Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-08-13

OrA notice of the proceedings Of the
Wing Convention at Jackson, which it ap-'
pears dwindled down to !. common wing
meeting, will De found in another mart of
this paper. AZ we expected. a full ticket.
Z recommended-and strong ticket too.
Attempts to create division in the de,nocra-
tic ranks on minor issues will be unavail-
ing, and the regular ticket win be elect
ed BY triumphant majority.
We have copied a complimentary notice
of Hon. A. M. CLAYTON, which we doubt
not IS well merited by that accomplished
gentleman and profound jurist. We feel
fully authorized to say, too, that his compe-
.itor, Judge HRNDLEr S. BENNETT, is also
eminsntIy qualified for the high station,
and that on whatsoever Of these gentle
men the choice Of the people may fall, we
feel confident the duties Of the exalted
public trust to which they aspire will be dis
charged with fidelity and ability, and the
high character of our supreme judicial tri-
bunal be maintained unimpared.
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We observe, among others spoken of 10
succeed the lamented DAWSON from the Sd
Congressional district of Louisiana, the
name of Hon. JOHN II. HARMANsoN, now
Senator from Rapides and AvoyelIes. Mr..
H. is one. of the best democrats, and one
Of the noblest of men, it has ever been our
fortune to know. His popularity among
his neighbors, and with all who know him,
is unbounded, and we sincerely hope the
choice Of the district convention has fallen
upon him.
o. JOHN BATTAILLE, ESQ.,, sterling
democrat, has been nominated as a can
didate for the State Senate from the dis
trict of Yazoo and Madison. We make
the following extract from the letter of the
committee-c consisting of T. Smith, ]. NJ.
Elder, and D. M. FuIton-appointed by
meeting in Madison to apprise him os his
nomination:
"We think the final battle IS to be fought
the coming fall between the people and
the Banks, when we trust the latter will
be vanished, and they and their evils dis.
appear from our State together and for
ever. Ii is popular saying that snakes
tail never dies until the sun goes down.
Is il not high time that the great sun of
Republican equality had gone down on
these Banks (whose tails only are now
alive so that they might die throughout
the courts be relieved from harassing IL
tigation-and the people from taxes to
sustain it One of our political friends
whom we delight TO honor, and whom we
will honor, (hecause he will go 10 a post
where other great questions will claim his
attention. has said that the doctrine of for
felture smacks too much of the feudaisys-
tenn. Ii soy the doctrine of private cor
porations and franchises smacks ofysome4
thing worse-court faVoritism-the grant
ing of nopolies-royal grace and favor
won by corruption-the surrender of the
rights of he many into the hands Of the
few;-practices which undermined the
throne of the first Stewart, and laid the
foundation for the destruction of the Sc
cond. AS we have adopted the evils, let
US at least have the remedy; if not, there
is no redress for the violations of law by
corporations, but in the repeal of charters
IA doctrine against which most of the
whig lawyers in '39 Illuminated their de-
nunciations challenging US to pursue the
very course which Briscoe's bill requires,
and where there should be made to appear
the violation of charter, judgment and
forfeiture.