The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1847-08-28

yet no meeting held in the district e~qualled 1t
in responsibility of numbers. The meeting,
second in numerical Importance, was held in
Wayne, numbering thirteen democrats; the
third, in Adams county, twelve democrats, and
so on "small by degrees and beautifully %less,'
until we find that Mr.. Learned, the itinerant
vender Of Executive addresses to the people
constituted in his own illustrious person no
less than three public meetings-Mr. Learned
President, Mr.. Learned Secretary and Mr..
Learned "Fellow-citizens,"-i which was
manufactured perfect fever Of enthusiasm for
that object Of Eastern idolatry and devotion
A. G, Brown. Clark county held no meeting
at all! Then where was Col. William B.
Trotter's authority for representing her in con-
v%ention? That gentleman was self-constituted
Of course and we can account for his unexam-
pied assumption of authority in no other way,
than by supposing that he adopted the logic Of
his %favorite, and argued that his right to repre-
sent Clark county unauthorized was as valid as
Gov. Browns right to suppose that, for the first
two or three months Of the session, Congress
would sit in the Executive chamber at jack
son.
Wayne county held her meeting according
to previous notice, and declared herself against
Gov. Brown-an attempt having been made to
instruct in favor Of his excellency. This was
sufficient proof that Wayne was opposed to
his nomination, although the further evidence
might be adduced Of her having conferred her
second alternate upon the Jasper delegation
known to be opposed to Gov. Brown-ln case
her first alternate (Col. TrotterO failed to at
tend. Yet the vote Of Wayne was cast for A
G. Brown in convention, contrary to instruc'
tons, and, in our opinion, in direct to her CHI
zens, whose wishes were thus contemptuousl!
disregarded by her alternate, And now for TIL
conspicuous and commendable part enacted b,
the Governors very efficient h%and-bill monger
the notable manufacturer of public senti
ment, whose fidelity and talent entible him Il
the employ Of all future packers of ccnven'
tions.
Mr.. Learned, the representative and particu'
lar friend Of Gov. Brown, in his hurried trave
to circulate the 'addless' got up a little eau
Gus in each of the counties of Jackson, Greer
and Perry-without public notice, and not he'll
at the courthouse Of either c~ounty-and thos
little knots OIL. deluded citizens, in numbers no
! sufficient to make a respectable delegation
authorized B. L. Bowen, a known and declare
friend of Governor Brown, to cast the vote o
those three counties as alternate! Was Their
ever a nicer or more skilful bit Of management
than this? Were the rights of the people eve
more d%aringly and corruptly tempered with
But this is not afl,-Jones county was rcpresen
ted in Convention without a shadow of author
ity. Five individuals assembled at the instanc,
of Mr.. Learned, signed their m as delegate
Of Jones, to a paper constituting William I
Trotter alternate-a proceeding of which TIL
citizens of Jones are, perhaps, blissfully ignO
rant up 10 this moment! No meeting was hello
in Jones-no delegates were appointed.
Citizens Of the 4th Congressional distric
such was the thing, born of corruption, fraud
wire-working and. disgraceful management tina
presented to you A, G. Brown for candidate
for a seat in Congress.
Gov Brown had but eight legitimate vote
in the convention out of 90 counties; 6 countie
were vot9dfor without authority and against tn
wishes of the citizens; three were totally un
represented, and of the remaining thirteen bu
eight took an active part in its proceedings
For the truth of every statement made II
this article, we hold ourselves responsible, AM
are at any time prepared to furnish proof OF tn
same. The Democracy of the East regard thu
packed convention, and the nominee who wal
mainly instrumental in the "%unfair and unman
ly'' wotk, with equal scorn. Both will be du
lyrewarded.