Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-11-04
THE END or MADISON


much time and space has already bee
taken up with l.. We have only done S
because We dii not wish TO be Spaced il
the position of having wrongcd any one
and because VIC thought the controversy
might have tendency 10 produce. a dit
ferent order o: discussion. The position
which Madison takes in regard to the ex
pressions and feelings of his party, is no
what we have always considered it. Wher
in former article we pronounced tn,
course and bearing of the Wing party 10 be
what Madison has so earnestly denied, We
believed we were correct, but if he is right
or shall be found TO be so hereafter, none
will be gratifed more than ourself.
We have heretofore introduced the name
of no person who was not a Candidate for
Office and would not have done so, had
they not been first mentioned BY Madison.
This seems 70 him much pleasanter oc-
cupaIion, than discussion, of principles.
We cannot see what particular object he
had in view by parading the names he does
in the conclusion of his last article unless
it was to compliment some of his friends,
or 10 show the responsibility Of his ac-
quain'ances. Many of them are SC freely
known as partizans al all. They certain
iy in any point of view cannot be call
ed wing leaders, or 'chiefs' Of the
Wing party. We wonder "thc shades of
Bacon, of Locke, of Reid, 81 Chil'ingworth"
were not marshalled ia the Same array
They would not have been much more out
Of place there than some of me persons
mentioned. Madison has enumerated some
of the most decent of his party in this cot
alogue, but they are unfortunately not the
leaders, or "chiels" Of his party. Madison
could have made the count much more
perfect by few additions, though it al,
ready contains q judicious variety of large
and small. Whenever it shall be necessa.
ny and justifiable to come in contact with
any of these men, or any others, it will be
our place 10 assume that position. Until
then they have no concern in a discussion
between this writer and ourself. If he
expects 10 embark in that sort of warfare
which is so much in favor with a portion
ofthe press Of this State, and TO which he
himself seems not altogether disinclined
Ito Judge from the manRer in which he
concludes the article to which we are re-
plylng--he is egregiously Mistaken
Madison next proceeds to eaumerate some
of the most prominent bondpaying demo-
Gratis whom he call The 'alllcs of the wings
and makes this remark "These mast be,
Of course, as hypocraical as tho Wings"
If this be his own opinion, he can do with
il as he pleases; but if he intends to attri-
butte it to US, il is groundless as some of his
other assumptions. Nothing that we have
said could be tortured into meaning any
such thing. The writer concludes his at
ticle by abusing and denouncing certain
individuals whom he calls "caders in the
allied armies ofthe halfway and out and
out regulators. both Of which the wings
regard as equally their enemies" When
did these several alliances take placcl At
the Wing convention when they rejected
all connection with the bond.plying demo-
cratsl Yet he talks OF the sailed armies
oil wings and democrats who are fighting to
rescue the state from dishonor." A strange
kind of alliance when the Wings and bond
payers are both running candidates for
governor, the only Office on the ticket
which has any thing to do with the bond
question. Who ever heard of two men
running for an Office in partnership As
this alliance was not made publicly il mus,
have been made in some other way, accord.
ing 10 Madison. As for The sailed armies
of the halfway and out.and.out repudia.
tors,"it is another alliance which finds IFS
existence in the fancy of The writer. The
Statesman would seem to be of a differ.
emit opinion, from the following language:
The red-mou,hs are as much prescribed
BY the anti-bonders as The bond.payers.-
The leading anti. bonders with all the i'm.
'udeGce of little minds, think they are TO I
nave tho whole world rod along exactly as
hey shall dictate. They abuse the red
nooths with all the virulence of fanatical ,
ariX haieS Ii hasf sniIs Madam thu.,.L {