Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-11-29
From n, Gr.sagiite Is. CO Southern Patriot,
SOME GOOD THINGS.

SOME GOOD THINGS.
We were greatly amused the other day with
some matter, told us, aud think they are worthy
OF being repeated.
Ina neighhnrng district plain, though
strong minded man, wen, into the printing office
To discontinue hi newspaper, The editor Seem
ed greatly surprised that any Que who had ever
been subscriber 10 his paper should wish to
OUR it, aud inquired the cause, The coun,yman
iuf,tm d him that h. did not Ike his politics, and
on that account could not continue bis subscrip-
ton 10 the paper Then. said the editor, who
has been persutdng YOU to this course No
one" was the reply given, Who has been talk
ing TO YOU against secession and trying TO scare
you into submission "N0 body was the
aconic answer. Then what newspapers have
YOU been teadingl None but yours, was the
reply oflke honest man. II have been convin-
ced by reading your own paper that you are al
together wrong This produced such conslern-
alton and Indignation in the mind of the sapent
editor thai no further questions were asked.
We have nodoubl hundreds have been convinced
IN the same way.
gentleman from the lower coun'ry-ner-
haps one of those lule parishes whore they poll
htrty.Nr votes, aud have the same influence
aud representation in the Senate that 7 ndleon
dis rct has with four thousand roiers-was re-
turning this summer from IR.ar's Head and
fell in company with a citizen Of The mountains.
political conversation was commenced he.
tween them, and the lower counifyman held
Forth with great eloq1enee on the wrongs and
expressions Of the Federal Government, and the
absolute necessity on the part ct south Carolina
~ resist hy separate State action The noun
aueer. who had been reading some anti seces-
siol documents and newspapefs--perhaps the
Southern Pdiri1t put few hard questions 10
the eloquent gentleman, ~ know how and IN
what way secession would remedy any Of the
wrongs Of which be had complained ! Whether
il would extend The aten # slavery, abolish the
MrAran laws prohibiting slavery N Utah and
New Mex O. div DE- Canlrnia, re>ofe The d..
menhcred potion o letas, repeal lhr Dl1lct
laws Of Columbia or enforce the Fugitive save
law These we're hard questions and NJ easily
auswe ,qnd Their FIRE mo- anenp ed. But wuh
hurst OF Indignation, the & 'nilrnan SAID, Il
wish 10 ant tbs d --~ d uDnn ans how AIN
tired Of H." Well sa the Union man, ",ou
can do 50 a soon ~ on please. presume thrte
/. no law compelling tuan 10 live ~ The United
States Tie can % on aud stay ont Il b. wishes.
But dom think 1t right for him 10 carry uthrrs
with him who de.lreto live IN the Unioa. Tnls
broke up The conversation.
A iri.nd OF ours rennn1 (om Georgia the
other dly before the election aud when it was
Thought South Carolina would certainly secede,
saw a man lying IN The road IN the Geo gia side
of he savannah riyer Ills wife, and children,
and wag ms, and horses all stopped, waiting hts
movements Our trend rode up ann inquired
what was the matter, He asceriuined that they
were moving from Chester district, South Car
d ma into The upper pat Of Georgia, and that
the old nan bad taken loo much ot the lover
loyful, AMI would not bulge step. He Iisten-
ed 10 the explanation given by his wife, which
was not altogether satlsldetoryto his mind but
The old man vas not in a condition himself 10 en-.
ter into particulars. Raising himself up, howev-
cr, be was abe TO say, wilha most profound
sense Of gratitude, "Jhank Col / an once more
in the United States" Il seemed a he was fly
ing from secession. and on crossing the line had
determined to celebrate the event by hearty po-
tapions to Baechu-. Once more IN the United
States, thank God
We think the whole people Of Sou'h Carolina,
since the recent elections, ought 10 return
thanks. mol in The same manner, but in the same
language, "1haak God zee are once more in The
United iSta'cs'