The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1839-09-06
COMMUNICATIONS.
FOR THE YAzoo CITY WING.
To Robert G.. Campbell.

~ A9OFOGAO Ne
have read your address to the voters o.
Yazoo with much care and attention with
out being able to discover what your politi
cal principles are. This may be owing tc
the dulness of my preceptive organs, or tc
the peculiar style of your composition, which
| think, displays more ingenuity than frGnk
ness, extending through column, 1t touch
es not one prominent political question; a:
if those great principles which have engaged
the minds of our statesman and patriots TO
the last ten years were of secondary lmpor
lance, scarce worthy your notice.
The great mass of the people look will
distrust on any one, who in these times pro
claims himself neutral and relies on the
support of both parties. They believe tina
If ever there was a necessity for coming
boldly forward, and proclaimipg principles
now is the time. have always watched
with jealousy that man whose politics suits
both parties. His sails are generally trim
med more with view to catch the popular
breeze than too fair sailing; and TO late
found faithless to one or both.-Dealing
with us in double sense
'lHe holds the word of promise to our ear
And breaks it to our hOpe,"
/ am perhaps a little singular but must &C
knowledge that would rathe: support an
avowed and candid opponent in principles,
than one who either has no fixed principles
or having, comedies them under the mask Of
neutrality. | know that by some persons
these neutraLS have been looked upon with
favour as men who soar above party, unin-
fuenced by the base desire of place, whose
every end is for their cOuntry's veal and
Honor But alas! few there have been who
have not disappointed the expectations of
their constituents. You must excuse me
when tell you, that the guarantee of your
former reputation, character and conduct,
will not induce me to assist in placing you
in a situation where your discretion will be
the only rule of conduct by which you will be
governed or your constituents represented
without first knowing fully and fairly whaI
your principles are.
/ will not ask what circumstances have
transpired recently which have changed
your GroWed purpose, and brought you thus
before the people for the Senate. Nor will
/ ask whether you really believe that il
would have been an outrage to have de-
clined the canvass. You truly say that,
'men change; principles never'' would ask
whether your opinions have undergone any
change in the last few years, on the great
questions which have divided the people OF
the Union into parties, the principal and an
tagonist ones known as the wing and de-
mocFatic for although you appear to think
this matter of no Importance, | deem it
otherwise, and shall undertake to prove it so.
If you were member of the State
Senate and resolution offered to instruct
our Senators III Congress to vote for the Bill
commonly known as she suh-treasury, would
you not vote, although not Immediately, for
oragainst the Sub Treasury; unless you es-
cape the responsibility, By getting behind
yourfag of neutrality . If you answer this in
the affirmative which.You must do, you must
confess there is more of ingenuity than
cleaness Of truth in the following from your
address in relation to the duties of State
Senators:
"a senator is made the guardian of your
rights-and not the guardian of the people
and policy of the whole union. He is Ger
tain to be called upon to vote upon ques-
tons involving your welfare, and he can
neUer be required to Uote either upon the
question of Sub-Ifeasury or National
Bank. You elect other and different Off
GERS to legislate upon questions of that cha
racter.'
Reflect, my dear sir, upon the sentence in
italics in the above extract and say whether
it is not false. will suppose that when
you penned it, you had not in mind the fact
that this commonwealth is represented in
the Senate of the United States, by men,
bers elected by our legislature, and accoun.
table to that body for their acts. It happens
frequently in our legislature, resolutions are
offered for instructing Senators 10 Congress,
and that such resolutions will be offered on
the question of Sub Treasury or a Ma
nonal Banks at the next session, Ihave lit
lie doubt. This being probable you viii /
!fust, see the necessity Of avowing your opin-
ions to show your friends where You might
reasonably be expected in this emergency.
have frankly stated my obiectioes to YOU.
which can only be removed by your answer
ing these questions fully and categorically.
lst Will you ifelected vote for Wing or
democratic Senator?
%. Will you If elected vote for & resolu-
ton lnstructing our Senators IN Congress %
vote Tor the Sub-treasury billg