Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-03-02

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atl ovaG.ngAoj ahsf nominating The pfei
dent hey will .ohr rood cafr 70 dyid,
the patronage md offices 10Th The Con
s'sl and 'iata Governments, among lhci1
ss'ye' and lacif dependents liul ehy
cay w1i II il NOT dirr mV ~ ease
Have t'ofu not been many Instances oil
STAT" Conventions hcinr flci hy Office
holders hnd Office scc'rfs. whn, nliof ma.
t.ng TIC nomination. have divide ,hr
aeiccq 10 ihe STATE nmong lhcmsolyea aud
tht.f IN f,isats, and Joined d recommend
ing 10 the candidates whom .hay have
jusi nominated, 10 app1Iu, them 10 the
Offices 20 which They have bccn rcspec.
lively allotted II such bc the ca.e IN
The infancy Of the 'ys,em. Il mus. end, II
such Conventions should become tho cs.
inbshcd usage, in thr prcsiicr, n1fnna.
ing bis successor. When it comes 10
that !, will not I've long before the sword
wi, take the place OF tho Constitution.
Such arc my objections 10 The mode IN
which the proposed Conventions ia 10 be
constituted, and my reasons for entertain.
ngIhcm, They arc such, tha, canno,
refuse 70 obey them without rcnouncng
the principles which have often aynwed
in pubiic and private, and which have
guided no through the whole course OF
my public lie,
10 coming 20 this conclusion, | have
no! passed over, without careful examin.
alton, the reason assigned by its ahyo
Gates for constituting the Convention as
they propose, They have no, diminish
cd the force oFmy objections. proposed
10 notice the most prominent.
That which they have urged with the
greatest confidence, is, that each State has
fright 10 appoint delegates as she plea
ses. meet II, By utterly denying thatI
!hc's IS any such right. That each State
has The right 20 act as il pIeases, in what
ever relates 10 itself exclusively, no onel
will deny; bu. il is a perfectly novel doc.
ulne that any State has such rirh' /
when she comes TO act in conccr, With |
diners IN reference 10 what concerns the /
whole. In such cases il is the pIaines.
dictate OF common sense, ttat whatever.
affects the whole should be regulated by /,
the mutual consent OF all, and no. by the
discretion Of each. Iha; the appoint
meat OF Delegates 10 he proposed Con .
Nenliol is a case Of this description, | :,
trust have conclusiyely shown. have, II
also irusl, shown more; tina, the suppos
cd right is perfectly deceptive, for while g
Il Claims for each State the right 70 ap-lb
point Delegates as it pleasos, /, in reality .
gives the larger States the right 10 dc a
tate how I'm o,aars appoint. II, for ex- =,
ample, the Empire Sale, a il is called, y
adopts the mode Of appointing Jas she has) =
which will concentrate her whole strength, y
what discretion would she leave TO 9th h
crs, if thee 60 INTO Conycn,,cA, but toll,
appoint Is she has appointed, or DC ruled :,
BY her. II is ,hcn, neither more nor lcssi,
than q claim 10 dictate, under the garb Of n
q right, and such its exercise has proved
N the present case. Il has left no option,
but 10 conform 10 her course, or be over
ruled, or refuse to 90 into the Convention. a
! regret this, because sincerity desire /
70 preserve the harmony Of the party. /
had strong hope that the rally after the !.
defeat Of I840, would be exclusively on ID
principles. This hope was greatly IL
strengthened by the truly republican and h
uoblo stand taken at the extra session, a
and the earlier portion OF the succeeding c
regular session. During that period oil y
rigid adherence TO principle, perfect har- d
nony peryaded the ranks Of the party. X
&! beheld il with Joy. believed the mo- b
meni highly favorable for the thorough 0
reformation Of the Government and the b
Of the Constitution. To the a
party, looked for the accom- S
pl!shment OF this great work and &C. c
cordingly felt the deepest soicgtude, that e
the stand taken, and The harmony which S
existed, should be preserved. In order n
that il should, made up my mind toll
waive the objection, which have long S
entertained 10 any intermediate body, an S
known TO the Constitutiuu, betYeea the D
election OF the President, in The hope that Il
the proposed Convention would be SO con I,
stiiutcd that | might consistently with Il
my principles, give !. my support, lnIq
this have been disappointed, and being @
so, am commpclIed 10 decide as have n
done, The same motives which impeled I,
INC 10 separate from The administration Of s
Gen Jackson, in the plenitude Of It's pow
ct, aud 10 come 10 the rescue OF Mr.. Van
Huren's q; its greatest depression, COM K
pcis me now to Withhold my name from p
the proposed Convention. e
Having now assigned my reasons Tor
refusing to permit my name 10 go before P
the Baltimore Convention, 1t rests with o
you who have placed It before the people a
and assented to abide by ConS ention Il
fairly constituted, TO determine what u
curse you will pursue 9
Be your decision what il may, shall o.
be content But regard tas due to the tc
70 You aud 10 myself, 70 declare "