Mobile register and journal., 1845-06-24


 three months before, that Mir. Terry would be the nominee. The Convention fhe first Monday in May, composed of delegates or authorized votes ol nearly thirds of the counties in the Staie and out of the whole number of votes Mir. Terry had aarge majority Where were these gentlemen during the
 five months previous ihe holding fthe Convenient Why did we not hear their voices opposition to conventions then7 Were they slunbering sentinels upon their posts then, or are they mere selfish tac- tionsts now? What conclusion must come Co! The fact is opposition to lhe nomination was an ai- ter thought and the objections against he COnven- tion now brought forward, are only brought forward for the occasion. Having been silent at ihe time when they might have made objections with effect and without mischief, there is neither justice, rea- | son, sense right in making them now, when the consequence may be dissension in the party
 As to the charge of ncompeiency made against Mr. Terry, and circulated so ndusriously, the his- tory of his public career and the confidence of hls own immediate constituency Limestone county, and of large majority of the party throughout Ihe State is sufficient reputation. He has been twice elected to the Senate and for several sessions has presided over the deliberations of that body, by the vote of a majority of its members. And II there were any doubt left upon that head the following re- solution proposed by whg Senator and adopted unanimously would seem to be conclusive:
 "Res0lved by the Senae-Ihat we return our thanks to the Hon. Nathaniel Terry, of Limestone, for the able and impartial manner with which he has discharged the duties of presiding officer of lhe Sen ate; and that in his retirement from the Senate, he will carry with him the best feeling of the Senators with whom he has so long associated" :"
 | The charge that he in favor of the extension law of 1887, shows how little justice can be expected from men who appear ready 10 sacrifice the unanlm ty of the party for the purpose of carrying out that own selfish views. The history of that day shows that Mr. Terry voted against ihe extension law of that session, and during the last session. his speech in reply to Mir. Spruill, he used the following lan- guage
 ''I was in he Legislature, in this Senate chamber, the time (lS37); and, upon deliberate survey of all the surrounding circun,stances l arrived at the conclusion hat the extension, then proposed, and carried into efect wis u,,oise ead oug haUs been e,- uen; aud that e issuance of 6OOO 0O0 cf bonds was more Ha1 fohy--rainous, as t,me has prored. con se9ue,tiy uoted against bOth.'' in his letter 10 the Mobile committee dated the l4Ih ui, he pretty much the language m refer ence to the subject.
 That MT. Terry Is indebted to the Banks is true, but this, however good ground of opposition it might have been to his nomination, we con,end is no just ground for opposition, that he has been nominated. Were indebtedness to the Banks auf- fcIent cause for exclusion from oflire, the people might be deprived ofihe services of some ofour most | useful aGd respectable citizens. That he was in favor of gradual collection of the Bank debts is no ground for the charge recklessy made in the anoninous circular, hal he was m favor of ihe | non-collecton of debts. Mr. Terry Is alone ir I | pectable and honest men throughout the State, whc thought during the last session, and lhInk so stii
 that perhaps il would be safer for the interests o! the | State that the indebtedness into which the State Bank System had seduced many of our citizen, should, under the extending circumstances of low prices for cotton, &c.,, be more gradually worked of than contemplated by the Bank collection law D
 lat session. little iIme probably will tell whether he and they are right or wrong. or Judge Martin we have nothing to say personally. We do not wsl k,.x flo . respect, nor would, even if we could, follow the ex | ample of others by sanderous insinuations agains his private character. We object 10 his present pos
 tiou, from which we think due regard for the un ion and permanent success of the Democratic party | in this State should have saved him. We object tt his thus coming for ward in the face of regular nomination, when he must be aware that beyond the
 limits of the Democratic party can he alone look fol strength enough 10 elect hIm.
 ] Should he be elected it will be by Whig votes Should his ambition be crowned with success, il vii | be Whig victory. His triumph will be the deiea of the Democratic party. But he will find himsel deceived The Democratic party of this State vii l not be divided. They want Governor elected b, whig votes. After deberton Of four or five months the nomination of their candidate has been made Their banner is uniured. The trumpet call Ina, sounded, and every true democrat, who values tho permanent interests of his party more tlaR hIs own privais partaliiies, will be at his post
 | We care not what men call themselves, or what professions they make, for all practical purposes we jndge of them hy the company they keep If Judge Martin chooses to base his prospects of election the chances of Whig votes, he must abide the pen ahy.
 As for the call, made in the latter part of the cir cuIar, to "stand by the side of virtue and nelli- gence," we hold 1t to be a vile islander opon the majority of the democratic party in this State and treat it with the contempt ii merits. Those who stand by the nomination, stand by the flag they have stood by for years, in sunshine and in storm, and il will be for those who stand arrayed against it to say whether they place their hands upon their hearts and declare. al the ends they aim at are their coun try's, their Gods, and truth's.'