Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1838-07-24

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n,a1loe s tie candidate Of a very j es0 Of
ne Idams-nen Bat they sDoutd p Obably
/ Be pleased 10 erekdnge him tor Sanford.
WHAT may be The state of things next Fall
il is now impossible TO predict, but if the
feeling with which we leave here should
remain, / think there is little doubt he will
be nominated by our friends. We are
not unaware Of the appearance which
running him will give abroad, nor Of the
unpleasant situation in achich you may sup
pose yourself placed By this course. But
my reflection and the appearances IN the
State have induced me to believe that no
other measures viii b so likely to give
US the power of the State when most
WE shall want it. ] admit if we could
hold our election without any reference to
the question of Governor it would be pro-
baby better forus. But it is perfectly set
tied that if we do not get up a candidate
against Clinton ~ Adanas and Clay part
OF our friends ill, and such candidate
the great body of our political friends
throughout the State would enlist them
selves to support against Clinton. Ifthen,
WE should favor Clinton OUR SERVICES
would be required for the opposite candi-
date whoever he might be, zoe should 6e
equally suspeetedsfard opposed. Again,
lif we should not favor Clinton, his friends
would not favor US in our Congress, Sc
nate, and Assembly tickets, the success
in which would be the only object in our
declining to have candidate for Govern
or Should WE decline to support the
candidate, run against Clinton because he
was friendly to Adams, this would in
epitably induce the friends Of that candi-
date, t~o thirds of whom, so far as the
State Is concerned, would be our friends,
not only to run Congress, Senate, and As
sembly tickets, but to run them pledged
to Adams. In any event then, from this
state of things, it does appear to me, that
we should be between two fires without
the least prospect Of escaping the flames
INSTEAD OF BRINGING OFF THE sPoILs.
We should put ourselves precisely in
the situation the federalists in this State
have been in for years past, acting under
colors not our own, and doing journey
work. But suppose we take up your col
fleague, and make him OUR own candi-
date. He is here considered republican:
By the Adams men he is considered an Id
anas man, and by us, in truth, not much
different. But would not the very fact Of
taking him up, without reference to his
feeling in regard to national politics, and
purely on the glound of his democracy,
draw after it, as necessary consequence,
the acquisition of the administration
strength of this State, while the question
of national politics would not be drawn
into formation of our Congress, Senate,
and Assembly tickets? You'd not Gin
Ton be looked rpon not only as our State
opponent, but ioith those 10 o might then be
disposed to inrolre national poll tcS, as
our national opponent, and therefore the
only question in nominating a Congress.
man be, IS he Anti CD ntoni In! If this
would be the effect, the administration
question would be virtually excluded from
our election, and we should be left to Sc
lect men for Congress and the Legisla-
! tnre from our sound strangtn and altoge-
Their unconmitted as 10 national politics.
have heard but one formidable ob;ec-
ton to this course, which is, that the Co
vernon, if we should be successful, would
have a powerful influence IN giving the
legislature on inclination towards Admin
istration men; and WE should be stop
ped from resisting him. | obviate the
first, by saying that now and probably
one year from now, YOU cannot render
any question Of national politics very
nearly felt by the electors of this State,
and if you can, next year, obtain such a
| Legislature as we have elected this year,
| they will be equally free and willing tc
sustain their friends without reference tC
those questions, which venture to pre-
dict, will even then, to the members of oul
Legislature, be secondary to questions o
State interests. Second, consider San
, ford different, and to be calculated upol
: differently from most other men. In tht
7 Senate, he will be an Administration mar
: while the Administration appear strong
0 and likely TO sustain themselves. A
s Governor Of the State, he would labor t,
be popular and continue in that office
i without reference to the national polite
! further than should bc absolutely neces
sary 10 accomplish that object. Any in
= fluence, than, that an election under thesi
circumstances might give him, would b.
II exercised towards State objects, and a
y cautiously as his opinions and actions up
e on responsible subjects are usually mani
e tested,
IS This is my manner Of speaking upol
this important subject, and if am an,
. way correct, it would seem that the chan
ces are in OUR favor over and above tn
fact, that in the same proportion that tn
the attachment Of the federalists of tn
State are fixed upon Adams, they must b
v withdrawn from Clinton, aud their hostili
= ty to Sanford consequently, proportionq
r bly, diminished.
: Again. have thought, and still thinl
D taking the future prospects for four year
e of what viii be the state of the nation;
t politics, that I hut rather haze your co
0 | league here as Governor than sckere 4
.llnos0 Is, anu could WE haze the pop0e
g neat aoi,,ter, Z think WE could bitter f
!, ihat place fo,. the future contest. s
/ much in the mos perfect haste, as my re;
u sons for conserving and advising tt
S the course | have pointed to you, as
It our State election. Ii | am wrong, writ
!. me and tell me 50, frankly, as have give
j. you this tedious, i'll digeAted detail.
j. you can at all concur in these view