The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1841-11-11

myself am compeIled,in all due humility, |
10 decline explanations ! have hitherto
failed to impress upon your intelects =
Nevertheless, by your leave, gentlemen,
may tender nv profound acknowledge
ments for the disinterested candor which
dictated your communication, and in be-
half of my own imbecility, implore that
charity would be the last to impeach or
assail.
A word or two more, gentlemen, in
all good soberness, shall close what |
have to say on the present OCCASION
They are called for by considerations al
together foreign to my political creed,
whatever it may be, and cannot be omit
ted by any one who feels that Office
can never be honorabIy held, unless it be
honorably sought for and honorably OBJ
tanned.
Considering that we are uncompromi-
sing political adversaries-for such to
me you will admit, are the whole thirteen
of the self-constituted and august inquest
am now addressing-you have decent
ly yelled but hardly excused an extraor-
binary liberty by the elevated position
you have been pleased to assign me. 1t
remains TO be seen whether | stand
alone before a patriotic inquisition, or
who it is, friend or foe, that shares with
me the honors of your scrutiny. You
doubtless know of some who have placed
themselves stealthily, if not publicly, in
the category you have imposed upon me,
and as am bound to believe that you
are 'all--all honorable mem trust YOU
will not have failed to visit these with
similar searchings. Although some OF
them may be at the bottom-the very
bottom Of your counsels--the sacred Of
fee you have hOnorabiy and voluntarily
assumed, will not excuse the least par
tiality. They should be held on high as
| am. so that just and equal exposure
may ,carn the public of their men, and
enable mid ,dav ambition to scan by-iimes
the steel it may have to encounter.
Whether or no shall be candidate
for one of the vacant seats in the Senate
of the United States. now at the disposal
OF the Legislature Of Tennessee, may de-
pend upon more uncertainties than the
contingency Of life itself. Twill, on that
score at least, endeavor to measure nv
ambition by the desires of those whose
political fortunes-good or bad--su,t me
infinitely better than yours: and whilst
| am free to admit that a majority oil
those friends may command my name,
can declare in equal frankness, that poor
and humble as am, my enemies possess
neither power to deter, nor wealth nor
honors enough to purchase me. The
closeness and the fierceness of the con
test may warm my courage and stimu
late my exerlions, but the pride of sue
cess shall never, assure you, tempt ms
to violate any sentiment of propriety.
| assert no uncommon sagacity, whei
profess to understand the promises. the
obligations, and the political attitude o.
every individual member composing tn,
honorable body with whom you are act
ing. A similar knowledge-less accept
able to your taste however than mine
excited, no doubt, the solcitude whic
led you into this extraordinary CORES
pondence. Without intending to rebuk'
that solicitude, or without designing nO'
to charge any one of you, or any partIcu
lar member of your political family wit
unworthy attempts upon the unsuspecl
ing integrity of your brethren of an or
posite faith, seize the occasion to de
clare, soemnly and publicly, that
would not ply the fidelity of the humble:
among all the representatives. of the pee
, pie, though my election might lang on
vote, and could successfully accomplIs
the foul seduction. hope, Gent emeI
, it may be in your power-all of you--t
say as much in equal and unfeigned SIT
cerity.
: 1t is true, Gentlemen, as you asser
!. that you constitute a majority sin tn
( Senate of the General Assembly of Tel
nessaa.O and consequently hold III