Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-07-21

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a-a.n Tie 'as.ims1is Of wLirrery. Bat even Il lie
should continue % play tho democrat until the end
Ct ihe canvass, he win find It a losing g1me-he viii
gain nothing by II 10 oH- ranks, and h. nay lose
something By Il IN his own.
No JET not Mr. Harris or any Of his friends de-
ceige ,hcmseyes IN regard 70 the democrat, Of Okb
bela They will remain firm aud true to their prn.
cples-tIiey viii vote for the man who has summer
ed and wintercd with them. whom they have tried
and found faithful and capable, for the regular nom
nee Of the democratic party Of the distric,-HIx-
YIELD s. FEArHERsroS
Is toihe contest Tor the Legislature we have in
formation which satisfies Us that our talented Young
friend, w. T. $. Barry Esq, the democratic nomi-
nee, will carry Ih romnly b. sweeping majority
An intelligent correspondent in the northern part of
the county, thus writes us, "Bary viii be elected By
the largest majority ever given IN this county, (Ok-
tibbcha Preparct record splendid democratic
triumph about the noncs Of next November. He
is by ar the most popular man in the county, and
with his party particular iayorilc, while many Of
the wings will yot, for him in preference TO his com
petitor, Or not vote al all We have long wanted
just such man as Barry. lie will be to our par,ya
tower Of strength. In fact, We regard him as the
Aiax lebanon Of our host. ! had 10 hand in bis
nomination, but no appointment could have pleased
me better Set him down ccc'edby from 50 to
300 majority"
The Aberdeen Independent is down upon rs again
or We should rather say upon one Ct our corrospon
dents shot and heavy" The Editor quotes brief
communication from our paper ofthe 7th inst, sign
"phlalethes," a Greek word, signafying 'oas ma,
f9res ruth , and he appends to it a most indignant
commentary, Of which the following is the first par
agraph.
1--WE give the above, verl atm and litoratim,
from the Columbus Democrat. Its a most afro.
ciUus article, should receive the condemnation
Of every honest heart. We care little whether
the irreyarent and gaibled quotation from Scrip
lur, md the pretended extract from Gen. Taylor,
are the editorial answers 70 he communication
phialeihes, OF aye simply bis own response
10 his own query; OF one thing we are certain,
that the people, who elected the time .houoted,
the war.worn, the elary-crowncd soldier TO I'LL
The highest seat OF power, will place a low
estimate on the character and the motives OF an
opposition which can produce such elllsons Of
MALICE"
That quotation from Scripture and that extract
from Gen, Taylor, were all made by our correspon-
dent, We had nothing to do with it, cxcep. to give
il place in our columns, and notwithstanding the
setconsttuted censor Of the Independent calls it "a
most atrocious article" deserving "the condema-
ton Of every honest hearty; we think il justihable
hit at Gen. Taylor, who reached the presidency by
of repeated promises and solemn pledges, which,
since be has been in power, he has VIGOROUSLY aud
most shamelnlly violated Not all the honor nor all
the glory which he has acquired in war, can absovc
him from the obligation OF pledges voluntarily and
repeatedly made nor can ''the highest seat of pow
er" to which he has been raised, shield him, in this
free country, from the indignant censurc and condem
nation Of an independent press, when perfdy and an
abuse Of that power plainly mark his whole course
and almost his every act since he has been an occu-
pant of the White House. What estimate are we
to place on the character and motives" 1--WE thank
the Independent for teaching us those words )oi the
man who goes into the highest office with ao-pqrig
no ription-nothng but "honesty, capacity and
fidelity" on his lips with regard to appointments
and removals. and who, within four shor months after
his Inauguration removes or allows his subofdinates
to remove some three or four thousand democrats
from Office, four ftlhs Of them at least for political
cause alone, and fills their places with none but BIT
ter whg partsans y The individual Who would so
with peridy and falsehood- his conduct would be
looked upon as "atrocious, and desen "the con-
drmnaton Of every honest heart Why should not
the same measure of condemnation be melted ont 10
one who holds the highest seat Of powcr2 We have
not yet adopted the English maxim in this land Of
liberty, where every man can freely think as he
chooses, and openly speak what he thinks, that he
President can do no wrong, and that his Cabinet
stands between him andcensuc, "philhlethcs" thinks
tue President is but the servant Of the people always
Omcnabie to ihom and that when he docs wrong
breaks bis promises and violates his pledges-hc ongh
tobe freely censurcd and condemned; wethink 50 100
aud therefore we admitteh his communication, which
the Courtly Editor Of the Independent seems to think
so very "atrocious"
The Independent notices the mis-spcllmg Of t;,n
Tay lor 4 name BY our correspondent; we don think
that ought TO cause any serious objection or create
any suspicion Of bad intent on the part Of 'Philale-
hes" Ono ofthe Taylor Guerrilla chiefs during ihe
canvass last year, invariably called the Cd General,
Zachariah and no one seemed to take any offence
att
1t is due to our correspondent, who we booyeney-
er sees the Independent and for whom we have there
fore chosen to speak, to say that he stated in pri
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