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

National C0nUentt0n.-lt VIII De seen
by extracts in our columns, that the wings
have fixed upon the first Wednesday oil
December, 1889, for holding National
Convention at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Previous to that day, all the members OF
The next Congress will have been chosen,
and that being twelve months before the
election will have closed, aforos ample
time for discussing the merits Of the can
ddaieS which may then be selected. We
cannot appreciate the objection which
some Of the States especially Tennessee,
has to coming into the Convention. She
objected to the Baltimore Convention from
princi pie, because il was an irregular as
sembly and constituted upon anti-repubi-
can principles; and we are free TO say,
that if tho Wing Convention at Harris
burg shall be equal Y xceptionably in the
manner of appointing the delegates, we
too shall not feel ourselves bound by its
dec sion. We maintain the expediency Of
the opponents of the administration in all
the States calling primary meetings ofthe
people in the towns and counties, 10 take
the subject into consideration and devise a
system of opposition. If they should not
favor the plan of a National Convention,
they owe it to their friends in other States
topo mt out better expedient for concen-
trating the strength of the party candi-
date. The grand point is to secure union
and concert--Mr. Van Buren, is already
condemned by his native Stale and the
change of sentiment in all the other States
that supported him, is in such active pro-
erosion that no doubt now remains Of his
being in a minority-but if Tennessee
supports one candidate-Kentucky anoth-
er-Ohio another, and so on, through the
whole confederacy, we see no chance of
overthrowing his power. Tennessee has
indicated preference for Mr.. Clay-but
ifMr. Clay should not receive the nonlina-
ton of the Harrisburg Convention, will
Tennessee support Mr.. Clay? The same
question might be put TO the wings ofeve-
ry State. lfthey are opposed TO Con-
vention, we should like to see some plan
devised to obviatc the objections and incon
veniences attending it,
The opposition in Alabama are holding
meetings in all parts Of the Slate, and but
one sentiment is expressed in the proprie-
ty Of the convention. We perceive, by
the published proceedings there were two
meetings on the 28th ult., one in Franklin
county, called by more than 200 citizens,
and the other at Marion in Perry county.
These meetings unite in condeming the f.
nancial policy of Mr.. Van Buren,, and re-
commend national convention to nomi-
nate successor. We believe the Wings
Of Alabama will be governed by the truly
patriotic sentiments contained in the fol-
lowing extract from the Boston Atlas,
which has hitherto advocated the claims
Of Mr.. Webster.
New ENGLAND AND THE PRESIDENCY.
The editor of the Boston Atlas, after re-
commencing the Wings TO adopt late day
for the Presidential Convention, that the
candidate" may be agreed on as far as pos
slble, holds the following truly catholic
and patriotic language:
Happily in New England, it is not so
much the man who shall be President, as
It is the great cause Of political reform
That engages the hearts OF the people,
we think we may safely say that the
Wing vote of New England will be given
promptly, fully, enthusiastically, in favor
ofthat candidate, whoever he may be, who
shall obtain the decided preference Of the
middle and Western Wing States. We
have our preference, it is true, but the So
Der sense, the patriotic spirit Of New Eng
Ian, will easily relinquish any prefer
ence, in favor OF that man whoever he NAV
be, who, to the qualifications of capacity
d honesty, adds to tie inestimable advan.
tage of possessing the popular confidence
and favor"