Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1850-01-12

THE MESSAGE

las cpruflent nay wrA be- chafactPrZ-d -
-lhe sengp Massage" Il argUes NJ point what
ever. and is Suggestions, 10 many particulars
are wonderfully strange. Compared With Gen
: TaylOr's statements and intimaiiOns before, ane
since his election, this precious stale paper 6.
wholly inconsistent, and ia aA lls leading feature,
is trsacherous to the whole South. We were
told over and over again, dsring the canvass d
ls4s. by the wing candidate and his supporters
that IT elected, be would not be The President 81
party bot that be woG seek to put down par
ties and, Ike the earlier Presidents of the Repub.
lie. he would be the Executive Of the whole PEG.
pie irrespective Of all differences Of opinion
We were also told, that he would not, like the
democratic presidents be gully Of debating Hsea
sures TO Congress Tor their action; that such con,
duct vas gross interference on he part Of the
Executive with the rights and dignity Of the Lee
gisl tive branch Of tie Government; that Gen.
Taylor would recommend nothing, and strictly
conlne himself to Pc legitimate sphere of his
constitutional duties, by simply signing such bills
as Congress in it's discretion and wisdom might
think proper to ,pass,--and especially, that he
would veto no measure THIS enacted, unless il
was palpabe that it was the work Of knaves or
fools. Nov, all this seemed TO be exceedingly
fine and air,--here was a specimen of Roman
wisdom, and Spartan virtue, never Witnessed
since the days of our Washingtons, frankns,
/ IIapcocks. JetIersons and Aladisons But who
among US believed it, save those who are always
in the datk because always seeking advantage
in some way personal to themselves, and incon~
sistent with the general good of all None
no, not one man Of sense.
And now. in the first year OF his term, and the
first public message to Congress by Gen. Taylor
in nearly every paragraph and line OF it, we have
panlzan, recommendations most of all,
cool aud paipable sympalhies, by expressions and
inuendors running throughout the whole batch
OF "odds aud ends and all sorts OF scraps, in be.
half of that miserable set OF dsolganizers al the
North--the aboilionists Not only does he re.
commend change ia the tariff law of l546, so
as to adopt that vile legal imposture, Of specific
duties, a memorable piece OF party rickery to
cheat the country at large and favor the iew nor
thern manufactures; aud also, revision of the
Independent Treasury law strangely inlimating.
after il had passed the wise scrutiny Of the in-
comparable Senate OF the United States, when it
was composed Of such men as Calhoun, Webs
ter, Sewer and Wright the latter OF whom was
the author, niroducer, and advocate, of the bill in
the Senate pretending that it is radically defect.
i've; but, still more strongly, he advises the Con
gress Of he United States to pass a law, prohibit
ting the people oil fifteen States ia this c0nedeIa.
cy from all participation IN the enloJme OF their
rights in large portion of their own territory |!
Was there ever people so thoroughly duped--
so shamelul!y betrayed aud deserted as those
who assisted in elecling Gen. Taylor, as we OF
the South, have been by this southern President
with Northern principesl this mere tool, as he
now shows himsefto be- in the hands Of a soul.
less and corrupt clique at the seat OF government
We are bodily, handed over to the tender mer.
cies of the protectonsts and abolitonists OF the
north, in the midst OF the greatest excitement OF
a domestic character that ever has existed in the
country before, by recommendation to Congress
from one with the cant cry upon his lips, o.
J peace, peace. to take into favorable copsidera.
ton and adopt the non slavery constitution OF the
people of California; thus cutting us off forever
from oil participation in the possession aud en-
loyment Of our constitutional rights 10 that valua
BILE and dear bought territory. Thsi is following
in the footsteps OF the earlier presidents, and the
recognition and maintainance of southern rights
with vengea nee II is indeed painful spec
J lace, to behold one, thus exalted. permitting him
self to be made the traitor to his own social re
lations and personal interests, and ready, not on
to sign away the rights Of one half of the people
Of a vast empire, but at the same time TO throw
! a frebrand OF dscord and destruction in thei
midst, which will light up conaagration tina
} will consume himself, together with all he ha
and holds dear in the world Stupidity, mpu
dence and folly can 90 no further. The Soutl
will have to take care ofilseIf-there is no HOPE
/ through Southern Presidential least, there
is none to be placed in the one now at the heat
1 of affairs. The long looked for and off belet
. principles and measures of the "great and goo'
old lack -slaveholding, south loving Roman
5 hearted old Zack--are at last divulged, and it i
: now found 10 be true--true to the letters, line
D and paragraphs OF the message, that the wors
D predictions Of the democrats in regard to then
/ have been fulfilled. II can no longer be said, b
(, bis supporters, that ',you don't know what he wi
: do---waiI ill he sends his message to Congress
: and then we shall gee what are bis views--hi
Y measures and principles, las we have SO olle
/. been told by them. We shall now see whethe
o they will stick to the Soulh--stck 10 their home
. and tresides-lheir interests--Iheir all--or &
: on in their blind adherence to "Old Zack,n an
I, his free soil principles and abolition recommen
b dations.
! Butthis message --frebrand il should be Gale
d Il fear, is only he beginning of the end. W
II shall have still worse things TO encounter, orig
:. mating in this source before four years shall hav
= rolled around. The country has bpen,cnr<ed, i
Z the election to the Chief Magistracy 81 The Rel
q ublic, in the vain imitation Of tormer examp
/ in eevaling 10 that station truly great and goC
i man,. by parry whose very instincts are a
g wrong 10 say noihing of their principles, false
so called -one who has not he first quatichlic
IS fer the duties OF the office. This piece of foil
Of can only be followed by the worst of coa>egnsl
IT ces, to those who engaged IN il, and to the peat
., and Quietness of the country. This is the la
" of nature, as true aud certain in politics, as
any other species Of human action, Those wi
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