Holly Springs gazette., 1844-07-27

How the wings shouted over the drn5. |
binr the democrats gave them IN Louisiana
IGuard.
Will our neighbor be kind enough I.
give his readers the full returns of the Lou !
isiana elections aud lie. them judge who got
the drubbing.
Ia reply to The enquiries ottn e Guard III
relation 10 our article of last week, we
would refer him, and one or two others, |
w no took offence at the article alluded TO-
10 the following communications. written
10 the editors OF the Southern Reforner pub
lished a Jackson, in this Stale. We inten
ded to have published the communications
last week, but could not find room for them
When the Guard man or any of his friends
will prove the statements contained in the
suhioined letters true, then, and not until
then, will we retract the charges made las
week
Holly SPRINGS Misp June 49, i844
Col w II. Smyth:
Dear Slr: Il is with The highest gratih
cation that extend to you my hand. aud
hail with cordialuy the Nominations of the
late democratic convention.
The news fiom the northern and eastern
states gives assurance that the question OF
Texas has been connected " ith that of Ore
gun, and from the enthusiasm with which
our paTty every where have received The
nominations IL Is manifest that the issue will
be considered d purely an AMERICAN one In
contradislnction to BRITISH interference
Be assured, Sir that throughout The south
our success viii be not only triumphant. but
overwhelming. 1t is one of th.se questions
which from lis very nature, must sooner OF
later. be generally sustained. irrespective OF
party biases or geogra phical boundaries.
In this section. "a lready changes and denun-
Citations OF Henry Clay, are surprising TO the
most sanguIne among Us. The b, ST lieu
lators estimate our ma jo.itv in the Chicka
saw counties at 5000 Whole neiq hbor-
hoods are wheeling into our ranks. and
from present prospects, the contest will
be abandoned here. by our opporents-
Many OF the most Intelligent wings give 10
the state of Mississippi, and that 100 BY ma
joriLy of 1000 votes
ACCESSION TO THE DEMoCRAcY-It
Will be SET by an extract Of letter, ia
another column, > bat several important chan
geS have taken place In the political opin-
IONS among the Wings Of DE Soto The In
dividuals alluded to are known TO us 10 he
men OF great influence in the whig party
They are all honest unbending patriots and
have left IN cir parry solely from principles
LSoutherm Retormer.
AS 10 the prospect.i ii is tru-
ly cheering the wings have come over by
hundreds To give YOU an idea OF whig
renunciations. will name few changes
about Salem: Doctor Phillips, DOCTOR
Young Ca plain Mitchell Nathan Williams.
old Mr.. Ransom SuIvane and son, two ofthe
Smyths, Waters, Booth, Asberry, beside
several others who say they will not vote
for Clay, About 80 wings in and about
Salem, at leasl one half, have deserted the
whigs and similar changes have taken
place all over the county Buck Davis
Is out making democratic speechts at Her.
nando. All the Banks and divers. a.
mounting TO 10 OF IL. of the most infnen-
tI.l wings with several Others have bea Tti-
ly Joined US. The prospect is equally fne
IN Tennessee. We are 10 have a great
mass meeting at Davis mills on the 18th q:
this mouth, at which YVES; Tennessee and
north Mississippi will assemble expect
from 10 To 10000 to be present, there are
near 500 committee men appointed by the
different associations
The Reforme. had better keep look
out. or another Carroliton hoax will be
| played off upon him. We live between De
Soto and Salem, but have heard of but one
change to Texafocracy Will some whip
at Salem, inform US whether there has
been more than one change to the locos in
that nei2 hborhood and also. inform us o.
the number Of changes from locofocoisn to
whiggery.
| Our neighbor copies the following art
! Gle from the Erie Observer, and as he does
| not know. o: has not given :he reasons why
the Mercer Inminarv backed ont we vii