Holly Springs gazette., 1844-02-02

) tate rig hts,--the man OF all others W hom
portion Of The democracy of Mississippi
have worshipped as combination Of every
excsIlency belonging to the Party, has
dumped Jim Crown about as often and as
inexpIicabIy as any other public mans and
whatever may have been his private tkoughis
relative to the condition and duration Of our
Government, he or his friends for him. aim
ed at personal glory-the lofty honor ofthe
Presidency-an to reach that goal, they
were TOO impatient TO "bide their time, but
have overIeaped the object. The the
pity, as Mr. Calhoun is one Of the Jewels Of
the Nation and ua9aestionably:a great man.
Can we not hope that be may yet come
back to his first love, and side BY side with
gallant HARRv ofthe West. drive back the
plunderers anc demagogues who rail- a.
round Van Buren,-fhe man Of the North
with Southern feelings.-and call to the
moderate and vir;uous of the land to save US
from another four years of infamous mis-
rule
Mr.. James Buchanan. Of Pennsylvania,
after mature and intense reflection, having
declined having his name presented to the
Convention, and promising to abide by the
nomination. I.wll briefly notice him. Mr..
Buchanan was Federalist of the old school,
The Identical man who said if he knewthere
was drop Of democratic blood in his sys-
ten, he would open his.veins end let it out
He was federalist, decided federalist.
and elected as such to Congress always. un-
iii the moderate administration OF James
Monroe came into power. Efforts were
then made, and made successfully. 10 ANAL
ramate the then prominent parties n the
Union, in which duty Gen'i Jackson con-
tribu;ed largely. (See letter to ar Monroe)
Mr.. Buchanan shrewd and cunning law
yer, saw how the thing would work, and
like many other prominent men ofthe Fed
eral party embraced Jacksonism. He then
went 10 Russia as Minister came back
and was made Senator ofthe United States
in which body be yet has a seat He has
made eloquent speeches in favor oflow wa
ges and hard money. Is an Aristocrat in
fortune and feeTings-voted for the Tariff
and is No with the democracy.
Mr. Buchanan having voluntarily decli
: ned his pretensions, a good deal Of remark
I may be spared. Suffice it to say that should
: he be made President hereafter. Ia?prehend
a return Of old federal principles.
! OF Richard VI. Johnson it may be said
that no man IN the country is better under
: stood than the gallant Col. Humane, brave
and patriotic, much can be said and will bt
said. in his behalf; but it is in no spirit 0
; disparag cement that candidly declare tha
the idea Of eevating Col Johnson TO the
Presidency, is one of the greatest humbug
of the day, and advocated for no other reas-
I on, than the hope of inferior men, that they
may rise on the event Shades of Wash
ington, Adams, Jefferson, Gfadisen and Mon
roe. to what are we coming Ye living
Patr,ots-Jac.Sson and Adams-what will
YOU think2 The most digni6ed. the mos
honorable place in the world, to be filled By
a mere Indian Killer. Alas poor Republic
what would be your prospects
OF Mr.. Lewis Cass it is not possible t
say much, as his services and pretenslon
have been chiefly confined TO frontier llf'
and diplomacy. He isnot deficient in goot
sense, is an elegant scholar and good man
but has no more claims on the Party, thai
five hundred OF the democracy who could b
mentioned
Well then. the last but not the least. i
! honest John Tyler. of Charles City, Virgin
ia. Has he no favor 70 ask Of the democ
racy-has he made no sacrlhces-run NJ
risks-violated no compunct;ons 70 get th'
: nomination Of the pure and indebted.
! the columns or the Madisonian and the Au
9 rora, are 70 be believed, he has done NOR
than all other men TO deserve their support
!. He has betrayed his friends. He has decel
n we'd his party He has courted. cozened
and almost bribed his enemies, but In Eyain