Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-29
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.

the Kentucky wings, II, indeed, their APP
probation be desirable.
The Kentucky Observer Of the Sth inst,
has dedicated a bitter article TO this sub
ject. The chorus of the song is, that Of
the lately appointed generals all are demo
Gratis. When Congress passed the act TO
raise regiment of mounted rihemen, the
President appointed Maj. Burbridge and
Capt. Crittenden, of Kentucky, from that
party, and the thanks that they gave him
we're sneers and taunts, and insinuations
OF corrupt motives.
AT the time the President was thus Iibe.
rally bestowing his patronage upon The
wing party Of Kentucky, how was il re.
ciprocaled by the wing governor of that
Staiel The field officers Of her three re.
giments OF volunteers we're 10 he selected
| BY him. How many democrats did his
excellency select Will the editor Of the
Observer inform US? We will ourselves
answer the question. He did not appoint
ONEl
One burst Of Indignation followed. The
rank and file OF whigery itself felt ashamed
The rank and file of that party are brave
and honest, and condemned Tho outrage.
Il is not sufficient 10 say that none applied
from the democratic party for appointment.
We will name one, a worthy and respec-
ted citizen of Lexington, well known to
the editor of the Observer, of family
which has lost more than one of its circle
in the last war, who fell gallanuy fighting
for their country. Benz F. Graves aided
efficiently in raising more than one com
pany Of volunteers in Lexington and is
vicinity, and was strongly recommended
to the governor for the Office Of major
+ We are informed upon good authority that
one or more leading wings of Lexington
demonstrated against his appointment, and
he was accordingly passed by.
Ia this state Of the case tho President,
we'll informed of the wing prescription OF
bis friends, was called upon to nominate
q various staff officers for the quartermas.
. |ter's and commissary's service in those re-
gimenls. He was also called on TO select
suitable persons 10 command The brigades
and divisions when they should be formed
in the field. Did the editor of the ObSer
! per expect the President to subject himself
, second time to whig insinualIons of cor
rupt designs by appointing wing generals
or staff offi1ersl Was he so Uerddnt as
I to believe the President would permit his
friends, brave, capable and patriotic as
they are, TO be prescribed, insuIed, and
=, trampled on wherever whigery had sway,
without extending to them his powerful add
lf he were soft enough TO believe oil this,
then all we have to say is that he did not
know "who James X. Polk is" We shall
offer no other defence OF the President in
> this matter. Hehasselected good men and
: true, who will uphold the honor OF the
! country wherever they shall be called
. on.
Ono individual is selected by the Obser.
. vcr and Reporter. This is General Tho
mas Marshall Of Lewis county, Kentucky
y OF him we will present a few considera
:, tons to defend him against the aspersion;
y cast upon him.
> The editor states that company was
. raised in Mason county, for the Mexican
war, in which Mr.. Marshall was elected &
lieutenant that being as high as the com
pany chose to place him. When the 20
81 Iitical intolerance which governs Masor
10 county is recollected, and when it is recol
d ected that Gen, Marshall, by his zealou
m support of the democracy, had made him
o self very obnoxious TO the governing par
:, ty in Mason, we consider il as strong evi
, dence of his merit that he should hav,
been selected to the second Office in tn,
~ company. But the editor remembers L
forget, that at subsequent meeting o
the officers of ten or twelve of the reject
u ed companies, majority of whom wer
lie wings, Gen, Marshall was chosen lieuten
10 ant colonel, with colonel Clarkson an
al Gen. Desha as colonel and major, an
that the field officers thus chosen we're sen
~ to this city by resolution of the officer
T. to offer the services of the regiment thu
ht voluntarily organized, to the President
e. Even wing officers thus gave their TESTING
n. in his favor, and showed that thew wer
willing TO place themselves and their me
" under his comman,
" The true caus, of this attack on Gene
~ raj Marshall is that he is democrat, yea
y lous, enthusiastic, efficient; that he wi
i not worship Mr. Clay, nor submit to viii
tyranny. We suppose that the editor wa
=" hrooding over the consequences Of the &c
nd LIBERATED ''free fight" at Frankfort last win
ed ter when hatred TO "al the Marshalls
ed stirred up some fifteen aspiring youn
ha wings Of Lexington and Frankfort 10 attac
" Gen. Marshall at the Mansion House, o
~ the night of sth Of January--an ominou
he time for all the enemies of democracy. TIL
ad "free tighp like the battle Of New o.
j. leans, terminated in the route Of the assai
ants, three of whom were left sensel,
u On the floor, one with his head sticking i
" a window, impaed on the broken glas