Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-12-03

, But again, we all remember the canvas
OF ls40 The scenes Of that contest an
is result should be in9elIiby impresse
3 upon the mind Of every Democrat Tbos
: were evil days--a dark cloud overshadow
I ed our pany-disordere finances, Wild
spread bankruptcy, a desire and ,hen
passion Tor change grew up among thu
people, aud the storm burst and sweep
over US. All whose faith was weak, WHOSE
IpriFciples were unsound, desc ted US anC
Joined the enemy, or, the worse for them
we're neHtral,--wo we're defeated. Where
was Gen. Quitnan then? was he for Of
against us? IT for rs, point 10 his action
point to his speeches, hls services and bis
sacniices-how, when and where 7 Aye,
let the Editor of the Pauding Clarion who
has airayed Us for prescription Of Gen.
Quitman, answer this question for him.
Say you be had no opportunity we an
5wer, be was offered the distinguished
station Of EIector, and he coIdIy, almost
CONTEMPORARY declined it--say you his
private business interleredl we answer
you, that Gen. Quiman's private circun.
stances would as much Justify his accept.
ance as did those of Roger Barton and
Henry S. Foote, neither of whom have
ever been celebrated for superabundance
Of this worlds goods,--no, no sir, his heart
was afar from us and his feelings we're not
with US. 1t was pure contest of prin-
cipe, the FIRST since the days of Jefferson
and Adams, and he that was not for US
was against us. And while such men as
Hays and Fooie and Barton and Kinds
and host of other brilliant men were in
our front ranks, cheering US by their i'm.
FASHIONED eloquence, on to the unequal
fight and falling with US, Gen. Qltman
stood by, unmovd, nor hand nor voice did
he raise. VIII the Clarion say why2
Again; in 1871, we admit that he was
not neutral because he was openly against
us and rotcd against us. And upon the
Bond question, from no other man, perhaps
in our whole State, did the Democratic
party experience more injury and more
deadly hostility than from Gen. Quitman
This is strong language, but true as we be-
lieye. The injury was this;--Gen. Quit
man was the author land to his honor be
it spoken) Of the constitutional clause
which protected US from the Union Bank
bonds, and he was the first to repudiate his
own work; he was quoted by the Wings
Ibis name, bis very purity as a man and
his independence { y as politician were
summoned TO blacken, as il were, by con-
trast, the characters of our leaders and
ourselves But he went farther and did |
worse--he was not passive but active. He
voted and spoke against us in lS4I Bat
in lSf3 he schemed against us. He used
every eliort--he countenauced schisms-
he joined in our conventions and then op.
posed our nominees, and is said to have
aided in the establishment OF the States
man, paper only distinguished for its SUI
peratiye abuse Of every anti .bondman in |
Mississippi II was all in vain and the
election proved him and his coadiutors
Howard, Williams and others, 10 belong
to ar immense party of 1900 voters!l!
In lS4i, we admit that at the last hour
Gen. Quitman came into our ranks and
made few speeches. We did not need
him then--we did need him in 1910 Al
and '43, Bat in 1914, the great heart Of
the American people was aroused and
mere men, were as but feathers upon the
sweeping torrent OF public opinion Gen.
q. merely hoated with the current, yield
ing to what he nor the loftiest of our land
dared resist without destruction. Without
him we would have conquered as we had {
often done before, and for one we are dis {
posed to yield him the credit due the hum ,
olesi soldier in our ranks. Felix Illus. j
lon, Thos. F. Marshall, Ventress, and $
glorious band of kindred spirits, ckipalrous
90 and high minded men they were, come :
10 us upon this Texas question. Yet have '
neg asked or il asked, would we give them
he first places in our party2 Where is
zen. Qutman's advantage over these men2
If these are all facts let US not again be
for publishing tue truth, or else
We strike in return. If they are false they t
AN be prou6R SO, and we will make the
Imende honorable. Until this is done, we !
hall maintain and press our original posi- I
ion. Our party ought certainly to be t
If principle. Ii we have prin- t
iples they should be dear TO us aud we {
hould honor the ancient standard bearers
# our faith. But if we have no princi. v
lies, no common principles endeared to S
is by the memories Of many a gallant '
iruggle and many glorious triumph, )
hen, then indeed lot US elect the eleventh /
Iour stragger, as well as the war worn S
elerau and congratulate ourselves, and be /
congratulated by the Wigs in return, up. /
N our Liberty and freedom from Parry b
4
From the exertlons now making and 9
rom the scenes enacted in our own and {
Their Legislatures for few years past, we n
hall not be surprised al this result. lis