Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-06-09

ders it necessary that the public m;aS
should forthwith be disabused in relaMa au
TO the opinions imputed to him" N"".
| cannot for moment believe that Won u
signed me injury by the above parapr,oI
but most certainly nothing could be be,t,o"t,
calculated to infict it. NY opinions a's
not only doubtful, but imputations are MAJ e
whi:h render it necessary that the puhI;o
mind should be instantly disabused! n.
is this all. The Administration partv,,
Washington are clappng their hands
an ecstasy Of joy al my being named f.,
the Senate as the successor OF Mr.. Rivs,
lSuch is the fair inference from the par'
Araph---and yet | readily acquit you ofaI
improper motive in penning il, but will as.
cribe il to the friendship which you de.
clare to be its sole dictator.
You also place me in the position Of
C; ndidate for the Senate, to succeed Mr.
Rives. Now thisis to place me, during he
entire interval Of time between this and
the meeting of the Legislature, in no envi
able predicament. In the first place, the
thing is altogether unusual, and wouldh,
on my part, wholly unwarrantable. The
Legislature will, in its own wisdom, select
suitable person to represent the Sove.
reignty ofthe State in The Senate ofihe
| u. States. Ii is matter entrusted by The
Constitution TO the hands Of the Legsa.
ture. and do not doubt that it will acQuit
itself of its duty in that behalf as will best
become it.
As to my opinions on the Sub-treasury
bill, might, under the above views, well
content myself with saying emphaticaly,
task my constituents"-men who have
not bIenched when the storm was a, The
highest, and have been firm in maintain.
ing their faith through the agita.
taiions of the last five years. have how.
ever, no disposition to conceal my opin.
ions on any political question fromthe pub
lie, and therefore answer, that am no ad
vocate Of the Sub-treasury scheme, and
that regard it as but continuation Of
that series Of disastrous measures which
have plunged the country into its present
state ofdfficulty and embarrassment-that
| regard it as a part Of that system Of
ahumbuggery which has been played off,
Fbut 100 successfully, for the last five years,
say. moreover, that upon all proper occa-
sions, my opinions have been frankly ex-
pressed---that, il | have not published them
from the house tops, have been unlnauen
ced by a selfish motive. Those around
me, with whom | am in the habit OF ex
changing political views, have all along
had kuowle ige of them. The few CORES.
pondents that | have in Washington or
public affairs, nave long since known them
rhOse CORRESPONDENTS are exclusively al.
tached to the party to which | belong.
An after paragraph in your paper speaks
; of advances made to "a prominent Wing
If you design me by that remark, utterly
disclaim it. No such advances have been
made, and no lures thrown out--and i
: The Administration party at Washington
rejoice at the prospect of my reelection c
the Senate, your paper brings me the
first intelligence Of the fact. stand
where | did three years ago, and there
shall always stand If that party desires
my election, it must arise from the ap
, prehension that they cannot elect man
OF their own party, and their prefer
ence for me, if felt, of which | am moi a
ware, arises solely out of mere personal
preference. Ofthat, | have no cause tc
complain--but Of this, all Of all parties
I; may be assured, that | shall upon all sub
! jects think as freeman and shall always
: dare 10 act as such.
regret, gentlemen, that you, or eithel
; Ofyou, had not seen cause to address M
=. in private letter, requesting me to re
! move any doubt as to my opinions, under
which you may have labored. 1t would
> have saved me from the unpleasant alter
J, native ofapPearing in the public prints
My apology to the public will be found II
the character Of your call.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
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