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About The Democrat. (Columbus, Ga.) 1830-18?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1831)
Kii honor and profit is vacant a ni.>:i \\ ill offer his service to the people to fill it if lie has no opposition he is sure of Ins election, for the offioeniust he tilled und none is thought ft ting to fill it, or voted for unless I e offers his service; and tlien hi is voted tor let his talents be as thev in .y. If he has one or more cuin|>ctitpr, tin ; talents worth or merit of either of the c (adulates are considered, hat he w ho j uses the most chicanery, and distnbutes j tli most facinating li juurs is gent ralfv th ; ina.i who is supported by the in ijority of tiie people as th ? most filing to till the I odi :e, and rouse qiicntb. is elected. Thus yo t see tli u a fool stands.us good a rhaiiee to i>e elected as a '.vise man, and a knave as an lione.-t man, and i had almost said n baiter, or no honest upright man w ill us.: deceit, flattery, 1 lift* promis affec tation, as t!ie practice of giving the peo- - I*l os> mac:t of spirituous liquors as to j injure them in order to gam an office t!i *ug!i it ho ever so lucrative. And 1 fear we saall have no beta r law’s, or more <jni- | ft.ide among us so long as the practice j of electing o.ir state lffairs remain as they I now are. but lust ad of the hotter, will he the worse, till ultimately 1 fear our union will be intirely dissolved, as already it is much weakened, and as nmh.tion knows no wounds when uncontrolled by judg ment a id reason, we know not to what length their practices may he carried which are now in use hi most parts over our happy laud. But sa.d 1, is there no way to obviate those impending evils ; cannot you by the assistance of Mr. Reason and judgment pursuade the people to try to check those dangers and l might say disgrace w Inch O C « I plainly see await the present proceed ings. ' We have often tried (said Mr. Good senie) by almost every means m our pow er, out with veiy little success, it is our b.is,ness as well as our wish and delight to udeavor to instruct mankind iu what tends inosily to their present and futur weii are. It is not olten men will give ear to Jr coined, or if they do and joy ful: •• receive our uJvice if they are not , .ii en their guard Mr. Inclination will vo> r.i l.ct ul we say, and persuade them to .. utraty eoi.duct. He have when we cot i i U l.: men not m company with Mr. i“ u 000 am! ilr. Prejudice (who are our , vs-ti rate enemies,) told them the tv .i c ■ iseipiences ol‘using deceit in trying to g>m an omcc of honor or profit. We ha. , told them that by promising to do for then - constituents what they know was out ot their power to perform ; would here after sink them in their estimation, and they would ultimately loose the confidence ol the people. We have further told them that using clandestine means of deceit iri any way with the people in order so insin uate themselves in their favor and thereby gam their vote, was indirectly robbing people of that privilege which ought to he j as de tr to them as their lives. We have I farther told them that giving a man li- ! quors, a.id making him dm ik, then almost' force linn so vote us they wished linn to, | was a crane too degrading to even be j n i ned among civil and Christian peopie. 1 It w is a crime equal in magnitude to ma- j k:u >; mm drunk in order the easier to pick l:::i oocKtts and take ins money. Titus wc iiuvo used many arguments with peo- j pit . orJ. r o pursuade them to forsake j the .'factiecs which they were now guilty of. : A w .v’ere just consulting as you joined v : company the best method for the peo pi t pursue m order to put an end to the | p s- • way of proceeding among the c: . i lat-.-s, and at tiie same time to save the erehit c: the estate, and be a great ben ch! : > t ic nsuig generation, which was as is' Ve would recommend to the people gc .eiiiy not to vote for, nor iif any way ; t. ;a<:i' diicctly or indirectly assist; ♦ht enaction of any manor set of men I who should offer their own service to the ! pt o liil any office of honor or profit, O', ho should use any mean such as treat- | iv.g flattery «!te, in order to gain his elec tion. 2ii-l!y. We would recommend to the i peopie, that whenever it is requisite for an 1 office to be tilled, to enjoin ou each ma- ! g.s,rate in tSie county to medt at some con venient place some time previous to tiie election, and each magistrate oi magis trates present should select out the most fitting man in their respective district to fill the office of the ensuing election. Let t tee men so nominated by the magistrates be .'.'ld uj. to the people .is candidates to . till '.lie od'u'O. Then on the usual day an- : nua.lv let the people collect and make .• •• isht and as they now i do by a major;.'- of votes. Thus each in •. 10.1.t.c5, worth a.id merit would ho j pro - i' -.esi .>ated as well as hi3 private chat or, w aich should he moral and cica t era stain, And no man would be c leeied n re v bosuns'.* be says lie thinks h; sell the the most fitting man in the co ary a.id will serve the people if they will elect hun. Again ; Human nature is such, that people are generally ready and willing to shape their conduct hy the examples of those they view as their superiors; the ri si r gem ration in particular. Hence, by having only such in*'ii for our rulers as possessed the best abilities as well as the most moral and examulary characters it wo iIJ stimulate their constituents and the youth in particular, to strive to imitate th r examples. Thence disipntiun and vice of every kind would decrease anions a-, oid s 'leace aril morality would pre v and nil id .'.lately we should he an en bghtened hap| v;peo;ee; exceeded by no nat on oa earth. V It. r Mr. Hood sense had done spe iking I thanked him for his information and good council, and thought l would mix again with the crowd, in or der to see and hear more of tlj'eir proceed- j mgs, and lift my agio able company uc j cordingly. L had not gone far before 1 was i met by a decent looking man enough who j accosted nit w ith the usual compliments I of the country, with‘how are ye stranger, j come and take a drink of grog, no body shall hurt you bv G d!’ 1 thanked | linn and tolil him I had occasion for any iat the present time and wished to be tx ! eused. But he prtssad me so hard to j comply that all mv excuses and apoi ; ogles availed nothing, so remembering die old proverb that it is better to pleasure i a fiol than to he plagued with him, 1 sul len.:! myself to lie led by him into one of the before mentioned shops in which so many people had collected that 1 could find no place to be seated. My conduct er took me to one corner of the room in which stooil a barrel on one end, and em that stood a pail of water, a quart meas ure half lull of very nauseous liquors as 1 thought from the smell, and several tin cups: and in a voice more commanding than inviting, bade me help myself and immediately turned from me toward the crowd, which 1 was very glad to see ns therbv I might prevent drinking without, giving offence ; so after giugling the cups ! a little under pretence of drinking, 1 sought my conductor among the noisy crowd, I had no sooner found hint than in his u.-ual way of politeness he began his coversation. ‘Stranger’ said lie ‘what; three men were those you had been talking with when t lirst met with you !’ | told him the only gentlemen I had learnt the names ofsince l had come to that place • were Mr. Goodsense, Reason, and Judg ment, and it was with them I had been conversing for sometime, and had just left them when he met me. ‘Goodsense, Reason and judgment,’ said hej ‘1 have oltcii heard ot them but have no acquain tance with either of them, and if what I hear be true, I do not. wish to become ac quainted with them, for 1 understand that thev are opposed to our present manner of electionering, and advise another wav in which our grog would be curtailed, for tlien we could have none except we bought it ourselves, whereas now we have plenty for nothing only voting as we are direct ed ; and besides that 1 am told that they belong to the Clark party and that being the case we Troupers never admit them among ns.’ 1 told him as to the political sentiments I could not s:ty, hut 1 thought they were men of information, and men capable of! giving good counsel oil any subject. ‘Ah! I that may be,’ said he,‘but if they are Clark- j ers we want none of tlielr company., For j huzza fur George M. Troup forever right or wrong by G .1, vvbut do you say to that stranger.’ I told him I must expose mv ignorance so far as to assure him 1 knew ; not the difference between Clark &. Troup i. and begetl him to inform me, ‘Most will- i ingly’ said he, ‘there is a great difference 4 for C-1.-A-R-Tv- spells Clark and T-11-O-U-P- spells Troup and that is j enough to make contention and create j partisans and that is all we contend for.’ I was about to make a reply, when I was prevented by an unusual noise among the crowd ; the tumult became general each one raising his voice to its lughtest key iu order to he heard. On learning the cause, l found that three or four of the Troup party had come into the room, &, like illnutured dogs they began to snarl at each other til! it caused a general tumult, some was huzzaing for Troup while others were doing the same for Clark. One man swore he could whip any of the d—d Troupers, while another swore he could whip any d—d darker on the ground,— And I expected to have seen blood-shed immediately, and got out of the house as j soon as possible with an intention of go- iug and joining my former associates. I had not got far from the place when my attention was arrested hy a general bustle all over the court yard. On learning the cause, I found the election had closed, Ac that they had raised the two men who were elected on their s boulders and were bearing them in triumph thro’ the crowd with such shouts and yells that reminded me of the savage in their war dance; And the noise was so great that it awoke me, when to my agreeable surprise l found it only a nightly reverie of my immagina tmu. \greeable I say for 1 was glad that I lived among a people who were not ca i puble of such conduct as 1 saw in my slumber, and yet bear the name of a civ ilized and christianized people, i . THE DREAMER. Iho porter ot a Dublin grocer was brought up hy his master on a charge of stealing chocolate, which lie could not de ny. Upon being asked to whom he sold it, the pride of Patrick was greatly wound ed. ‘To whpui did I sell it ?’ says Pat, ‘why does he think t took it to stllV ‘Then sir,’snys the magistrate, ‘what did you do with it? ’l)o with it V rejoined the culprit, extremely ollended with his wor ship, for persisting in his insulting sus picions ; ‘since you must know,’ said lie’ ‘we made tea of it!’ * How true is the following remark! “Your knowledge of mankind, of hu man nature, will tell you how much of prosperity is to be veiled, if we would nave any but our heart’s friends sympathise in it: since it is a severer test than adversity, in which something of secret pride and i self-love is generally an accompani ment to sen ice. Hut heartily to rejoice | with a friend in that state in which lie i needs not our assistance, and to whom [ fortune may seem for the moment too par tial in her kindness, is friendship bevond j the reach of doubt.” “General time of health in New York?” I sui Ia hearty old furracr to his friend in Broadway. - Don't know,’* said he, |“b litve its quite sickly dawn town." Alis what’s the matter ?”• —“Can’t tell.— 1 w cut into a store where the sell liquors tin* o -1 ther day, only for a short time, and while 1 was there, as many as a dozen very t< in perate folks m to take “</ httle brand v and sugar —they felt quite unicd!.' A Witty Bitchkb.—During the late election of Stamford a violent Ton- went into the shop of a Whig Butcher. ‘What is your pleasure’ demanded the knight of the clever. ‘I want a cail"s head,’ was the reply; the butcher having two, in- j quiml ot his Tory customer which lie vv ouki prefer—a Tory one or a W big one.! ‘A Tory one, to be sure,’re joined the cus tomer. —‘Very w< 11, Sir,’ l'il send it home for yen.’ W hen the cook proceeded to diets i;, the brains were missing, and the nmstcr was speedily made acquainted with ! tliecjfcumstunee, when lie returned to the ! butcfi*p’s and indignantly inquired of him / vv hat: liad become of them. “Are you; not aware, Sir,’ replied clearer, ‘llmt Tory heads do not contain brains ? And did you not eftbose a Tory calf's head in prefer ence to a whig one V—English paper. Temperance. —Though there were probably no Temperance Societies in the days of old Will Shapspeare, yet the im- j mortal hard yas left a picture—more val uallefroni its antiquity—of the effects of a temperate life, than which nothing more beautiful or striking can be found in the whole mass that has in our day been writ- j ten on the* subject. Though I look old, y cl lam strong and lusty For in my youth 1 never did Apoly Hot and rebellious liquors to m v bio >d ; Nor did not with unbasliful forehead woo, The means of weakness and debility, Therefore mv age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly. THE MOWER’S SONG. [Uprecedentei* Mowing.' —E, M. For at Suftiieid, Ct., mowed four measur'd n cres of grass on the 28th day of July last. He began at sunrise, and finish at one hour and twenty minutes before sunset, fresh and in good spirits. There were not less than six tons ofhav. Fences were on three sides of the lot, and n heavy fall of rain during the forenoon added much to the labor. One acre of it, a swale, in which the grass was vrrv heavy and badly lodged, would have been a good days work for a vigorous mower. There are two or three instances in which an e qual surface lias been mowed over, but for quantity and equality of labor, this is ac knowledge the greatest feat ever accom plished iu this part of the country.] I'm a father of ploughmen, :i son of the soil, And rny life never 'ires, for mv pleasure is toil, There me .torse stains to bear t..an the sweat ‘on tiie brow, \nd worse things to follow, my iii nd, than tin plough Whntis sorrow ? ! hink swell a matter there is But to mo it showed cover in ili-looking ph in— Wliat i- want; To be i■ 10, to steal and to lie— And sickness? The doctor can 'ell—but not 1 I m:pi p-e I must come lo the scratch, though at last, For Time has a scythe that would cat down a mast; Though now on tho borders of tiiroo score and ten, Your corners I cut, end fan do it again. If Ihe host of you willing to try with me feels' ! bet hi n strip to the cotton, and 1 >ok to ills heels, i Through tho clover and timotli; 'ook at my j swath, I Like tho wake of a frigate—stand out;of mv (with. Religion gives to time all its importance and to eternity all its glory ; and without it, existence is a mere riddle. Anew morning paper, under the title ot the Daily Commercial Chronicle, is j about to be published in New York, for ; the purpose of advocating the election of Hon John C. Calhoun to the Presidency. The advertisment of the publisher states I that the Chronicle will advocate the best | interests of commerce by exerting all its ; energies to effect a repeal of the present j high tariff. Sea Serpent. —Capt. NV r Ai.DEN,oftlic U. S. revenue cutter Detector, vvlnlst lay ing at anchor in the harbor of Boothbay’ j Main, on the 7th inst had with all his I crew, a fine opportunity to view thisl.e --i viathanof the deep; as he passed along in | the neighborhood of the light-house. , They judged him to ho upwards of 100 i feet in length. A boat was sent to recon- I noitre lorn, hut his snakeship made off, i not liking such familiarity. Good Sign. —We saw, in one ofonr late excursions, on a door, whicli we had j always recognized as belonging to a grog ! shop, a Magistrate,s name and his office, in conspicuous letters. The change, we are sure, is favorable to the prospects of good order. Sudden Death —Mr. John I?. Mortimer, formerly assistant editor of the Democra tic Press in Philadelphia, left his lodging at the Bank Coffeellonseyesterday morn ing, anil took with him his son, a lad aged , about 1J years, to the hath at the foot of j Warren street’for the purpose of learn | ing him to swim—While in the water, Mr. M. suddenly complained of being j unwell, and was endeavouring to leave j ihe hath’ when lie fell backward and j sunk. Immediate assistance was procur ; cd; but the vital spark had fled. The j deceased had obtained a lease of the cele brated painting of Christ [{ejected, and I the exhibition of the same was to have been opened this djiv,—N, Y. (iaz. c '.’ld • inst. I'anpcrmirt in A tie I <«*,• —'It appears ■ that the last year the diminution in the I j quantity of foreign liquors passing through the New York market, for domestic I consumption, has been 1,101,718 gallons j costing about as many dollars, and 1 [ being a falling tiff’of more than fifty-three j per cent. ; of domestic it ha.- been I about 2,000,000 of gallons, north, at first ’ j cost, about 8bb‘!),00tl; the whole making a • saving to the community of nearly turn millions of dollars.''' This is the estimate at the wholesale; price—at the retail price, as sold in the i dram-shops, and taverns, and bote's, tiie ' I lessened expenditure must be vast.” Members of 'lt tape ranee Societies.-— 1 ' Enough information has been collected under this head, to justify the Committee ' in estimating the wuole number of mem- ! hers in the state, as high as 100,000. The number of persons v. ho have t ot yet con nected themselves with Temperance So cieties, but who practice on the principle of total abstinence from ardent spirits, probably exceeds the- other number Coup ling with these 200.000 persons, the chil dren and labourers under their control, and it is evident, that the whole number in this state, brought directly under tfie temperance reformation, exceeds half a million.” —Report of the New York State Tt mpe ranee Such tij. mmmwmm «—-■>— ■■i..- ■■ - ..j TUB': OfiiWOCRAT. COLUMBI s. BEPTE MBER b>. 1831. It always affords us pleasure to receive evidence that an individual is less culpable than circumstances bespakc him. It is always painful to entertain injurious opin ions ot any one,especially of one to whom our friends are warmly attached. It was therefore with much satisfaction that vve received the following explanation, which shows that Mr. Lumpkin is much \ less of a . \ullifier , than vve had a right; from his own unexplained votes, to pro- j nounce him. The extract of his letter to i the editors ol the Federal Union which will be found below, shows I that his vote on the report to repeal the 25th section of the Judiciary Act, was not given out of hostility to that section, or to the Union, but merely for the purpose of giving the friends of that report an oppor ! (unity of discussing its merits in commit- I tee of the whole. Now what a pity it is that .Mr: Lumpkin could not have told his friends so at once, and thus have secured himself from their censure, and preserv ed their support! A word of explanation might have prevented much mischief. He cannot help remarking therefore, ■ that an open, ingenuous course, is much i better than an ambiguous, mysterious line jot policy. Let the people have the truth without artifice or disguise, and then they can judge fairly and discreetlv. It would also have been much more satis factory to us, luul Mr. Lumpkin freely stated what part of the 25th section it is that he considers so clearly unconstitu tional, and which he wishes repealed. He say again, we like no shuffling, no double-dealing , let candidates deal fairly with the people; and then they may ex pect confidence in return. Extract if a Letter from Wilsmi Lit nip Lin to the Editors of the Federal Union. “At the ’ast session of Congress, the majori ty ot the Judiciary Committee reported a hi li to repeal the Jfith section . f the Judiciary act ac companied by a labored report. Tho minority of the committee submitted a counter report— both r‘ winch reports 1 presume you have seen ' A tier the bill (lad i/s first reading, the qaei tion’ j occurred, shall the bill be lead a second time and i referred to a comini; tee of the whole House for discussion. It was determined !>y yeas >V- nays , in the negative, by a large majority, which a moui.ted to a ’ejectionol' the bill, without dis cussion. .My vote vou will find recorded with the minority—not because I was in favor of the bill, repealing the wholu of the 25th section. A I part ot that section is unquestionably, constitu I tionnl, right and proper—yea, indispensable to I the existence of tho General Government But j 1 consider a part of the section, a diiect and pat j pablc violation of tho Constitution, aid conse quently, that it ought to be repealed. My vote was not in favor of ihe bill repoi ted; but against a course which put the bill beyond the power ot consideration or modification. 1 wished to repeal that part ofllie section which I deemed to be unconstitutional and retain Ihe rest.” From further extracts from the same I correspondence, it will he seen that Mr. j Lumpkin is against a reserve of the gold j mines, and in favor of free schools. So i tar s«i good. Let every one have credit | for that wherein he deserves it, and bear no more than his due proportion of cen sure. In these matters Mr. Lumpkin has come out, though at a late day, on the side of the people. And we have na doubt, that if their cause should finally prevail, lie will be found with them alto gether. Further Extract# from his letters. “ lain utterly opposed lo reservinir the gold mines for public u«e. i hav-t always considered that, recommendation not only univise, but im j practicable: Indeed l ani less in favor of all re servations than formerly.'' | “Common education is and ever lias been the ; hobby of my heart." It being not only mi undoubted right of . the people, to investigate the claims of candidates tor responsible offices, but their duty to enquire into their savings and doings white in office, we ask no apology for inserting the following com , tmiiik'utiuu. fn regard to the matters on which a respectable candidate is terroguted, vve pretend to know nothing Emanating from a rexpousible source, vve give them place, tli it the people may judge of their pertinency. For ourselves' wc shall take no part in the contfoversv, but the part of the people. Through our columns they have a right to ask quo tums of their servants and of their would be servants. And the same regard fin their interests will also induce us to ojx.n our columns to any respectful answi; that may he given. We are r,ot prejudi ced in the matter. H e shall not believe evil of any one of our neighbors without proof; more especially of a high minded individual who has heretofore enjoyed a large share of public confidence. .!f ssrs. Editors'. As the Senatorial Election seems to excite, considerable i interest—and as the citizens ofthe town j and county have much at stake, I feel ; myself fully authorized to propound a j few questions to one of the candidates, | the answering of which, will place him I and the public at issue. lam driven to 1 this alternative by the repeated asser | tions of the gentleman and his co-work j ers, that their feelings and views are j decidedly in favor of a Bridge'k Court I louse at the centre of the town, if the writer of these interrogatories shall be enabled to establish the affirmative of each and every one, the matter is then at rest. But before the testimony is adduced, 1 will arraign the Defendant I at the public bar, mid think itnolun ! likely that he will confess judgment and : stop further proceedings. If he should i pursue a contrary course, plead not gffll ! ty, and throw himself on the mercy of j the country; the word of one who is ! seldom deceived, is hereby fledged to ! make eac h and every charge as clear | and intelligible as tiie baud writing on the wall.—Yours tie. “({ in. the Corner. To General Sowell Woolfolk. Ist, Was there not a coalition last j year, or previously, between yourself, ; your uncle John W oolfolk and t’olonel , Seaborn Jones, which had for its ob ! jeet the establishment of a Town upon the Pine Ilill near the forks of the Mar shall’s Ferry and Hamilton roads, the building of a bridge across the river opposite Col. Jones’ fraction, and the alteration and continuation ofjthe mail stage route front thence direct to Line Creek >. 2nd. W r as there r.ot an attempt made hy yourself and uncle John to purchase Col June’s fraction, and did he noi ask you thirteen thousand dollars, or other large sums for it, and what is it worth, but for such purposes? 3rd, Did you not undertake on your part to got to the Senate of the state Le gislature, and there have a Bill passed “authorizing the lutendant and Com missioners of the Town of Colutnbos to sell the public Ferry and Water Lois, and such of the Commons as they saw lit and proper to do: And did you not effect this’fuvored measure in the Sen ate. and was it not lost in consequence of your friend and ally A V. Gresham being unable to attend to his duty in the Representative branch? 4th. Was it not farther understood ! and agreed to between the t-oalition. { that you were to return and run for In tendant of the Town, iu order the more j effectually to accomplish your designs, j and did you not do it accordingly? sth. Was not the aforesaid coalition i the cause of your wishing to oppose M. Lamar, and did you not purpose do ing i-o whether he declined or not.—and was not this the private business you uni formly said you had for desiring to go to the Legislature.—und was it not tiie cause of your offering to sell <*• Lottery off your Town property where you re side, and advising your friends to dis pose of their lower town property as it would soon be valueless? sth. Did not Col. Jones on his part engage t< write to Col. John \V. Free man of Montgomery, or to some other persons in Alabama, in order to secure their aid and influence to have a bill passed through the Legislature of Ala. bainn, and another in the Congress of the United States, granting such privi leges kc. appropriations us the company de sired for Bridge purposes and to have the road cut oal direct to Line Creek at the public expense? 7th. Were there not bills for this pur pose introduced into the Legislature of Alabama, and into Congress; and did it pass either house, or which of them; ami why was it rejected? And did not your pretended idol, Gov, Troup act consistently with himself and true to the people and oppose it? Bth. Dad the Ferry been sold as was contemplated by the coalition, who was to have purchased it; and was it not to have been removed to “ Jonesboro,’’ or Pine Hill; and who was to have pur chasedthe water lots, and which ofthem werecontemplated in the hill? 9th. Did the Commissioners in their corporal capacity, or the public voice, or your own and Company’s private in terest first suggest to you this mode of raising Revenue for the support of the Town. And would it not have been a legal sale under yovr hill, to have sold the fl at r Power lots along the shoals, aud was it not contemplated by your Com pany;ki did you not know that tlie Com missioners hail refused and scoffed at the idea of selling them to an enterpris ing citizen of Ho. Ca. only a-tew weeks before? 10th. Have you not said that you had money and would use it to ensure your election; and have you not placed in the hands of men who are bankrupt in fortune and reputation, large sums of Florida money, to electioneer for you on: and have you not got up barbecues at your own individual expense and sent them around to invite such »*> could he operated on to atteud their.: and.have you not sent to different parts of the county for political effect, whole
