Independent Democrat., 1843-04-29

democratic majority Of thousands at every
election, We find ii includes the residence
of but one of the nominees of the con.
vention, AUDITOR while the western sec.
ton, casting whig majority of thousands
includes the residence Of all the other
nominees. AS | stated before, there should
be no objectionon this account, il the north
and east had willingly acquiesced, but COM
planning as they do, especially as they
were not fully represented in the conyen-
lion, it becomes the duty of the nominees,
or portion of them, to quiet these com.
plants, by retiring from the ticket, and
give those sections Of the state an oppor-
tunity offlling the vacancies by selections
of their own. Although none of the
nominees reside east of Pearl river, yet
good old democratic Lawrence striding
that stream, presented her claim, to can.
didate at The convention, which body most
properly responded to the call, by confer.
ring the nomination of candidate for cont
gress, upon one of her citizens. The no.
mihee for Governor has long been the ia
vorite of the east, and that section of the
State, although first disappointed that one
OF her own citizens had not been nomina-
ted, will, | am confident acquiesce in the
nominations. Not so the north east. With
all proper respect, and without intending
the slightest censure upon the convention,
lmust say that justice and sound policy
required that at least one ofthe candidates
for congress should have been selected
from that part of the State, and for the
following reasons:
-Four fiflhs, if not nine tenths Of the pri.
vale business from this state, in the various
departments of the government at Wash
ington city, eminatcs from the Chickasaw
and Choctaw counties. Conflicting claims
of the most perplexing and complicated
character are constantly lefore the de-
parlments, anI the members Of Congress
must have local as well as general
knowledge Of the business in those sec
lions, to do justice TO their constituents,
in having their tllims promptly acted on,
and eq'litably adjusted. From the coun-
ties in hese two cessions, eminate nearly
all the petitions for new mail roates and
post offices, requiring local knowledge Of
The country, to eulb.e the memGef sue
cessfuiIy to- urge their establishment The
Chickasaw cession is ably, faithfully, and
efficiently represented by Mr.. Thompson.
The Choctaw counties should have men,
ber to attend to their local claims of their
citizens. When say should have men,
ber, ! do not mean that he should actual
ly reside within the boundary of the CO..
sion, but that he should be intimately ac-
quainted with the business and wants of
that section of the State.
For the reasons above stated, and others
that / have no space 10 detail, conceive
it to be my duty to decline the nomination
rendered me, and propose that The north
eastern counties of the State select some
suitable person from their midst, TO fill the
vacancy thus created on the ticket, NOM
mated by the convention. Although do
this at some sacrifice of personal feeling
and political aspirations. yet if the object
seek be thus accomplished, | shall es-
teen this sacrifice of personal inclination
as one of the most meritorious acts of my
life, and will derive from it more satilac-
lion and pleasure, than from the most bril-
liant career in public life, if secured by
endangering the principles advocate, and
the ascendency of the party which sus-
tains these principles. This object is to
unite the eastern democratic party of the
State, in support of the ticket nominated
by the convention.
In retiring from the ticket oc cupy a
different position from any of the nomi-
neess. II so happens that no objections to
my nomination exist in aorth or east Miss
issippi. From these sections of the State,
so far as they were represented in the
convention, received unanimous vote.
Numerous letters from all sections of the
north and east assure me that | am exclu-
ded from all of the objections urged a.
ganst the nominees. | retire therefore
with the full conviction that it is not de-
manded Of me by objections TO myselfper-
sonally, in those sections Of the state that
complain of the action Of the convention
believe, land lsay it without entertain
ing vain glorious spirit, but with proud
satisfaction that no member of our party
in the section Of the state where reside,
is more acceptable to the northern and cas-
tern democracy than myself, and this par.
TALLY is of no recent origin.
In 1887, when candidate for United
States Senator, | received in Legislative
caucus the almost unanimous support of
the eastern members, and divided the del
egation from the north almost equally with
my competitor, an eminent and most pop
ular citizen Of that section Of the State. In
the contest of lS4l, Ireceived the highest
evidence of popular favor from the same
sections of the Stale, and the votes in the
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