Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-05-22
From the Huntsville Advocate.

NATIONAL CoNvENT1oN.-It will no saon
extracts IN our columns, that the wings have
lIed upon the tirst Wednesday of December.
1872 for holding National Convention at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Previous to that
day. all the members of the next Congress will
nyebeen chosen, and that being twelve months
before the election will have closed, affords
ample time for discussing the merits of the can
ddaies which may then be selected. We can
not appreciate the objection which some of the
Sates, especially Tennessee, has TO conin0
ntothe Convention. She objected TO the RAT
tmore Convention from principle, because Il
was an irregular assembly and constituted nm.
On antl-repubEcan principles; and we are free
osay, that If the Wing Convention at Harris
burg shall be equally exceptionable in the man
ner Of APPOINTING the delegates, we too shah
not feel ourselves bound by its decision. We
MAINTAIN the eXpediency of the opponents of
the administration IN all the States CALLING pri-
mary meetings of the people in towns and
counties, to take the subject into consideration
and devise system of Opposition nc dizzy
should not favor the plan of National Con-
ventiOn, they owe IL TO their friends in other
States to point out better expedient for con-
Centrating the strength of the party upon a
candidate. The grand point is to secure union
and concert-Mr. Van Buren, is already con-
demned by his native State and the change of
sentiment in all the other States that supper
ted HIM, is in such active progression that no
doubt now remains Of his being in a minority
but If Tennessee supports one candidate
Kentucky anOther-Ohio another, and so on,
through the whole confederacy, we see no
chance OF overtbrOwing his power. Tennes-
see has indicated a preference for Mr.. Clay
but if Mr. Clay should not receive the nomin-
alton Of the Harrisburg Convention, will Ten
nessee support Mr.. Clay! The same question
might be put to the wings of every State. If
they are opposed to a Convention, we should
Like to see some plan devised to obviate the
objections and inconvenience attending it.
The opposition in Alabama are holding mee-
lungs Lii all parts of the State, and but one SEN
nment is expressed in the propriety of the
convention. We perceive, by the published
proceedings there were two meetings on the
18th ut, one in Franklin county, called by
more than 200 citizens, and the other at Mari
On IN Perry county. These meetings unite in
Gondemning the financial policy Of Mr.. Van
Duren, and recommend national convention
70 nominate a successor. We believe the
wings Of Alabama viii be governed by the
Iuuly patriotic sentiments contained in the fol-
lowing extract from the Boston Atlas, which
mas hitherto advocated the claims of Mr.. Web
ster.
NJ" ENGLAND AND THE PRESIDENCY.
Inc editor Of the Boston Atlas, after recon.
Ip eaDi1 the wings to adopt late day for the
I nrespenual Convention, that the candidate
may be agreed on as far as possible. holds the
following truly catholic and patriotic lanm,age /:
Happily in New England # IS not 80 much
the man who shall be President as az + i the
great cause of political reform that eDoagas The
hearts otthe people We think we NAV safelv
Say lllat the wing vote of New ENGLAND win
&c gwen promptly, fully enthusiastically. n
, r,E OF = that candidate whoever he NAV be.
wnG snail obtain the decided preference Of ne
middle and western wing States. we have
yur preference, it is true, but the sober sense
Se patriotic spirit of New England. viii easi,
.eul'qCush any preference, in favor of thai
,; ,a whoever ne may be, who, to the dualifca.
, IONS Of capacity and honesty, adds the ines.
c onlaoIe advantage of possessing the popular
confidence and avor.''