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

A Washluriea r--ncf5-ui at tas Baltimore
Clipper ceuic1ss lameUmes trsreyl Presi-
lent TAYLOR undertakes 20 decide on appoiul-
meais, bul admits, as tie general rule. that Be
either transfers them 20 his Secretaries, or when
the higher officers are % be decided on, The ma.
lariiy decide OF adyisr, AID ne Prcsileaf Gocai-
eSceg-ihai this is nothing less then vote And
be slaiesthe reason 90 he lhis--ihat being sun-
acquainted with affairs Of state be from necessity.
mUst con6do 20 others du'ies which former Press
iienls performed themselves" This Is. indeed.
giving up the whole question. thai the cabinet is
the PesideR,--aud iha, a cabal controls The adj
mini,lylion. Let those who brought The country .
to this qrejicancni. and appointed nan who \
Is totally unacqWiu'Vd with the affairs Of state, /
and therefore is nose of wax in the hands Of a .
cabal, be held responsible to the people ior this 7
gross abuse Of the Executive power-lhis fragrant.
de parture from the examples ot the earlier
Presidents. H'ashiact1a Da;dq.
ANRcporE OF fuE SrcoNp NAsHrNeroN.- 4
well known ex-governor, who resides ia one Of
the most pleasant towns ia this state, vasa can
didate for naval officer al this port, aud visited
Gen. Taylor early in March to state his case and
advocate his application. The naval officer, III
well known, is a sort Of auditor Of accounts,
and has nothing 10 do with duly on board
ship Alter the worthy ex-governor had
made known his case to the "second Washing
ton. the latter expressed great solcitule TO serve
him. and promised 10 do what he could though
advising the candidate to make known his case
to Mr.. Meredth,who had these matters in charge
The ex-governor replied by stating, that unless
the general took the matter in hand himself as
his predecessors had done, there was no hope
for him. The general replied kindly; AID al last,
as il make desperate effort TO discourage the
petitioner, he said; "But governor, you are an
old man now. How do You think one Of your
years could discharge the duties oian office which
will require you be daily getting on board The
reSscls at he port Of Phi{aiciphia' The gov.
crnor mizzed. This anecdote is authentic.
PtnaSylraRian.
AWnIc EXPLANATION or rAYLoR's PLEDGES.
The Mobile Advertiser, one OF the most zeal.
Gus Taylor papers in the country, plainly avows
that Gen. Tayor's ''no party" pledges We're
ialsehoods, intended to cheat the pcopel Here
are the Advertisers words;
We are all aware that the no party papers in
dulged in good deal of Rmamerg about the in
depence Of party; that Gen Taylor would make
no distinction between the wings and democrats
in appointments to office, &c, but we and the
whig party generally, knew it was all mere
electioneering cant, entirely destitute Of truth,
and disrepuabie 10 those rho ialHlged in ii.
The great trouble about this mater is that
Gen. Taylor himself INDUCED in the election
ecrng can't full as deeply as any of the "no'par.
! iy party
4 TnE USE or lNroxicATtNG DRINKs.-Meu
resolve, as it were, to anticipate the corruption
4 oftheir natures. They cannot wait 70 yet sick anC
die They think the worm is slow in his approach
and sluggish al his work. They wish to recon
vert the dust, before the hour comes. into prema
ture dclorm ly and pollution. | would call it
double death by which they drag about with then
above the grave, q mass of diseased, decaying
acting, clay. They will not only commit suicide
but do it in such way as to he tie witnesses
and conscious victims oi the cruel process of sci
murder; qucnchng the sight, bcnuubing til,
brain, laying down the arm OF Industry to be GU
off; and changing iair robust frame, for
shrinking, suffering living corpse, with nothing
Of vitality but The power Of suffering and with CIV
} cry thing Of death but its peace.
Then follows the wreck ofproperty--the greu
object Of human pursuit; the temporal ruin whic
comes like an aycnging angel, to waste the sui
stance Of the Incorporate; which crosses tn
! Threshold commissioned as it were to pagl
him with all the horrors Of a ruined fortune an
blasted prospects and passes before their aslo,
ished sight in the dread array otailairs perplexe
: debts accumulated, substance squandered, hone
5 tainted, wife and children cast upon the world
! and he, who should have been their guarda
d and protector, dependent Tor his uncarned dali
u bread on those to whom he is burden and
q curse. ltproduces consequences ofstili MOI
: awful moment. 1t first eXasperaIes the passion
d and then takes off from them the restraints
i reason and will maddens ard then unchains Il
: tiger raying for blood tramples all the inielle
y tual aud moral nlan underline feet OF stimulate
a clay lays the understanding the kindly alle
tons, and the conscience in the same grave wi
prosperity and health; and having killed Il
body, kills the soul.--I'reSidem Euereu.
h NORTHEASTERN BoUNDARY.-Ihe bounda
Of line between the United States and Canada, II
in accordance with the Ashburton treaty, cost 4
a labor Of three hundred men eighteen months
y For three hundred miles path was cul tbrcrI
D. the forest thirty feet wide, and cleared FALL tree
nj At the end Of every mile is cast.iron pla
ID painted white, square, Tour feet ont otthe grour
" seven inches square at the bottom and four
= the top, with raised letters on its sides, mani
o the commissioners who ran the line, and
ie date"
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ly The Liverpool Journal Of Saturday, June