Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-20

HI tANk Eoo.--ttt tHt SilIs-IH~o hfN~-'~
here on Monday last By the various poll
teal candidates for the Legislature, we
will pass over without comment; with
ono exception, and that Is Col. Fulton s.
For Col. Fulton, personally, we have
ever had the kindest feelings of regard
and friendship, and always esteemed
him as a man, although we have ever
differed with him in politics, But how
ever warm our feelings of friendship
may have been, and are now, we ieci II
a duty we owe 10 ourselves and our
country. in whose cause we are struggling
to oppose him to the extent of our power
We should not now probably notice
the address of Col. Fulton, but for the
fact he alluded in his speech to our re-
marks in former number of our paper,
that Madison county had no particular
measure of local policy TO effect in the
Legislature, that should induce any Of
the Wings TO forsake the candidate of
their party, and support the Democratic
non,inee We still make the same as
sertion, aud W hen Col Fulton alluded to
our remarks we did expect TO hear some
measure spoken of that would require
such influence to effect, as he possesses,
with the democratic party, but we were
disappointed He says Madison county
wishes the banking institutions Of the
State reformed. and navigation of the
Big Black river improved. Most true:
but we can see nothing peculiarly local
i'll these-nothng but what the whole of
the State In the first case, and number
of counties in the second, are interested
in ef1ecting. But admit, they are local,
is Col. Fulton, alone, the only man in on
county who is equal TO the task? For
the credit of our county hope not. No,
the burthen of all Col. Fulton's speeches
is, that he will represent the county on
the vote for United States Senator, and
thus hopes 70 win the votes of numbe rs
of the Wings of the county, who may
be as easily led by the nose as - are
But he will find himself mistaken.
His arguments, that his election can have
no influence on National politics, other
than the election of Senator, are too
flimscy to need reply. If the Wings |
are such simpletons as to suffer them
selves to be diddled into his support by
such reasoning, they stand in Immediate
need of guardians and should be provi-
ded with one at the costs of the State.
As upon the defeat of the Van Buren,
party IN 1910, probably depends the pre-
servation of our republican government,
the Wings should cast their votes ac-
cording to political principles, and not
from feelings of personal friendship.
Where is the Van Buren, man that was
ever induced to support political oppo-
nent when he could find one of his own
party TO vote FOR, whether he was equal
ly competent or not, as his adversary?
He would be difficult TO find. Are the
Wings then filled with so much of the
milk of human kindness as TO be induced
at any moment 10 lay their principles
upon the shelf for any person, from
feelings of personal consideration? when
prescription, indiscyiaindte prescription
has marked the footsteps of the Van
Buren, party, wherever they possessed
power. If they are possessed of one
principle Of manly pride, endued with
one particle of manly independence,
that would make them spurn with scorn
their oppressors. they cannot and will
not desert their party at this crisis.