The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1843-09-16

nv tfVfNUH sfHJ I''l'f'f "
l,oBoiIlsiiop and Union, itni the Candidate iof
Igoye,po, should bo selected from The Bond
paliy and dat he should stand pledged " In be
opinion o majority u The people we In fa,ot OF
Ipi,ing The nonds, that he would sanction DiiI
lor that pprI csc. This proposition wa' regarded
by The Anti bopd,oe, ~ no concession vt all
net u was proposition on The part ofibc Bond
men 10 sell Themselves for stipulated prize,
mad that N pledge 10 be- required Of the Gov
ofnor, was ono which he might not be arc to
make with due and copsoioiious regard to he
oath, under the Constitution" Thus IL would
seem from this calm ,iguled aud Temperate
address, that propostionto select Candidate
for Governor from among the Bond payers, was
rejected by the Anti-Bonders, because il was
feared that Bond paying Governor might not
DO able 10 sanction Bill for tho payment of tho
Bonds, though such sanction should be called
for by the majority of the people. Oh consistcn.
cy, what jewel but ! leave il for others to
comment. Yet this Champion of Anti bonders,
at the time he pen ned the article referred to,
had Capt. Miller's statement containing ia copy
OF the Resolution acted upon by the Convention,
which shows, that the proposition was not to
select Candidate for Governor from the Bond
party, as stated in the address; but that Candi-
dates should be selected without regard to their
peculiar opinions upon the Bond question. But
the editor chooses to begoverned by the address
and evidence in accordance with it, though the
address has palpable contradiction upon its
face; and to reject the evidence OF Capt. Miller,
which is susfsined.by copy Of the Resolution
on which the Convention acted and perfectly
consistent throughout. And now, for the pur-
pose of showing that the Editor has based his
opinion and action upon falschood, knowing
it to be such, will quote from his letter 10 Col.
W. Gas to the compromise Resolution and
amendment offered to it by Chancellor Quitman
with which you are so familiar, athoug you had
nothing to do with the Convention, | shall not
attempt to defend or apologize for the action
had upon them. They may have done wrong
in voting down the amendment under the ex.
citemcnt and indignation produced by the at
tempt to palm you upon them for Governor, as
sine qua non OF compromise, and therefore
can regard the error with some Indulgence ),
lms quotation shows that the Editor is in full
possession of all the facts and knows that ,he
Resolution with which Col w. is $50 familar,I
and ofwhch Capt. Miller furnished him cory
is thc same hat was acted on in the Convention.
He knows that that the Resolution was offered
by the Anti. Bonders ms the terms of n comma
mise and that the amendment offered by Chan.
ceilor Qui'man requiring the Governor to con.
form his action upon the Bond question to the
VIII OF The people when ascertained, was offered
ms the terms OF acceptance, and that it was
voted down by the Anti. Bondcrs. He cannot
fail to know that 1his movement, on the part Of
the Regulators, was made to secure to them
the benefit ofthe victory already achieved for
two years longer; and to forestal tho action OIL
those other own party, who might favor the
payment ofthc Planters Bank Bonds, although
it might be, at the expense of trampling upon
the rights and disregardins the will of the PEG.
pie. He knows that the amendment was not
voted down under the excitement and indigna.
ton produced by an attempt to palm Col. w.
upon them for Governor; because no such at
tempt was made. He knows that at the time
when the amendment was voted down, no nomi-
nations had been made by either party and that
the Resolution itself contained no provision for
the nomination of Bond payer for Governor.
tie knows that the Anti-Bonders were greatly
in the ascendancy in the Convention, and could
control the nominations 60 as to prevent the
nomination of Col. w. under any circumstan.
ces. He knows, therefore,, that every rca son he
assigns for his change of position, and every
charge he brings against the repre- sentatives of
the Bond payers in the jackson Convention is
false. He ought also to know that the calm
dign'hed and temperate address of the Conven. |
ton, with lie upon its face, offers very
undlgnihed insult to the Bond payers in saving.
they made proposition to sell themselves for q
stipulated price. All this is shown by refer
encc to his letter and the address. Yet this man
prctends to be Bond payer. l am unwilling to
own him as such. II he is, he would not resort
TO falsehood to forge an excuse for prosecuting
the Bond payers as party, "unto Dana scus,,
t'By their fruits ye know themr' regret.
therefore, his prete nded conversion under The
ministration of Judge Smith. / regard that