The Weekly register. (Ponola [sic] Panola, Miss.) 1843-1844, 1843-10-14
Congressional Candidates once More.


Congressional Candidates once More.
Our neighbors of the Holly Springs
Gazette and Carrollton Hornet have
hoisted the names of the bond-paying
democrats for Congress on the principle
that ''of two evils they will choose the
least" The wing press generally oc-
cupy that position, and it may now be
conceded that it is too late to expect the
formation Of Wing Congressional
Ticket. We regret that it is so, at the
same time that we adhere, and shall ad-
here to our original position. Instead
of choosing the leas; of two evils, we
shall choose neither one. We DO not
think the game is worth playing, and
for ourself, although we stand alone,
shall cxcrcise the right Of refusing to
play it. We accord every degree Of
sincerity and uprighiress of intention
to our brethren of the wing press, and
we think it something to be proud of to
see so much union upon principle. But
we believe the position they have taken
is wrong, and we should not conduct a
free press if we did not say so, however
inexpedient it may seem to do it.
Suppose we elect the bond-paying
ticket for Congress, what will be gained
by ito OF Messrs. Dunbar and Gilmer
| we cannot speak, their fame not having
reached this far up until this time. Bul
has not Howard been on both sides o.
this question? Was he not the author o.
! McNntt's "couid not pay if she would
and would not pay if she could'' doctrine
Was he not tond-payer just before
Tucker was elected, and 'an anti-bondeI
soon afterwards? Such we believe tC
to have been the fact So Of kendall
if we may be allowed to mention his
name in any honorable connexion. 1t i
susceptible Of proof that he represented
himself as an ant-bonder no longer since
than the canvass for the last July extra
session Of the Legislature, when he rur
against Mr.. Baine in Yalobusha county
What, we say, will be gained by elect
ing these bond-paying democrats?"-
! We will turn out set ofopen, bold, ant
( unfinching regulators, and put in |
: set of half and halls, any thing miIort
r you would have me. The English o
: the story is just this: The locofoc,
I leaders have carried the State by tn
Reputation humbug. They can do S,
, no longer. A part of them have tn
: manliness not 10 finch now that thei
A hobby viii not serve them. Anothe
: part, finding the bond-paying doctrine
4 popular, have left their old friends t
a court their enemies, thus availing them
D selves ofthe present turn Of affairs t,
a be on The right side of The fence and OF
f apopular hobby too. Is there any thin,
: in this to command respect or deservi
t reward? Nothing. Is it answere,
e that they are elected the State will b
; represented by bond payers? We nigh
safely say we will vote for every bond
payer on that ticket and then perhap
: vote for no name on it. We take iii,
5 liberty of Judging men by their acls.-
! I've take their professions and elect
e them, will the world say we have elect
7 ed .bood-payers because they say they
4 are, when their acts show they are an,
: thing Oh nothing to suit the occasion?-
Will not he world rather say we hav,
r been ban1boozled by a set of repudiatine
f wolves who have put on Sleeps cloth
$ inga There is nothing surely to B,
t gained BY electing them, but to furnish
: encouragement to double dealing an,
demagogdery, and teach Office hunter,
that you will assign the need of meri
! 10 those whoawil shuttle the cards best
t If Tighlmin NJ. Tucker was now run.
ming on the bond-paying democratic
.lcSet you might as well call il sustain.
s.s the honor OF the STATE - vo,a G..
nm. As long as men are Know ~ =,
oy their acts better than their procs-,