Holly Springs gazette., 1845-09-06
ADDRESS OF GEN. PATRICK
HENRY.
WHITE HALL. August Is. ls45.

M ~ Jackson on the 9th inst. ne a candI-
.s for chief magistrate Of your state,-
reference 10 the annexed letter to the
oates from Madison county, writen on
morning Of the 9th inst. you will there
i've hat formally declined the honor
tr expectatiOn was that the meeting would
rene on the 9th, but have since been
,rmed that il adjourned on the night Of
r.. jlh. In consequence OF this, my de
;,,tire got to Jackson too l<e for action
o~ f,re the meeting. My friends then laid
/, before a committee OF whis editors, who
declined 10 publish il, passing at the same
time a resolution mos. complimentary 10
ne Owing TO my absence fiom home,
was not apprIsed of the true reason why
nv letter was not published, until two days
aGo. when | received letter from the edi
,5r ofthe SOulhrcn, informing me of it
greatly regret that II was not published
% soon az il was asceTtaiHed that the NEE
Ting had adj burned | was In constant ex-
oec a.ion Of seeing it IN The papers, until /
received that communica tion.- Ii is now
necessary 10 placa me fairly before the peo
ME. that It should be laid before them.-
For without II, my conduct might appear
strange and unaccounlable-If not highly
censWa1lr.
The mo reflect upon the course pur-
sued in that letter, tue more confirmed /
am in It's proprietv. | feel highly haltered
by the unexpected kindness OF my friends
generally. and Of the whig press IN par.ic-
uIar for their good wishes towards me.
have received letters and messages. and
private solicitations from many va.uab! e CHI
zans OF the state. TO abile by the recommen-
datIOn. hope they viii do me the Justice,
one and a | 10 believe that ii gives ne heart
f-ll paln, thus to insist on the withdrawal of
my name, because | know it will disappoint
many warn aud ard mt friends, hose ap-
probation | would fondly hope to preserve
But have a sacred duty 10 perform to my
hmily, who are entirely dependant on me.
which, under existing circumstances, con
sIder paramount to all other claims. Did
my country demand the sacrifice, [ lrus,
that few would be found more willing to
immediate themselves on It's a tlr than -
BJt patriotism would suh no violatlol in
my cause, because there are others more
capable Of discharging the duties required.
aud TO whose families, | iail believe, 20
InJITy would result by the sacrifice Of Ii ne
anj money to CRAFTY their fiienls-and to
tHIse | hope the appeal Will be earnestly
msde.
And here, let me assure the whig party,
That shall ever consider il the highest hon
Or, 10 have been selected as the loader of the
forlorn hope of regul ,ted liberty AMI order
and law, in the S,are cf Mississrpi
that II is o. other grounds than the apt a rent
danger OF tie conflict, that found my ob
lec'ilns. Were i, convenient and prudent
i1T me to occupy 80 proud position.
would take pleasure in bearing the glorious
banner Of the wings Of Mississippi, ..fu
high advanced" in every county in the
slate. | would make "the dust of the
miee, the breath OF my nos.rils'' from this
lime until the first of November. But un-
iJFtuna,ely perhaps. for me. L know of no
way OF paying debts, save that Of full salts
hcIIon, and my creditors are such old fash
i1Hed folks. as never TO have heard of any
other mode Distinguishing debts,'' but by
paying the tall amount IN money CT rs
equivalent Tue modern notion of wiping
oi! debts by operation of ,he Old common
Jaw as held by our opponents, and of ena-
bhag The man WHO has borrowed mon ",
and s.ed 1t In valuable property. TO go
nnscathed aud unhurt, without paying a
'Haf olH back, they cannot ereA compre-
hena. They rely upon far different staff
H' support 'Tney rely upon old Miss'ssip
p iauh and bon 'sty. to sustain just claim
'n1 10 satisfy il in contra distinction 10 the
se'e tangled notions of the 0M common law
and lis manifold injustice and bad fai h. a:
low taught by the new light teachers o.
'ae day The nesessity thcletore. Of stric
attention in the superInlOudance of my busi
ness. and of Outstanding my rasources by
the pacIice OF the strictest ecoromy aud in
Gasiry, i but too apparent TO me. and
i0ndly hope. so for from censure. L shal
receive The plaudts ofaIl just men. for a
iaadable desire to discharge myself from
GeO', ard 10 be 10 truth. in every sense ol
'he word, an independent man.
And here perhaps should stop. But
trust viii not be considered irrelevant
no1 arrogating too much to myself. to offer
y tne spirit OF friendship and sincerity. one
sOIa OF advice to my whig friends. IL is
AloWn TO most of you, that in some of the
sOun'ies there IS an unfortunate and deeply
zoe Ieplorcd dissention. now existing be-
%een portion Of our brother wings. as to
nna' wall be :he effect upon the assets ofa
lHk' alter forfeiture of its charter. This
euuoveTsary has assumed degree of
cor and animosty not only unexpected,
Injurious to the prospect of the patry.
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