The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-06-15

q. r. GRIMES, JOHN WARREN,
p. A. CLAYTON, HARVEY HALL,
A. III. COOPER, H. 8. SMITH,
L. B. MOODY, ED. BARNARD.
The Preamble and Resolutions passed with.
out dissenting voice, and without the slight
est confusion, or an exhibition of any intern
perate heat--and the meeting adjourned.
JOHN BErHUNE, Chm
JOSIAH MoRRIs, Sec.
JUDGE COLQUITT AND OUR PRESS.
1t must have been peculiarly gratifying to
all the thievs and blackguards of this commun-
ity, to hearythe Honorable Senator's TRADE
against the Editor Of this paper for the course
which be has seen proper to take IN reference
to the recent daring robberies, murders DC.
which have degraded and disgraced this
whole community in the estimation Of all
good men abroad. We had received due and
formal notice of the terrible destruction which
was to be visited on our heads, and Of course
were well prepared to receive in all meekness
and good temper the awful shOsOer Of filth which
on the occasion alluded to, vas 80 mercilossly
emptied upon us. For fun week before the
storm burst upon our heads, it had been gath
ering in all its fury, in the bosom from which
it finally escaped, and we had dozen times
or more received limitations, of the chaste
and elegant phrase in which we were to be
assailed. Our nObIeSadvefsary had not per-
mitted friend of our to pass him in the streets
for days previous to the assault, without as
surfing him in most chGSte and elegant terms,
of his purpose to take p rsOnGI revenge upon
us-thus fully establishing his claims to the
Christian spirit which suffers not "the sun to
60 down upon its wrath"
The reader may be at a loss 70 conceive
what has rendered ms obnox ioug to personal
attack, under such circumstances, from a man
occupying Judge Collquitt's position at the
Bar. Ifthey viii refer to our paper of the Oath
May, they may there see the ''very head and
front of our offending" We had had the te-
merity to notice, as It deserved, as his warm
est personal friends said It deserved, as the
brethren of his church declared il deserved,
the filthy and vulgar speech which the Honor
able Senator had made on the trial of Greene
and in our remarks thereon, we had ventur-
ed to condemn this, his long cherished prac-
tice ofinsulting and offending all delicate ears,
by the vulgar and obscene gestures and ex-
pressions for which the Reverend Advocate
stands pre-e minently conspicuous at the bar.
"a friendly eye could never see such faults
thought his honor.
AS huge as high olympus,
thought we-and SO welventured in all can
dor and plainness Of speech, TO rebuke them.
Our offence '@hath this extent no more"
Nor did we expect to escape tho tornado
Of abuse with which, for our candor, we have
been visited; nor were we at all afflicted un-
der the severity of the castigatiOn. Having
L1ade up our minds to suffer any thing and
every thing that may be- necessary in the vim
location of truth, honor, virtue and purity, we
are prepared 10 seek out the offenders a.
gainst their laws, sand lash the williams naked
through the world" whatever may be the
penalties we incur. The only regret we feel at
such treatment is occasioned by the considera-
ion that sometimes il happens, thar those who
ire most solemnly bound by the obligations Of
'elgion, that even those who renounced the
naxims and opinions Of a corrupt world, and
worn eternal fidelity to truth and virtue on
fod's own altar-should be foremost in the |
an, leading forward the enemies of all that's |
'ood,. TO the contamination of deeds of villiany |
that make the very tdevils blush" But |
ur day and age of the world is not more re-
1arkable than others, in the exhibition of such /
cenes. LIN every age Of the world there
ave been men.
Who stole the livery of the court Of heaven,
To serve the devil inn
nd we are not to beintimidated in the course
70 have marked out, if perchance, in the dis
narge OF our duty, we may happen to receive
a occasional deluge of corruption from one Of
lese "whited sepulchres."
But we have no room for q more extended
oticetof the Senators speech-even if inclin-
ion prompted US to make further comments
We had intended to furnish in our own de-
nee. few extracts verbatim, from the speech
which we complained heretofore-But as
e are assured that 500 respectable citizens
and ready to testify 10 the justice Of our Cri. {
ism upon It we will not now trouble the '
aders or pain our adversary with the ex-
acts. Hereafter if need be, we may quote d
1m the records the beautiful passage of the S
eech showing the "gO0d old way" the wa
came upon the floor at lvey's--and the e
~ PiOus narrative which the Judge gave, Of
. interview between one Of the witnesses a
d the Portuguese maid, which terminated y
such profound sleep on the part of the G
tness that 'Gabreps trumpet could not q
lie him." These precious relics Of chastity
religious veneration are preserved for fu- "
q reference we may need them
or the present we feel 30 grateful to. the jury
their wonderful tOrbeGrGnce, that we have 3
heart for controversy. Taking oil things
o NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the ground we o.
We passed over-considering the character Of
jury before whom we were assailed-and IN
nembering that we stood before It as the u
lwcted publishers Of JdcksOn's confession, th
1licating high minded and honorable friends ri
he Senator-and that all the talents, learn OF
, legal erndIticns and religious zeal Of the
lorable gentleman were aFTayed against rs
rove that robbery ia al Its worst proper p
10 was one Otthe cGrdsnGg virtues and that
.as daMnnble sin against God, as well as y! -
inst the good order and peace Of society, 70 10
q speak Of a thief In any but the most az
ionate and courteous terms-With such a ~
wing against Ms, we are compelled to con- oe
: ourselves IN the very bert Of Iuck, that -
have escaped a Uerdict that would send S ~,
lus and our press % Botany Bay. =.