Mobile register and journal., 1845-07-10
A writer in the Hayneville Democrat, thus speak


 in behalf of Nor labama, of Col TERRY, the democratic candidate for Governor:
 There cannot be the shadow of doubt that he was the decided choice of large majority of his party. Yet few dsorganzers undertake 10 de- nounce him totally unqualified for the station and legitimate influence, to assert that those who placed him where he is, was either too ignorant to judge of his merits, loo corrupt to pay any re- gard 10 the public veal. At another time this com placenl assumption of all the wisdom and virtue of the land would be sufficiently amusing, but the CIT cular of the boters abounds with evidences of some thing reprehensbe than mere arrogance. A harmless vanit, might be over looked. but when ac- conpanied by deliberate islander. and gross perver- sion of facls it cannot faIl to excite just indigna lion.
 It is sald that we have living with us and submit- ting to our domination, n wealthy and respectable minority, to whom we owe the moral obligation of furnishing the best men m our ranks for stations of public uust. No bodr eonlroverts the truth of the position, but. If il be allowable lo make the inquiry who ought to judge of ,he qualifications of aspi- rants? the majority or the minority We insist that we have selected one every way worthy the sufra- ges of the people, nor can deiraction and abuse at this late date, alter the opinions we have long en- ierained. We insist moreover that have had better opportunities of judging correctly than Col Terry's deamers could possibly have had. In Mad ison couny where he long lived, he preferred to of her own most popular citizens-in Lime stone, which he represented, not for six, has been said, but for nine years in the State Senate, the peo pie almost without an exception endorsed his capacl- " and fitness for high office. Throughout North Alabama he was nominated with all unnnimity never surpassed, and are we now to be told that we have forced upon ,le people of the State an incompetent and unworthy man? The assertion is an insult To intelligence, foul libel upon our integrity. Doubtless, however, the sweet ierms in which "a wealthy and respectable minority' are spoken of intended to catch wbig votes; and if so, it was an eectiuneerng trick well worthy ihe authors oi the circular. But if Judge Martin and his peculiar friends imagine that the whig party in this end of ihe State to be caught by such means, he and they are woluly mistaken. Here both he and Col. Terry are we'll known. and he calibre of both per- iec,y understood. Judge Martin will find, if he abides the test of the ballot box in August next that he has most egregiously overrated his popularity with both whigs and democrats.
 NORTH ALABAMA, June 23, l845.
 J. McCoR~ICK:-We are glad in this region to the unanimiIy that exists among the leading dem ocratic papers in the State in favor of the action of the late convention The friends of the dem ocratic party in ihls part oi the State, will duly app ecIale the course you have seen proper to pursue, in regard to lhe democratic nominee for Governor. The stand your journal has taken in fa- yor of the BrmInee, and ihe usages Of our party, is universally approved. Ton will find from reading the organ of our party in this section of the State, that it's editor has adopted the wise and pru-
 
 crat has taken iis stand, might have been expect. ed for the democratic nominee, and W III use all hon nrabe means 10 perpetuate democratic ascendancy in Alabama. l assure you that the river countes were never better united ilmn they are al present The democratic nominee for Governor will receive an almost unanimous vote in the valley of the Ten nessee. The whigs here believe that he has been bitterly assaiIed, personally, and his qualifications ,asiy underrated. They are moi the friends of the nominee politically, but believe that great injustice ha. been done his character and qualifications, by some of our political brethren ia South Alabama. |, s to be regretted, and may add, i, is of extreme modification, that certain gentlemen in Greene, and elsewhere, have started opposition to The nominee We of the North relied upon the del egaas he convention from this part of the Stale tn give its members from Greene and other coun- ties, fair account of the character and qualihca- lions Of Mir. Terry. From frequent conversations with our delegates since their return, we have learn ed that every effort was made at Tuscaloosa before tbe meeting of the convention, to satisfy the dele gates from Greene, Benton and St. Clair counties, that serious and foul injury had been done Mir. Ter. Y by his secret enemies--that his character and qualifications had been fairly canyassed in North