The Ripley advertiser., 1843-09-23
ADDRESS,.
Vhe Wing Conpcnsioa to tie People
OF the State Of Mississippi

y
OF the State Of Mississippi
Ono OF the local causes by which Con
Rressional elections are often effected, pre-
vented the late Convention from nominating
Wing Congressional ticket Believing
that individuals claiming seats in Congress, !,
""i ~ cunformliy 10 tho existing law &C
Congress regulating the manner Of cleo
tions, could not cnnsliiutonaIly be admitted
into thai body, the convention die no, deem
IL proper, or consistent with this view Of the
subject, To nominate Congressional itch ct,
but con.rnteu themselves wi h recommend
ing to tho people nomination Of anddatcs
in each district, in lhe even, Iha, the Leg
islaiure, then ex ec ed 10 cnLyenp. should
divide tho Safe int" Congressional Dis.
tric:s. That even, haa MT occurred al.
though bill passed The Senate on the day
fixed for the adj'urnmcn' OF the Legislature,
and moreover, ,,rO thirds Of he IIrpse Of
Representatives were in favor nf The BIZ;
yet, innsmuch "a the ronsi ion requires
every bill TO he read three several \, be>
fprn being put on lis fina' passage. nnloss
four .tflhs agree 10 di. rcnse with this rule.
n"i.on 10 disp'r Sc wnh this rule was voted
down by 43 ayes 10 81 mes Thus i, will
be perceived tha, iwo>ffihs, crn miaorif,
oi the House. Consisting of democrat. y,
defeated the wi'"fa m .io,ityo Of The people,
hv perverting rule, int,nded 70 facilitate,
the progress Of Lcgislarinn, in,o h:nd>
rance and obstruction Under these circnm>
stances we venture io recommend 10 The
Wings nf the State. a firm and Jealous sup.
nor, Of the nnninces Of the Bond paying
domocrais The gentlemen composing
this ticket, though Al variance with us in
general politics.. are vet opposed to the fpul
d"cirne Of reputation against which We are
also contending By aiding in their elcc
'ion, we will afford an earnest ofmr sin.
cers determination 1, cling to the integrity
Of The State ne paramount TO every puli,ical
consideration, AMI will moreover have ,he
consolation of knowing, ihn, should there be
y r;ar'ri,y of Loco Fucos in Congress. rho
for polific"l ends, and 10 adr0nce the inter, |
est Of their party, will admit, as members,
persons thus elected, thereby wdnt ,nly set.
ting at naught the Cons,itwi.n and Lp
passed in pu, suance thereof (as hey did in
the ever memorable case Of lhe New jersey
election) the State Of Mississippi, will, IN
,ha, event, be represented by men profess
ing and openly adpocaIing the principles Of
common honesty and public faith, and who
will maintain, at every hazard. The honor
and integrity Of the State; and who will no,
other from total ignorance Of The rights Of
others or from wanion disregard Of our ohli-
ga,ions and dulles, continue to render Mis-. t
sissippi obnoxious to the just censure md
derision Of all political parties in The Union
and make her name by.Dord among all
civilized nations.
II is to be hoped, that for the sake oflhat
incompatible government under which we
have so long lived, and the legitimate ex-
ercise Of whose powers has contributed so
essentially 10 our national prosperity, this
factious sentiment is not the fruit Of any
rooted or growing dsaffeclion to the Gener>
al Government, but only Of that party spirit
TO which the pending controversy between
the two has given temporary dominion
Nevertheless, these violations of'the consti.
tuiional duty Of the States, il often repeated,
will create q k4bit extremely unfavorable
to the correct Administration, and dangerous
10 the perpetuity Of our institutions. If il
docs no. result, as we apprehend i may, in
cons'raining Congress TO the fullest aad
most rigorous exercise Of their powers,
without any regard to the wishes Of The
State,is will certainly weaken that spirit
OF mutual concession and forbearance in
which the Federal Constitution is founded,