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Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

not How then can saa expect a1g consistent --a-
Oeratto vote fgr YONG
must hasten 90 q closc-you mast rec, SD, how
the current Of political events is sweeping along and
carrying with it the last yes,ces Of no-parysra 90
the ocean OF oblivion. Look n The results n DE e-
lec,iora that have been Ield since Gen Tsglor was
elected upon the no-party principle. Can you point
ne to a single administration triumph To one and
one only, in ,tde Rhode Island, which IA been al
most always federal state. On thso,her hand con
template for moment si. the democratic victories,
which have struck siro. into The hearts q the sd.
ministratan and made them tremble as DID Belshsz-
Ear Of old, on beholding the hand writing on tho
wall Connecticut the state Of tie wooden nutmeg
Senator Truman Smith, the Han % all work for the
administration las returned three democrats 90 Con
gressi in the last Congress .hc had four Wing ucm-
bers and not a single democrat Virginia has cleo
ted fourteen democrats and one whig! North Caro-.
lima and Alabama stand finn, eeetiHg jlo same nun.
Der Of democrats 10 Congress as before, but each
showing an immense democratic gain IN the popular
vote. Tennessee has been completely reyolutonized
Last year, she gave Gen. Taylor over six thousand
majority. This year she elects democratic Gov
ernof by more than fifteen hundred majority, and the
democrats gam one member 20 Congress. Indiana
has elected nine democrats and one whig--n the
last Congress she had four wing members. Such
has been the fate q no party 1ayiorism in other
states aad such viii be IL ia4 in this State. Ipoint
you TO these election results, Alr Harris merely to
remind you Of the current Of popular sentiment,
which has certainly set in irresistiby against this
administration. Ia ihs district, the result vii be as
it has been in others, beyond doubt, showing
democratic gain over the majority Of 1877, | rath-
or suspect Mr. HARRIS that you already regret hay
ing yielded to the solicitations Of your friends to be-
come candidate. Thisis the first time, believe,
certainly the first time Gince you have been citizen
Of this state that you ever came before TIE people az
candidate FOR political Office, and predict tina.
il will be the last-ior you will be vigorously dc.
faa'nd
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

Tie following ieu deT-H from tue Hartford
Tines upon Gen. Taylor's late proclamation
which il seems originated among the shreUd and
ioke,loyinr Duichmen living Al Harrisburg, is
loo good 10 be lost. The Dutchmen could hard
ly imagine, when they so gravely informed the
General Of the medialcd invasion Of Cuba, that
the joke they were playing of would sir OPP such
a dust as il has throughout the Union. We hope
they will observe the order now issued by the
Second Washington, not 10 20 and take Holland;
BYZACHARIAH " ASHINGTON.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas there is reason 10 believe that an
armed expedition Of Dutehmen is about to be
fitted out and from the best information The TX
ecuiye has been able to obia nit point as to Hol.
land: 1t therefore becomes my duty 10 warn all
Dutchmen not % take Holland, and 10 order them
to desist from any such design. Il may be that
the said expedition Of EARNED men is directly
"pointed" at Cuba. SO, the bloodhouuds are
in danger,an1 and as they are my especial favor.
ties, and recently the layorites OF the wings, i
becomes my duty to declare that such expedition
is 10 the highest degree criminal, ard that those
participating in il, whatever may be "their ex.
tremilics, need not expect the protection OF our
government And call upon the officers re.
Gently appointed to put down this expedition o.
Dutchmcn, and to maintain the laws provided for
the support Of our sacred obligations to foreign
powers. feel it solemn. duty to issue this
my proclamation; for i, is not long since that (u
the beautiful language Of Lougollow)
saw the fire ofthe midnight camp,
And heard at times a horses tramp,
And bloodhound's distant bay.
Given under my hand at Harrisburg, Pennsylva'
MIA, in the presence Of Governor johnson, this
llth day of August, ls49, and in the year The
reign and end Of whggerry.
Il. WASHINGTON, 2D.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
THE COUNTY CANVASS.

Ow county canvass 4 bcgnnugto become quite
interesting and animated Wednesday last, the can.
didaes addressed a large audience at Jcmisou'a mill.
We are told that Dr. James Curtis lel off in fine
style twas the first speech we believe that he has
made since the canvass opened, and we are assured
by many that it was a capital ono and told we'll
Dr. Curtis is not only pleasant, but torcibe spca-
kor Mr. Jcrdne, Col. Young, and Mr. Crusoc al
so spoke on the wing Side, and Gov. TucEer and
Capt Blythe on the democratic Almost the entire
day was consumed in speaking and the company
broke ups lae hour Every thing went eff well
for the democrats.
To-day. The candidates sneak al Barton.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

IT We pubsh, to-day, the correspondence which
grew ont OF the difficulty between Mr.. Charles II.
Nerso and Mr.. James Blair, which difficulty arose
from two articles, ono signed "Aristophanos," pub
laAed in tho Wing, and the other sgnsd "Swoaren.
reniana," published in our paper. "A ew'remarks as
70 this correspondence, aud then tolhc articles:
Tie 4 universally conceded point in the ducng
rode that the challenged party has The right Of &C.
getting tie weapons to he used and Of fixing the time
and modc Of the combat Custom has estabiished
uo weapon "A the enc to 10 Away and every whore
used. On the contrary very different weapons are
used in different countries. In Virginia and Eng
land, The pistol and ten PAGES is tho usual mode in
Trance, the short sword is Tho weapon and III the
Western States the ride and sometimes the bowie
knife are often selected Of course these weapons
ought no. here to be considered unusual or cxtraord
nary III the present case something out Of the or
dlnary practice Of the duello, ought 10 hays been
expected by the challenger, owing to the extreme
deafness Of The challenged patty. But We PASS 70
the articles that Produced The difficulty.
The article signed "AIs,ophancs' was intended
rs DWIlCsVuc On tHC utiNVCIuAiN Nouut9 NuhNtIlVi
but the writer in his attempted display Of wit ant
learning went rather too far lie rldculed OF Rtemp
ted 10 ridcule persons by name, or by Office Bola
S9earingen and the Rr-SheriG dance through BIZ
composition in all the mazes Of dsordered and con
cciled imagination, and in The winding up he com
rarcs the democratic party 10 Shetland poncy in
nenarcrio, and the nominees to monkeys on b
back This was 100 bad--it was actually insulting
It's no wonder therefore that it should have Gale
cut the very severe and cutting reply Of "Swearci
geniana" lie who plays at bowls may expect ruI
hers, az "Aristophancsn has no doubt found to h
cost, and we venture the prediction that he will n
play the same game again in hurry. We can NJ
tice but one pointn this long, most learned and mo
witty production. The writer doyotes nearly Il
whole Of long paragraph in an attempt to rdicu
Mr. Swearingen's explanation Of the origin OF Il
word swing" and rrsnounces him most prcfour
genus for discovering what has escaped the resea
ches or ap English Historians. Now, unfortunate
for Aristophanea, he has clearly shown his own ign
rance in this matter. Mr.. Swear!ngen was right.
The most commonly received derivation Of the wo
rhig Il from Scottish word signiyng 'oheg a
sonnaino somewhat like it. twas kind OF dri
q vhiet the io@ci classes II Scotland were part
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
GEN. rAYLOR's ELOQUENCE.

A correspondent Of tho organ takes rs 10 task
for what the writer calls our misrepresentation
Of Gen. Tayor's speeches. He says he has re.
ceived a letter from friend at Bedford, who was
present at Gen Taylor's reception Of clergymen
then at that place, and that his response was one
oi1nslrpassed and touching eloqucnce. Now is
ilpossible that the writer of the communication
in The organ Is 50 mpudcnt as to attempt to i'm.
pose such stuff on this community, who know
Con, Iaylor, and have heard him attempt to
tleal2 VIII he presume to say that any Of Gen,
Taylor speeches at receptions here, al George
town, or anywhere else in this vicinity, were even
respectable efforts! VIII he presume TO say that
even the rcadiag of his reply, prepared by Major
Bliss, or somebody else, to the Virginia commit.
tee, on the occasion Of the presentation of the
sword, was not most Notifying and painful to
those who heard it! 1t is the most arrant hum.
buggery and deception to affirm that Gen. Taylor
has any Of the qualifications of an orator. We
are aware hat il is death to whggery to have
the true cabrc aud qualifications Of their Presi.
dent made known to the people and hence the
effort to palm him of as a man of statesmanlike
capacity and qualifications. How is il TO be ex-
ppcted that man Of very ordinary education,
who has spent his whole lie in the camp and on
The frontier, and who has never before filed a
single civil station could, he ha the talents oil
D Napoleon become at once pre- eminent ciyi.
liam And how is it possible for Gen. Taylor to
be QUO, whose abilities, everybody knows who
has seen and eonyerscd with him. are OF very
common sort--not above those possessed by tens
Of thousands Of his countyymcn7 The thing is alb
surd and incredible, and the wings assert to the
contrary, in order to keep up the system of hum.
buggery and deception about General TaylCr's
qualifications But il will not avail them. Painful
and Notifying as it is to Us American citizens,
we Il ell bound to make known TO our distant coun
trymcnthc true state Of the case. We intend to
do It that no similar imposition may ever again
! be practised upon them We intend to impress
upon them what every body here knoms to be the
truth, that Con, Taylor is not equal TO tho per-
4 onnance Of the high and momentous duties i'm.
nosed upon him BY his great Office; that he il an
\ instrument ia the hands ofthe cabinet, who, like
royal regency, carry on the government in his
name. The constitution never intended that such
stupendous imposition should be practised on
the American people Itintended that the Pres
tent orthe United States should be so in fact
and not merely in name. Its not so now, under
the nominal Presidency of Gen, Taylor. On the
contrary, we might as well have Queen Victoria,
or, what we would much prefer, a respectable
American woman, at the head olIhe government,
as Gen Taylor, so far as the civil functions ofhis
office is concerned. She could sign her name,
and Gen. Taylor does but little ilanythng more.
JTgsb Tai0p
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
Disastrous News from Hungary

The steamship Magyar, arrived az Halifax on
the 9th inst. She brings the following tsss,rsr.
intelligence from Hungary.
The intelligence from lhcseaf 81 war IS sf,t.
most disiTious character. The Hunear.ans has,
been defeated al all points, bot the 5s.Ais auea5
ING these unfortunate results have not been ID,
ascertained. ltis known, heWeve-, tLs. a a-,s
number Of the llungaFians have b-,.. hrei :,
ay down their pncrr''i ID RIA.
sans.
The Vienna c5rresN la3ap. a. tls london
Times under 3q'a rs AIgns, IS, Eifss au offic.ai
report from Co D-51 ctms particulars q
operations FL -l r-u.a s.Gcs Go ~ { Asg
AicrDe 'si..ea. e1trs 81 jgY at SclarJfass
be pI5cao5e. t3ea i iy,at which h. reach.
ed On the 3eI vih oaI} 500 inca and l. guns.
lie was joined hoes " corps from Clarcubury.
OF 1000 foo; aai poe horse. with which he pro.
ceeded towards Hernan,tad., and after mur.
derous battle IN that town, .n which many were
killed and wounded he was obliged to reireat--
Subsequently he was overtaken BY Gen. Luders,
and routed with great los. These unfortunate
results had very dispiTiiing effect upon the
Magyar troops many OF whom threw away
theire rms and sought refuge in The woods, while
others went over to their conquerors.
Accounts from Yenna, by way of Warsaw,
state that the Hungarian Diet, having surrender
81 It's power 10 the German Confederation, dis
solved itself. A meeting afterwards took place,
near Fred, between Georgy, Benz aad kossuth,
when il was determined at once 10 put an end to
The war as sanguinary and useless. Georyy, ad
dressing lie Council, said he had no hopes for the
cause of Hungary, and that nothing but utter
ruin would attend tho proiongaionof struggle,
The war party, however, headed by Kossuth and
Benz, and leading members olthe Diet, adjourned
the body to Aurora. Its said they have already
entered upon Turkish territory.
Georgy surrendered himself to Prince Paske-
witch, on condition that he would intorccdo with
the Austrian Government, for himself, his troops
and his country. The number Of troops sad 10
have capitnlated with him were . 900. with 60
pieces ofartiIlcry.
Vienna letters Of the l1th state that kos>uh
intends holding out te,the last, and has Issued
| proclamation Announcing The transfer ofthe Seat
Of Government from Fred to Orcboya whore be
is now protected by the Hungarian army
The Russian papers publish q letter from
piince Pashiawch to the Gar in which he says
that Hungary is at the fec, OF your Imperial Ma.
jesty. The surgents transmitted their power TO
Gcorgy, and he has made an unconditional sur
render 10 Russia, and his example viii be gencr-
ally followed.
/ It is reported in some quarters tia, Georay
4 has proved traitor and been bgbed
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

uiaTly attached. In a note 10 le American Laey-
cl17uiia IL lEstlied
"Burnet lmemoirs o. bis own bmes1 says that The
word wheeam used bY tie western Scoicameh IN
driving their horses was the origin Of The term whig
applied to them Others. with Dcfoe derive il from
the Scotch wo-d whig ~ wirg. s'gnilying 'otg"
Thus NJ Swearingen has decidedly the adyan,-
age OF the learned AEistoPhanes. But enough-we
have no time or space fof any more comments.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
PUBLIC MEETING.

A meeting of the citizens Of Lowndes county
without distinction fpatty, will be held in the
Court House on Wednesday, next, for the pur-
pose of appointing delegates to hc Central State
Convention, to be held in the city Of Jackson, on
Tie frst Monday of October next.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
orwe invite attention to tho call for public

0@rWe invite attention to tho call for n public
meeting to be held in this place on Wednesday
next. The call Is general--lo all without dis.
,inc,ion ofparty, and Il is hoped that there be a
lul and general attendance Of the citizens, both
from the town and country. Tho object Of the
Central Convention Is Of the highest, most vital
Importance to the whole people Of the South. 1t
1t rises above party, and should unite us as ono
man. The crisis has arrived, and the South
must stand firm, with bold and united font il
she expects 10 protect her rights. and preserve
her institutions from the aggressions of nothcIn
ianaticism. Let all then, " no can make It
convenient attend this meeting. Lowndes county
should be fully and ably represented in the Con-
yentinn,
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
Campaign Democrat.

We propose 10 receive new subscribers and fur
nish tcm with paper until tho returns Of the lal
elections in the State are published upon the follow
Ing terms
F0R SINGLE cory ~
Six COPIES: 90 80
TEN CORES. Gu
To be paid invariably in advance.
Tho approaching canvass will doubtless DO an ex-
citing ana animated one. We shall enter upon it
with all the zeal and energy We possess and We wish
10 have as many readers As possible. nthis contest
rYcrI democrat who true 10 the cause, must DO his
duty--his ,cho'e duty Clubs can be furnished with
any number Of the Democrat, they may order and
pay for; we only require that they send in their or
ders at an early day. We think we can promise
them that they viii get the worth Of thtir money.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
Twill GEN. TAYLORDOl

VIII he sign OF veto the Wmot Provlsoi-
This question il yariousy answered by his
friends, according to their Northern or Southern
latitude--but there is no doubt, that the evidence
Of the North vastly preponderates. A cores
pondent Of the Boston Atlas gives an animated
sketch Of the biz Injecting in Woodstock, Yer
mont. Mr.. Marsh, TaYlof's newly appointed
minister to Coustantinople, made a speech "iull
of fire and eloquencc.' He CLEARLY proved that
the Free Sellers have lied most outrageously
about Taylor's cabinet, calling majority Of
them slave holders and advocates Of the exten.
sion of slavery. Mr.. Marsh fastened the lie up
on these new friends Of free soil, by proving con.
clusiyely that tour out OF the seven were not
slave holders and he believed majority Of the
others were not. lie showed by the acts Of the
President and his cabinet, so far as they have
acted a, all upon the subject, that they arc "ter
Ia opposed 10 the further extension Of Starery u
our rointry His remarks were brief, but pon
ted and convincing
The same meeting was addressed by Horace
t,reey who produced 'iacts figures, and argu
mcnts 10 show that the whig party is, and al
ways has been, the consersatiye party, and 1t
members the true friends Of the negro and liber
", establishing that position by historical facts
and placing It before the two acres OF wings as
/ sem6led in light as clear a. sunbeam. In
Democracy Of the North, he commended, had al
WAYS been Identified with the slave interest an
mower oflhc South, and it was such democrac
that fastened Texas upon us with its slave con
stitution. drove the Indians from Georgia, crea
ted the Scmirolc war, and plunged US into hosti
tiles with Mexico
"Jop PRISTING," exclaimed Mrs. Darlington
sI'm clad ont, alters thought he would do bet
ter business than mopping over his losses, an
ho must be Just the sort Of man to print in sue
' H., ,,,o,bor fines MS natieut "A he's called"
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

Col Feaihorston and Mr. Harris opened the BAD
together at Yves, Point in this county some two
weeks ago. We did hope that some of our friends
who were present would furnish US with sketch Of
this first encounter, but they have disappointed Us
and We can only state what we learn verbally from
few persons who were present and heard the debate
An concur IN saving that Col Featherston was too
much for Mr.. Harris THAT he had the advantage Of
him on every point--in facts, in argument IN oo-
cuence Mr. Harris took offence at some remarks
Of Col Fcatherston, got into towering passon,and
thus gave his adversary, who kept cool and collected
the decided advantage over him. We learn this from
variety Of sources and cannot doubt its truth
Even some Of the wings, it is said admitted that The
day had gone against them. An Intelligent gentle
man who was present tells us that he was both sur
prised and delighted with Col Featherston's efforts
They displayed more talent, tact and eoquenCe thar
he thought the Col possessed ,andhe pronounced hin
decidedly superior to Mr. llarris as a public aPeak
or. Indeed, all who have heard Col. Feathcrstoi
since this canvass opened notice decided and aston
ishing improvement
The two candidates viii speak in this place O
Monday the oath inst See the list Of appointment
1 in another column.
Iowa ELECTIONS The glorious young state ina
done most nobly. The democrats have swept ever
thng-the State Legislature, Governor, with tn
President Secretary and Treasurer OF the Board
internal improvements, and this they have done |
spite Of the combination OF Wigs free sollers an
abolitioniss. They never covered to the desoiatln
spirit Of aboitionsm. "They bore their proud fla
alof in the contest despisng the opposition OF ope
enemies and spurning the insidious alliance Of mel
trail friends. There are democratic msjorltiss
TIVE thirds Of the counties and in The state tue lem
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
For the Columbus Democrat.
CoLuNBrI, Nj, Sept. 9, 1910.


Mr., EEToR:
Through the medium Of your pa,
per, desire to call the attention Of the citizens
Of Columbus and vicinity, to subject which
when properly considered, is ofno little impor.
lance to them; mean the purchasing of a
PuBtIc Library. II is notorious fac, that
Columbus, place noledf for lis rcalh throughout
the whole southern country, is destitute of one.
This fully and fairly accounts for the boosted as
tendency VI the north over the south as regards
intelligence. 1t is almost universally tho case
that every northern village contains within the
limits gifts corporation, well selected and splen.
did Public Library; while on the other hand,
such thing, in any part of the south, is rarely
70 be found. Ii therefore becomes your duty,
and likewise the duty of your neighbor of the
press, 70 use every proper exertion within your
power to impress on the minds Of our citizens
the importance, yea, even the necessity Of such
au enterprise. You have men of wealth, talent
and influence who will sympaihsc with and aid
you in, the prosecution Of this charitable work I;
and should . failure be the consequence, it can.
not be attributable to their inability but their an.
tc{i5iRgafss to engage in il. PRocREs5.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

C~TThe Houston Patriot olthe 18th Inst. con-
,aias an interesting sketch Of Colonel FEATHER
sroN's Speech delivered at that place on the 81
inst OF course as a rough sketch, il does not
do Col. +. iull justice bu, we infer from il lha:
the Colonel fOrtlfes himself by mpregnabie 20.
sitoas and unanswerable arguments. We will
copy he ,ketch in our next
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

Mr.. L. W. WARD, the Wing candidate for
tue Senate, has Withdrawn from the canvass, ow.
ing to i'll health.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15

0cJ-0ur Circuit Court will commence it's ses'
sion on Monday next.
Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-09-15
INDIANA.

The following is the splendid result the late
election in Indiana: a democratic governor by
majority OF some ten or fifteen thousand; demo-
cratic lieutenant governor; all the ten members
Of Congress excepting one; large democratic ina.
iorities in the Stale Senate and House Of Repre>
sentatiyes; a democratic majority Of county oili-
GERS. Such is the result Of Truman Smiths tao
tics in the fourth State olthe Concderacy in point
Of population; such the end to which the work
ings ofthc no~party party, with a non.commiital
chief magistrate, have brought our wing brethren
in Indiana. Old lack served TO bring our wing
brethren out OF the awlllly dcsolate condition in
which he found them,and the labors OF Old Jack
have brough; them back to their old position thus
verifying the prophecy Of the famous whig sony.
"And brave Old Jack
viii bring us back
TO the good old times Of yore.
This prediction is verified to the lcttor, and
our wing brethren who chaunted the words at the
late presidential election uttered true prophecy,
without knowing it "and brave Old lack, viii
bring US back" sc. There ought to be a new
vetsionr and brave Old Zacl, HAS BGouGurus
back" &c. The tuldtment Of the prophecy has
become historical tact.-N o.. Courier.