Piney Woods planter. (Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1838-1840, 1839-07-13
VERTUMNUs.
JACKSON, June ,, 1889.

UeItUeHIcU' ttflll lllyScli VI Inc hlhu
offer you were pleased to make me, to
publish any thing / might write you
from this quarter. ] do SO at this par
ticular juncture, because there seems
to be some little jarring and dispute in
the Democratic ranks, in regard to the
course pursued by Gov. McNutt to-
wards the Banks, and towards the Mis-
sissippi Union Bank in particular. |
said there was dispute in the Demo-
cratic ranks; | would mol be under
stood as saying t'lat the Democrats
proper are divided, but that some who
for length of time have been known
as members of the party, and who cen
now profess the creed, express them
selves dissatisfied with the head of our
ticket, and declare they cannot sup
port the nominee of the Peoples Con-
yention holden last winter In jackson.
An attempt has recently been made
ate the impression, that a sch'sn' IN
fact. does exist; and that many res
pectablc members of the party are
displeased, and will not sustoin the tick
ct. True, letters over the signature OF
oDcmocrat," accompanied With edIto-
rial endorsation, have appeared. Let
tiers likewise (all dated al Jackson)
have appeared in the Columbus Demo-
crat. regrctting that such a sch'sn' dl
exist, and while they protested fricHd-
ship for the cause, and much regret
j that any disaifection should obtain IN
!; any quarter, even as all could sec, no
! thing more nor less than attempts to DIS
' tract the party, and draw around q
: few reckless men protesting the true
: faith, that class of the community
: whose political principles have eve
n Welded to their predictions for men
G In the letters published in the Lex
IS ington Union, the Central Commtte'
n have been addressed, and gravely ur
I'll ped to rule Gov. McNutt from tn
c track, and place another name in n
C stead. Then the scribbler for the &c
ofI lumbus Democrat, (not the same
Ie though evidently OF the same kidney
" utters his regret that an attempt ma
st been made by the Democratic press
i prejudice the public mind towards tn
a. Mississippi Union Bank, its Preslden
n &c. &c.
n Neither of these writer's attempts a
e. eument; nor do they array any opPo:
al fion to the Official acts oftsov. Mclsi
w. but merely state that certain Dem
IN Gratis are disaffected towards him, al
ms will not sustain him-that the Pres
ne dent of the Mississippi Union Bank
lso personally unfricndly towards the 10
nd ernor, and cannot give himhi su
ts' port; and thus it is that these dlsa
nd pointed would-be-swindlers, who q
byI like our present Chief Magistrate
CO. the manly stand he has taken agar
the outrages Of the banks, attempt
&c, present the great and grave questll
'rm to the people Of Mississippi, whetl
lay their Governor shall be a personal tr'f
lad Of II. G. Runnels or not. The gr'
ose principles ofthe Jeifersonian school
ty- the constitutionality ola national pa
ma the propriety Of the sub-treasury
ion TENN word, all the great and glc
our ing features Of democracy-are to
ma surrendered as unworthy OF conslde
me, ton. and the whole resolved into
is question Of the personal preference
cad Hiram G.. Runnels, and other memb
ofthe Board ofthe Union Bank Dir
ma tory, who profess to be democrats.
sic. use the word profess, because l can
nds allow that men who are governed
md matters Of public conccrnment by
vatc prejudice are worthy the ma