The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1843-09-16

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word then. And 10 confident Sefo 10 40
yocalo. in be popular strength 81 'he doc
Irinc, lh,, il was predicted N ms -o""''
by Leading aniI.bonder, thai mo ""'S
Convention would cvado The subject Of ms
bonds. when Il met
Bu, tho very thing the onil'bonde'' re
r.,ded AS tho ehiefmcans for cnsur'nS then
success, brought trouble ino 'hc''
camp. Finding that reputation had bee"
,don,ed M The cardinal article OF faith, bJ
,be pol,ticuI party with which they claimed
eocue xiou, the Bond paying democrats de-
efmiocd no longer 10 give It conntehahce'
and were preparing to do battle against It
under he srandasd of the independent can,
dida,o for Governor. The numerical
s.,enyh and lalent which their ranks pre-
se,,ed we're more formidable than an'Icl,
pa,ed The Wings, TOO, were IN the he'o
with their men. ready 10 meet the cold IS
sue" again. The regulators were 10
quandary> The signs Of the times locked
squally for anti bondism. They discovered
that they had "missed figure" in adher'ne
so ienaciou.Iy to il as the dividing line; and
were forced to exclaim with Prince Clio.
vanni's Servant to his lord,
How grossly have we overshot ours elves!
IN word, they felt much like "thcir tails
we're in split stick" and the question was
low to get them out. The only alternative
vas TO drop the bond-quesiion like a"hot
whip round and talk most hand
omely about its being "setled"- -declare
hat it had nothing to do with the present
anvass-and they were condescending e.
ough, when aid was wanted, to propose 10
'eir Bond paying brethren The formal on Of q
cket without reference to this question. Tn.
er the name Of assembling the Legislature,
low. Tucker lend. his official authority to
ct up the convention ofthe lOh Of July,
IF the purpose of adjudicating this matter ).
ut the regulators were still determined,
,hlst they professedly threw aside the
vexed questions" that the bond payers ad>
lifted upon the new ticket, should pledge
1emse elves to carry out the principles Of
epudiation. Hence, before the nominees
we're selected, they were required to sub
cribe to the following res olution;
Resolred. THAT the Conv en,ion nomi,
late candidates for State and Federal tick
It's withoutsreference to the bond questions,
ind that the candidates agree not to run up>
IN those questions during the canvass, nor
fapor any proposition for or against the
Of the bonds during the time for
r.ich they are elected.'
The adoption Of this resolution would
have accomplished the same thing as the
nomination of anti.bondmen. 1t was re-.
CURING those who run to resist the pay
men. Of the bonds two years longer, and
the phrase "bond questicns' included both
The Planters and Union bonds. The Bond
democrats saw the ruse that was attempted
10 be played off on them, and proposed to
strike out the latter clause of the resolution,
and insert this amendment:
sand that the person selected as candid>
ne for Governor, pie dge HIMSELF in his Of.
icial acts upon that question, to conform to
he ,oin Of the people ,chen ascertained
Trough their Legislature or oherUise.n L
That is they, would throw this question
ut Of the canvass, provided the nominees
we're only required Ito conform to the will
{ the people," when made known, with re.
ard to favoring "any proposition for or as
ainst the payment Of the bonds" This
mendment was promptly voted down. I'll
id not suit the repndiators, for it did not un.