The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-30
THE WING q REGIS TER.
Terms-s5 in advance, end Of the year Sc
FRIDAY. AUG. 80. 1889.
Hon. s. s. Premtiss,

FRlAJAYs AUO. 0Us 1888.
Hon. 9. s. Premtiss.
Below will be found the letter of this dis
tinguished gentleman and statesman, to the
Committee appointed by the Whigs of Madi-
son county, inviting him to become candi-
date for seat in the Senate of the United
States. 1t is an able document, and just
such one as migatbe expected from S. S.
PRENrIss. 1t will be seen by perusal Of
the letter, that he consents to be candidate,
and we therefore place his name at our
masthead. 1t now becomes the duty of every
WING, in each and every county in the State,
to do all in his power, and use all honorable
means to elect those men who they knOW
will, in the legislature, vote for Mr.. Prentiss
in preference to Robert J. Walker, or any
other loco-foco, who may be candidate
Mr.. Prentiss is just such man as the State
of Mississippi should have to represent her
in the United States Senate at percent, and
we earnestly call upon every good wing to
exert himself for the success of such men,
as will undoubtedly place him there. We
bespeak from our readers an attentive per-
usal of the letter, that all may know that
his views are the same which he advocated
while member of the House of Represen-
tatives. We are sorry, however, that the
limits of letter prevented him from enter
ing more fully into the subject of National
Bank, and other subjects of less moment.
We also publish the correspondence be-
tween the Wing Committee of this county
and Mr.. Prentiss.
VIcKsBURG, AUGUST 10, 1889.
Gentlemen - have been honored by the
receipt of your letter of the 29th of June,
transmitting to me a copy of the proceed
ings of the Wings Of Madison county, at a
public meeting held by them "for the pur-
pose of recommending candidate to sue
coed the Hon. R. ]. Walker in the Senate
of the United States"
My own nomination for that Office ofhigh
honor and trust was entirely unexpected,
and at once gratifed and perplexed me.
am not iltsensible to that ambition which
seeks the good opinion of others, and is
gratifed by the exhibition, even when color
ed by kind partiality and friendly prejudice.
That the wings of Madison deem me worthy
of occupying a seat in the highest delibera-
tive body on earth, has not failed to awaken
the most grateful emotions. But was per-
picked as to the course proper for me to pur-
L0I sn1u e
that my services could be Of suf |
fcient Importance to require my continuance |
in political fife any longer than my inclina-
tons prompted. Accordingly after mature
long since determined to aban-
don at the earliest opportunity, all partici-
patton, except as private citizen, in poll
teal affairs; in the contests of which, even
my limited observation had discovered inn
bibility too frequently pass for capacity, by
pocracy for candor, and cold-hearted selfish |
ness for ardent and disinteTested patriotism.
Political science has become for the most |
part, the science of deception. Not only |
are the dictates of reason and experience
set at naught, but facts themselves defed.
Physical truths no less than moral, which
have for ages been considered impregnable,
fall like beleaguered cities before the cum
ming devices of modern political warfare.
The mausoieum of history affords no protec-
ton for the remains of the past. Political
soscery invokes from them foul spirits which
never actuated or controlled their existence
land the events of the former age are CON-
Delled to bear false witness before the pre-
sent. What happened yesterday is denied
.o-day, and plain, modest truth is stared out
IF countenence by audicious mendacity-
The conclusion, therefore, is not to be won
Tered at, that these dark and corrupt times,
private happiness and public service are In
Both inclination and private interest FOR.
,ade me to abandon my cherished and rap
dly maturing plans of future life, and adj
nonished me of the rashness of again plung-
ng among the wild breakers Of public opin-
on where the barque that moves straight !
Onward, is almost sure to be swamped, while
he tacking and veering craft by adapting
tself to each sudden change Of wind and
wave, gains the port in safety. On the
Dther hand, could not forget the obliga-
ions which bind me toour beloved Slate
obligations that shall never call upon me in !
ain, when they point out mode By which !
can hquidate any portion of the heavy
Jain Mississippi justly holds against me. -
Neither was IFegaTdless Of the gratitude ,
lue TO the wings for the bold, untiring, and
uccessful warfare which they have waged ,
gainst the party il power; q party under
he baneful influence Of whose destructive
heorles and corrupt practices the pFosperitYi