The lynx. (Panola, Mi. [i.e. Miss.]) 1845-1845, 1845-08-23

believe him TO be an honest man and
good wing, and as such ne would moi
certainly assume grounds so unfair,
and unwarranted by the action OF the
convention on the 9th inst. If you
wanted 10 run for the Legislature Ma
lor Harrison, why not have come out,
to use a common expression on your
own hook, without the intervention OF
caucus, for caucus ii certainly was
and nothing else that gave you the no.
m,nation, and you accepted Of 1t.
| deem it unnecessary for me fellow
citizens to say word to you respect
ing the merits or qualifications of the
other gentlemen who were spoken Of
as candidates, for your representative,
they are both well known to the citi
zens of the county, and require no eu-
logium at my hands. On one of thes gen.
tlemen, Col Miller, call was made in
the Lynx OF the Cd inst, signed by q
voter, requesting him to become can
didale for representative, stating that
f! if he would consent to run he would re-
ceive the support Of many voters o.
both parties; this call also requested
Col. Miller 10 state through the Lynx,
whether or not he would consent 10 be
candidate. To the call Col. Miller re-
| sponded and in his reply you will find
pu blshed in the Lynx Of the 9th inst,
which breathes the pure spirit Of Patri-
otism and a desire TO serve the citizens
Of this county, 10 the best Of his abilities,
should they deem him worthy Of their
support. In neither the call on Col
Miller, nor in his response thereto does
the spirit of party feeling have an abb
ding place, although it is well known 10
you that Col. Miller is a good wing
and true, and / assure you my wing
friends that | have at least heard fifty
strong democrats say that hey would
vote for Col. Miller should he conse mt to
run for the Legislature many Of whom
| have heard say since the nomination
on the 9Th inst, that they would now
stick up to their party, unless Col. Mil
Ter would yet run, in which case they
would still support him.
In view of all these facts, am oppos-
ed to the whole proceedings on the 9th
inst, as tending to disorganize the whig
party, and TO create unnecessary party
feelings and chickering's between you and
your democratic neighbors, and as tend
ing more or less to prejudice the inter
ests of all other county candidate; by
running the question at the instigaIion
Of what some ARE pleased TO call a con-
ventton.
Is it possible that the wing who
might see proper to come out as an in
dependent candidate could not be elected
, in this whig county, Iand would he be
more recreant to his duty as wing on
all proper occasion than if he run as
the nominee Of a caucus; surely he
would not; but on the contrary he would
redouble his exertions when necessa-
ry.
But fellow citizens | am probably
trespassing on your time and patience.
and will therefore hasten to conclu-
sion. with an expression OF regret that
have felt in duty bound to thus notice
The proceedings on the 9th inst, and
will simply suggest that the great and
important measure in which this county
is more deeply interested, at the pres
ent time than any other is the clean
ing out of our river and the State at
large is interested in the proposed "a
mendmensS TO the Constitution, with
respect to the introduction of slaves,
and the time of holding elections, our
collecting Laws are very deficient and
require more summary mode of pro-
ceeding than we have at present both
in Circuit and Magistrates Courts
The State is also very much interested
in the reduction of the present exorbi-
tant rate Of taxation; and the proper
application Of the 100000 acres of
land donated by the Congress of the
U. S. to this State for the purpose of
internal improvements. There is also
! another measure, which is of vast in
, terest to the people of the State. and
: especially the whig portion of them. and
that is to have the State divided infr
Congressional districts, agreeable >, ~
requlsition of the act Of Cor,eross
, Another measure wh;.ch., : ofoon,,,,
| r,a1,ni, ;,,aroxtane 1.