The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-16

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dis1sntigns
The two grand divisions. consisting Of the
VanBnrenifes and Calhoun men, and the small
ler bodies comprising the friends Of Col. John
SON and Gen. Cass. comprehending, under the
general term Of Democrats, men Of every
variety Of political persuasion, the Tree trace'
and high tariff man, the abolitionist and South
ern slave holder, the advocates of a specie cur
rency and the friends of paper circulation
ReDudIasors and amalgamationists. present .
party so ncheckered and speckled" s'such .
piece Of diversified mosaic, /" ahere bit ofbtocl
stone and, there a bic of white - no anomalous
and remarkable compound, that the least
ioatIng Of its parts must crpmble i into rag
= The Roman legiOns whilst they looked sole
y TO the interest and glory Of Rome and pre-
served the sternnesa and severity Of their dis-
cipine, were invincible. But when they be-
came divided into factions under their different
leaders and relaxed in the rigor Of their mill
tary regulations, they fell the easy victims
Of their hardy conquereEs.
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history, the bes: disciplined party that yves
ever known in this country. In their political
organization, the views of individuals, were
yielded without difficulty to whatever was cal
cuIated to promote the interest of the party.
They were wheeled into column with all the
facility of regularly trained soldiers, and to FOL-
low the lead Of their rulers, was their party
maxim. But the age of their harmonious ac-
ton is gone. "1'he cohesive principle ofPub-
JIG plumber" by which they were bound togeth-
er, as Mr.. Calhoun formerly charged, has to
be strengthened by Office and emolument to
preserve its power. Independently ofthe con-
fiicting interests that exist among the great
heads of the party, the numerous partizans who
have been zealously toiling in the cause with
out having come in for any participation of the
rewards which have been showered by their
party so prodigaliy upon others not more wor-
thy than themselves, begin to apply to their
own case the reflection of Mr.. Calhoun, "What
have we gained" Every Democratic assem-
biage affords an occasion for the exhibition of
some, of these discontenis. The various ele-
nents Of which the party is composed, have
only to be brought into direct collision to pro-
duce an explosion more or less extensive.
The proceedings ofthe late Democratic con-
vention at Jackson seem to have had any 9TH
or effect than that of attaching the different
members of the party more strongly to each
other, or of karmonizing any dssentions that
existed.
A. G. Brown was nominated for Governor
over the head of the present incumbent, when
there were twenty-on counties not represen
ted in the convention, (which would have thrown
their weight in support of the latter. We
presume that Gov. fuckers repudiating doc
trines were not comprehensive enough, to sat-
sfy those WHO regulated the affairs of:he Dem
ocracy on this occasion, and who were in favor
the Planters Bank bonds. None
would suit their purposes for the first execu-
tive Office III the State, but one who has the
ciple Of the glorious doctrine of repudiat on to
its most unlimited extent, and tina: honorable
parsonage is Albert G. Brown.
Almost all OF the democrats whom we heard
express their opinions on this subject during
the last canvass Indignantly rejected the idea
OF their being opposed to the payment of the
Planters Bank bonds, and grounded their op.
position to the Union Bank bonds, upon the
supplemental act being a violation of the
constitution. Those who were sincere in
these professions, together with the particular
friends of Gov. Tucker are not likely to sup
port the present nominee.
Gov. Tucker has not been treated fairly, and
his friends feel and express their resentment
att.
The nominations for Congress, we pass over
for the present.
We come next to the great Fepudi0tor A.
G. McNutt, who though not formally nomina-
ted by the convention, was doubtless designa-
Led by the individuals of that body, as their
candidate for U. s Senator. The
party has considered him the fit representative |
Of their stale, and the individual upon whom |
they are anxious to confer their most distin. |
guished fayors, and their highest honors. AT |
Ter having placed him in the most conspicuous |
station in the State, the Regulators seem de-
ermined to send him to the Federal city, and
exhibit him to the Representatives of tho diff
erent ratioas of Europe, and to all who may
TisIt our national metropolis. as the finest spec.
men living of the divine doctrine Of Republic.
ion, the very pe-sonifcation itself of all It's
Drinciples. If they succeed in their purpose,
le will doubtless answer their object in SEN
ling him. A more revolving compound of
ross sensuality and anblushing profiigacy we
AN not well conceive. Vulgar in his habits
le has all the vices of FaIstaff without his
musing traits, without the excitement Of ad.
eRtuEe he robs by millions, he lies without
umor. and drinks whiskey instead Of sack.
But he is not to be allowed to carry off the