The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-10-18

scn,ial pr;nci les and character, in It's
administration, of an Oligarchy-a go
vernment committed 20 the hands OF
few, Under the control and direction OF.
any little dirty "vilIage unto" who
pay whenever they choose, gel up
more respectable caucus, call il con
vcnlion, and, by species of political
iueularIy, place any ore oliher number
in power that may be deemed lest fitted
10 susserve their purposes. This is
the process, (and history abounds with
proof by hich the liberties Of a peo-
pie tCccme Erst exposed, and their
freedom at length insidiously wrcslcd
from them ere they susI Get The danger.
And 100 often is it unl0r tuna;ely true
that people are cortent with the name
Of freedom while they are in fact under
the government aud controul Of usurpcd
power and djctalion. The Roman citl-
zen gIored alike in the name Of Re
public under the bloc ly reign Of Nero
and Caligula and the mj!der and moro
genial sway ofihe Aureii
| was opposed at The present time,
TO the whig party holding q. c"nv cntion
al all, even upon fair and correct princi-
pies. The d cmocratic arly had man
Tested disposition not TO organize
themselves and, in view of infinitely
more important questions of local
character, vitality affecting the interests
of this portion Of the country without
regard TO party politics, as we'll as for
many other reasons deemed good,
thought 1T ilI-adviscj for the wings Of
This county 10 stir up those imbitter-
cd party feelings which the Democrats,
as a party, hal thus shown disposition
TO let sleep, at least for the present, By
organizing and drawing the party Ines.
was opposed to il because hal bee N
strong y solicited TO become a candidate
6y many Of nay friends Of both parties
ana was willing to. comply with their
wishes. but preferred 10 run rs an indie
Pende-t can liJatc for reasons which |
have already stated. And especially
was | opposed TO ii, upon principle. I
when, on the day Of the nomination, |
but too evidently perceived from the
number about TO compose The meeting
ii was scarcely entitled to so RESI- cctab.c /
Il name as that OF a caucus. much less
Il convention, and that from the char
acter Of most Of the materials Of " hich |
1t 3was about TO lie organized, | was
last ofaII 70 expect y ravorirism with |
such a heterogeneous mass of human |
mortality as constituted portion Of the |
caucus, even had desired the nomina- !
lion.
TWAS lac IN the evening Of The day |
for The meeting, nearly sun
set, after some eight or ten candidates
had finished Speaking 10 the few |
who had the patience to re main, when |
Major Isaac Newton Davis rose with
becoming gravity ard requested all
present that were wings TO remain for |
The purpose Of going into ueminaton
Of cantidate for representative Of Pa
noIa county in the lowe branch of t Ire
ensuing legis, AZURE Of the Sra,e Of Mis-
SsSppl." AMI while those who were
not Of the faith land goodIy number
oi such had come up for the purpose OF
hearing the great apostle of democracy
and reputation expound the prime ples
Of their creed, were retiring from the
room, the Major, with Il view on1y Of
saving time and useless ceremony. vo-
UNFAIRLY walked into the chair, called
The meeting to order and asked for
propositions; having first, however.
aiken the precautionary step, with the
drther view, as he informed them, Of
saving q second talIoling, 10 assure the
meeting that i: would be entirely uune-
;essary TO confer the nomination en-
nm MS he co@ld not accept it.
Doctor llib!er was there in the line
u promotion with his little squad cor
esponding exactly in number if not in
'ihcr resp ects to the Decemvirato that
or some two years directed the mighty
Of the Roman Empire, com
handed by Captain Balch, pressing his
claims to caucus favorilism. The
friends of Major OrviIlo Harrison, of
ee'Sla'iVe memory in Tennessee, the
nc most expert of whom had juggled
'P The meeting for his special benefit.
we're fnarn