Mobile register and journal., 1845-05-31

The system of political attack upon Col. TERRY, the de'nocratc nominee for Governor, which Me ind m some of the papers, IS deploahle So lar as il proceeds from members protesting to be oi the same party, il seems some quarters 10 manifest a ranc Ir nnaccountabIe, except upon the snppos'ion that purpose is entertained To create a Lreach in the democratic party for utiri0r O jec's not dis tlnety avowed He s charged in public meetings ~th hostility lo the established State policy in rela. lion the Banks, with being in favor of the least amount of collections from Bank debtors, and the largest amount from taxation; and language of per- sonal disrespecl is applied 10 hun, which would hard. y 6e tolerated in the heat of hot political eanvas heiween political adversaries. This originates luo county in which large primary Convention appointed delegates to the Tusca ooea Convent ion instructed vote for Ferry. The ~hg press of course exults in these demonstrations and circuates ,hem with infinite yee, prow ising everywhere to lend the whg vote to the promotion of any dscord which may be thus got up among democrats, and cal rulating alrotly upon destroying the union and strength of the majority. They are wise m their policy, whatever may be said of their sincerity But that they who are unconscously aiding them are wise, or those who deliberately epecuaIing upon ,he future profit of breaking up the democratic organ ,Aation honest, be readily granted, by any mnn who takes a survey of the political field
 We kuow-evcry body knows-if any body had any to doubt before the late letter of Col Ter " pubsaed, that the allegation against him Of any desire to change the Banking policy of he State, IS untrue. te is firmly in favor of speedy coec- tons, and the immediate and final winding up of the Banking system. The only question with him, as should he with every body, is. what way ihe asset. shall be realized so AS o save lhe largest lle Stae and thereby reduce the amount to be raised by taxation the smallest amount. This is the esab-
 shed State policy and no person m the State is mere fixed in supporting it than Col. Terry. Yet in Ben ton and Cherokee counties ne is asserted be nppos- ed to this policy, and violently denounced Thus haste 10 speak eyIlin particular easily disproved ifests disposition of fpremeditated opposition which deprives other branches of attack of the power to do mischief.
 or ihe personal aI,usiyeness wh oh these meetings and the like demonstrations exhibited against Col Terry, we were first disposed to say little in com. ment. When during the last Presidential campaign the private morals of the whig candidate for the Pre- sidency were assailed elsewhere, because he had been free liver in some respects, and had been in the habit of card'playing and sometimes for money habits which prevail extensively in the South and West, without impeachment of general social posi- tlon. the democratic party in this State, 50 far as our knowledge extends, did not countenance or re. peat the objections The whig party expressed gre* disgust and resentment at the democrats else where, who sought to influence public opinion against MT. Clay in parts of the Country where public sep'i. nent more rigid in this respect md made out the objections case oiungenerous and unld ir personality What we thought under a II circumstances an unfit sty le of attack upon our political adversaries, and declined 10 use. we think not al all improved or more entitled 10 respect, when started 10 affect the prospects of political friend, although cnuntenanced by some parties now, who rejected it not long ago We claim no rigid exemption for Col. Terry from
 the habits which have been common with ihe gener. alton among whom he has grown up. and which have so little affected their opinion, that he las aiway been popular and esteemed ciiizen and is unrvalIed
 in the public regard among his neighbors and in the portion of the State where he has lived, aocumula ted his fortune and arrived at hls present potica ore eminence. man of fine, sound qnalties-gen- s-ous aud iDpulsve in his affections, and free-spo- ken, perhaps 10 fault, of the soundest political views, and ~ilh thousands of personal friends throghout the State, who esteem him as well fitted by qualities and abilities 10 bo Governor it is not open to dscussion that he is to be disqualified because he has made bets on race, the presidency, or al a game of cards. They are no recommendations cer- tainly, and il may be fully admitted that it would have been better for him if he had never done either, and the same may be said of any body who bets al all; but we are not prepared allow il to be supposed, that they present disabilities for public employment, or that the of them as political ob- jectlons here is right or fairly meant.