Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-07-10
TIE MISUNDERSTANDING POSI-.
TI0N.

], must be obvious to the mos, superficial OBJ.
server oil the sayings and doings in { ongressthat
Mr. Clay has assumed the hight to dictate and
control every movement in that body; aud the
administration members do his bchcsts with The
most seville subserviency. We are panied to see
this, not on account of any influence such con.
duct may have upon tho party to which we profess
t. be lone. Int ne i',asican r,h7.ts J.
our FREQ institutions, and the character und honor
Of our country. Ii IS Illuminating to observe The
maChme.llko movements of men who were sup.
posed TO have been possessed Of too much sell.
respect to be thus made the plant instruments Of
designing demagoguc, whose whole political
course for yeas back has been the result Of
studied and matured determination to elevate him.
self to the Chief NlagstTacy,by any means which
were likely TO accomplish his object. Al the com
mencement Of the Democratic Administration, he
dec Jared war against II I" nj the threshold" and
notwithstanding his hypocTltlcal declarations a
bout retiring TO Ashland to attend the repairing
its dlloplda,cd fences and his more suisse
quent ayowal that he wished an "honorable dis
charge" from the political ranks, we find him
keeping up, from the first 10 the present one con
nued attack upon every measure brought for
ward for the public good and now there has
been temporary accession TO power by tho
trained bands Of which he is leader, we find him,
with all the malignant spirit ofone who feels his
power to have been wronsfully obtained, and
therefore, unstable and short lived ordinr il over
the Senate with all the arrogance of pslty yraht
waves his bony fingers, opes his wide spread
mouth, aud with the air Of Sir Oracle saws 10 those
Of his own party, who would dare to differ with
him" 'Shen open my mouth, let no dog BARK
-" Il am the say all and do all of this ody"--"l
am the leader and you must follow" Let any
man examine the daily proceedings Of the Senate
and they will sec what We say IS true, and "pity
lis, It's true pity for the interests Of the
couny-pity Tor the Illuminating spectacle which
il exhibits pity that the people should ever have
been SO much deluded" as TO have aided in
bringing such things,o pass. But despite nllthii
! we do not despond or dcspair,--it is bu, The
J Christening rod thai must arouse the laten, ener
ges Of the people they must feel the degrade
+; ten which is being heaped upon the country b,
. those who have made so many far and iayofabI,
promises Of patriotic motives, and devotedness Il
n the great Interests OF the natoL--lhey must sc,
Q that their generous confidence" has been mos
}. shameluIly outraged and that the Capital Of h,
y nation, instead Of being filed with men devote,
10 the public interests, and disposed 10 use ever,
= means in their power TO relieYe the people from
o the burdens which they asserted were so yer
D gievous and oppressive, tibet it was all lmportar
ID that there should be prompt means taken, an
T. therefore incurred the expense Of an extla scsso
re Of Congress We say, instead Of men thus en-
u plOycd, they find the seat Of Government file
,e with set ofpohtlcians, intriguing for the succei
p sion TO tho Presidency and he, who had Take
d. so unaSsumingly and hypocriticay sbou. II
he thing 10 Ashland, toimcnd broken fences, &c
es and begged only for an " honorable discharge
r. like the crooked backed tyIani, when success
sr fu in bis intrigues, throws Of The mask, and,
he paraphrase the language Of the noble bard, d.
US clares,-" thrones got by fraud must be by frau
H. maintained. y Boil. Republican
at Personal bravery has been dvhned in yarIe
la Of ways and variety OF tales illustrative Of ID
quality have been told. We have known bra
-, men, men who would face the lannon's front wit
he out shedding hut we should like to see ih
;. man--great and noble qualities he must have
VINO would dare 10 suffer mother 10 calcn b
i, making mouths at her child. Neither Alesnd
=. julius Casaf or Napoleon BonaPare we're
81 severely 'ried IS that. --Pic.