Canton herald. (Canton, Miss.) 1837-1839, 1838-04-04
NOTES OF Mr.. pI,ENTlSS'
SPEECH,

SfIlstflt.
Differed in NE Public S7aarc NJ ne
tdgof Ndicics. Uireh ~. $50. !
A great King oi fmnrc "ncc re. ;
marked after Il defeat in latte, "All .
Is lost save homer" Such may well |
be the exclamation Of the people Of !
Mississippi at the present crisis. Att {,
IS lost SAW novoal Our young State
stands IN the same position as the I
French King.
Not many months since. YOU are oil
aware, an election took place IN tins
State for Representatives IN the Gnh
gr,ss Of the United States from Mis-.
slssppi, and ! ms one of the candidates
for that high mission. stood before yeti
and add essed you IN the great politl-
cal questions ag,tating the country.
At that election received the highest
vote ever given for the same Office by
The people Of this tate.
now appear before you in another
view and on other grounds. d" not
Insk the support or vote OF any OF my
fellow citizens of this State. either on
account OF their personal friendship
To me. or because they belong to the
same political party, with whose views
| | have generally conceded. ] come
before you as the advocate of a high
Unconstitutional princIple-a prrnc,rle
before which all the little political
IouarreIs OF the day sink into utter IN.
significance: the great prineiple ol
representation.
| believe | am the Representative
10 Congress from this State the rep,
resentative II I only Of my political
friends. but OF every man. woman and
child in the State; for the nnmhel
who did MT vote for me at the polI'
, were. after my election under the
} laws and constitution 81 this State
/ equally bound with the larger number
! who dM vote for me to support the
/. ce5stitution and laws of the State anc
.ldeiend their right of representation
: Ia that attitude now stand before
e you, having returned from Washing
n ton City on bootless errand. ion
e right Of representation was denIe'
e you, and was glad to perceive 'f"r
r the public presses that the news c"m
+. speedily home of the degradation tina
was attempted to be cast upon YOU
thank the gods l was not the hrs
/. messenger 10 bear the unwelcom
Ir tidngs.
= However much some Of YOU ma
:" diIler with me on certain questions.
oi trust | will receive from al OF yo'
e credit for candnrin my political col'rs
Il. | am anxious that none should be
n error regarding my views. wish
ii leave no room Tor nlsapprehensI"h
misrepresentation, and o such an e
ter / do carry that desire, that
~ would not receive a single vote vino
81 ! believed was given from mistake
lie idea Of my principles. J address M
j. oi all parties, for | consider NIL OF Y
80 nv constituents, although the sa|
,,JIoninion Of Mr.. Speaker Polk is tn
- am no sentative, and that 70
80. right to elect one is suspended ms '''
80 las an absurd and vicious decision
s,Inlains unrescinded on the Journals
90. the House Of Representatives. TN
,ns tons Of the highest m ment are !
~. der discussion in the federal halls
70. uues,ions in which your homo, &c
III. interests and Your prosperity ;
ch deeply involved; but the 'ioors oi
~ temple Of wisdom are closed agar
non YOU, and YOU are told th't your r.
Md tesentatives cannot enter on Dei
bv Of vour sacred rights. because, !
ors sooth. the House Of Represeniail'
10 had not get. at the time OF yonr G.
his slitutional election. declared rs
and cision oi October last erroneous.
md consider that this is OF the u
late nor the place for the discussion
party questions, nor am before
Tor that purpose. But as It has b
,1r said that am anxious 10 assume u
III grounds in view OF the Aprll elect
~. | will refer you to the unreserved
s'e' preston Of my principles as ]
dressed them to you heiore the
The vember election, and remark thai I
his IRE unchanged-unmltl1ated III ev
lind respect. II any di ference exist
i;oc- am firmer in my devotion to them t
ESP. before.
Van return tn ydu. messenger
his has not been able To- execute his Z
de. owing 10 the pecullarltles OF the c
took which doubt moi are well undersi'
nmc You dared To- send representative
,lec- Congress Of your own lndepcn'
,ven choice. and mv colleague and
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