Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-11-05

The Creole of this morning rejoices
much at what it pretends to thinks pros
pect of a division among the democrats as
10 who shall be their candidate for the Pres
idency. Such hopes naturally enough sug-
gest themselves to the wings after their late
inglorious defeats all over the Union. Pre-
pared now to giue up if the contest shall be
equal and there is no division in our ranks,
they have begun to cast about them eager
y and earnestly, for the signs OF such di-
vision, we'll knowing that therein is their
only remaining hope-While we assure
our wing friends, that we democrats feel
no alarm on this subject, we would advise
them to stake the beam out of their own
eye" before they offer us their gratutous
counseI-They will have enough to do at
home to reconcile the differences between
the friends of Clay, Scott, Webster &c.
without ntermedling with ours.
The editor of the Creole is satisfied that
Mr.. Calhoun will not submit his claims to
the decision of National Convention, and
gives as a reason, that the Edgefcld Adj
vertiser hoists the name of Mr.. Calhoun
for the Presidency, "not subject to the ac-
ton of any convention" Now instead of
publishing such as the evidence of the
feeling of Mr.. Calhoun's neighbors and
friends in reference to his nomination, why
did not the Creole publish the proceedings
of the Democratic State Convention held
recently in Charleston, at which resolutions
were passed which expressed preference
for Mr.. Calhoun, but at the same time high |
Iy compemented Mr.. Van Buren,, and So
emny and cheerfully agreed to submit
Mr.. Calhoun's claims to a National Con-
venton.
Another ground stated by the Creole for
is hope that our party will be divided is,
hat the Globe attacks "the Treaty, and
has attacks Mr.. Calhoun "who voted for
he Treaty. The conclusion ilIcgicalIy a.
lopted by the Creole, does not follow from
lis premises. But the G 'obe has spoken
n reply to,he charges which the Creole so
xuting!y copies from the Madisonian, in
citation to its feelings for Mr.. Calhoun-It
avs:
If we desired to assail Mr.. CALHonN,
10 one, we think, should suspect us of the
billy of selecting a subject on which he
,as sustained by Mr.. WRIGHT, Colonel
ling, Mr.. WALKER, Mr. WooDBURy-in
word, majority of the Democratic par
Y in the Senate. 1t is new way to wea.
en- man, by driving a ma GRITTY to sup
ort him. The truth is-obvious to all
no care to see tive have assailed no
enator who has assented to the treaty;
I tho contrary, we have defended them.
Te have assailed only the treaty, and
ose who made it. We can very well see
wv Senators nigh, be bound in duty to
'sent TO n treaty which they never wooid I
I'VE made.
A to Mr.. CALHOUN, we think that our 7
.per has long since shown that, with US,
cones are by-gones." We did, In /
rmer times, say some pretty hard things S
him; and, we are afraid, in return, as a
,r things were said of us. But we have p
NC since set down in the srme council n
,use, and smoked the calumet together. 4
ur war-hatchets are unburied, only 10 v
CT them to the eyes in the blood of our S
mmon enemies; and should a national C
invention appoint him our great chief, we d
i'll follow his war-path, and fight in his Il
ade, as long as foe to the great Demo- I
attic tribe remains to darken our skies o
lh the smoke of his wigwam. or leave h