Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-01-22
STATE CONVENTION.


:" Intriguing Polaiclans-oe smell an IN
tyigae-bane to the party perfect grab-alts
no intriguing, boys-.fair pldy--no grab
6ing-tOe smell it--sOoI--intrigue -
This is the substance Of an article in a
late number Of the Columbus Democrat,
which has been copied into several other
papers. The Aberdeen Advertiser in re-
ply says -
''Lowndes county has U. S. Senator j;
member of Congress candidate for the
Judgeship of the High Court of Errors and
Appeals candidate for Circuit Judge !;
two or more candidates for Marshal; one
or more candidates for Congress-and it is
but short time since she had the Govern
or of the State. Neighbor, do not say any,
thing more about Intriguing politicians, /"
for the town Of Columbus is only equaTled
by Jackson for harboring the most unscru-
pulous nest of them in the State"
Verify, the editor of the Columbus Demo-
crat, is in an admirable location to smell
out an intrigue!
We have seen several vague hints of the
same kind, of dire plots. of schemes to SUI
persede Gov. Brown, &c.ET If such exist,
let them be exposed, boldly and openly,
without mysterious inuendoes, and suspi-
cious DISCLAIMERS, calculated to engender
bad feeling, and to render all liable to the
charge of joining in secret contentious and
scrambles for the different Offices.
It is curious fact that while Lowndes,
with or 300 democratic voters, has had 50
great share in filling the different stations,
the large and important section of the
State embracing in its circuit the counties
of Madison, Leake, Winston, Attala, Choc-
taw,. Chickasaw, Ponola, Yallobusha, Car
roll, Holmes and Yazoo, casting some six
thousand, or one-fourth, of the democratic
vote of the State, has not been called up-
on flor the last seven years, to our know
ledge,) to furnish even candidate for any
station higher than the subordinate Offices
about the Capitol. While the extreme
North, the extreme East, the extreme South,
and Lowndes county, has been well re-
WONDERED, the ertreme centre has been en-
tirely overlooked.
Notwithstanding all this, we believe we
speak the unanimous sentiment of the de-
mocracy hereabonts, when we say that they
care not from, what section Of the State. d
what county, the candidates are chosen
SO they be the most capable, fit and wor-
thy. But if the claims of the North--o
one section and another--are to be consi-
dered criterion in selecting candidates
then the harmony Of the party requires thai
the claims Of all sections should be fairly
: Considered. we hope our able and re,
spected contemporaries, who seem to labor
under such apprehensions of intrigue and
foul management, will watch with argu:
eyes, and expose the earliest developments
or proof Of such designs. Judging from
the past, their own immediate neighbor
hoods are most. likely to be the theatres .
such exploits, should they be cansempIat
ed or attempted. For ourself, We have ns
favorites whose claims we would advance
and seek only the union Of the party, ane
the maintenance Of harmony. tolerance
and good feeling nor do We charge Others
differelIt motives.
IF sufficient time be given to ensure
full representation ID the convention- L
allow the people TO canvass the merits and
pass upon the claims Of those who may b
brought forward, Of y no may aspire 70 Ii.
different siaiions-a ticket viii Be formed