The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-10-16

more time than farmers usually have to deVot
to the improvement Of our intellectual. facul
8 ties. Hence it is that the planters are the mos
d influential class Of the population of Mississip
~pi-combining as they do, plain practical com
mon sense, with a full knowledge of the theo
ry Of our government, they are the safest de
positories Of power. In times Of financla
embarrassment and distress, il Is to their wis
dom and prudence we look for relief. To tn,
sound clear-headed planter we turn our eyes
E when we wish to be extricated from difficult
ties brought upon. US by wild and reckless lie
] gislation, and by the operations of laws franco
e by lawyers with a view to increase their bust
ness. This planter is the best protector Of the
rights Of the people, because, as a "tiller OIL
the %s)il,' he is completely and entirely identi-
fed with the country, and consequently the
J most Jealous in the advancementO of it's welfare
BCing literally one of the sOvereigns, he pos
! sesses the best knowledge Of their wants, and
/, is The best Judge Of their interests.
IF there ever was a time when men Of this
description we're needed in our State Legisla-
ture it is this; for we present the anomalous
spectacle Of a State immensely rich in its re-
sources, oppressed by a debt which in a few
years will be manageable; Of a population
stepped to the eyebrows in litigation, arising
from unwise and partial legislationi Of a COM
munity becoming more and more demoralized
under the operation Of laws utterly at war with
the commonest principles of old-fashioned
even handed justice. In this p%erilous crisis Of
our affairs it is not to the aippant lawyer or
professional politician we turn our eyes, but
to the wise, cautious and clear-headed planter.
Sheer not at this remark We Attorneys and
Counsellors at Law, for distinguished mem
Der Of your own profession, even Judge Will
kinson, has stated that planters not only pos
sess all the requisite qualifications necessary to
make wise legislators, but also that numbers Of
them have sufficient ability to write out correct
decisions upon great Judicial questions. A
compliment no less handsomely made than
richly deserved. He said it, l doubt not, in all
sincerity and honesty, and not, as some would
suppose, for the purpose Of counting the popu-
lar breeze by arraying the many planters against
the fen lawy ers.
In most Of the counties the planters have
their candidates, and have most Aattering pros
poets for their election. In the District com
posed Of the counties of Scott and Madison
there are two candidates for the office of Sena-
tor, one Of whom, Mr.. Fielder, is an indepen-
dent planter, and the other, Mr., Singleton, is an
Attorney at Law. This contest is an exciting
one, not SO much on account Of their ditferen-
ces Of opinion upon national politics, (for there
is a tendency to the fusion Of parties in this
country) as on account Of the position Of the
opposing candidates in reference to matters
purely local in their nature. The most import
ant Of Them, and the only oneI shall notice at
this time, has grown out Of the formation of
the Senatorial District The union OF Scott
and Madison was an unnatural one, and Ihave
never heard j: justified by any but gabid patti
Fans who would dare anything and go all
lengths for the advancement Of party. There
has been, comparatively, but little intercourse
between the two, the character Of their popu-
lation is essentially different, and they have
been, opposed to each other upon all
the leading questions of the day. The whole
thing bears upon its face the evidence Of q
forced match. 1t was the Preparation Of an
act not specified in the powers Of attorney Civ
en- their agents in the Legislature by the voters
wishes were never consulted, and their
consent has yet to be obtained. verify be-
lieve that the formation of the present Senate
rial District, and the consequent severance of
the close lies which have ever bound Yazoo
and Madison together, were made, not in ac-
cordance with the wishes Of the people, but
FIR the purpose Of subscribing the interests of
a dictatoriaI party clique, and for the elevation
of men whose heads would swim were thew
placed upon the heights they aspire TO tread
Mr.. Singleton was a member of that Legisla.
ture, and the extent Of his labors in BRINGING
about this alliance can be seen in the Journ,IS
Whether his action in this matter was nromn,-
ed by a knowledge that the arrangement would
be acceptable to the people of the two coun.
ties, OF with a view to the advancement Of he
W political aspirations, it is not for me 10 s,v
Ho is a lawyer and too shrewd to make onv ID
missions in reference to the motives which 80
tuated him. But ii remains for the peonlo -
say at the baliot-box how far thew approve az
this sort Of Gerrymandering, and to what ex-
tent they are prepared to carry their submis-
sion to the clique of professional politicians
who have SO long been debating to the coun-
try.
Planters, let US then at the coming election
Laliy around the standard Of our candidates.
Let US have legislation that will be Distinguish
60 more Tor the good it does the country, than
.of me amount Of litigation it gives rise to-
Let us rather confde our rights and our inter-
esls % the keeping Of those who are Of Is and
w'm rs, than to political aspirants. Let US of
the middle and southern portions Of The State
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