The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-08-30
Your obd't servant,
S. S. PRENTISS.

CORRESPONDENCE BETwEEN THE YAzoo Cor
MTTTEE AND THE Hon. S. S. PREvrIss.
Below will be found the letter of the
committee appointed at the Prentss NEE
ting, which was held in this place on the
Goth ultimo, and that of the Hon. S. s.
PRENT1ss, signifying his acquiescence in
the nomination.-Y dzoo Banner.
BENTON, MISS, july 3lst, 1889.
Hon. S. S. PrentiSs:
SIR:-At very large meeting of
the people of Yazoo County, held in this
place on Saturday, the Goth day of this
instant, the undersigned were appointed a
committee to address you upon the business
which called that meeting together. From
the preamble and resolutions, adopted at
that meeting unanimously, land which we
herewith enclose you( you will learn that
you are the favoFite OF the wing party in this
County for the United States Senate at the
election next winter. We need not remind
you of the great good which we, in common
with all your fellow citizens who attended
that meeting, believe your talents, industry
and commanding influence can attain in
such situation. We trust to induce the
use of your name in that canvass, it is only
necessary for us to direct your mind to the
fact that you are now emphatically the
choice of the wings of this State for that Of
fee; and the undersigned have no reluc-
lance in declaring that without the use Of
your powerful name and influence, defeat
might possibly await us in that contest. The
consequences which would follow such an
unwished for event, wonld certainly be fhe
most alarming Perhaps at no period since
the formation of the Constitution has the
spirit of despotism presented in orr national
such formidable front as if
does now. In many instances the Constitu-
ton has been made to bend to the views Of
political leaders, and to aggrandize and en-
rich base partizan devotion, have the RIGHTS
and the money Of the people been made
Tono man in the Union are
these melancholy truths more familiarlv
known than YOURSELF Ably and fearIessly
have you raised your patriotic voice agains:
these growing evils; and il was with. hon.
Est State pride we saw your very eIouient
speeches delivered in Congress, upon this
subject, copied and lauded IN everv whio
paper in the Union. AT such times as these
when the whole country is in political COM
the wheels Of the govern
nent are almost clogged and the ensign Of
the free" floats sluggishly upon the front
# the sleeping storm--It should not be
natter ofsurpTise to you that your fellow
citizens should again call for your p1bsic
services in the councils Of the nation.
The pleasure with which your consent ~
he use Of your nana in the canvass alluded
2, would be received BY that portion az
lour fellow citizens which lie have tho no.
lor 70 represent, would be only excefled by
ne Promptitude and energy with whics, Ola
Eazoo would array herself amongst the
Eamest and pgondest &c your friends for
he station Of United States Senator.
Be pleased % accept assurances Of tho
nigh esteem Of
Your ulost o5't humble ser'ts,
RICH'D. AI. CORWlNE,
u w. FUQUA,
III. A. JENKINS.
s. nj. GRAYSON,
F. +. CHEW.
]. J. HUGHES,
Committee cf Correspondent