Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-04

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Ibtar many die lnguslird 'ohs -
Calhoun. u Wntld, . IIuclInnaf and
y Johnson, either ~ whofu would y"
veil worthy NJ the conhd nee ~ ihc
Il, opIe.-~ift ~ not cnl them nv lfon'
al hepa III cvtr rcnclinp The Pre'i'
4 nt,d chair
~ en-, ~ those fea'tus, Mf Van
lInfcn .ipaild retire, cont"h Win TIC
many high fnvots bestowed upon him
by lis Democratic licrds, We lhlnk
timt other equally strong fcl'ons de-
maud tho nomination ~ Me- Calhoun
md IN the Gr.t place his gcog'aphl'
cal locati II Is right The Union ',
composed oftNo great sections ana
Justice ard good feeling rqnite mat
tho nomination Tor the highest oillre,
alternate between them. This u
especially requisite in Our own party,
because ~ much OF our strength Is
derived from the South. Gcno'a'
Jackson, Southern man, was our
candida c for eight years, and then
succeeded Mr.. Van Barren, n Moth
ern mau for eight years more. The
term then, comes round ag lin to the
Southern States. fit is not concc-
ded to them, AS it ought to BE-, they
would lave good reason for com
plant, and might not chccrfully ac-
quiesce.
We 90, then, as matter OF far
ness, FIR some Southern Democrat,
and Mr.. Calhoun is not only the
most distinguished man of that sec
ZION, but is cmphatically tn man the
people of the South themselves desire
TO see nominated. They arc OF
course the best judges Of their own
citizens, and should be gra'ihed in
this reipect, unless there are reilly
nnsurmountable objections. We
know of none. But MIR. Calhoun's
qualifications are by no means con-
fined to lis geographical position
South of Mason and Dlxon'S line.-
In talent, services, patriotism and long
continued devotion to Democratic
principles, he is second to man
living, except, perhaps Gen. Jackson.
Indeed, in Municipalities of mind and
character, he strongly resembles that
illustrious patriot, hero aud states
man; sous as they are both OF an
honored Irish parentage, and deeply
imbued with the generous impulses Of
that warn. haartad race. For more
than thirty years, he has stood almost
pre-enincnt in our national councils.
During the second war of inlepend-
ence, the declaration of which he
himself wrote, his voice and his vote
were ever prompt in sustaining the
administration OF james Madison, in
its patriotic efforts to defend the count
ry against the British, and bring the
war to successful close. At the close
of that war, he devoted all the ener-
gies of his unriNallcd intellect, TO
measures calculated to restore the
disordercd finances of the nation, and
the general prosperity of the people.
His efforts were crowned with success
and now another crisis has arisen in
our public affairs, and no man is bet
ter qualified to effect restoration of
public credit, and advance the COM
merce and general prosperity of the
whole country. His views on all
questions ofnational policy are strict
ly democra ic, and his administration
would be conducted in exact con-
formi Y with them. We should see
once again retu'n ofthe best days of
the "great republic ofthe vest The
false and dangerous doctrines offed-
eralism--;ts distribution briberies-
its unconstitutional entertainments
upon the rights of the States; all
would be forever baniShed from our
national policy We would see re-
vived, once more, the pure economi-
cal and republican administration OF
Thomas Jefferson. Above all, "a liber-
al 81 generous policy would be pur-
sued towards the new states. The
public lands would cease to be con
slant and exhausting drain on our
uyaolb a nd roeourcos In :, word that
policy would be pursued, which Mi
chigan, aud othernorth-western states
have always demanded, and which
justice requires tn Y should enjoy.
| For these reasons, then we go for
nomination of John c. Calhon, for the
next Presidency-suhjeci, ofcourse to
the decision of national convention.
We have placed his name at the Of