Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1844-02-24

lefes;s and Southern principles. This
however, is their lockout, not ours. We
pretend not to dictate to them their course.
We care not whether a man calls himself
whig or democrat, If he is Identical with
US in opinion and sustains that opinion by
the proper action.
The friends Of Mr.. Calhoun, in giving
their assent, then, 10 the nomination oil
Mr.. Van Buren,, If made by the conyen.
ton, will no, assent directly or in indi-
rectly 10 any practice which would have
the effect of divesting the smaller States
of the due weight which the constitution
secures 10 them in the presidential cleo
tion;" for, if they were now called upon to
vote as they are authorized by ''fhat sa-
cred Instrument" they would make pre-
cisely the selection which the convention
will make.
We say that the convention will make
| the sans choice that nineteen OF the TWEEN
tyfour s;Ste delegations would make IN
Congress: because fifteen of the delega-
tons already chosen u the democratic ma
tional convention are in favor o. MT. van
Buren,. And the result will be precisely
the same, whether each of the delegates
vote the will of the democracy OF the
district he represents, or whether the vote
be taken per capita IN the convention, or
by States the majority of each delega-
lion deciding the whole vote of such
State. The friends of Mr.. Van Buren,
can have no objection to any conceivable
mode on which the convention may fix
to declare the viii ofihose represented in
it,.
We have no doubt, therefore, the friends
of Mr. Calhoun will be perfectly satisfied
with the man nominated, and the results
attained by his nomination, notwithstand
ing his objection to the mode OF choosing
the convention, by which all the ends he
aims a, are accomplished.
Indeed, we have the assurance Of one
of Mr.. Calhoun's most intimate, able, and
trusted irieads, that there will be perfect
harmony in the support of Mr.. Van Buren
if he adhears TO the principles TO which he
stands pledged That he will adhere TO
them, and maintain them with inhexible |
the democatic party has already
given earnest. The great mass Of The |
party vouches for him. 1t has already
testified its faith in him in primary meet
lngs, in State conventions, in the State
and in the State COMPRESSION
al delegations, SENATE and HouSeO and
when the national convention of the de-
at Baltimore follows up these ex-
,iHssions OF the party by final nomina-
I'm, 10 friend OF the cause Of free, equal,
,onest pl i;aciples, will hes tate to support
i'm gai,st 'he candidate OF the BANK,
ARIFF, DIST 1IBU TON, INTERNAL IMPROVE
TENT, DEBr cRl.,rIAG parIy-a candidate
Who examplifed, lii his measures at the
xra session, all that IL al horrent TO de-
locracy, and who ended MS career in
congress by perfid,ous Won, ton OF the
ompromse aci--the only relcnnIg Step
aiken by him towards the South.
Mr.. Culhpnn will cordially support Mr..
Van Buren,. We say this on The asslr-
'nce Of one Of his test friends.
The Gljbe may be entirely correct in
he conclusion TO which it arrives in the
above attract, for Mr.. Calhoun's refusal
to go into the Convention by no means
precludes him from supporting the nomi- |
nee. That support. however, will not be
Predicatcd upon the nomination Of the
Convention, but upon The course OF the de-
mocratic party AMI the principles avowed
by the Convention when it meets in May
To say now that Mr.. Calhoun will support
the nominee Internationally, is saying too
much. There are some principles held by
a portion OF the northern democracy to
which the democrats of the South, or at
least the State rights free trade party do
not subscribe. Should those principles
obtain an ascendancy in the councils Of
the Convention or in the legislation of the
country while under democratic control,
neither Mr.. Calhoun nor his friends could
be expected to give their adherence TO the
organ and exponent o! such measures.
We may be, and are often told, "why put
in any proviso? Why evince so much
distrusta Why not show a generous
confidence in your democratic brethren9"
We fain would dispense with any ifs or pro.
visos; it is with pain We are compelled to
show some degree of distrust; and we
would gladly exercise a generous conf
dcnce, but have we not had cause for dis.
trust? We have taken our stand upon
certain principles which we have again
and again declared 10 the world, and those
principles portion of the democratic par
ty in Congress have recently shown dis