Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-15

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wy fonsonnblc Objection 20 The inn''
lint ever, hing cStfaUcous may he
r,rludrd from tho contest, nid thi
ll,c issue my be- continues ~ Use piln'
,iplos OF tho Wing 0nd Democratic
p,rlics. =. ~,
I'll. nlwfys bud policy lor lhor
Who nsunos 10 managc ana con'fo'
the oyinion. md action Of u pnfiy,to
nj 70 iIs members IN q situation 10
wld,li they cainot sustain the main
principles Of the pa ~, without
,ncrHre Of othcls, which IN tl'cr view
may be neatly, II NJ quito ns lmpor'
aot. Such tests vii bring weakness
AID ultimately, destruction. II IS true,
that mclgibliy ton second term
does not properly Constitute one o
the princip les OF the party; htcau'e |,
is not a necessary consequence III !
corruption innst prec' de or lol'ow
second 81 clion, nevertheless the
temla'on t, u.e the patronage OF the
Office Improperly to seizure a scco'd
election i so great that agr'at many
men ton>id,rth1 one t rIn plan q sale
qua d against corruption, OF almost as
much imporian, Q as the elcc'lon OF a
rood President; indeed there are per
haps very many men, who would not
under any Circumstance, vote 'or a
m N for second term of Office. 10
attempt to require such to depart
rom this course unnecessarily Will
weaken the rengh Of the candidate
for whose elevation the attempt may
be made.
These considerations should ope-
rate as reasons with the party, why
Mr.. Van Buren, should not be put in
nominations. They are reasons in
which the Interests Of the counry is
directly involved. Ii is tru", thai the
objection dose not lie in all its force
against Mr.. Van Buren,, because he is
not now i, Office, and dose not and
cannot WELD the patronage OF the
government, but there Is no strong
reason growing out of or connected
with the pu lie good which renders IT
II, &c. airy tor him to be Ple,ldn'
rather than several Others, and there
IS NO use in eneonntering difficulty
for difficulty it is and will increase
{ daily.
!, But aside f. m this, there are many
I, n asons Which make his nomination
impoll e
Amol 8 these considerations is Tho
prejudice existing against him in the
minds of many If the Southern PEG
J pie, in relation to slavery. Upon this
/ subject, we have perfect confidence
! in him. lie has moi only by his dec
, larahons, but by lis actS SHOWN, tina
+ under his udrmni,tra!ion, the Soa'f
| would have nothir g to fear, never
: thelcSs, such as been the industry
e with which these prejudieer have
i been io,tcred, and so m>crupulou
the means rrsortcd to for that pnr
h pc c, that ii many cases, it will b.
G itficult, perhaps impossible to over
/ ONE them.
. A, o her considera'i against thu
: n mutation of Mr.. Van Burtn, is t
be found in the invetera e pre- JUDGE
a which exist against him lis a man.--
!. There never has been in the counlr,
il man more vialently and Bitterly a:
. sailed; do man who has been NOR
). Sandcrd nor whose char cier ha
e pecn more wanton'y assailed by ever
q kind Of falsehood, the result his bee
/. that upon the minds # very man
!. honest men, the conviction has bee
G produc d, that he is on Of the mo:
\ diSho est and corrupt men that tn
r world ever saw; indeed SO strangl
n have these prejudices been excitco
e that they have in many cases assume
Is the character ofpcrson;l hatred; an
: although The conviction has b Ell foI
!. ced upon them, that the principle
d which he then profes,ed, and no'
y profes,es, are correct, insomuch, tha
d they would support them in the pei
d son of almost amy othor, yet many {
!. th m would, ifhe were the candidate
It sacrifice their regard 'tor the primo
a pies to the qualification Of their BIZ
!. tired for the man. 1t may be sal
j that such men will act very improE
j crly; that is very true, and we hav