occasion to congrau' |
ale you and through you the Democracy OF the
>ae on the triumph Of sound principles over
hderalsm in Alabama Win Mississippi ago
ma do likewise" | anticipate her answer, yes
!hen and not I'LL then W Il she receive from the
salHs' sons Of patriot sras tho AUDIBLE piaudIt
well done thou good and faithful servant"
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