Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-04-29

gratitude OF his party. but no" won
derous change seems to have been brought
about. aud the same teachers who ie"
weeks ago occupied themselves with the
single TASK Of reyiying brotherly love
amongst u, have now no longus for any
O, her lIngu g. than censure and 'eoike
ag aims, the .'l,npudent tac,ions' "h' have
dared T. disregard their sell authorized an
nouucement OF party Will, and have ven
tured upon the enUrmity Of thinking Tor
themselves. All the insignia Of party au.
thori,y are 10 be paraded tIawe The NAL
contents, and all The clap traps and hum
bug OF demagogueisn to lie put IL use In
enforcing su mis- ion, and preventing The
WIDE spread heresy that has conieaned
the de rces Of I'll Sc in power, from mice
tiuy the whole ZEN. cratic toiy. Tnis Is
a bod move truly. but we think the DAY
nas passed when 1t could at all succeed
la h. pre ent canvass which displays a
~ re man .. din Try division Of opinion IN
Ia o. m,n. con P Gu u members u the
a. H.. each m;th u Ho,t ot irdent ana
va hi rrIen $, the attempt thus made T.
we aw. p .bIc "plnIon is cert in t'f'l'
an n ,nlura tn sc on y "ho en- "n
it. Astae ieuds al tie "Mll "ty ea1 I.
rat So ia, e Aitnsio ID Spilc.t"u Il
ca ial eudurr mr. ats and rep
he re omm nd ii Ms Viii "a ne u. Il
upon the part, viii be Jndgei III IN tn.m-
selves, and can recei, n faint IRON pre-
VIC 3 errors AMI off noes now charged
against he orr gInators, f,r II does moi be
hong 10 democratic de ency and honor, TO
accept the rvices and receive the indis.
pensIb.e aid of the Most ardent and able
friends ofcorrect doctrine, and alter suffer
ing them to toll through the heat and bur-
den Of an arduous campaign in defence Of
truth. then TO dismiss them with reproach.
es, and recompense their labors with SCOTS
for previous hostility, instead Of honours
for present valuable friendship. We do
not however take the manifestation of i'll
will and the loss OF self possession on the
part of some Of the friends Of Mr.. Van Blu.
rem, as conclusive evidence Of his weak.
ness. They have private grudges of their
own which have no natural connection
with him or his affairs, but as they have
been long accustomed to view item elves
and "the government as indissolu5ly
connected, but they feel IN equal injury
when fancied wrongs are done 10 either.
AS far as we can learn, Mr.. Van Buren,
himself is perfectly willing to suffer all the
'' odds and ends Of the party" 10 be con-
suited, before determining on a plan OF ac-
Iion; he we'll knows that any attempts AT
dic,ation will fail, and not only drive from
us Democrats, but Democrats of lS4o,
when they found themselves too few I"
e &C, him. His sagacity and knowledge
Of men cannot san tiun the plan OF actin
lately resor,ed 20 by some o. his i'll judging
friends, who would sacrifice The entire par.
ty, provided they could engnlph in the gen.
eral ruin, certain class who have offend
ed Them, and whom the cannot, or dare
not assail in any other manner. We look
soon to see him announce himself wiling
to submit, his pretentions TO nati"nalt
that shall be organized after
the mode recommended in the Appeal"
and with this announcement we expect 10
see all cause for party excitement, ior the
present, terminate.
As the general wishes of the party are
by this time pretty we'll known, it is easy
to imagine a cause tor the unlocked for
want Of temper that is now in certain
quarters exhibited TO us. We take these
matters coolly, and if we find no other
mole Tor electing Mr.. CiIhoun than by
InslituiIng IA comparison between him and
Mr.. Van Buren,, we shall incline to suffer
him always 10 remain in the station that
"a, n "A. eli.