The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-17

n " ~ ga WIS eASSS SSAASS~
. should not MISSISSIPPI be ably represen
ted? Upon the Legislature will devOlv
the duty of deciding who shall be clOthe
with that responsibility. We believe tn
! voice of the people has declared in favo
of A. G. McNUTT, we moreover believe
that the signs Of the times point unerringl
to his triumphant election, but in conclu
sion we would remark, woe to the future
political prospects of him who sacrifices
upon the altar of personal feeling, the
known wishes of a cOnfding constituency
The last number of the Wing in com.
menting on the address of Mr.. Turney,
the recently elected Senator in Tennessee,
says:
"Mr. Tumey not considering himself
bound by GAUGES nomination, or by the
wish of Mr.. Polk in reference to the mat.
ter, came out as an independent candidate
in opposition to Mr.. Nicholson, and because
the wings in the Legislature saw fit to
vote for Mr.. Turney, they are denounced
as traitors, and accused of dishonest Goa
lition. The wings of Tennessee are pure
and we'll tried patriots, and nothing that
locofoco presses can say can detract from
their tair fame. The locofoco press had
better remain silent upon this subject, and
endeavOr to hush the matter up, or their
little idol, James X. Polk, may be found to
have acted rather disgracefll part in the
affair. When our President so far forgets
the dignity of his station as to interfere in
State elections, and dictate who shall be
our representatives in Congress, there must
be something "rOtten in Denmark"
1t is utterly false that Mr.. Polk interfered
in any manner in that election. The facts
are these-a wing paper in Nashville fore.
seeing that the popular feeling among the
Democratic party throughout the State was
argely in favor of the election of Mr..
Nicholson to the United States Senate, to
excite feeling Of hostility to him among
he other aspirants and their friends-char.
ged without any foundation whatever, that
Mr.. Polk favored the election of Mr.. Mich.
olson. Mr.. Turney addressed a letter to
Mr.. Polk calling his attention to the subject
and requesting to know if he was interfer.
ing in the election or using any means to
secure the election Of Mr.. Nicholson. To
his letter, Mr.. Polk very properly made no
response-and Mr.. Turney knew that he
could not with any propriety reply to such
a letter, or interfere at ali in the election.
In fact, Mr.. Turney did not wish him 10 re.
ply to it, his only object was to make CAPT
al with the wings out Of Mr.. Folks refu.
sal to reply to HE letter. Does any one
believe if Mr.. Polk had replied disavowing
a preference for Mr.. Nicholson and express.
ng preference for him, that he would not
nave represented thatOs one Of the strong
est reasons why the Democratic members
IF the Legislature should vote for him D
The use he made Of Mr.. Folks silence
with the wings abundantly prove that he
would have done so. His object was to be
elected at all hazards, and the despicable
artifce he Tesorted to and a sacrifice Of
some of the cardinal principles that he had
ong advocated secured him the object of
bis ambition. The true reason Of the
Whig opposition to Mr.. Nicholson, was
hat he is a talented and true democrat
without variableness or shadow of turn.
ng," whose influence they had often felt
md still feared, and whose long devotion to |
he principles Of democracy were beyond
he reach of wing influence. IF the only |
lain the wings of Tennessee have to be.
ng squire and well tried patriots" is be.
.ause they voted for Mr.. Turney for the
United States Senate, then they are vel.
ome to the honor, nor viii we seek to de.
ract from " their fair fame" and if there /
e any honor in occupying a seat in our
United States Senate obiained by such ?
leaHs, let SIr. Turney enjoy it. Ii