Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-26
MIDDLETON, Feb. %, 1874

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MIDDLETON, Feb. %, 1874.
To the Editor of the Mississippi Democrat;
In your paper of the 10Th instant, I
perceive letter, part of which is an abor-
tive attempt 10 answer few remarks Of
mine in former number, in which Than
died the pseudo Hays creek Democrat with
my gloves off. The fact Of bis deception
in trying TO impose himself on your read.
ers as Democrat from Hays creek, his
sefshness, and his grovelling efforts to
gain nomination for a county office at
the sacrifice Of true republican principles,
caused me to notice him, and in my sric-
lures on his meagre production, ! scalhed
him so effectually that he explodes with
Immature and passion, forgets his dignity,
(f ever he had any, and INDUCES in low
slang and vulgarity: such being his course
in his last sera,cl, I cannot dignity it with
the name of communication | would not
now deign to notice him, but for The fee.
BILE attempts he makes to give his selfish
arguments the coloring Of Democratic
principles; and again, hope he may
have some redeeming qualities, and is
made to appear in his worst habliments
from the way he was "cut upon the raw
for the flesh will creep where the PIN
GERS tear He says am ga ffst rate
whig," because advocate political repre-
sentalion; now he seems to forget that |
advocated such principles because | know
| that il is in this manner the voice of the
people can be heard and their predictions
made known. If he condemns political
representation in county, why not carry
out his rule, and repudiate it in Stale;
| if, as he says, it is repugnant 10 true de-
mocratic principles in county, it is PLAIN
to all that it must be equally so in a State.
"a Democrat" Tor as he with great deal
Of propriety changes his name TO "a Lo-
cofoco") is very simple and puerile in his
logic, although he seems TO look down with
such sovereign contempt upon your Mid
| dleton cores pondenls. IL he has half in
teigence commensurate with his boosted
wisdom, experience, and seniority, he must
be aware that in mass meeting Of the
democracy Of the county, not one-tenth
part Of them could, or would give expires.
sion TO their views and preferences, where
as in beat meeting erery man feels him
self at home, and fearlessly and lucidly
advocates and defends his principles and
predictions. All! but those beat meet
ings are wrong any way you can fix It;
they are not democFatic; the delegates
cannot represent the views Of the people,
for they will nominate some tender youth,
and foolishly overlook the intellectual, the
wise, and the venerable politician, the Car
rollton Locofoco!
"a Locofoco' seems very much afraid
lest the people should have avoire in their
own councils, and a hand in their own bu.
siness; he still insists that all the political
affairs Of our county be managed by one
general mass meeting at Carrollton. !
am pleased TO see that the county meeting
is recommended at SO late day, as eie
that time the several precincts will have
discussed tho merits aud dement's Of the
various candidates, and will then be able
to urge the nomination of the PEOPLES
CHOICE. for the various Offices. hope
that at the county meeting on the third
Monday in April, The grea, majority Of Tho
people will attend, and woe 10 the dele
gate who would dare to misrepresent tho
views Of tho people of bis beat! But
there is no probability of this, in every
4 precinct in the county the most eligible
and most popular candidates will beknown
TO all, and there viii be nothing but har-
mony and unanimiy amongst them. a
Locofocor thinks there is no necessity for
this; in his sage experience and learned
Intelligence he sees no usc for The people
assisting in heir own business; be Is par