The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-17
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For The unio.
munication upon alabama politics, .ign.a CON-
bile" My object, sir, is not To epssnS.. No
further feeling of strife upon this subject "f
reply TO Mobile" even in UNSUITABLE def,a @'
to every scribbler who takes upon bimsels ~ open
or defend particular portions Of the democra,. aef
Of Alabama. mainly desire, in this brief ~, S''y
dsabuse your readers Of the idea that he
Of Alabama, who have ruled its legislative a"'
ever since she State, has commi,ed j, souncia
atve enormites" spoken Of by your corrssn,, ssls
or winksd at them, during the long period alna'snt
The sole governing motive In our genera ssas',,@
has been to collect as much from the debtors )" ~
State Bank and branches during the pecuniarv ,s
vulsions which destroyed public and priya,. '1h
and wrecked fortunes, as could he coIso,aS credit
ent uith the safety Of the debt. The dea S. ,0s
debtors have ruled the assembly, and con,rolIsd Os
suit their own selfish purposes, when !, u,.s S no
ed that contrary course was wiser i .t .eeI'
and an unjust reflection upon the neorI. "'su,u,
State. Our democracy have been endeavoreu&
ly and effectnaly 10 rid the State of The qus1
tenn. In an evil hour, we chartered Ines. l.sI
We have, however, refused to charter o,hsr. uAt
continue those now in existence and il is The n,...s
ing sentiment that not another will again be chsr.r
| ed by the authority of the State 'A''s''
Briefly permit me to say that the demoe,.,;.
ty have never held convention more farv ssts =.
tuted than that which nominated Col. Terry 'J p
months longer time was given than usi, I nv
Terry was avowedy q candidate for the no,;,.. W.
for two years previous to its assembling naa"a'
ton of vigorous character, however oppo 0's
against him. Those who were in favor 80 Ssa
therefore, met in their primary assemblies and . a
ed delegates whom they instructed TO VOTE g. ~ W.
a mGoriy Of all the delegates TO which the parv N.Y..
an lod fbsss s..cS. II
prompy--so much so, that the writer Of mn
favor at the time of another person for that az
frequently heard Col Tery's opposers (in counts,
which had not held meetngs) observe. that !, "s'
useless to do So Terry already had sscn,. sa'
sufficient number of delegates instructed n yo. ~
him, to obtain the nomination Several eomn, -
opposed to him did not, therefore, eect d,lss..'
When the convention assembled this feeling NJ,
Tcry's nomination had already been made Nv s''
large majority OF the voters of our party-v,.. -
generally acquiesced in, that some rs deeva,.s :
structed to vote for him, did not attend or senJ h
votes The opposition to him, with the eycen %a
of some dozen delegates, did not attend. TbrS.
one counties were represented in that BODY. on, Il
fifty; and Col Terry received majority Of All Il.
votes to which all the counties in the State were any,
titled--and even two-thirds of those renressn,sd,
and yet some 16 votes in his favor not renres.0s5
in person or by letter! Was ever man decsr.d
more decidedly to be the choice of his party,
How was he beaten' Having been for man,
years an ardent and active democratic one Nh.
nsrer fnched or lodged, when called upon d wal
by his party-one who was particularly encr,,;.
and active too, in drilling Others in the fine Of Su,y
and perhaps with too little of the suapiier IN NJ
IN such things, he at once encountered the old puI
OF the wing party; many democrats, who had
marked him during service in the senate Of ,i,ht
or nine years, for votes given against them for oS
and the long pent-up dsafiection Of those whom
party voice had not elevated.
Col. Terry was an ardent Van Buren, man; but !.
liberal and generous in his bearing towards ihos.
ms party who differed with him, as one can con.
ceive. This caused many too stringent Van RI.
rem man to mark him for punishment land now
have in my minds eye one who said that he should
De remembered for voting for Dixon H. Lewis for
United States senator last winter y while, strange
TO say, large portion of the friends of Calhoun
took peculiar pleasure in voting against him!
Judge Martin was personally unfriendly to COL
Terry; had very extensive family connexion; and
had been reputed to be good democrat. He Weld.
ed to the call of the strange and unnatural combins
ton of wings and Van Buren, and Calhoun demo.
Gratis; and the result is, defeat of the party will
and most exhirating state of feelings in the minds
Of long-headed wings.
As TO Col. Terry's Indebtedness being So, OO0 he
owes but about 0ne-half that sum, and is consider
ed to be worth near 100000 1t is a great pity
that the State has not few more such debtos
There would be far less danger ofrepudiaiion.
In conclusion, hope for healing of this differ
ence in our ranks. Judge Martin is gentleman Of
fair talents, not unpopular hitherto with the party
and is capable of making good governor. If
does so, with no undue leaning to the wings who
elected him, not much harm may grow out Of tho
late election.
ALABAMA.
lsitnot best to suspend this controversy here
UNION.