Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-09-27
SENATOR DAVIS AND THE DEMOC-
RACN.

I
Ia a speech delivered by Col, Davis in the
i capitol 10 "he Democratic Southern Right.
( Convention. on the evening 81 the len Of Junr
last, he was rather hcetous and s"5rAsac ON
that portion of the democratic party, Is h term
ed them, who were then and NOW. acting VIII
the Union party. aud utterly opposing the views
OF the honorable Senator and his lnend'. Tie
said that "a swat portion at The demoetaeY bad
left their old party associations. ana htd united
with the federal cousolidatonisis.' lie also
declared that he and his political friends, "coud
spare all the Union democrats, who we're now
willing to acquiesce in the plan of adjustment
aud they didn particularly need then assishanie
in the present contest That the Union dem.
ocrats. 10y separating from the resisters, had
! merely plugged the true democratic party, aud
ltf il the more efficient in action hts was
the language, which Col. Davis held on the l6h
OF June last, 10 highly excited body OF men,
who exhibited more Of what We regarded, as
revolutionary spirit. than we ever met be ore
and who appeared determined 10 shout them
selves into wild parovsm Of histories, at The
close of every sentence uttered by their speaker,
Now that the Convention election Is over we
should like to hear the commentaries Of Col Ia
Wis, upon Col. Davis in June last, Two months
and a half sometimes will make sad havoc
among men, and especially In their opinions
We don't know that this is the case with Col.
Davis but we would like now to hear him, in
strain of Indignant nveciye, INDUCING his sar'
casms upon 1.-THE onion democrats, and declar-
ing, with the eye OF triumph, aud manner OF a
hero in the ascendant that be and his associates
could spare the Union democrats in the present
contest; that they, in separating from HIM aud
his political friends, "had merely purged the
TRUE democratic paryF True, the separa'
ton Of the Union Democrats, from the gallant
Colonel aud his "Democra,ic Southern Rights
party" purgcd them most ellectuaIly. until moth
inc is left, but cold clammy skeleton, ~ the
last stage Of cholera collapse from which we
G feat that mustard cayenne ana "burnt brandy
Q can't save them. We would like to know il Cot
u Davis still thinks that thu Union democrats ART
l. the unsotmd elements of democracy, which cat
he most ludciousIy dispensed with, IN the pres
cn controversy by the Simon pure democrats
: Of the notification and disunion order who SC
: ferceIy and slvagely denounced Gen. Jackson
y and his democratic supporters, from lS32 up e
: the close of his administration. These unddM'
r ferd'cd democrats of 80 to '3G, with Gov, Pom
Dexter and Gen. John A. Qunman, OF Mississ'p'
J. nj. denounced Andrew Jackson rs II federal con
y sodalonist, and az one who had abandoned NJ
VI "svpposcd" democracy, when he Issued bis ~
~ Sfarrcd' proclamation TO South Carolina I'M
!, il the class Of democrats, who now CONSIDER 'hcl
u party purged of its unsound members Wheh IN
Union, or Jackson democrats separate themseNe
q Gom them We can hardly suppose That 20
VI Davis imagined, on the 18th Of June, that u
y pmgatirc deplction would have been carried I
g such fearful extent as It has been in the cleo
ton for members to the Convention, or he WON
lc have been little more concatory in his man
p ncr towards them. We learn that It Is no" u
nc policy Of our opponents, 10 deal with the on'o
h democrats "rcry gently" To be sure II
III reduced 10 a moral certainty that the Sou'hef
G, Rights party are rather too much IN the tothtn
n" TO rely upon their own strength Tor victory,
es Their longing eyes are most wlsllully 'nfheo
the Union party TO capture voters, tor Tue pu
pose Of redeemng themselves from second w
terloo defeat, which we apprehend' no sk
n. courage or management can now eNade'
er were much amused, few days ago, IN seeing
n letter from a Southern Rights whigt WI
friend. who il immoyably fixed in his Union opli
Il ions, urging him and his whg friends OF Jack7o
Of 10 rally around and sustain him SO II seen
IL that the wing wing of the Democratic souhet
a Rights party, 10 some degree Mt least, IS calm
er for the old party line. TO get votes from Their lot
on mer whig friends while the selt,styled demo
s. crals-(of the dsunion slripe) the pseudo Dc
ay mocracy, are calling upon the old, pure, and VI
Y doubted democratic party TO unite with men
e, abandon their principles and assist them as OF
IN casion may require, 10 tear me thtoh 10 WeceS
er his is surely very modest request, and lonn'
d. ed, no doubt, on rery reasonable espoc'a'lo
~ by both wings Of he Southern Rights pariy--'t
en- notification uhig wing, and the disunIon PseHo
er democratic wing
OF We shall very probably (now that Gov Qul
ol man has Withdrawn have some true and Torh
Is, secession democrat, upon whom The uhloh me
Ms oftke old democracy, will be most presslh9i
ch cloquentIy and genHy' urged 10 cast their 'o'e
i'm to keep their party in the ascendant ana 70 re
vent the uhig party from gaining wing mum
Or. bya uhjg trtci This appeal will probably
rung on a thousand changes. aud twisted INTO e.
h cry possible form, and adapted to all tastes AZ
ID, conditions to sustain one oi the most lmpen"
dy and dctalorial factions, with which the poItl'c
) contests flhis country have ever been chara
tie ,erized Our Union friends cannot hni pefc'l
Of the points upon which their fidelity to the eau
on Of their country, will be as'aIed' aud heihg W
rus liant and guarded there, their triumph Will
he certain, and their victory complete --flag Of
oil Union.
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