The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-06-04

| men, who are now compelled 10 witnes:
| the General Government conducted unde,
The auspices OF the opponents of Democracy
--to rescue the affairs of the nation from
such hands and place them in the hands OF
chief magistrate selected by the sober sec.
ond thought OF The people: And in look.
ing around us TO find an individual who
would be the instrument. in the hands OF
the people for accomplishing these ends,
we know no one in whom we can more
iully confide, or who would better carry on,
the principles Of Republican Democracy,
than our eminent seraior.J AMES BUCH.
ANAN.--No unprejudiced individual can
doubt his superior qualifications for this
station; though the highes. in the country,
and the most digni6ed and honorably in
the world His engagements with the
first orators in the ranks OF opposition, and
the mastery manner in which he has so
often sustained The principles advocated by
the Democratic party against their attacks,
prove him to be possessed of high mental
powers, master mind, qualification pre-.
emnenily necessary to one who is chosen
to fill the Executive Chair. Tho honor
and dignity Of our National Government,
would not under his Administration, be al
lowed 10 suffer, and we feel confident ,ha,
The people of The United States will never
be compelled to be witnesses 10 any such
degrading actions, should be ever be en,rus
ted with Government, as has characterized
the administration since it fell into the
hands of the federaists. Our rights would
not be yielded; or our honor allowed TO be
assaulted, without firm and decisive resis.
tance 10 every enctoachment, and the most
energetic demands for full reparalion for
every injury sustained.
Aside from the.hlgh individual quali6ca.
tons OF Mr.. BUCHANAN, the Democracy
OF 'he Union owe il. TO their fellow CHI
zens Of the Keystone State, to allow her
iie privilege OF naming TO them candidate
Tor The Presidency. Again and again has
Pennsvlvania yielded TO the desires of her
sister States--assisted to elevate the disln-
euIshed sons of the other portions Of the
Union 10 the highes, stations known TO our
laws--met the chosen forces OF the enemy
and compelled them TO retire from the con.
iiict with defeat hanging over them, while
victory was proclaimed aloud from the
of Democracy--aud ye, she
has never been honored by the selection OF
one of her owr citizens to fill the office of
Presidant or Vice President, Such being
lhe case. :ciN or can The privilege aow be
len'ed, when she points 10 one of her dis
lngulshed citizens and asks ,ha. he may be
'hosen as the next candidate for the Elk.
'culive Chair We hope her reques, will
Tot now be refused, but that justice will be
'ono hes by a~uvd,ugs,o s,'v svYu~st- winch
The has such an undoubled right TO
make.
With those who prefer another persen
han Mr.. Buchanan for The next Democratic
candidate, we wish no, TO ind fault. We
lain for ourselves the privilege of enter
aiming and expressing freely such opinions
IS we believe to be correct; land claiming
his privilege, we are ever ready 10 &C.
it in others. National Con-
'en,ion, we doubt not, will reconcile all
difficulties, and as we have heretofore stated
hould the choice Of such Convention fall
Ipon Col. BENTON, the gallent Johnson or
ny other distinguished Democrat, none
viii join more readily in his support than
We will, but until such choice is made our
anner shall bear aoft the name of JAMES
as the next Democratic can.
idate for President.
Rhode Island.-The annexed article
rom the New York Sun, an independent
'aper, gives what we belive to be correct
ccount of the actual position Of affairs in
thods Island:
We have a, length received information
n regard to the transaction of her last
week which can be fully and implicitly
eled upon. We have before US state.
nen,s of facts ELECTED by minute and
borough investigation made upon the
round, derived fIom sources which forbid
he idea tha, there can be any mistake about
hem. But we have no room to enter into
letails. Suffice it to say they do no, mar
erialIy cntradict any of the facts stated
~ rs on Saturday; but we regret that they
make some additions to those facts which
ire alike painful and disgraceful, and which
will in all probability produce less fortunate
'esulss than we anticipated.
II is true that the people were most
'olemnly and repeatedly assured that a com
promise had been agreed upon securing TO
hem substantially every hing tha, they
nad contended for. But we are compelled |
IN oil onh mo do IL u,;,h eo..o,, -, al.