Mobile register and journal., 1845-06-24
The Gubernatorial Election.
Acting Secretary of War, and
 Secretary of the Navy

Some time since there appeared in the Montgon. cry Advertiser, letter from Russell county, giving heated account of alleged dissatisfaction in thai quarter of the State with the nomination of Col TERRY. A subsequent letter from the same quar- ter has appeared in the Advertiser, from which we extract the following history of the attempts ir Russell to do prejudice to the nomination and their success or want of success, thus
 s.But after all, Messrs. Editors, this dissatisfac ton is uot extensive as your correspondent would have you believe; and in order that you may know the feelings of the democrats in Russell, will give you the proceedings of meeting held in this county in reference to the nomination of Col Terrv on Monday, the 2d of this month. This meet. ing was called by Judge Heydenleldt, of Russell and was very well attended It was organised by calling Col. Davis to inc Char, and w. C. Will. lams to act as Secretary. Judge HeydenfeIdt then rose, explained the object of the meeting. and in- troduced preamble and resolutions. l have not a CODY of them but recolect their purport, which condemnatory Of the Convention rregularly got ten up i-regularly attended, resulted in the nomi nation of Col Terry who was wholly unfit for the office, and was consequently "iarce,'' and an ''outrage upon public opnion." Resolved, then, that in consequence, this nomination IS not binding upon the democrats of Russell, and that they will not support it. Further, that they consider Joshua L. Martin of Tuscaloosa, as ealinenty qualified for
  their power to his election, if he will consent to run.
 The above is about the sum and substance of the preamble and resolutions. Judge Heyden'eldt then supported them m speech of some length. They were opposod by Dr. Phillips, General White, and Esquire Dennard. Judge Tate then moved to lay them on the table until the first Monday in August, which notion prevailed, only seven voting to sus- tain them. The meeting then adjourned.
 So. you see, Messrs. Editors. Col. Terry has no. thing to fear from the democrats in Russell But mind you, they will set their seal upon any demo- cral who permits his name to run in opposition"
 On inserting this letter the Advertiser makes the following commentary
 Our readers will not fail to perceive from the let- ter of our correspondent from Russell. how this great and tremendous excitement against Noibanel Terry is brough Int about. A few scattered over the State, perhaps one in Russell, one in Green, one in Benton and one in Cherokee, keep writing letters in every direction taking advantage ot ihe
 beralty of the democratic press. and scattering ex ceedIngy weak handbills with very hinsy reasons all over the State. Great srcienf"t in the sastern counties Now. look at the actual iact just sev- en men in Russell county. Perhaps il would be too nice subject of enquiry, what IS the private, per- sunal motive that influences each of these uen, who are king themselves most busy m ioinentlng dis- sension in the ranks of the democratic party!
 We add the general remarks of the Editor of the Montgomery Advertiser on the nomination of Judge Martin by the Greensborough ceceders and his ac- ceptsnce
 By the last Greensboro Beacon, We find that JOSHUA L. MARTIN has consented to place hIm. self in the hands of his friends, or perhaps we should say the enemies of Col. Terry, and accepted the nomination of the meeting held at that place. JOSH UA L. MARrIN. therefore, may be looked upon as
 candidate for the office oi Governor. and, il not the Whig candidate at least the anti-Democratic cand- date with the expectation of wLig votes. He s for sooth, the sindepexde.t candidate"!- Peoples candidate!' The independsnt candidate, we pre- sume because he :as consented to be used by others -the peoples candidate, because a lew in two or three counties, operated upon by thelr own selfish vews or by personal i'll feeling against Mir. Terry, have brought him out And what are the reasons ass,Rnedl It is seldom, indeed. that men who have selfish views carry out, or personal feeling to grat- liy, are willing to acknowledge them. It is seldom, indeed that they cannot find reasons most plausible to answer pubic enquiry. So il is in this case: handb is sent forth, addressed to the democratic party in this State, without any signature, proess- ing to give the reasons for this most singular move. The first reason is, that Mir. Terry was nominated by a convention. We are not much impressed, our selves, in favor of conventions. They are an evil at best and we believe should be used sparinsly and only when absolutely necessary. But the objection does apply in this case now. It is too late For five months before the Convention met, the matter was discussed in every democratic paper in the