The Ripley advertiser., 1845-03-01
THE STATE CONVENTION.


he parry are in favor Of the lst Monday Of Ju
| lv. az the most suitable time 10 hold the nomi
nalin convention. That pspersIso sides with
that time, and It's editors give their reasons fri
so doine.-We know little Of what is going
on 10 the State at large relative 10 .his suijac
Nor what may be the views Of this edi'or, o,
the other. on what daymay best suit The con
venience Of his county on this subject. But We
hold il bad precedent 10 put the bringing of
canddates before the PEOPLE off too long It wat
unfortunate for the parry that the Januar.
Icopyen,iops, came into dlsuse. The people
were better sats6ed with their pubic servants
chosen from those nominations, than they have
ever been eince. Then il was that Candidates
were brough, before the people. and the peopi'
| had ample time 10 discuss their merits or de
merl,s, and every voter in The State voted un
derstardiogly. Itwas then the pride OF the
conyen,ion, 10 bring forward such men as would
hear scrutiny. and give character and standing
to the party. and il a petty demagogue shou'c
accidentally be thurst bofore the people, ample
time was left to strike him down. and place
gord man in his stead, 20 thar at the e'ec'iofl
each voter nigh. vote upon principle, and with
afurther assurance that his prir c'ples uon'd be
sustained and carried out blythe persons they
had chosen II is altogether necessary, tina
T II T. Is.
the people know more of the men who reppe
cert them in Congress. The people in this end
of The State supported a por'icn - our late Con-
| gressiona ticket merely for the respect they
had for the Democratic party. The capahil'iy,
moral worth. or devotion 10 principle, OF efher
Messrs Roberts or Hamme'. were no more
known TO The people, at large Of the Chckesa"
counties ,hanifthey had livs d in Maine or Mich.
/ igan. II is true, that sek fsnllies prevented
each Of those gentlemen from visiting this END
of the State, after they had received their nom
nations: and in all protahil,y'tte like will oc
cnr with portion f'he nominess of the next
| Ju'y convention. We do nai like 10 'rus our
iu,eres, and sur dearest rights I" men we ''..
nothing e. /, il impossible for renesen'a'ivs
TO know the warts his constituents. un'es'
he mpgles with them 1'is usrlces 10 disgn'sN
liz. Watid not know At the election in MY
} 1913, 10 whom we had en,rrs'cd onr rights Y
the federal legislature We hope q like occur
, rence may never ha pen again
u Wha, there be petty men in the State, WIN
may wish to raise new issues! Such men cal
only be pu, down BY The people. Tne'r 'o'
visions will disappear before al rsnl'gh'ened PEE
ne Il Il no, 10 the interess Of the democrat
party to RAISE ne iss ues, nor win any true dc'r
!. locrat wish to do so.
We insist that the earlier the day for the COZ
yen,ie len the better! We for one never wish
see another July conventicr; nor do wesce in
the .eason of postponement on account OF q
time Of holding the Courts !. the eastern coa
ties,-unless The business If that region Of cou
liry has increased in the las, few months great
e Ito what ever has been,or what i, s in any ot
er portion Of the S,ate,very few persons, inde
are necessarily called out = Court times.
would be as well to hold primary meetings IN
al one time as another. We hope our Soui
ern friends will review their course, and let
! have the Convention at some earlier perio
The earlier the convention the more the III
70 pu, down these iptrieuers. They are amonl
y. W.. There ls no dodeing Of them I'VE have
=. contend against them. and the eocner we grl
=. pie them, the greater the certainly Of III
overthrow.
loa. p The Richmond Euqa,ren u the l5ih
the February, thinks Nj Ben'ons lB,llfor the 4
for nexa,ion Of Texas, will pass the Senate by 4
votes. and will probably pass the House.
fice " The Wetumpka (Ala) Whig,. recer
lrIff destroyed byfire, is out again on an inpro,
las. and enlarged sheet.
Ter.
The Electoral vote Of the States was coun
at Washington on the second "Wednesday
|. February, before acrowded house ard !,
"e and James X. Polk was declared duly elec,
President Of these United S,atex and Geo
'' N. Dallas Vice Prerident.
. al See the General Orders ofthe Adjutant &c
bar. raj Of the State published in another column
-. TO- dave naoeT