The State guard. [volume] (Wetumpka, Ala.) 1847-18??, 1847-06-08
TusKALoosA. NAV Ia lS47.

as my otncal duties Will CohHae me-
here. for some time to come, hope you
will excuse the liberty take Of address
sing you upon the subject, in this form
The treatment which ! have received
from those who were unfferdly TO my
election in the first instance, and whose
opposition, il is probable, | shall have
to encounter in the present canvass
renders it necessary, that should com
municate 10 the independent voters of til.
State my present position and views.
II Is we'll known that did not thrust
myself upon The people as candidate.
Ga the contrary. was engaged in the
discharge of official duty, in an Office
preferred by ME 10 all oihers--and re,
luctsnlly given up. The situation of Fl
nancial aft, of tn State bad become
such, as to awaken the people To dan
gers which they supposed were mpend
ing over them, and which they did 40
believe would be removed. through the
doctrine held by The ohly candidate then
before them for the Chief MagIsiracY Of
the State. The effart To find some indl.
vdual TO carry out their views aud wish
es. in the Administration of the State
government resulted in call upt ne,
by the people TO become their CANDIDATE
for that important office. The difficult
lies and dangers by which compliance
was surrounded. were not unknown to
me, and were only encountered under
sense of duty-for idered, and SC
stated, that the people had r!ghtto The
services OF any citizen they might choose
to call 10 that high s.alion-tha II was
an office neither TO be sought nor be de =.
clned-and il the people desired my ser
vices, they could command them. | be-
came a candidate al their request, and
the people elected me by large NJ jor,
jty, have to the best of my ability,
faithfully and impartially discharged The
arduous and responsible duties oi the OIL
fee; and so far as | know, without
charge even, Of Official delinquency.
from friend or foe.
The consistent usage Of the party,
from the formation of our State conslitu-.
ton has been, to elect the incumbent 10
q second term, if he had been faithful 10
his trust. 1t seems however, that an
exception is attempted to De made i,
my case solely upon the ground, that |
Welded to the call OK the people re-
feried to-!or il there be SIN in my cleo
tiun, it is one which the people commit
ted, and not myself. It's :rue. that my
knuckles have been raped severely, In
order to reach the people Tor this sin, ard
the effort has been made to impuIte II 10
me-my enemies not daring, openly, 20
avow their tf ue design. The free mer
of Alabama are too Intelligent. TO, be
duped by such a device. and too Sener-
Gus to permit another TO be injued on
,heir account. Ii an experience OF
twenty years in their service may do,
from which to Judge oil their disposition.
| am Brought by it, 10 the confident con-
clusion, that the people will not aban
don faithful public servant to gratfy
the malicious feeling OF any man, or sci
Of men. have been pursued ard hun
ted down Ike n wild beast, and every
indigoi,y offered me hat malice, diSap-
pointed ambition, or interest could in
vent-and all OF this because The peo.
pie were independent enough TO dare %
vote for me for theoiIice of Governor.
In order to secure MY defeat, con-
vention is attempted 10 be resolted TO,
although uncaled for by the usage OF
the party, as have shown; and as you
are aware, uncalled for by the people
for If desired by the Democracy OF
the State, why Is lhe entire avalanche
democracy of the North" as il is So
justly styled, unrepresenied, save from
the county OF Laudefdale. A very
slight examination of The convention SO
called which met at Montgomery,
the first Monday Of this month, must
satisfy every impartial man oi our par
ty, that il is not entitled 10 the consider
alton and influence which we claimed
for it. The published journal shows.
that there were but "a out Of the so
counties in the State, pretended to be
represented in any form. The couaiies
represented contain considerable less
than half OF The democrats in the
State, mi 'riiy being counties IN
which the wings are in he majprry--
that under the rule established no nom
inalon could BE- made; the greatest mum
DER OF OdltJiS gwen ibI any ihu'Eiubdi
was A, aud the non'inee AT no lime re
ceived more than 81. Under the ratio
Of representation fixed the entire de-
mocracy Of the State was entitled 20 one
hundred and eishy seven (lS0 votes.
OF this number Oh only, were present,
being less than ha f, by p votes. and OF
those present, the nominee received bot
little over one third, in the form agre ed
upon. l. Is tue, that upon resort Il
resolution, it is declared that lie was
unanimously nominated. So it was de-
clared in the convention Of 1915, which
was composed OF representatives from
80 countless enhi acing more than two
thirds OF the democracy of the Stale
That C, nvemion TOO was not in viola
ton of the usage of the party as this
was. The primary meetings constiiu.
ting he first, were doubtless as large as
those of the last Ii il is true, thai such
bodies a e wi,hot law for thei: govern.
ment. as admit il 10 be--still there is