Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-10-22

iofthe French Revolution, he worshipped ide-
al Of democracy that bordered on downright Uto-
pianism On all points touching the practicability
or durability ofpopularg governments, be was almost
fanatically radical and ultra. He advocated the
largest reservations Of poOer IN favor Of the people
in their collective capacity, and the most unlimited
right Of suffrage"
This language strong and direct 1t be
claimed have been uttered haste 1t presents the
ed opinions fool Cobb He would this hour, have
kind Of doubt it, take from the People the right
lect through the bolobox their Judicial officers He objects
Jefferson because he advocated the largest reservation of
power favor of the People This right osurage he dskes
just note how cooy he saps Jefferson the face for his
advocacy oft
Col Cobb is now seeking Democratic He should do
himself the justice tell them what he thinks of them-to
read the following paragraph hem and say to them that it
contains his opinion Of them party and OF their pnc
PIES and that he in October $780, at Longwood de-
Iberatey and without passion Let him tell the Democrats
Of Lowndes county, that he regards the influence and progress
Of the Democratic party deleteous to the welfare of the I'm
ionthat their principles dsorganizng and pesiental"
GAS the founder and leader of the Democratic
party, and the consequent promoter, originally of
the fierce party dissensions which have since dis
tractedthe country we. are forced topronounce the
Representative example of Jefferson perniciouS be-
yond computation We regard the influence and
progress Of that party ena5nentIy deteteriouS to
tie political weLtdre ofthe U3aion and tie incipi
emit step and prime mover towardS a SerUerance of
tie Stdtes--if, indeed, the calamity shall ever be-
fall u.s. Their disorgant2S2g and peStiteRtidE teach
ingS began e0ith the Very darn of tie government.
The democratic members of the Convention which
formed the Constitution maintained, during its SEES
sion an dctiVe correspondence WM Jefferson on
each and every element proposed as its basis
Their efforts were directed to the adoption and in
PRODUCTION of Jac06inicoL features calculated to
aDd mar all that was nractcal that
looked to dura6leness. Regarding society more
as it ought to be, than it is, or ever has been,
or is ever likely to be; Seduced by theories
more plausible than solid applying to a free
and elective government, deriving all its powers
authorities from the voice of the people, max
inns and precautions calculated for the meridian of
monarchy they turned all their views and di
rected all their influence toacordS deprectatg and
aUeakening tie Federal Government. Againstthis,
as the Hydraheaded monster of all their PROGRESSED
apprehensions, their combined batteries of talent
and of national influence were solely directed.
Had they prevailed tile General Government
rOuld haze been completely shorn OF all ITS efficiency
and mankind would have been treated with the sin
gular spectacle of powerful and growing people,
belonging in classes to thirteen Seperate and indie
pendent SovereigRtieS seeking q precarioas uRion
IN an instrument allied with anarchy and founded
in the grossest radicalsm. But what they failed
to obtain directly, they hare contrived andmana-
ged to effect indirectly, UiM almost perfect sac
cess The history of the country has clearly shown
that the root Of evil and the elements of destruc
ton lie, not in the Federal Government bit IN per-
yerted construction Of tile rights and pomers of tie
State Governments, and Supposed reservations to
the people,
We ask for the above and following paragraphs careful and
close reading often that we meet with SO much Bit
teness concealed in the verbage of mere review of po
clans life Reviews history condensed and corrected prop
ey speaking and reviewing is seldom sought method
OF propogang cold and desoang ISLANDERS upon the repua
ton of the evered dead spread under of an
rent freedom from party bitterness the blasting nuendos
and suggesting the darkest suspicious 1t will be difficult to
find small space wrong done the reputation
the dead than Col Cobb has managed compress here He
is hater ofJeTson and doubt but that
hatred has blinded him to the intensity of the wrong has
inflicted upon OF Americas greatest aud patr-
OTIS.
Col Cobbs dislike of Jefferson admirably paraleled
by his hostility the political doctrines he taught He is
possible denunciaory vruent in his anathemas
ofthe political doctrines than ofJeersons manners In the
following paragraph he shows his haired and he tells the old
Democrats that with unscrupuousne only equaed by
priesthood in the Catholic church popularity noted as supple
corrupt and pedous they have reconed" consistency
virtue only so long as accorded with expediency That
to say Democrats you have little regard what means YOU
poy to be successful 1t matters not according to COL Cobb
"heer te means employed are honest or not
certain This complimentary Democrats You should re-
member these opinions expressed passion but that
they deliberately written in October 1880 and sent out
to the world to show that in the estimation ofCo Cobb the
principles of the Democratic party destructive and the par
ty dishonest
To secure this ascendency and popularity of this
doctrine. the Democratic leaders have fallen on
any and every species of party tactics as cases or
circumstances warranted. They have resorted, al
ternatey TO latitudinous construction of the Fed
era Constitution, and to strict construction first
they have contended for restriction, and then for
unlimited extension of federal power first closing
the door to all constitutional admission of FOREIGN
territory, and then abruptly breaking down every
barrier tG acquisition and conquest, and bringing
in new States formed out of territory reaching
from the tropc of Cancer to the ifteth parallel Of
north latitude, washed scveraly by the waves Of
the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. With Jesuitical
unscrupulousness, they have pursued their amb-
tious ends, little regardful of the means used for
the accomplishment Consistency has been recK-
oned virtue only so long as it accorded with ex-
pediency. Principle has been made the handmade
en- of policy. Party and power have been the
acatchwords through all phases ofpolicol or section
al differences, and among all the strifes of ambitious
and aspiring rulers.
We close these with the following remarng that
the political ''mavesations" is tricks and mean arii-
mentioned may may not exist The old Democrats
must judge between their and Col Cob sentence of dis
honesty.
We regard him Jefferson as the master spirit
of former maiSchievous inculcations, and has inu-
ence as Menaain prompting cause ofaU succeeding
political naalversations of progressive Democra-
cy" In fact, and at the best, the impartial review
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