Alabama state intelligencer., 1831-07-16
FOR THE ISrELLlGENcER.

lind the following neat little paragraph, " sent into thls breathing world II IS true, scarce half made up and that ill manner somewhat lame and uniashio- able, but at the same time partakng as largely of the true hypocntcal cant of demagogue as any thing have met with for length oftme Here it is:
 Arisiocrotic Digniy.-rhe Hon. Nicholas Da- wis, candidate for Governor of this State declines mingfing dm0ng his fellow-citzens previous to the election, because he thinks the dignity of the office will be compounded by it."
 From this we perceive that few days ago. name y, on tine 9th day of June last part the editor of the Inquirer was great sckler for the present degrad- ing system of eectloneering, and that he held in great indignation the man who should ever attempt to avoid it.
 In the same paper of the 10th of June, we find Mir Walker advocating the same doctrine and the sg,ya' ol M h arstocratic dignity discaned upon al
 fled terms the refusal of Mir Davis to mingle arnonn Gas he has it) the people previous to the election
 On the 23d ol June, however, 1t would appear that this gentleman's opinion had undergone something of change, at any rate that he had considerably relaxed in the severity of his notions upon h, snb- ect for we find him in his paper of that date giving place to communication deprecatng this system and at the same time republishns an article of his own in which he strongly condemns the whole of this degrading, or as he calls it. tinerang wiskey- drinking system of eleconeering; so that we see that this gentleman is at one time a strenuous advo- cate for eectloneerng, and at another violently op- posed to 1t. Now to d !" superficial observer there would in this seem to be some inconsistency shall endeavor to explain this matter; and if I am not deceived shall be able to account for this apparcnt inconsistency upon the most natural principles pos sible.
 It is known that the Magnus Apollo of certain faction in this State, Judge Gayle is practising this odious and detesable system of cleconeering to an extent altogether unprecedented in this country and ( t..sf 4l. II. n
 having just conception of its degrading and in,- moral tendency, has determined to decline it alto gether, choosing rather to rely upon the good sense and moral honesty of the people of this State for his support. Under these circumstances therefore, it became the duty of Mir Walker as the organ of this faction, to stand forth boldly in defence of its practises otherwise the interests of Judge Gayle might possibly be preiudced, and those of MT Da- wis advanced, especially so, when it is considered
 ,t this humiliatng and abominabe practice is fast falling into disrepute ill this State
 How far Mir Walker, in thus honestly laboring in his vocation, has benefited Judge Gayle or injured Maj. Davis is not exactly known; but certain it is, that he intended the former and to do that it was necessary, as every one must admit that he should sustain him in the course he pursuing. All right and proper so far, that is, up to the 16th ult. But about this tune became necessary to attend to cer- tain other matters besides the election of Judge Gayle simply, the election in this county was to be looked to- The object of the communication over the sig nature of Planter" evidently was to prejudice the interests of prominent candidate for the Legisla- ture, who it is understood is practising the usual method of electioneering, that is the same method pursued by Judge Gayle, and that which up to the 16th of June was insisted upon by Mir Waker- Here it was thought this gentleman presented a vulnerable point; it was said that formerly he was opposed to this demoralisng method of electioneer- ing and that to encourage it now was most heinous offence that is to make the matter plain, it was ne- cessary to make an attack upon this gentleman in some shape and no other possible exception could be taken to him, it therefore determined to make great matter out of this as possible, and accordingly the article referred to was published.
 Mir Walker, designing to promote the views of Planter and hisassociates who are so violently op- posed to electoneering, but much more violently op- posed to the candidate above referred to- finds it ne- cessary to shift his ground and to espouse directly the opposite side of the question, which he does in the most decided manner.
 Here Is consistency with a vengeance to it. Here we see man advocating certain principles one day because they serve particular purpose, and on the next decryng the very same principles because they do not suit the present occasion In supporting the measures of certain ,ehO Jeiong to q certain man. and who are exerting themselves atsuch a tremcn- dous rate to influence the election in this county, Mir Walker should have little regard to the un- derstandng of this community, and if possible here after to aveid being so entirely absurb. A. B.