Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-06

=, nv pen 10 enter into the poiiiieaa u.s.
russions of the country Secluded ll0'''
what NAV be called the more oass
scenes Of life. have been conien'eu y
be rather the spectator than the ae'o1 -
,bese discussions. The sea-fareing unan-
may set silently on deck, and u ne ms
exner;enee. may often foreteii the com
inc storm. II needs but little experience
- discover that the elments Of POLITICAL
strife are at this moment gathering more
densely around us--that the storm iisasa
come in 1910. which viii agitate TINS
country from Maine to the Gull OF hcxi-
co. Such times of agitation are inssP-
cradle from Republican form o. gov
ernnent; and like that thunder cloud
that masses over earth, they leave the
political atmosphere more pure and sa-
lubrious Ioorder that such discussions
NAV be productive of benefit, It IS essen
,;al that men should conduct them IN the
proper spirit. To arrive at correct con
illusions and establish correct primer
pies, we should set out IN our discus
sions with a sincere and honest desire
to discover the truth In the invesriga-
ton of principles merely, we are apt to
be more successful, than when IN coz
nection with these principles It becomes
our duty to lay aside all partiality for
men,--the influence of PreeOnceived
opinions and the interest which We our
selves may have in the success Of any
particular candidate, all men have more
over pride of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES them
yield with much reluctance even when
their judgment is convinced
There is one subject connected with
the history of parties in our State, about
which propose to make some remarks,
| allude to the effort made by the Demo
Gratis to unite with them the State Rights
party of Mississippi. When the move
was first made paid but little regard TO
1t, for in fact, | thought It impossible 70
unite such discordant materials Il vas
my regret, however, to see the scheme
set on foot by the Democrats succeed as
well as it did. The move made by the
| Democrats was both the result Of neces-
sity and policy Necessity, because
they saw themselves decidedly in a M
nority, at the same time It was policy
which induced the move at that particu-
| lar time, because the stand which Mr.
Calhoun had taken in favor of the admin
istration they Iudged-and correctly
too.-would have great influence with
the political adherents and admirers Of
that great statesman. Il IS truly aston
Ishing TO cool rejecting mind 10 hear
those of the old State Rights party who
have followed Mr.. Calhoun. alIedge as
a vIndicaiion Of their course, that IN
doing SO they have been influenced bv
principle not men. That we should not
let our former opposition TO Mr. Van
Buren, drive US from supporting his ad-
mlnistratlon, when he IS right ID przc-
tice- They complain Of that which they
themselves are guilty | ask those men
to turn their minds, examine them
selves-have you not suffered your par
TALLY for John c. CALHOUN to influence
your own Judgment ! SAY this IN no
bad feeling You are men and subject
to the common weakness of our nature
and long experience cOnyinces me thar
men act more from impulse and feeling.
than from reason and reflection. sell
remember my own feelings when frs,
received Mr.. Calhoun's speech In favor
of Mr.. Van Buren's administration
had from my earliest days believed in
Mr. Calhoun's State Rights doctrines.
al Generated his talents. But when I
dNered that he boldly stood forward
Falsfhrew his great and transcendent
abilities in favor, and support Of, an
administration, the general policy Of
which had caused so universal misery.
and that too, after the policy of the ad-
ministration had been sufficiently tested
to prove its injurious tendency,--T as n
State Rights man could no longer 20
with him. What can the old State
Rights party promise themselves by
coming into the support of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem! surely they cannot promise them
selves triumph 'ofPrinciple IN support
ing an administration pledged 10 carry
out the principles of the proclamation,
the bloody Vail, and the dictatorial and
arbitrary usurPations of our late chief
magistrate Is there any improvement
IN the present state of affairsl to the
contrary, do not the enormous defaIca-
tons and corruPtions of our govern
ment at this moment alarm all who COO
ly reflect about our political affairs and
what must be the consequence If the
people do not come forward and as<e RI
their. rights and lend their aid in sun