The Ripley advertiser., 1845-05-03
NJ We will with this number OF our Paper

cal victory would be haiied as oec's"e'
rive will with this number OF our Paper
dismiss All further controversy with the "Guard .
We date the exponent Of democratic principles
q. well as the principles themselves, little
further back than the resolutions oil the ba''''
more Convention of 1914 The principles OF
the Democratic party, have had its advocates
from the time man first knew the blessings OF
civil Liberty. Mr.. jefferson was hs greatest
apostle in the country, at the time OF the torma'
tion of our government and since. We have al
ways esteemed the leading politicians OF the de-
mocratlc party as his true disciples. We had
thought Col Benton had done eminent service
to the cause Of Democracy and now that the
Globe, Mr.. Benton, Bagby Of Ala. Dix OF Ne"
York, fairfield of Maine, and in fact, every dem
ocra, in the Union, had come up 10 our notions
of annexation-for voting for the resolutions that
passed both houses Of Congress, was yielding
Nd all their former objection to annexatIon--we
should at least receive them with as much conf.
dence as we have men,who have sustained wh'g
mon and measures during their whole lie, until
the last year past We assure the Guard, we
never wished to deal injusty with them or un.
fairly with our readers. We have read the Globes
the Tennessee Papers, as also the Richmond
Enquirer; and if we, from having the same pro-
4 10 hn odi of
the Guard, cannot come to the same conclu-
eions, as to the effect Of the proposition; we hope
the error will find in itself some other palliative
than disposition to act unjustly or dislnJsnu-
ously. This however will be the last of this
subject with US. The Democratic State con.
vention will meet soon, and who ever they may
nom;nate we should stand prepared to support,
Welding all our individual preferences we
have every confidence the convention will 40
their duty; we should be prepared to 90 ours
The Guard we know will be at its post; doing
hattie for the success of the choice OF majority
of his party. We have no fears of disagree
ment with the Guard.a at that time-n the interim
let US hence forth get along peaceaby and
friendly, ~ neighbors should do, having one
common wish and one common destination.
rWe call the attention of our readers to
the letter Of the Hon. Jacob Thompson, IN to-
days paper. Mr.. Thompson has, IN the course
he has pursued, IN relation to the Senator ship
acted with grea. prudence and circumspec.on.
He will doubtless get, from the Democratic
State Convention, unanimous nomination to
the station he has so usefuly and ably filed for
the last six years.
TWe hope the State convention, will leave
the question Of United States Senator open to
the Legislature. In the first place, the conven-
tion would be usurping, one of the prerogatives
of the Legislature, and would introduce prece.
dent, in substance, IN violation of the Constitu.
tion of the United States, as well as the spirit Of
our owr; and in the second place, many OF the
comfy meetings, have appointed their delegates
to the State Convention, and given them nc
instructions on that subject. 1t would be unfair
for such counties. alone, as have, or hereafter
may instruct their delegates, to nominate fot
the State at large; and as it is matter 10 which
we are all interested, the whole State should be
consulted. even the policy of nomination
should be settled.