True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-11-11
DIR. Lloyd SeIby.

In announcing the name OF this gentle
man for the seat in Congress vacated by
the resignation of COL Davis, we not on
ly comply with his own request, but we
also perform a task agreeable to ourselves,
and place upon our banner a name that
will be gratefully hailed by large and
respectable portion of the True Democra-
cy of Mississippi A name around which
clusters the brightest public and private
virtues,-a name that has been fixed
star-never deviating, never eccentric
from its pure orbit-among the lumina-
ries of MIssissippis Democracy.
LLOYD SELBY, of Warren, should be the
candidate, for these cogent reasons:
First-he resides Immediately in the
district lately represented by Col. Davis.
Secondly-although the State was not
dstricted at the time of the last election,
the MisSisippian, and other really Demo
cratic journals, admit that it is due to the
South west, as an ACT OF BARE JUSTICE,
togive that section Of the State the Candi-
date.
Lastly and not least-no man has
stronger claims upon the Democracy, as
thorough, unfaltering Democrat
He is not intellectually inferior TO any
of the aSpirants, all of whom are men of
ability and worth. So important were
his services in the last Presidential cleo
ton that he was honored as bearer of the
Electoral Vote ofthis State TO Washing
ton city.
As political writer he has illuminated,
with his ctaste and vigorous pen, the Prin-
cipIes OF our faith, and laid bare the glar
ing and numerous defects in the creed of
our opponents. When REPUDIATIoN"
was written upon our escutcheon as a
stigma OF scorn, and the Repudiator was
denounced as an unprincipcd swindler,
LLOYD SELBY was amongst the foremost
to vindicote the principle and glory in the
appellation. But, towards the Wing par
ty his bearing has been that Of the corteous
logician, not Of the scurrilous villifier.
He bore with him. REASON, TO conciiiaIe
and convince,--n abuse, TO disgust and
exasperate.
In making this statement Of DIR. Selby's
character, services aud worth, we do that
gentlemen mere justice, unembellished
with anyof the tricks Of pnGery. And
although the would-be lords Of the press
individuals who garbIe and misconslrue
Democracy may charge us with pOliti-
cal schism for the annunciation of an
honored name, we shall remain unmoved
and unlerrifed as ever, nor heed the point
less arrow that may be winged by any
consequential pigmy. We are for the
UNITY Of the Democratic party; we
have no aspirations to crafty, bat love De-
mocracy for = r alone. We have our
preferences lor the men in lis ranks we
believe t would be we'll were some out
ofits ranks and returned again, like the
prodigal of.the Bible, to The bosom Of their
parent, Whiggery. They would then be
maskless, and acting in the old sphere, in
which they commenced operations polili-
cally. We fear, however, that the party
10 which they were once lraitOrous, be-
cause It's chance for he aspOils" was IA
Their dismal, would disdain a renewal Of
the connection. So we must bear with I
The fostering ulcer until the " Doctor Of /
IbecommOnwealthH tsober second lboughi) 4
shall use his lancet eGeetually in 1917.
Whoever our parry centres uPon-
vhe,herii be SELBT, TARPLET, Elicit, .
BErFALLIE, or any other tried and able
DemOcrai, him viii ve cordially support
for RsPresen,atiss IN Congress hoping. /
hOwsver, thus the weighly claims Of Dr.
SELBT will b dolly considered
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