Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-09-06
From the Southron
kDDRESS OF GEN. PATRICK HENRY
WHITE HALL, August 10, 1916.

WHITE HALL, August IL, 1916.
10 the Wings ofthe State of Mississippi:
Fellow Citizens-Wi,hout any agenc
NJ mine, and without any consent, m
name has been presented by whig meet
ne, held in Jackson on the 9Th inst. as
candidate for chief magistrate of you
aAte. BY reference to the annexed let
t5f 10 tho delegates from Madison coun
I'll written on The morning Of tho 9th inst.
you will here perceive that formally de
cllned the honor. My expectation wa
thar the meeting would convene on tn,
elh, but have since been informed tina
Npdjourned on the night of the 5th. In
cppsequence of this, my declinature col
ioJackson too late for action befG2 d the
uaeeting. My friends then laid it before
committee Of wing editors, who decln.
q to publish it, passing at the same time
aresolution most complimentary 10 me.
Owing to my absence from home, / was
not spprised Of the true reason why nay
letter was not published, until two days
ago, when received letter from the
editor Of the Southron, informing me of il.
! greatly regret that it was not published
% Aoon as it was ascertained that the
meeting had adjourned. | was in con.
slant expectation Of seeing it in the pa
pers, until | received that communicates,
Its now necessary to place me fairly be-
fore the people. that it should be laid be-
fore them. For without il, my conduc,
might appear strange and unaccountable
--lf not highly censurable.
The more | reflect upon the course pur-
sued in that letter, the more confirmed
amin its propriety. feel highly fiat
tered by the unexpected kindness OF my
friends generally, and the wing press in
partlcuIar, for their good wishes towards
me. have received letters and MESA
ges, and private solicitations from manv
valnable citizens of the state, to abide by
REORGANIZATION. hope they will do
|me the justice, one and all, to believe.
taat It gives mo heartfelt pain, thus to in,
sisIon The withdrawal Of my name, be,
cause know it will disappoint many
warm and ardent friends, whose appro.
baton ] would fondly hope to preserve.
|buf ! have sacred duty to perform 10
my family, who are entirely dependent
|cn me, which, under existing circumstan-
|ces l consider paramount to all other
|c!alFns. Did my country demand the sac
|flnce, trust that few would be found
|noFe willing TO immediate themselves on
|i|s altar than |. But patriotism would
|saiier no violation in my case, because
snsfe are others more capable Of dischar
'ng the duties required, and to whose
lssniiles' | lain believe, no injury would
1ssst oy the sacrifice of time and money
kFau'y Their frlends-and those hope
| ~ appeal will be earnestly made.
yAnu mere, let me assure the wing par
[yssnat shall ever consider it the high
HI nonor, to have been selected as the
|yRQer OF the forlorn hope of regulated
WY and order and law, in the Stare of
asgs lssippl-and that it is on other
leends than the apparent danger of the
0nnlct, that found my objections. Were
|. convenlent and. prudent for me 10 occu
IA "a proud position, would take plea
[sis IN bearing the glorious banner ofthe
1'gs oil Mississippi, "iull high advan-
t IN every county in the state. l.
N1'u make "the dust Of the melee, the
Essslh OF my nostris" from this time un-
N ~ hrst OF November But unlorlu.
'sy perhaps, for me, know Of no way {
lying debts, save that OF full salts q
SsPn' and my creditors are such old e
|Flepned ioIks, as never to have heard il
n, other mode of"eXtingishing debts" {
|S4.' paying the full amount ia money Il
Equivalent. The modern notion Of n
w. out debts by operation Of the old b
M oh law, as held BY eur opponents, 4
% enabling the man who has borrow n
MOney, and invested il in valuable s
;.Est.y' 70 60 unssaihed and unhurt, Ii
'sp01 paying a dollar of it back, they O