Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-10-13

DIX LERAGpMBs
Tie charge against he deaoemtc candidate for
the Senate DR. Lpscomb 81 having once been whig.
and acting with the vhir party particularly on the
subject Of national bank.was urged repeatedly thfo
The seamns Of The Wing IN 1914. We then met the
charge and replied % II in our paper Of Che lsth Of
Sept q iha. year The following lea part Of our ar
clc.wicE we wrote on that occasion IN the presence
Of Dr. Lipscomb and With : fallknowledge Of alllhe
facts Of the case.
Pr. Llpscomb neyeF was whig n the sense
n which thai name isnow applied. He never
supported Wing men 81 inensures--he never IN
his lie, gave strictly speaking, wing vote. He
was iof Cen. JackAoh In 1898 and 1882 In
1886 be voted loF Judge White, considering him
then. IN some respects 4 more trust worthy deln-
ucfas Than MI. Van nliren. whom he voted for
and warmly supported Eas we well know in 1910.
Not al Tie hard cider hurrah Of that year could
shake his democracy. And In le44. be voted
lof james X. Polk, Imam whom The wings arts.
tpcFallcalIy affected 10 know nothing about until.
be was elected president. We alude 10 these
presidential votes becanse they are always The
best tests 0f mans political principles they
point d uncffngy as does The needle 10 the pole,
70 what arc hispafsy feelings and party ussOcia-
tons.
We readily adnit Than Dr. LIpscomb has dif-
ihfed with us upon soIitAry questionable doc.
rine III State nserpositinn, or asit Ii more popu
iarly known. notification, ind Ii consequence
that much alienation. politically, ofieeiing arose
fnratiine between him and the party to whom
ne had always bcen attached, and with whom he
had always acted. hot this alienation passed
ulI with ihe question Tint gave rise % II, and the
Doctor Immediately resumed his Old place ~ the
ranks d the democracy, whose entire confidence
be has ever since retained. Butihe Wing makes
some specific charges agalnss the doctor Of o.
tending wing meeting, acting On q wing COM
mites and approving whig sesoutlons. This n
Ill i talslals IND 4 does Df. LpscUmb gross hi.
|jusiic6 The wing may hnd, IN bis back iiles.
the record that such was the fact but the record
iiselfis al wrong, and wc will prove II. In orr
derio do 10 understandinglylt L necessary that
we take brief retrospective view Of the state 81
paliiesin this county from 1889 % the latter
part 81 1887.
Sometime durnethe year 1888, ia the sum.
meg, wo think. i States Right Association wa:
formed Ii thisiown. The constitution ol this as
sociation. copy ofsshlch we have examined
clearly proves that there was nothing ofmoderi
4 whIggery Ii the movement Il we mistake not
tho woid, whig, isnos 70 be found III the Consti'
Tuition. There was, IN fact no such thing as !
i whig party d that Time III the countf. Stat
Rights mrn oil n,ilIlIiers, and union democrats
vas the Only distinction 81 party then known'an'
.tihis distinction WAS kept UP until sometime \
n is3g Bclhpargles, as we understood them
we're unlil Than period, opposed 70 NAtlona
a BAnk, Protective tariff, aud UlheE federal meas
ufea therp we're exceptions 10 this. Il isirue
4 Many here. who were, il fact, ieefalisls unite,
with The notifying party. liu, the main oIjec
II ii liza sSoSl9ioh was gil6 ASSERTION md mAlnt6n
Rhde pf State Rights This dby the sr
4 article otthc constitution which readsas follows
Il IN shall be primary oljtcioflhis Association
Il uIainlain aid support nc consultation 'ci III
4 United States, by ebeeking, al al times, BY eli
Ecient remedies. the wanton and dangerous usuI
Hpafion ii undelegated powers and BY that mean
preserving aud projecting State rights from IN
ccnsliluNonal encsoachin I'LL, rendering thereh
lIle union IL these States ndissolublu through q
time To come.
Such was The s.pfiInary Object ofthe associs
ton and they strictly sadhcled q this object du
ring tlia whole u lhe time that Dr. Lipscomb wa
\ ! member NJ ihe body. Az the meeting Of N
association (hela III JnlY 1851, 70 which alluslo
il Made above d. Llpsccmb attended, conslde
lsg i still State Rights association he Wa
appointed on The Committee 10 draft resolution
y BIT did MOI serpc Il WAS known that he decided
n opposed lhe resolution III favor ofa Na.ion'
hank, hul was uyafruled tbs majority.
professional cali compelled himlo leave shc NEE
ing belore they had finished their business,-
Hence he did not openly protest against the
proceedings, but finding that ihe hudy had bee
!, conyefied from q State Rights into ! Wig ass
Y citation, hc quit Il aogcfher, and never had an.
\ Thing o do with IL proceedings afterwards. 4,
THE proof Of what We have here stated, we hay
I lheics,imony Of genlleman d nnimpeachab
|. kefacsty, who was a member Of the association
!. was present al the meeting alluded TO, and one
j The committee 10 draft resolutions. Now, If a
recorded proceedings u This meeting ~ publish
I % II the Southern Argus, state thai Dr. Lip
z comb attended ring meeting and approved
lchlg resolution. then the record rs We ha'
! saidisclearly all wrong and does Or. u. gro
y Injustice. He attended no such meeting, for !
u understood Il u 10 Il State Rights meeting, d
y Ne approved ol no such resolution, lie nev
\ acted with The whig party proper aiser i was 3
4 ganized in this county he never had any con
! dence in the Southern Argus alter i was TAX
4 charge 81 By P. b Barker, whom be conslderes
Dan lNebsler Eadafalist.
Or, Lipscomh haa ever BEEN CONSTANT 4 y
/. wayesing IN The support 81 all he doctrines
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