The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1845-09-13
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Col Bingaman.

There is some rejoicing among the Locofocos
founded upon report which has got abroad,
that Col. Bingaman is with them upon the
Briscoe Bill. What the Colonel's views upon
this subject are we do not know, not having
had the pleasure of seeing him for three or four
months. III it should be that he has formed
opinions upon it, different from those that we
conceive to be entertained by the great body
OF the wing party, we shall regret that cause of
difference has arisen between so able, long
tried and Jealous co-laborcr as the popular
and much loved old war horse Of whiggery, and
those with whom he has marched shoulder to
shoulder, to SO many battle fields; so often and
under so many adverse circumstances, yet,
even his advocacy Of what we look upon as one
of the most odous Of locofoco radicalisms, the
original Briscoe Bill, cannot bring us to its sup
port, or even to look upon it with the best COM
placency. 1t is true that az a candidate for
Congress, the Colonies position will have but
little influence upon this question, because, as a
locofoco defender of Col. jefferson Davis, wri-
ting in the last Missssppian, remarks: "The
idea of going to Congress to pass the Briscoe
Bill, makes even the old matrons and children
laugh.n But nevertheless, we shall regret the
loss of his great powers in disaPproval OF the
odious Measure which is to release from indeb-
tedness those who have borrowed money from
the Banks, and with that money bought land,
neg-oes, carriages, ETC., by means of which
they now roll in spendor by honest poverty,
which would probably be less poor, if said land,
ne groes, etc., were paid for. The impression
prevalent among many persons, wing and loco
foco, who do not properly estimate the manly
honesty Of BIS character, that he will be bene-
fitted pecuniarly by its success, is injurious to
his reputation. This is not doing him justice
for his party is in SO small minority that the
measure is as likely to succeed without his aid
as with it. If then, he could reap the benefits
without giving in his advocacy Of it, why
would he subject himself to the unjust suspi
cion of being inflenced by motives Of personal
interest. A nd further, if the locos cannot sue
coed without his aid, they cannot with it; for,
should he, by his great and known popularity
be elected 10 seat in Congress, he will be I'M
able TO do snything towards advancing the
Briscoe iniquity. So il he is Of opinion that
the Brscoe Bill should be substituted for the
Briscoe Law, or il he is willing to quit his old
and unfortunate friends. and Join their old and
lucky opponents, the Locoiocos, on this ques-
ton, he does il when he may injure himself and
must injure the wing party. Should it here be
said that we would restrict Col. Bingaman, or
any person else, in the free expressions oftheir
honest opinions, we say that we would do no
such thing; but as we must regard Col b. as a
Wing, true, whole-souled and entire, an elo-
quent loved and admired whig; one who was
always wing; one who for twenty years has, at
every crisis raised aloft his arm Of power WELD
ing battle-axe whose keen edge has beeu
dreadful to all opponents, we cannot see why
disagreement with his wing friends, or largo
portion Of them, should induce him to do an in
Jury to their cause, when there is no prospect
Of bensitting himself And should future Po-
liiical benefits be considered, as we discover
they are already BY locofocos who never did
and never will vote for Cpl. Bingamsn, he can
not expect to derive any advantage from fra
termination with loeOfoeos, whether for one
hour or forever, whether on one question or on
all questions. Loeofocos, except a few here
n and ere, will never vote for him or any other