Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1843-12-02

Regulators have beat us, and that IL
sufficient for the present.
---..-------------..a----
WmGs AND THEIR OPPONENTS Tn,
quadrangular quarrel now in progress,
among The Friends Of our Locofoco gen.
tlemen most prominent in wishing to bt
nominated for tine Presidency, is curious
enough, and as noisy as it is curious
Two of the number stand out IN the mos,
bold relief among the candidates; for
though Mr., BUchanan and Gen. Cass
and even Col. Johnson have numerous
and warm Griends--one of them VERY
numerous and very warm ones--yet it is
between Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Van Blu
rem that the real rivalry is believed to
exist, and consequently the war be.
tween the respective friends and parti.
zans of those gentlemen, wages fercest
with every prospect of growing more and
more furious till one or the other is an
nihilated-nor would it excise much won
der if the Kilkenny tragedy were to be
repeated in their case, and if they and
their followers were to fight this battle
;ill both parties had knocked each other
into non.entity. 1t is not exactly any of
our business to bestow much thought or
much care upon this beautiful controversy
or to feel any great soIicitude for the e.I
vent. 1t is of exceedingly little conse-
quence 10 us where the catastrophe may
fall, since 1t is our purpose and atogeth-
or within our power, TO beat them both,
either singly or combined; and though
our victory may be somewhat easier in
the event oftheir lending US helping
hand by killing off each other, it will by
no means be more glorious. Nay, we
are not quite clear that il would not on
the whole be better for the friends Of HEN L
ny CLAY, to go into battle with the enemy g
fairly and above board, with all his for c
ces unltedly arrayed against US. All J.
events, We Nva perfectly confident of our v
ability to meet and conquer locoIocolsm Z
by our intrinsic strength, and without
any dependence on the disunion and dis t
traction ofth Toe. Z
1t is our duty, as we have more than
once said before, to depend entirely on {
ourselve IN the coming contest, without
the least reference to others. 1t is for US S
to carry in our candidates by depositing u
n majority of votes at the polls. This P
is what we have to do, and all our ener- b
gies should be directed to that end; all our {
views, and all our calculations Of victory "
coniormed TO that idea; without waiting la
10 see whether the friends of the various oil
opposed to ours, are or are not c
likely to,fritter away their strength by oil
private pickering am)ng themselves
/ is always dangerous TO undervalue the o
strength of our enemy. 1t is the safest 10
way to respect his real ability and to be HI
LIBERAL in allowing him strength. Ia the n,
battle about to be fought at the ballot u
boxes, the Clay party will be nothing, ii
but gain very much add greatly to the tt
certainty of success, by looking upon the
great body Of American voters opposed |,
o it as body prepared to meet US in u
'erried phalanx, as united and determin- o
ID as we are ourselves-an enemy 10 be S
beaten in fair fight and by dint Of hard p
,nocks. This is what we again advise n
,ur friends 10 do. By acting upon this S,
principle and upon this opinion, we run c.
10 risk, and lose no advantage, but iorti- II
y and secure ourselves and our cause a p
,ainst all possibility of modification and q
efeat. &C
1t is not therefore, TO encourage our oil
riends in any relaxation of effort, that tv
70 take notice from time to time, OF the b,
narchy so evidently at work in the camp is
f our opponents. We merely note these W
matters as signs Of the times, as indica- Ct
ions Of the dismay which already per- gi
AIDES the ranks Of the enemy--and OF be
he utter hopelessness of his cause UNI til
,sS we chose to revive his hopes, re-nerve ga
is arm, and re.unite his scattered he
prces by discussion among ourselves, and
y Initiating his spirit of mItlny and co
sorganization. We trust In heaven W
at the Wing party of the United States XIII
in no such danger. So
tits impossible, however, not to note, mt
ID noting not TO draw wholesome lnler- grt
ces from the political aspects exhibited see
our opponents. They are worth moth wi
: even as monitions to unity among
rseves. The two sections OF loco loco
rty, which as we have already said, 1t {
lbrace most prominently The parlIzans ne
Van Buren, aud Calhoun, are already exI
deadly enmity; aud nothing short Of VIII
ual dagger drawing, is the inevitable the
'ult Of the feud. The very elements VIII
nposing the constituent principles of ism
Sc factions, form a ckemico-politlcal leri
agonism. They have hardly an al disc
ty in common, and their repugnant Fha
repellant properties, are now show of 4
themselves TOO distinctly for any the!
her mistake. The leading friends OF chic
Undertook candidate, represented Bur
he Globe, the Albany Argus and the dan,