Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-30

nede ia,t ahI fem their c.J,,,,I
with the remnnnrs Of ancient Fedo,@,11t
ond had, by an unoxsmpled prosIi,n,"
talents and character, foi.,ed ,benD '" y
into power, then did the same D Inn y "
das, progcniior OF tho pseudo Ams': 10
system, first believe that that M
determination could he rivited and c'u0
up this fir land. Then was NJ
pl nned aud devised that system Gh "'
tirpatipn of which caused this Conf !. el
cy 10 vibrlie fear'uly from centre = q !. :
cumte ance) the essence of which wa. = ~
Prtism grim and dark to the nanv
eXnit'tion and favor 10 the few. III . aug
sequences aud results Of which wv W.
oprres n, and un 'oldei misery and ~
erty to the mass, while yielding graDr rs'
and veal h TO the lew; the spirit # wbi.g
violated the Cors ttulion, Cast dish" p
and contempt upon sovereign St,es ~,
lrampled in the dust the rights of tbe ~, mp
lion to build up and agrndize the milI;o" '''
ire. In its working it exhb,ted its ' a"I
hshness, its injustice, its TYRANNY, and !;
odtousness in a high SO shocking in ~
aspect so revolving, that its enormi,v ="
palled even its friends.
The contest came, and foremost !, !,
stood John c. Calhoun in The RANK, ~
those who contended for sovereign npb,
against the encroa chments of the ftlen
tive government, for the unalienabe and
imPrescrlptible rights OF the citizen !.
galnst the monopolies of wea III. n.
held up The shield of The confederacy Ms
sacred Egis Of the land, against The a,
tacks of enemies potent, daring andde,
pera'e. BY his stIegrh and euerp, d
character, by his intrepldity of deterOiu,.
tion, by his power OF reasoning, byLn
transcendant grasp of argument, b, G
matchless grandeur of eIoquence, by hi,
incompatible purity and loitineys of p,l6.
otism, he wrung from his hitherto doniD.
ant adversaries reluctant acqliesens
in those great cardinal principles in SUD.
port OF which he had MAJ shalIed The r.
sources of his impeIi i mind. And to hi,
man, superior to whom IN all the Mt.
cafe ramItications and far extended ave.
nues OF that science, whose object is The
government Of social, moral aud inIeDl.
gent man, does not exist, do we owe tho
overthrow of the most p'ausiIly devised
sS STEM of oppres ion that ever was at.
tempted to be imposed up people v.
ing under the fcrus OF iree g' eminent.
The annihilaton of which s stem (anles,
il be party, aud as il is assuredy believed,
revived under the Wing tariff of42)
marks the most importan; epoch in lilo
history of cur contederacy. while to THE
individual The glory and honor of ina.
is mainly to be alir u cd
He is found the unwaveriDg advocate Of
every principle dear to the Dem cratic
party, pledged to carry them out should
he be elected. Fitted fDr this high Office
BY being possessed of every qua ltv hat
qualities the stat snan or adornS the man,
his friends present him under the proud
cons onsness that in b doing they seIec.
a man unb EN- shed in reputation. the al
tributes Of whose mind aud Integrity Of
whose purposes are uncxcelIed. But
should he no, lie the choice Of the Demo.
,ratic Convention fairly and fully expires.
sed, he stands ready aud willing TO sup
port any of tho gentlemen whose names
ire mentioned in connection with this sub
Get.
JUSTITlA.