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

remarks expressive of the honor that
the meeting had conferred on him and
accepted of The nomination &c
The proceedings were then by resolu-
ton to be printed in the Lynx, &c
Such fellow citizens IS true history of
the proceedings had at the self-constitu-
ted convention held at Pamela on the 9th
inst, and such was the patriotic desire
of those who took an active part in ha-
wing candidate nominated on that day,
to serve you, and present you with
suitable candidate, TO carry out your
great principles and measures, that no
proposition however lair, nor from what
source soever it might eminate, met
with the least favor, nor did it even re-
ceive an approving nod from those who
it appears were determined to constitute
themselves, the sole arbiters of the me-
rits and dement's Of those who were
spoken Of as candidates; but under the
broad and assumed name Of county
convention they were determined TO
act, and consequently nominated MAJOR
Harrison of Pamela as the candidate,
and have presented him to you as the
choice of The phigS Of this county--pre-
Stunning no doubt that you would willing
ly acquiesce in any choice that they,
your selEcons'ituted representatives
might see proper to make. No doubt
but the gentlemen fr om the simple fact
that they objected TO have convention
called an proper principles, wished TO
save you from any further trouble a
bout the matter by voluntarily offering
their own services 10 settle all differ
ences of opinion by vote at that time.
This they accomplished no doubt salts
factory TO themselves, and Of course
being your properly au thorlzed agents
you are bound by whatever they have
done in the premises.
These remarks are made fellow citi-
zens with DO unkind feelings towards
any gentleman who was present and
acted on the occasion alluded o,the
action Of the majority who insisted on
the nomination fully jus,ifes me in the
conclusions cameIto, and it is 70. you
to say how far they were justified by
you in the course they saw proper to
pursue,-one thing is certain how ever
my friends, that if we tamely submit tc
such course OF proceedings, we W il
soon be 50 we'd the trouble of looking
into the merits or qualifications of any
gentleman who may see proper TO of
fer himself as candidate for our suf
frages and support in any election--f
! Few others more enlightened than We
will take that responsibility upon them
seIv es, and we will blindIy submit t,
/ their dictation.
! 1t is not the men who acted in III,
/ matter, that am at war with, but la
designating principles prop agated b,
them, princi pies which are anti-repub
Iican in themselves, and as tending vir
tualiy to disfTanchise those of our citi
zens who may not see proper 10 partl
ciDate in them, but who may reserve
an expression Of their choice until The
day of election. My fellow citizens
agreeable to this mode of proceeding
all that an ambitious aspirant for pub
lie honors would have TO do, to get the
nomination Of his party Cor rather the
parts to which ne nigh: claim to be-
long) would simply be to suggest hi:
aspirations to few of his friends, whc
through their knowledge or partially
for him, would call convention oftheii
party in the county to meet on GER
tain day; on that day of course hi:
friends would meet whether those who
might prefer that another should run fol
the office, attended or not, and wha
would be the consequence is but too ev
ident to every man Of common sense;
that is, that the man whose friends call
ed the convention, or meeting would bt
certain TO get the nomination, and
would ask ali candid honest and reflect
ing men, if the nominee Of such a con
vention has any claims superior in con
; sequence of such nomination to any 9th
er gentleman who ay'see proper to rul
for the same Office. Surely he has not
for he cannot come out before the PEG
pie of the county and say tosthem, tina
he is the choice Of his party as expires
sed through a convention, the most thai
he could say in candor and honesty
would be that he was nominated by