Mobile register and journal., 1845-07-31

and Mr. Terry that deem it nothing more than an act of courtesy and kindness to those two gen llemen to make aMr. Yancey's views public. me letter was evidently written with no such view, but, as there can be no impropriey in iis publication trust you will, with your accustomed courtesy to your Democratic friends, give il a place.
 Yours uuely, 5. A. TONNES. WErUmPKA, July l4th, 1S45. | To Samuel 4. Townes, Esq,
 Marion, Perry County, Ala. My Dear Sr,-Tho' quite unweIl, suffering from an imprudent exposure of myself after undergoing great fatigue in delivering euogy upon the char acter of the patriot Jackson, in this place, on the Huh inst, cannot refrain from answering at once the inquiries in your letter of the Huh inst. receive 1 ed this morning.
 As citizen and as member of the Democratic party, fnlt considerable interest in the choice, which the convention WAS called upon to make be- l tween the gentlemen ofsring candidates Tor the 1 nomination for Governor. My individual preferen- ces were for Reuben Chapman or Judge Coleman. l The convention met, however, and nominated Ma thanlel Terry 1 know no such strong objections to Terry as should force to violate that old conser- vative rule, which early in life learned as card- nal in the government of to the fairly expressed will of majority of it's members. Hence, have conceived it 10 be a duty which owed alike 10 my party, and to the principles, whose depend upon the supremacy Of that party, to sacrifice my personal predileclon at it's shrine, and to give my humble support 10 the Democratic nomi- nee for GorenOr. This am doing.
 | In the first place, the convention which made the nomination was organised with more than ordi- nary care and precauon. As has been our custom the Democracy feel proper again to meet in this way, to harnonise conflicting claims, in order to | present undivided front 10 the enemy The fall. | the usual period of the year for assembling such bodies, was suggested In order, however, to give public sentiment time to devcope itself, the meet | ing of tine convention, contrary to the wishes of aiP y9 T AS &S sSgd'GBse d Bs GS sulation of political friends Tor the purpose of pertaining the choice of Democrats, basis was | proposed to the effect that every 300 democratic | should have vote.
 | Nearly all the counties in the State met and nom | mated delegates After an unusually animated can- | vas between the respective candidates, more than half he counties, and those particularly distinguish ed for heavy democratic majoritIes amongst them, ,nSru:ted Mer delegates to vote for Nathaniel Terry. | We, of South Alabama, had very generally con ceded to North Alabama the privilege of having the | candidate selected from her citizens. North Aaba | ma came into that convention with nearly unani- voe declaring that she presented to her breth- | ren of the State, Nathaniel Terry; then, be II menbered, he had been opposed by several North Alabamians, one continuing that opposition 10 the hour Of the assembling of the convention. Mir. Ter ly had been before the people avowed candidate for the nomination for near two years In that con" venion, he received majority of all the Uotes, 10 wieh the whOe party entitled; and over twot thirds, l my memory is not in error, Of the votes cast i; | while sixteen votes, from counties winch in- structed it's delegates 10 vote for him, absent Had all the counties been represented, il is believed that he would have received t,oo-fhirds of the whole.
 As far, then, as the character and responsibility Of the convention is concerned, the nomination must be taken as conclusive upon all who did not before I it's assembling, protest aganst convention nomina- ton. Never, within my recollection, have we had a fairer and more deliberate expression of the will of the party, as between James McClung and Natanel | Terry. To one who has observed the course of the canvas between them, it is as clear as the noonday sun, that Mir. McClung was weighed down with the remembrance, yet fresh in the popular mind, that he had permitted himself to be run in opposition to tht Democratic nominee who now fills the gubernatora chair. Had il not been for thus act, the result might have been different.
 But it is urged, that the issue unfortunately ly | narrowed down to choice between Messrs. McClung | and Terry and is not binding as between Terry and one who is less objectionable, and was not before that convention. l rerly that MT. Terry's present | opponent was party to that convention-He may | not have been one of its members, even an al. | tendant upon the primary assembly of democrats of Tuscaloosa county, who sent delegates 10 that | veniion. Neither are necessary to make it binding | upon him. He is democrat, and has never repud. ated the party usage of making nominations before | IL was his privilege and duty 10 have been present at the meeting in his county. If but fifty men me there, in accordance with the notice given, and sev en or eight hundred remained al home. relying upon others active than themselves ''to to it thai the republic suffered detr;menl,' those fifty hnd right and privilege to speak the voice of their ty, as much as would f1y voters who alone would attend an election, have the right and power 10 elect a county officer, the eight hundred votes may have | remained al home.
 Again, whose fault is it that the members of the party were then compelled 10 choose between Terry and McClung2 If fault attaches anywhere, it at taches 10 Chancellor Martin, who having such higl ideas Of the importance of tie office and believing that Terry's election will be injurious, did not give the people an opportunity of passing on his claims when they had informed him, that in May, 1915 they should select candidate represent the party But Chancellor Martin may say, the field was mol open il was restricted 10 North Alabama True and that is a conclusive argument against his run ming now. If her avalanche democracy were so wei | satisfied, that every opponent Mr. Terry had Inert retired from the field before his great popularity save one-and one of her best and most popular citizens, Judge Coleman could not Dc forced out u gainst hlm--we, who yielded the privilege to her cannot, now that she has taken advantage of it, re tract it and endeavor 10 defeat her choice and th' choice of the party, by running independent South Alabama candidate, without, at least, giving grea cause of complaint to noble hearted friends her, and rendering US liable to charges of nconsisten cy and bud-fah,
 But did any county protest against the convention mode of getting candidates, before the convention was held? If SO, am yet to be informed of it. is true, that certain counties. by their delegates, tired from the convention, after it's assembling; bu that does not, in my humble opinion, release then from the obligation to support the nominee. Thel came to that convention, with certain views, whcl they failed to impress upon the majority. AJier tha failure they retired. Now is this fair play! Cal aH have their way in a consultation? Certainly not After using all honorable to impress owI convictions upon friends, if we fail, let Us submit as long as no fundamental principle is compromised
 And such am happy to believe is the principle now at work in our party. There are thousands or thousands of the democracy, drilled in ifs ancien schools, who yearly in the habit of resisting ant overcoming their individual preferences, and voting
 for the nominees of their party This saluary and use ful lesson-this habit of ofse-dena so early learned and SO regularly practiced, is seen diligentl, operating in favor Of the nominee of the Democratic State Convention. That old fashioned and conser vaiive principle which has distinguished us as | party, is actively at work. smoothing down the as perities that, previous 10 the nomination, had beeI engendered, and bringing the democracys together 1T harmony. The work to be sure has yet beer fully accomplished, but it is nearly so. l, myself am an evidence of the prevailing fruits of this feeling and II will not cease 10 perform it's duty until the las , vote has been deposited in the ballot box.
 As to the fitness of MT. Terry for the office, car say, that, from personal acquaintance acquired while serving with hIm in the Senate, and from ob | seryation made when member of the lower and he of the upper house of legislature, believe hin possessed of sufficient experience, acquired during a long and active service in the Senate, and while the President of that distinguished body, to carry hin safely through the easy and simpliked duties of Gov .ernor. As to his intellect, no one who knows him but what will give him credit for vigorous native powers, not polished or cultivated it is true, by edu I calon but like the rich and generons soi, which I though occasionally sending up weeds. beari too upon its bosom giant forest growth.