Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-02-19


facility of making nominations is all that
ia desired the easiest mode would be %
10, one man make the nominations, and
to carry out his principles lille lai'her'
let one man appoint The officers ms
would be much easier and cheaper than
10 have zen or dozen from beat disturb.
ing the quiet of BenevoIus by urging las
they have the undoubted right 10 do at all
times and in all places the claims OF 'he'r
favorites. Beneyolus intimates that
general mass meeting would not be more
democratic than q convention of delegates.
If he is serious in this, his ears are as long
as gourd handle, and "enlighteaed knoe'
ledge" is commodity Of which he must
of necessity have a very limited supply.
Beneyolus remarks that a Democrat says
that such thing as a political represen-
tation should never exist where there is no
clear necessity for it. "This Che says)
caps the climax of your correspondents
ideas of politics." &c. Now, am aware
that there are great many feeble bre-
thren in our school of politics, but | nc.
yer dreamed that any man of our faith
should be so given over to "total igno-
rance" as TO dispute The position above re-
ferred 10 as the climax" In pure de-
mocracy, no such thing as political re-
presentation does exist; every man meets
bis fellow. citizen in counsel, and there, in
proper person, advocates his own views,
and casts his own votes, ano consequently
is never misrepresented like those are who
speak through political representation;
and necessity is the only excuse that can
be given for departure from this mode
of managing public affairs. Benevolus
seems to be writing for the farmers as tho
they had made him the embodiment of
their political representation at Middleton
| would be very much pleased 10 see his
power of atty, if it has not been revoked;
for hope he would not have the impu
dence to represent the farmers without
their knowledge or consent. Benevous
seems TO have a nervous dread of the 'Hal-
ents, wisdom and tact Of many of our town
the reason, presume, is, that
he has been trying to be one himself and
has not been able to succeed. Poor EEL
low he has been compelled 10 "succumb"
10 superior wisdom, tact, &c, and fear
such will ever be his hapless lot, Bene-
volous also has the fear of sly old coons
before his eyes: here he "lets the cat GU
of the bag at last.' He wishes to run for
ga mere county Office" and being dest-
tute Of the requisite amount of personal
popularity among the people at large,
wishes to procure the aid of convention
of delegates 10 fight the "sly old coons" for
him. Alas! that"a mere county office"
and the "sy old coons" should be such
compound "bed of thorns" to Benevolous.
Since writing the above, | am informed
that BeneyooUs is a very tender youth,
and that when he gets older he will know
better, and that he was in fit OF bad hui
NOR when he wrote. would merely nd
wise him in the words of a poet:
"But children, you should never let
Such angry passions rise,
Your little hands were never mt de
To tear each others eyes"
Now all that have TO say is said; and
but one thing remains TO be done, and that
is TO affix my signature. ] am demo-
crat, as subscribed mysellin my last COM
munication, and must still so subscribe my
self; and if my illustrious predecessor
should still be disposed to complain that
his right of pre-occupation has been in
fringed, will, hereafter, subscribe myself
A Locofoco.
Yours, truly, &c,
A DEMOCRAT, alias
A LocoFoco.