Holly Springs gazette., 1843-07-28

= Quifed no tblFuS or each branch 10 be pres
en- TO form a quorum. no quorum could be
furmed without them Tney wcre IN the
lobby looking on and laug hing. bul refused
10 answer 10 their names. OF as soon as called
would run cut. In eonSt quence of this, no
Senators could be elected. and Tennessee
was unreprt sented In the L. States Senate
ofthe 9th Congress Suppose every State.
Wing OF loco. should act thus. the S, nate of
the United States would cease 10 exist and
without il there could be no Congress The
government would in that case. be dissolved
and come to an end Is this true and genu.
Inc democracy2 Ifso. then the greatest dis
organizers and violalols of The Constitution
and laws. are the best Democrats.
Wha, else have they done2 In every State
where they had the majority IN the LeoiSla-
turc. they have so divided the State into Con-
gressional districts as to deprive their oppo-
nenls of their just proportion according to
their numbers
The injustice and iniquty of this gerry.
Wandering DO honest man will deny. or jas
tify. But why have they committed such an
outrage upon a portion OF their fellow citl-
zens2 Answer: for the same reason that
1 Tl RANT opPresSes the people they
had the POWER 10 do II, and regarded not
that golden rule which teaches us 10 do
unto others what we would they should do
unto US" Can men who are thus regard.
less OF the divine precepts. which are the ba-
sis of democracy, be true and genuine demo.
cratS? What crimes aud cruelties have
not men 9erpelrattd2 what prosecutions have
they not INDUCED in, under the pTetence of
ieligion2 and what outragfs have they not
commilttd upon the hts of fellow citizens
in the name of liberty and democracy? If
every man would think and act for kiaself.
and not be led by demagogues who have al
ways some selfish purpose TO accomplish.
and whose Interest it is To deceive end mis-
lead the people how nuch better itwould be
for the country Such demagogues are con-
Stdnty prating about democracy, for the same
purpose that hypocrite talks Of religion
TO blind the eyes of the unwary. and acquire
an influence over them. Can one expect dis
interested advice from those who look for
Office and emolument from party Is it
not certain that such men will tell them any
thing TO induce them TO support the party
that euriches them2 Mr.. Isaac Hill, an
old and active democrat, having had some
misunderstanding with Mr. Blair. the editor
of the Globe, makes the following state.
ment:
why. Mr. Blair. you and your partner.
in the last four years, have received directly
from the Treasury, for printing for the sever
al Departments of the government. very
near or quite HALF A MILLION OF
DOLLARS, or. more than FOUR HUN
DRED DOLLARS FOR EACH WORKING
DAY an that time. OF this sum nearly or
quite one halt aoas nell profit orer and abore
e1penSes" Ofthe truth of this statement
there can be no doubt; is il at all surprising
then, is it not the most natural thing IN the
world that Mir Blair should do all in his
power 20 deceive the people into the support
of patty by means OF which be has grown
r1ch? HALF A MILLION OF DOL
LARS in hand, and the expectation of
HALF A MILLION more wou induce
almost any lawyer to argue that white was
black. and black white. Is a man thus
tempted 10 advocate the wrong against the
right, safe counsellor2 And yet how nag
nv thousands in The Un.ed States follow the
counsels of such men and such papers, and
believe them 10 be sincere when they talk
about democracyi This aodern "democ-
racy" has put HALF A MILLION of dot
lars into the pockets of the editors and pub
fishers of the GLoBE. and made hundI eds of
office holders rich bat what has il done for
the poor man, and the tsborer2 What for
the Businessman What for the country?
The Forum is in error in this pariular the
Senate stood II Wings and 3 Locofoco>, though
one Of The later (Turney) represented decided
Wing district, and voted with the Wings 10 20
into Joint ballot 10 elect SenatorS-Ed Req. Ban.