Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1845-08-09

Our village was honored las, Monda
by visit from Jefferson Davis, q Locofoc
candidate for Congress; accompanied b
another Office seeker who, next Novem
Der, among the citizens Of Amite, viii
command but very small price. Mr.
Davis addressed the citizens of,hs place
he told them he wished it to be- under
stood that It was not soliciting votes tha
brought him to Liberty; being tn
candidate for South Mississippi, he mere
y wished TO become acquainted with tn,
people and know their wants, so that h,
might represent this portion OF the State
if elected, properly in Congress. Whal I
kind hearted man Mr.. Davis must be
His in'eres. for this part Of the State mus
be deeply impressed on the minds Of its
citizens. Now. we actually do wonder
If Mr., Davis, with all his oratorical pow.
ers, could make the majority Of the citi,
zens OF Amite believe that he was really
the representative Of South Mississippi
we hope the dayis past when Wings can
he gulled by such assertions. Mr.. Davis
the representative Of South Mississippi!
We deny tive deny ii in toto; we in sist
he is as much the representative of the
counties along the Tennessee and Ala.
bama lines, as he is Of any other part OF
the State. The interest Of the North
and South Mississippi are conflicting; how
then can an individual receiving votes
from every county in the State b. the
representative Of a particular portion Of
1t? Away with such Locofoco logic.
District the State--then and not ill then
will we believe you, Aye, district it; ger.
rymander it as you please, and still
South Mississippi would be represented
by a Wing. Therefore, that Mr.. Davis (if
elected) would be the representative Of
South Mississippi we deny-he would re-
celve votes from other counties whose
greatest qualification would be 10 see our
interests cramped-we say that until the
State is districled we have no friend in
Congress 10 represent our interests; and
we fear, that while the Locofocos have a
majority IN our Legislature, merely for
the pltlTul purpose Of partyism thai the
Interests Of South Mississippi will be to-
tally neglected.
The questions Of Reputation and Bris
coelsm he did not touch! Oh no: slch
doctrine did not suit Amite at the present
time. We say let the Wings be firm
and united ,--thoir Convention has Assem-
bIed and made nominations; men on
whose veraci,y the utmost confidence can
be placed; vote for them, use every exer'
ton 10 redeem the character Of your
State. Let the Wing party DO purged OF
every thing impure, and though the Dem
ocra,ic majority should DO increased to its
10000 as Mr.. Davis wishes it to DO, still
il is a convincing proc! TO tho world that
there are 10000 majority in Mississippi
to pay just debt to satisfy few
swindling dcmagogues; and it will also be
a proof that there still remains in our
State band Of tras patriots ready al
any time TO vindicale the honor of the
Union, the honor of the State, and trans.
NIT TO their posterlty 4 name unsulled
That this band will never be- identified
with the regulators Of Mississippi, the
November elections will prove; and while
the names Of McNutt, and a Briscoe
with their little Johns, and meaner min
lon'' are handed down to our children as