Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-05-14
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DEMOCRAT
GALLAT1N, Nav 2. ls45.


Sir: propose to scribble you a few
lines to let you know how the Democracy
of the Southern and Eastern counties feel
towards the several aspirants for the place
in the Senate Of the United States, made
vacant by the appointment of Walker to
the Treasury Department. My oPportu-
mites for knowing are good~-PerhaPs bet
ter than any other man's--and would not
willingly deceive you in regard to public
sentiment on this subject. Within the last
three or four weeks, | have conVersed
with intelligent gentlemen OF both political
parties who have travelled through Simp.
son, Covington, Marion, Lawrence, Pike,
Amite, Wilkinson, Adams, and Franklin,
and all concur in saying, that, saving the
county of Adams, they neither conversed
with, nor heard of, single democrat
whose preference was not for old McNutt.
In addition to the counties above, ought
TO have mentioned Hancock, Harrison,
and Jackson. A gentleman, now in this
village, who resides at Mississippi city,
says that if the vote was taken in those
three counties, not half dozen would be
cast against the "old war-horse" of De-
mocracy. In Adams, Quiiman and Gen'l
Foote have friends who would like 10 see
them go to the Senate, but that majority
in that county, even, are in favor of Nc
Mutt. Here in Copiah, il is altogether
one.sided business: Ispeak in perfect sim
cerily when say, that there is not one
democrat in the limits of this county who
does not prefer McNutt TO all others. The
popular feeling is entirely In his favor, and
if his friends do not suffer themselves to
be hoodwinked in nominating candidates
for the Legislature, in the several counties,
there is no event more certain than his
election. Will you, my dear sir, urge up
on the Democracy of your section of the
State, the Importance of nominating cam
didates for the Legislature with DIRECT
REFERENCE to this question? There should
be no drilling and caucussing at Jackson
after the Legislature assemblies; the mem
bers should take with them, from their
constituents, their instructions.
The course that the pharisaical editor
of the Reformer has thought proper to pur-
sue in arraigning Gov. McNutt, meets
,,,;,b ,,p;yaraoI nOndar,n N tiov, boro ne ,,,oIl
it should and if, IN the discussion of this
question, any thing unpleasant should fall
upon the tympanum Of his ears, he will
have no right to complain. 1t lily be.
comes the editor of the Reformer, who
has moro than once shifted sides, 10 charge
Gov. McNutt with want of firmness, with
lukewarmness on the Texas question:
With regard TO annexation, the charge is
without foundation, as every one knows
who was much about Jackson last winter.
The truth is, the success of that paper de-
ponds upon the exaltation of few broken
down politicians-hence lis war upon the
old, well tried sentinels of the party. This
fact has been revealing itself ever since
the Reformer started. It's establishment
was determined upon by caucus in which
DR.. Gtcin figured. lis editor never has
been heart and soul with the democracy,
He has always been opposed to Mr.. Van
Buren-reiteraied the federal charge o.
N fbo I'D cr
far as to declare, while the Baltimore Con
ventlon was sitting, that if he (Van Buren,
was nominated, he would not support him
Want of fidelity to the principles of demo
crazy, is the last charge, one would think
that could be brought against Mr.. Van Blu
rem; he has always been considered b,
Gen'l Jackson, Woodbury., Wright, Ben
ton, &c. to be the very impersonation c
democracy--if any thing too radical-an
the fact that the editor Of the Reforme
always has objected TO him, proves that
is not love of principle that attaches hin
10 the cause. More than this he has en-
deavored to array one portion of the part
In Mississippi against the other. Nor
thern and Southern Democracy" tn
rights Of The North"-"they have been 20
long trampled under foot" &c. He is
nice man to be talking about I" union an
harmony" -
Yours, &c. RADICAL.
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