Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-08-21

Wucns 10 COnlmelU HHU HGfutFHs AIt Che mis-.
chief is, there is WEAKNESS iH I. hr does aud
says about The Presidency Iuinrdia'ey after
the clase OF the eamnaiFa "a "a be wrote
! 'gmIuitous lette, making tims ear ddsle, in
which all 50 Is ul unWi-r lhiHr kerr saidto re
Turn and plague hs friends d should be
| candidate"
II wsre dip ssd t r1anf I BE opinion.
on the veto, la he bzfues. r- ksakness could
be made, f. Indeed 81 aa u Z l,e nee ol
! hem, apparent HHt Eel. a npou is
too engrossing 'u r print agu-
mentation. supp Hes n. m NY
should abolish snret tB vc q Colun,.
J ha upon compensation la tHs.a#-, at, 10 take a
stronger case, rrlral na Fu-uva Slave law
what will he do : Rrmem3r he has nowhere
/ given it the approval ol his judgment --aud 1t
be had, would il be uucuusllfutl nal tu repeal
that law and substitute il with uu inefficient one,
or modify il so a. Ia give trlai hy luryy Nnune,
pre,ends il would. Virginia ba- ,alJ that II the
repeating act passed she ds>nhrs the Union
II is done, The us,assins and prrudiaries st,ud
with daggers drawn AID flaming torches along
our borders-s-lhe very hennbsone, perh ps,
around which his iahnt feet had bone him IN the
days of his inoceucp, lis abuul To- he bahrd IN
blood; the bill lies bet rr ln,--Ihs pedge he
has given, like The b. nd ui Sh, lock, must be-
kept to the l~lteG bis ptghted faith, hi. honor
ohlige him to sign the bil aud seal the fate OF
his country. He sigrs, aud mus, enforce the
law. Al the head oi this army he stands Com,
mander.ih- -Chiel. L on The sol which gave
hm hilth he matches With hostile tread, aud
strikes To The heart the l'si oi IFS dcendcrs. -
Alas poor old Virginia
"'Twss thine own sou who gave the final blow,
And help to plant the wound that laid thee low,
So the struck eagle, stretched upon the plan,
No more through rolling clouds TO soar again;
Viewed his own feather on the fatal dart,
And winged the shalt that quiyefed IN his heart
Keen were his pangs, but keener tar to feel,
He nursed the pinion which impeled the steel''
C.n any man truly say this picture is too high
" coloredl Gentlemen, cons der the power oi
the President. have already shewn YOU that
the Northern Whig., aided by the southern.
have striven to make him eypher in the gov
erumcnl; that while the fathers of The repuhlic
gave himp0wcr in order 10 stay tie hand Of :
fctiotIs majority or an infaiuaied prople, and
furnish opportunity for The sober secoud thought
10 correct their own errors - General Scott pro-
poses 10 LEI. percharcp, mn accidental majority
(proUided none are abseHi) do deed which
ma, plunge this cnunlr, in civil strife, and eIiln.
UnlNntN llDtTN lnfbhHNuW tft Nhilu
he is eleclec with thdse views wnat can ne doi
---of what avail is hr ngsius unuise, or hasiy,
or ineIpedent egislalionl Yet oar unhappy
Wing friend. drown their reason in senseless
hutrahs for odd thppe WI, md lock 10 his elec
tion 10 ally and p,o'dct them tom seclionsi
strife. The ALoluuntsfs on he otter baud.
cold. calculating. se isb. wth method always IN
their mndue.s. know Ihu BE- is brund hand and
foot, Will ,hry ne hi, p.u aUj ept1l't'rs,
as a trout f.hrf uses gaud q H on"r 10 con-
ceaI the hook aud c. oh Sou "a Wigs
have detained yDu oug, grHilemen, but
should moi do my whole duty If omIued to pre-
sent 10 YOU the princ,pI aud The candidate Of
The party TO which we belong. These princi,
pies are founded upon an abiding confidence in
the instructive 1--we Of liberty and desire to per-
peluate (which we believe nintatrs our pco.
pie. They teach, Ihat whatever occasional de
Elections fiom ihe rpe linf Of duly our people
eihihiti their hrau5 are aIwaJs aud uDchang"aby
animated by patriotic impuisp; that all power
Is H. the peoplc;--lha thuse Who occupy places
nC rus aud honor are the ser, ants OF The people;
- that offices were created reluctantly, and to
meet the e1igencies Of government, spd were
noidesgned as reward for public services,
military or oiber;--Ihat no more power should
be delegated by the people Than is absolutely
necessary to ensure the uniform rnjoi fnrnl of the
benefits Of the government, and that that power
should be contained in the constitutional com
pacis, and those who are entrusted with is eIer
else should be mos. diligently watched In their
application the Democratic party has naturally
found itsef arrayed against every measure tend
ing to strengthen the hand ol the government
and designed 10 infringe the rights not delegated
by the people Hence our position has gener>
ally been defensive or conservative; becsuse We
have been resisting those who were Tor agfran-
dizipg the government at our eIprnse. Our pro
gress has been the legitimate progress Of N.
creased experience .--enlafged inlgrma'lon, and
the gradual advance 81 the world q civilization
and the spirit OF ibeny--noi that SPECIES Of pro-
gress which signalized itself by assaults on the
Constitution, ,--on the rights Of mInJfIiy,-aDd
has, among those most imbufd With rs srrit. be-
come SO subfmed as to scorn human authority
and admit only the rule Of higher law
Hence it is that "Prncpie', nd men," is our
guiding maxim. Hence il is that we are never
dazzled by the blaze 0 military glory, or iorgei
ourselves and our duty in admiration of gIeai
achievements in the council or in the held.-
Hence Il is We meet in conference and iec'
our own man, unaffected by any desire TO reward
hun in the selection for bis past deeds; but guid-
ed only by an earnest and honest desire TO pre-
serve and perpeiuaie our liberties. IN making
this election our choice has fallen upon Frank
lin Pierce Of New Hanpshre--a pairioI with a
hean large enough to embrace the Union--a
mind comprehensive enough to see and under
stand all ils Interests with an integrity and rD-
ness Of purpose that knows no chsnging,-snd
genial and generous and kindly temper, which
indicsies unerringlY that bis impulses are all
hle and manly. Had be sought ihe post should
have thought less Of him;-had be no, instruc-
ted the New Hampshire delegation not TO nom- /,
mate him should have ihooght less Of him.
had be no, uniformly preferred. with a deliescy /
and taste which display bis m'desiy and good
.ens,. and assur. Us that bis ambition 10 subor- /
dinars 10 nj. hnlier 6erIing.. place al bic own