Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-08-14
THE POPULAR FEELING,

The New York Herald, Ia the following ani.
ce, furnishes the best possible index to The pop
uar feeling in The country.
SINGULAR FAcrs IN PoLIrics AND THE paEss
The hearings Of tho daily journalism Of this
metropolis, on The Presidential question Of the
present day. areyery different from those which
existed during the election Of lsis, when Gen.
Taylor was successful, Let us state the precise
difference.
In Is49, when Gen. Ta,lor was The whg can
dIdate, and Gen Cass the democratic candidate,
nearly the whole daily journalism of this city,
embracing an aggregate circ1lston oi one hun
dred and fTenty fire thousand sheets day--was
more or less, ia layor Of Gen. Taylors election
There was only one sclltary journal Of any in
portance, that supported he nomination oi Gen.
Cas-. and that was the Tamman' organ Of that
day, which probably had a circulation Of four,
five or six thousand.
Now, lei Us take a look ai the position Of the
newspapers ofthis city al this lime. on Tho same
question
The tendencies and tone 4 New York Jour.
nalism IN 1852 are eIaciiy he rpyrfse Of those
,shich Z. :aanifastad ia ls4s There are only
two paper. of eny circulation decidedly In favor
of Gen Scott, and me or iwn others rather cold
" submitting 10 his nomination. The whole Of
the other portion ol the press, oi all parties is
opposed io biz triumph. AID working viii more
or less yipor for The success 81 Gen. Pierce. the
dpmoasaiic candidate. The apg'peaie oi,cola-
ion of the daily journals OF ib,s ri'g is now
" hundred and forty thousand sheeis per day
and of this number hefe a,e one hundred Mou
sand per day openly orqnieily opposed 10 Gen.
Schls election and triumph.
These are singular aud unquesiionable facts
and we challenge the denial ni their main accu
racy. from any quarter But how com~s the news.
paper press Of ,hs meiropili. 10 be- - en'irely
reversed from that which it was IN is4s ! The
fact arises from the belief thar The great rom
mercisl interests Of ihe Empire City, and u this
renubiic. are more safe in lhs hands Of General
Pierce. and democratic adminisrsiion, than u
placed under The Influence Of General Scou. con /
neeied with William II. Seward. and he Ten 1
sencies Of his dangerous aboliiion policy iowuds I
he South. Il il objected however, that he Van /
Buren iuseress-eqaally free soil. and hostile to
be souih--is ia faror Of Gen. Pierce boz W.
nni remember chat Inc free coil irndencio. Of
.lafiin Van tlsfen, and bis par'issn-, were noi
ahereni. bot adopted merely ''ior The nonsr" 70
I-fsst Gen. Csss. from a personal feeling 10
! has always been in favor Of The general CON.
neroial and admin istia,ise Pplicy of lhe demo-
fsiic PARTS. originating in southern politicians.
81 he case u ye.y different wHh wm II. Sew
"a who started 90 tie humbug oi .uii-masonry.
I'd add 20 i that q ani-reuii-in. abalaioni.In,
nd every oiher ism of a dangerous tendency
b that his political capital consists of princip'es
q deadly sniagoaish 70 the Union, and The pros
sriy Aa5 commercial Interests this great CT
ahi ihis eoaiedefscy.
Here. ihersfore. we disclose the remarkable
.cis. showing ihe position Of The New York
res o. The 2en5ing Presidential question. and
= Gaze. The safe f-eings and the sale causes
-,srs,s On he .boIe UBion, to greaisr or les
er et,ea,. Gen. Taylor commanded much
nsre cons5eace among the masses, ard sspeei-
.ily eIeiied among the commercial interests,
han ever Gen. scc,i car create, supported IS he