Southern patriot. (Houston, Chickasaw County, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-19

tions in a day, than regiment of pot
house politicians form in the whole
course Of their lives. Nav they live
until they die, and mas their shad.
ows never be lessl
The organ; per Sc, is a rare gem
to consider at this time. 1t has not
the quel humos Of John Jones Madi.
Sonian, nor has it the spicy richens Of
the London Punch, Ii is like a bic.
Iayune maguifed by the solar micro.
scope, and will make a stir in the
world when any one car find time to
read its varied columns. As spec.
teal work it is equal to the Fredoni.
ad, and as a state paper it excels the
delunct Wing. 1t lacks, however the
dignity Of the lntelligencer, and fails
altogether in the classics. The arti-
cles which the Executive writes are
supposed 10 be the letters from Hull.
and the attacks upon poor DENLY,
which occasionally puff of the cab.
met who are daily damned with
faint praises. Lovers and pigs are
alike famous for their tender lines
and republics and despotisms are
notorious for worship. For our.
selves, we love the old Saxon truth.
and support cordially all image.brea.
kers; and those who don'tlike it NAV
lump it-as the simpleton did the
lead found in the market women's
butter.
Alas, poor Denbyl and alas for
human magnanimity and political
sympathy It he is guilty he will be
punished; and is not the punishment
OF the law sufficient? Ifhe is limo.
cent he will have a terrible account
to settle with his traduccrs when
his turn comes to be heard without
spot and blameless. We know no.
thing OF Denby's case but what we
have gathered from the newspapers
Ii they are right, he has been tbe
victim Of the sins or of the misror-
tunes OF his agents, 5000 miles dis
tant from his Office, and while legal
ly he may be responsible for the loss
he may be morally indecent of anv
crime. He is before God and his
country in the dungeon Of the Grim
inaI awaiting his trial. Has his wife
and sorrowing children done ought TO
entiame the anger ofthe most excel.
lent organ! Has he been found gull
ty of criminal conduct? Is he TO be
condemned before trial. and is the en-,
OF Pardonlng power TO be poisoned
beforehand by damnable insinuations
and diabolical innuendoes?
SooE after General Jackson came
into power a citizen of the United
States was found guilty of some Of
ionce connected with the disbursement
OF the public money, and was i'm
prisoned in the district Jail. General.
Jackson was censured by hundreds
for not pardoning this offender after
he was imprisoned by the virdict of
"a jury OF his country. If that was
cruelty, what shall we call the conduct
that condemns the untried prisoner,
when the condemner is the organ oil
the President, TO whom, and TO whom
alone on earth, the prisoner if con.
demned, can look for mercy and par
dor! We love justice; aud though we
sometimes think it gouges deep into
the hides of the poor and friendless,
and passes gently over the rich and
respectable, yet, on the whole. the
blind old crittur is better than nothing
even in a free country, and if we had
money enough we would build her a
statue.
The wing press seem 10 be bent
upon bowling or barking down the
Union We havh heard of ours
baying at the moon; but we never
knew that the silver queen Of night
uOuoleu heI sell m the least about
them; that she shed less holy light,
or went to bed an hour earlier. Bark
away.
Tray Blanche, and Sweetheart.
little dogs and all.
The fact is, II old Zachary has any
diamonds, the Union will brighten
them; and ifhe has none, he has no
business where he is, and the whir
party are answerable TO the country
Tor the imposition. Our impression
IS, that he is not stone of the FIRST
water, and that his frame is the most
valuable part Of the whole work
Doctors, however, differ in this re-
spect; but as we judge BY symptoms
solely, we think we are as liaole to |
be correct as those who feel his pulse
by the telegraph in this
HEROIC AGE"