Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1837-09-23

THg ABoRTIoS.-The wings have far the last
three months, been using their uimosIexertions TO
get ~ a convention, for the purpose Of nominal
TN a candidate for governor and members Of
congress. All their papers throughout the state,
have urged II upon their party, with eXortauons
loud and long.
We coa!ess, TIA. wo regarded the call Tor 4
wing convention, with surprise and astonshment.
1t will be recoiectcd, that iii eighteen hundred
aad thirty-hve, the wings run their candidates as
the anti caucus candidates. and denounced all
conventions, as dictaiiOn to the people.
After all this, so recent and fresh IN the recol.
lection of the people, we were not prepared for
the farce OF a waig convention 10 do the very
thing, they have SO long condemned as anti-re-
publican and corrupt. But, it seems the wings
are never to be abashed by any Inconsistency,
no matter how unblIShiug.
Last Monday was the day for the congregation
of this anti.cdcuuS convention. Five counties
only sent delegates. Thy were seen wandering
about town for two days, "solitary and Alone
like Japheth in search of father They,
however, Adjourned without any organization.
The cause Of the failure Of this farce, we leave
20 the solution Of the wings themselves. 1t is
too much dspirited by their recent defeats IN this
state, 10 assemble in conventions; or whether the
great body of them, after protesting hostility to
all conventions, had sufficient consistency and
attachment to principle, to refuse doing them
selves, what they so loudly censure in Others Be
this as il may, the recent whig caucus, like tn.
old maids oldest son, died aborning.
We trust that this attempt at political jugslery
by the waIgs, will not be lost upon the people OF
Mississippi We have ourselves, head some OF
the leaders Of that party, who were the most active
IN getting up the meeting last Monday, dcnounce
The whole convention system, as fraud upon the
pcople---a system Of corruption and dictaton.
At the election in eighteen hundred and thirty
five, there was not whig press in the state.
which did not TEEN with anatheMas against con
vcntions, king caucus" &c. The Democratic
candidates were assailcdb by every ephet in tho
language, because they were nominated by a
convention. We know that there are some wings
an thls state, who are sincerely opposed to con-
vonons, and we appeal to them, whether the re
cent conduct Of some Of the leaders of their par
", in endeavoring to nominate candidates by a
convention, has not been characterized by tae
grossest Inconsistency, aud the most barclaced
dlplcitY
Ii they believed the convention system good
one, Their cry il eighteen hundred and tlAr-
ty-tve, was hypocritical and uaprinciplod-a
mere clap trap to work upon the honest prejudi-
ccs OF the pcople-if, on the other hand, they
still believe conventions to be corrupt system OF
dctation, are these men honest in embracing
such a system, to further their political views
We leave them either horn of the dilemma and
hwy not their attitude in the eyes Of the public.
We knew that tho lovers Of candor, consis.
,ency, and plain De sling, even among the wings
will despisc. as they ought, the tricks which these
political m)ln;e5anks are now cnNcting before
Me people o;this state. [Mssssippiaa